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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$57,297
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$362,943
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$9,030,987
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$584,139
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2a · Program service revenue: Tuition & Fees
total $33,174,110 · related or exempt $33,174,110
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2b · Program service revenue: Auxiliary Enterprises
total $5,492,312 · related or exempt $5,492,312
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2c · Program service revenue: Conference & Events
total $161,513 · related or exempt $161,513
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $89,523 · related or exempt $89,523
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3 · Investment income
total $939,722 · excluded $939,722
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6a · Gross rents
real property $38,476
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $38,476
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $38,476 · excluded $38,476
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,594,391
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $660,702
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $933,689
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $933,689 · excluded $933,689
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$12,950
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$57,297
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$36,447
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$23,497 · excluded -$23,497
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$264,638
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$127,739
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $136,899 · related or exempt $136,899
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $17,062,721 · program services $17,062,721
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $330,179 · management and general $330,179
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $13,947,138 · program services $11,943,749 · management and general $1,215,892 · fundraising $787,497
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $464,162 · program services $377,735 · management and general $57,629 · fundraising $28,798
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,544,587 · program services $2,326,937 · management and general $125,273 · fundraising $92,377
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $996,114 · program services $821,174 · management and general $125,806 · fundraising $49,134
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11a · Fees: management
total $339,150 · management and general $339,150
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11b · Fees: legal
total $11,371 · management and general $11,371
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $66,250 · management and general $66,250
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $94,814 · fundraising $94,814
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $99,864 · management and general $99,864
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11g · Fees: other
total $945,403 · program services $630,006 · management and general $165,081 · fundraising $150,316
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $316,424 · management and general $316,424
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,332,473 · program services $2,118,362 · management and general $159,760 · fundraising $54,351
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14 · Information technology
total $641,066 · program services $213,688 · management and general $213,689 · fundraising $213,689
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16 · Occupancy
total $6,442 · program services $6,442
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17 · Travel
total $808,067 · program services $776,038 · management and general $6,850 · fundraising $25,179
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $81,240 · program services $53,330 · management and general $19,471 · fundraising $8,439
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20 · Interest
total $383,810 · program services $341,508 · management and general $42,302
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,035,687 · program services $1,811,322 · management and general $224,365
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23 · Insurance
total $130,549 · program services $130,549
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24a · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance
total $2,261,181 · program services $2,022,686 · management and general $238,495
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24b · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expense
total $327,893 · program services $5,729 · management and general $322,164
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24c · Other expenses: Campus Events
total $239,323 · program services $154,228 · management and general $38,906 · fundraising $46,189
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24d · Other expenses: Memberships
total $186,644 · program services $72,895 · management and general $111,311 · fundraising $2,438
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24e · All other expenses
total $173,190 · program services $32,307 · management and general $140,883
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,810 · end of year $1,810
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,256,525 · end of year $2,196,312
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $179,096 · end of year $733,338
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $899,321 · end of year $927,015
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $108,819 · end of year $123,490
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $257,678 · end of year $393,726
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$81,533,369
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$48,457,977
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $32,512,348 · end of year $33,075,392
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $21,494,812 · end of year $24,972,832
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $9,051,541 · end of year $8,820,226
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $662,475 · end of year $590,069
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,287,213 · end of year $1,663,745
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,026,507 · end of year $1,801,106
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,373,316 · end of year $1,294,661
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $5,191,078 · end of year $4,944,857
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $99,753 · end of year $91,899
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $235,839
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $1,750,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,990,689 · end of year $2,173,295
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $37,642,699 · end of year $41,332,921
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Carolyn Haupert
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Margaret Mary Cosgrove BVM
MBA, Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Timothy J Conlon
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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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
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MaryRose Corrigan-Psihoyos
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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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
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LaDonna Manternach
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth Petty
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Regina Qualls
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark Ressler
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ardell Sanders
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cathy Schulze
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alan Stache
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark D Wahlert
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MaryAnn Zollmann
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Fletcher Lamkin PhD
Interim President and Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lisa Rettenmeier
Nursing Chair
- Total calculated
- $118,384
- From this org
- $111,221
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,163
- Hours/week
- 40
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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.
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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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