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← CAPITAL UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CAPITAL UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$122,570,338
Total expenses
$130,864,170
Contributions and grants received
$7,303,910
Grants paid
$51,452,333
Program service revenue
$102,226,571
Investment income
$12,960,138
Other revenue
$79,719
Total assets, end of year
$295,383,964
Total liabilities, end of year
$57,681,030
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$237,702,934
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$118,560,269
Management and general expenses
$10,305,086
Fundraising expenses
$1,998,815
Program service expenses (Part III)
$118,560,269

Program services were 90.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $941,459

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,362,451

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,470

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $90,591,683 · related or exempt $90,591,683

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARIES

    total $10,481,051 · related or exempt $10,295,771 · unrelated business $185,280

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $1,153,837 · related or exempt $1,153,837

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,801,797 · unrelated business -$14,073 · excluded $1,815,870

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $104,073

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $24,354

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $79,719

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $79,719 · excluded $79,719

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $200,203,367 · other assets $7,131,744

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

    securities $190,557,258 · other assets $5,619,512

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $9,646,109 · other assets $1,512,232

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $11,158,341 · excluded $11,158,341

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $51,412,705 · program services $51,412,705

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $39,628 · program services $39,628

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,676,602 · program services $461,975 · management and general $779,701 · fundraising $434,926

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $33,979,937 · program services $29,645,209 · management and general $3,782,454 · fundraising $552,274

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $953,687 · program services $818,127 · management and general $99,295 · fundraising $36,265

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,617,631 · program services $4,632,807 · management and general $791,840 · fundraising $192,984

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,455,088 · program services $2,177,201 · management and general $207,894 · fundraising $69,993

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $54,406 · program services $6,505 · management and general $47,901

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $70,300 · management and general $70,300

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $807,198 · management and general $807,198

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,783,620 · program services $5,814,458 · management and general $752,737 · fundraising $216,425

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $813,050 · program services $67,184 · management and general $745,866

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,033,111 · program services $1,866,339 · management and general $79,060 · fundraising $87,712

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,534,512 · program services $3,193,166 · management and general $202,328 · fundraising $139,018

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,752,244 · program services $6,164,629 · management and general $571,469 · fundraising $16,146

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,289,831 · program services $1,145,047 · management and general $36,955 · fundraising $107,829

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,416,018 · program services $1,178,829 · management and general $91,946 · fundraising $145,243

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,187,909 · program services $2,078,514 · management and general $109,395

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,029,702 · program services $7,625,091 · management and general $404,611

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $814,328 · program services $93,664 · management and general $720,664

  • 24a · Other expenses: ALLOW.-DOUBTFUL ACCTS.

    total $130,574 · program services $130,574

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER INDIRECT COSTS

    total $12,089 · program services $8,617 · management and general $3,472

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $19,555,491 · end of year $22,747,064

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,434,978 · end of year $919,486

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,483,196 · end of year $1,502,172

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $1,114,661 · end of year $860,060

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $59,204 · end of year $65,105

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,921,131 · end of year $2,000,537

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

    $253,648,719

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

    $154,864,075

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $108,068,122 · end of year $98,784,644

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $42,851,693 · end of year $17,767,874

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $107,713,269 · end of year $139,408,936

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,657,648 · end of year $11,328,086

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,248,300 · end of year $12,379,733

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $593,546 · end of year $1,354,474

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,271,536 · end of year $1,799,251

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $37,463,759 · end of year $37,451,608

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $285,297 · end of year $221,505

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,342,396 · end of year $4,474,459

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $109,689,120 · end of year $96,487,489

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $131,965,439 · end of year $141,215,445

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CAPITAL UNIVERSITY TRANSFORMS LIVES BY EMPOWERING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS THROUGH ENGAGING ACADEMIC, CO-CURRICULAR, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES.

  • CAPITAL UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO 1,747 UNDERGRADUATE AND 641 GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS FOUR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES WITH MORE THAN 70 MAJORS, AND GRADUATE DEGREES IN LAW, BUSINESS, NURSING, MUSIC, EDUCATION, AND THEOLOGY TAUGHT BY APPROXIMATELY 147 FULL-TIME FACULTY. MORE THAN 1,600 UNDERGRADUATE AND 500 GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS RECEIVE INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. SINCE CAPITAL IS IN A METROPOLITAN SETTING IN THE COLUMBUS SURBURB OF BEXLEY, STUDENTS ENJOY MANY ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS HOUSED ON THE MAIN CAMPUS IN BEXLEY, THE CAPITAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS PROVIDING STUDENTS THE PROSPECT OF ENHANCING THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH INTERNSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY AGENCIES AND WITH LAW FIRMS IN OHIO'S CAPITAL CITY. THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AT CAPITAL INCLUDES A RICH VARIETY OF INTERNSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH NATIONAL CORPORATIONS, HEALTH, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENTAL OFFICES.

    Expenses $106,059,950 · Grants $50,812,914 · Revenue $90,591,683

  • AUXILIARY ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS PRIMARILY FURNISH GOODS AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. IT IS MANAGED AS A SELF-SUPPORTING ACTIVITY AND CONSIST PRIMARILY DINING AND HOUSING SERVICES.

    Expenses $12,500,319 · Revenue $10,295,771

  • OTHER CONSISTS OF MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND PROGRAM REVENUES.

    Revenue $1,153,837

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Steven Bahls

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Laura Barbins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Chodak

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erika Clark Jones

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dominic Deluca

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tim Donovan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Luke Fedlam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christine Holt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jean Kohler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Lancaster

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marty McDonald

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vincent Parisi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andre Porter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Prince

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Niklaus Schillack

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tyler Schleich

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Shumate

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marti Taylor

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jeff Thiele

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Wiecher

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mo Wright

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Kaufman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $414,489
    From this org
    $370,626
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,863
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $291,768
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $78,858
    Deferred
    $11,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,613
    Filer's total
    $414,489
  • Jody Fournier

    PROVOST AND VP-LEARNING

    Total calculated
    $290,752
    From this org
    $221,795
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,957
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,298
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $497
    Deferred
    $15,525
    Nontaxable benefits
    $53,432
    Filer's total
    $290,752
  • William Mea

    VP-BUSINESS&FIN./TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $293,699
    From this org
    $248,114
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,585
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,530
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,584
    Deferred
    $17,213
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,372
    Filer's total
    $293,699
  • April Novotny

    VP-ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $193,477
    From this org
    $174,189
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,288
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,952
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $237
    Deferred
    $10,073
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,215
    Filer's total
    $193,477
  • Tanya Poteet

    VP-UNIV.COUNSEL/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $235,138
    From this org
    $210,292
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,846
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,477
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $815
    Deferred
    $14,038
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,808
    Filer's total
    $235,138
  • Stephanie Sanders

    INTERIM VP-ENROLLMENT

    Total calculated
    $85,874
    From this org
    $78,173
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,701
    Hours/week
    50
  • Reynaldo Valencia

    DEAN OF LAW SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $307,958
    From this org
    $276,939
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,019
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,907
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,032
    Deferred
    $10,519
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,500
    Filer's total
    $307,958
  • Denvy Bowman

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $241,325
    From this org
    $214,003
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,322
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,519
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,484
    Deferred
    $14,365
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,957
    Filer's total
    $241,325
  • Mark Brown

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $240,229
    From this org
    $205,626
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,603
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,390
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,236
    Deferred
    $13,852
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,751
    Filer's total
    $240,229
  • Mark Strasser

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $250,563
    From this org
    $181,089
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,474
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,955
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,134
    Deferred
    $12,795
    Nontaxable benefits
    $56,679
    Filer's total
    $250,563
  • Rachel Janutis

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $222,161
    From this org
    $179,106
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,055
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,739
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $367
    Deferred
    $12,351
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,704
    Filer's total
    $222,161
  • Susan Gilles

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $212,010
    From this org
    $165,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,578
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,497
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $935
    Deferred
    $11,286
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,292
    Filer's total
    $212,010

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 · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
BENEFITS OFFERED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES - TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS: THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES AN AUTOMOBILE AND A HOUSING ALLOWANCE. THESE ALLOWANCES ARE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION AND ARE GROSSED-UP PAYMENTS. HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES: THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES A SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT. THIS PROVIDES A FACILITY FOR HOSTING UNIVERSITY-RELATED EVENTS AND, AS SUCH, IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION SINCE IT IS USED STRICTLY FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS: THE UNIVERSITY ON OCCASION PAYS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SPOUSE WHEN SHE IS ASSISTING THE PRESIDENT WITH UNIVERSITY MATTERS.
PART I, LINE 1B
WRITTEN POLICY FOR EXPENSES - CAPITAL UNIVERSITY DOES NOT HAVE A POLICY THAT CLEARLY STATES WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR EXTRA ALLOWANCES - HOUSING, AUTOMOBILE, ETC. THE PRESIDENT'S CONTRACT DOES INCLUDE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT SPEAKS TO THE ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES OFFERED (I.E., AUTOMOBILE, HOUSING, CLUB).
PART I, LINE 4B
SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: PRESIDENT KAUFMAN PARTICIPATED IN A SECTION 457(F) NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN DURING THE YEAR.

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 TRUSTS (2)

    T · INVESTMENTS · OH

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511329349302031

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