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← CLARKE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE IOWA

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CLARKE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE IOWA.

Totals

Total revenue
$50,393,974
Total expenses
$46,825,742
Contributions and grants received
$9,451,227
Grants paid
$17,062,721
Program service revenue
$38,917,458
Investment income
$1,873,411
Other revenue
$151,878
Total assets, end of year
$73,497,955
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,305,818
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$63,192,137
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$40,901,406
Management and general expenses
$4,371,115
Fundraising expenses
$1,553,221
Program service expenses (Part III)
$40,901,406

Program services were 87.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $57,297

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $362,943

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,030,987

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $584,139

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition & Fees

    total $33,174,110 · related or exempt $33,174,110

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Auxiliary Enterprises

    total $5,492,312 · related or exempt $5,492,312

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Conference & Events

    total $161,513 · related or exempt $161,513

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $89,523 · related or exempt $89,523

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $939,722 · excluded $939,722

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $38,476

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $38,476

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $38,476 · excluded $38,476

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,594,391

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $660,702

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $933,689

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $933,689 · excluded $933,689

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $12,950

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $57,297

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $36,447

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$23,497 · excluded -$23,497

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $264,638

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $127,739

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $136,899 · related or exempt $136,899

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $17,062,721 · program services $17,062,721

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $330,179 · management and general $330,179

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,947,138 · program services $11,943,749 · management and general $1,215,892 · fundraising $787,497

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $464,162 · program services $377,735 · management and general $57,629 · fundraising $28,798

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,544,587 · program services $2,326,937 · management and general $125,273 · fundraising $92,377

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $996,114 · program services $821,174 · management and general $125,806 · fundraising $49,134

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $339,150 · management and general $339,150

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,371 · management and general $11,371

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $66,250 · management and general $66,250

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $94,814 · fundraising $94,814

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $99,864 · management and general $99,864

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $945,403 · program services $630,006 · management and general $165,081 · fundraising $150,316

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $316,424 · management and general $316,424

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,332,473 · program services $2,118,362 · management and general $159,760 · fundraising $54,351

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $641,066 · program services $213,688 · management and general $213,689 · fundraising $213,689

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,442 · program services $6,442

  • 17 · Travel

    total $808,067 · program services $776,038 · management and general $6,850 · fundraising $25,179

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $81,240 · program services $53,330 · management and general $19,471 · fundraising $8,439

  • 20 · Interest

    total $383,810 · program services $341,508 · management and general $42,302

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,035,687 · program services $1,811,322 · management and general $224,365

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $130,549 · program services $130,549

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance

    total $2,261,181 · program services $2,022,686 · management and general $238,495

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expense

    total $327,893 · program services $5,729 · management and general $322,164

  • 24c · Other expenses: Campus Events

    total $239,323 · program services $154,228 · management and general $38,906 · fundraising $46,189

  • 24d · Other expenses: Memberships

    total $186,644 · program services $72,895 · management and general $111,311 · fundraising $2,438

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $173,190 · program services $32,307 · management and general $140,883

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,810 · end of year $1,810

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,256,525 · end of year $2,196,312

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $179,096 · end of year $733,338

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $899,321 · end of year $927,015

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $108,819 · end of year $123,490

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $257,678 · end of year $393,726

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $81,533,369

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $48,457,977

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $32,512,348 · end of year $33,075,392

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $21,494,812 · end of year $24,972,832

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $9,051,541 · end of year $8,820,226

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $662,475 · end of year $590,069

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,287,213 · end of year $1,663,745

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,026,507 · end of year $1,801,106

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,373,316 · end of year $1,294,661

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $5,191,078 · end of year $4,944,857

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $99,753 · end of year $91,899

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $235,839

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $1,750,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,990,689 · end of year $2,173,295

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $37,642,699 · end of year $41,332,921

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,401,757 · end of year $21,859,216

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

We are a Catholic, co-educational, liberal arts university founded in 1843 by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa. Clarke educates students at the post-secondary level in the liberal arts and sciences, the fine arts, selected professional programs, and graduate programs.We, the faculty, students, staff and administration are a caring, learning community committed to excellence in education. We provide a supportive environment that encourages personal and intellectual growth, promotes global awareness and social responsibility, and deepens spiritual values.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Catholic, co-educational, liberal arts university educating at post-secondary & graduate level

  • Clarke University is a 4-year non-profit liberal arts and sciences university focused on progressing with the times. Humble beginnings have developed into over 30 undergraduate and 6 graduate programs, including a best-in-class adult education program. We are an institution guided by steadfast principles. We believe one-on-one learning is the ratio for future scholars and laureates. We understand that without proper connections, a quality education is moot. We recognize that easy access to our educators is what sets us apart. It is more than a pledge. It is a progressive framework that has guided us for more than one-and-a-half centuries.Clarke confers the Associate of Arts (AA), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS), Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Master of Arts in Education (MAE), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Organizational Leadership (MOL), Master of Social Work (MSW), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT).Over 962 students come from 39 states and 27 countries. The average high school grade-point average was 3.30. In the last five years, an average of 97 percent of survey respondents reported being employed in their field or continuing their education post-graduation. The student/faculty ratio is 9:1.During the 2023-2024 academic year, 100 percent of Clarke's full-time, day-time students (who were eligible, and applied) received financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. Students are encouraged to apply for financial aid. Clarke University offers a variety of merit scholarships to students that include academic, athletic talent, fine arts and other scholarships.Clarke University does not discriminate on the basis of gender, sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age or disability in the educational programs which it conducts or in its employment policies, practices and procedures. Clarke University complies with all pertinent state and federal regulations concerning affirmative action, nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity.

    Expenses $26,739,554 · Grants $17,062,721 · Revenue $33,012,597

  • Auxiliary Enterprises: Programs available to all 962 students including the residence halls, board plans and athletics. The Residence Hall capacity is 571, with an occupancy of 463, or 81%. In the fall of 2023, all 463 resident students also had board plans with food service.

    Expenses $9,324,086 · Revenue $5,653,825

  • Student services: Resources provided to all 962 students by student activities, health services, counseling center, career center, admissions and financial aid.

    Expenses $2,945,620 · Revenue $251,036

  • Academic support programs

    Expenses $1,892,146 · Revenue $136,899

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carolyn Haupert

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Mary Cosgrove BVM

    MBA, Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Timothy J Conlon

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen Antol

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Brewer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Brown

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen Corrigan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MaryRose Corrigan-Psihoyos

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gail Coury

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Juergens

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Knockel

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LaDonna Manternach

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Petty

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Regina Qualls

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Ressler

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ardell Sanders

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cathy Schulze

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan Stache

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark D Wahlert

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MaryAnn Zollmann

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fletcher Lamkin PhD

    Interim President and Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elizabeth A McGrath

    Treasurer-VP Business/Finance

    Total calculated
    $168,763
    From this org
    $150,151
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,612
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,856
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $295
    Deferred
    $9,848
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,598
    Filer's total
    $169,597
  • Steven Kapelke

    Provost/VP of Academic Affairs

    Total calculated
    $143,171
    From this org
    $139,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,069
    Hours/week
    40
  • William Biebuyck

    VP Institutional Advancement

    Total calculated
    $187,267
    From this org
    $168,026
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,241
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,491
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,535
    Deferred
    $10,764
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,388
    Filer's total
    $188,178
  • Kathleen Zanger

    VP of Student Life

    Total calculated
    $134,358
    From this org
    $106,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,025
    Hours/week
    40
  • Julie Cirks

    VP of Enrollment Management

    Total calculated
    $133,862
    From this org
    $119,114
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,748
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lisa Rettenmeier

    Nursing Chair

    Total calculated
    $118,384
    From this org
    $111,221
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,163
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jody Wolfe

    Business Chair

    Total calculated
    $111,036
    From this org
    $105,723
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,313
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a
Fletcher Lamkin, Interim President received a non-taxable housing allowance. The Interim President was compensated by the The Registry, an unrelated organization, for services to Clarke University. A plaque in the house states the house was donated to Clarke for use as the Presidential residence. The Interim President conducts significant business activities and university related entertainment on university property. The residence is owned by Clarke and designated the Official University Presidential House. The University pays country club dues on behalf of Fletcher Lamkin, Interim President, and William Biebuyck, Vice President for Institutional Advancement. The individuals use the country club for business purposes and understand that personal use would be a taxable benefit.
Part I, Line 1b
The Organization does not have its own written policy regarding payment or reimbursement of expenses for the country club dues, however it follows the IRS tax law related to taxable employer benefits for the employees for which the University pays country club dues.
Part I, Line 3
The Interim President was paid by a management company. The Board and management company use one or more of the methods on Part I, line 3 to establish compensation.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Charitable Remainder Trust (1)

    T · Charitable income · AZ

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
18 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500509349301700

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