Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $165,514,048
- Total expenses
- $168,552,957
- Contributions and grants received
- $15,618,125
- Grants paid
- $69,896,104
- Program service revenue
- $142,615,285
- Investment income
- $7,312,444
- Other revenue
- -$31,806
- Total assets, end of year
- $293,352,083
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $89,944,170
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $203,407,913
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $155,993,948
- Management and general expenses
- $10,846,135
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,712,874
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $155,993,948
Program services were 92.5% 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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1d · Related organizations
$520,000
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,673,495
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$12,424,630
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$600,580
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES
total $122,464,119 · related or exempt $122,464,119
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2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
total $15,616,166 · related or exempt $15,616,166
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2c · Program service revenue: OTHER ACADEMIC SUPPORT
total $4,535,000 · related or exempt $3,797,828 · unrelated business $737,172
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $5,982,070 · unrelated business $1,133 · excluded $5,980,937
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6a · Gross rents
real property $920,146
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $951,952
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$31,806 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$31,806 · excluded -$31,806
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $38,178,690
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $36,848,316
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,330,374 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,330,374 · excluded $1,330,374
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $69,896,104 · program services $69,896,104
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $987,448 · program services $846,557 · management and general $123,790 · fundraising $17,101
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $45,390,055 · program services $38,913,752 · management and general $5,690,245 · fundraising $786,058
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $3,433,968 · program services $2,944,005 · management and general $430,494 · fundraising $59,469
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $6,163,482 · program services $5,284,069 · management and general $772,675 · fundraising $106,738
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $3,625,749 · program services $3,108,423 · management and general $454,536 · fundraising $62,790
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11b · Fees: legal
total $253,203 · management and general $253,203
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $95,250 · management and general $95,250
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $260,854 · management and general $260,854
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11g · Fees: other
total $5,962,897 · program services $5,446,939 · management and general $301,437 · fundraising $214,521
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $622,320 · program services $574,390 · management and general $36,813 · fundraising $11,117
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,234,465 · program services $5,754,293 · management and general $368,799 · fundraising $111,373
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14 · Information technology
total $2,738,428 · program services $2,527,517 · management and general $161,991 · fundraising $48,920
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16 · Occupancy
total $2,463,209 · program services $2,273,495 · management and general $145,711 · fundraising $44,003
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17 · Travel
total $3,764,650 · program services $3,474,701 · management and general $222,697 · fundraising $67,252
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,264,484 · program services $1,167,095 · management and general $74,800 · fundraising $22,589
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20 · Interest
total $2,097,984 · program services $1,812,505 · management and general $248,000 · fundraising $37,479
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,476,763 · program services $4,680,763 · management and general $796,000
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23 · Insurance
total $1,656,063 · program services $1,528,515 · management and general $97,964 · fundraising $29,584
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24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT PURCHASE
total $662,600 · program services $662,600
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24b · Other expenses: DUES & MEMBERSHIPS
total $938,523 · program services $866,239 · management and general $55,518 · fundraising $16,766
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24c · Other expenses: UNIFORM RENTAL
total $247,723 · program services $247,723
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24d · Other expenses: LICENSES, FEES & PERMITS
total $101,725 · program services $93,890 · management and general $6,018 · fundraising $1,817
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24e · All other expenses
total $4,215,010 · program services $3,890,373 · management and general $249,340 · fundraising $75,297
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $19,500 · end of year $21,000
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,837,582 · end of year $1,931,985
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,211,912 · end of year $1,187,171
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $2,226,640 · end of year $2,734,044
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $2,640,683 · end of year $4,288,683
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $489,598 · end of year $565,871
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $918,469 · end of year $774,770
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$214,526,422
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$75,312,429
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $133,513,948 · end of year $139,213,993
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $80,601,686 · end of year $92,652,778
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $43,559,518 · end of year $45,725,773
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,386,499 · end of year $4,256,015
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $14,310,384 · end of year $17,515,735
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $49,973,430 · end of year $48,462,061
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $854,122 · end of year $901,715
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $8,451,995 · end of year $8,323,659
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $15,714,772 · end of year $14,741,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $65,095,000 · end of year $65,625,000
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $119,006,332 · end of year $137,782,913
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
PLU SEEKS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS FOR LIVES OF THOUGHTFUL INQUIRY, SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND CARE - FOR OTHER PEOPLE, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE EARTH.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PLU PURPOSEFULLY INTEGRATES THE LIBERAL ARTS, PROFESSIONAL STUDIES & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH DISTINCTIVE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS & FACULTY MENTORED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES.
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SEE SCHEDULE O
Expenses $113,851,876 · Grants $69,896,104 · Revenue $122,600,547
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1) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF PLANT INCLUDING DEPRECIATION, INTEREST EXPENSE AND AMORTIZATION. 2) PUBLIC SERVICE.
Expenses $16,931,187
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SEE SCHEDULE O
Expenses $16,424,360 · Revenue $14,956,902
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AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: PLU OFFERS NINE RESIDENCE HALLS; EIGHT TRADITIONAL STYLE RESIDENCE HALLS AND ONE APARTMENT-STYLE COMPLEX. DURING THE 2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR, ON CAMPUS RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS SERVED 1134 STUDENTS IN THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS. PLU DELIVERED DINING SERVICES TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY. WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING NUTRITIONALLY SOUND AND SUSTAINABLY SOURCED MEALS AT OUR MODERN DINING HALL, AT A NOTED RESTAURANT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND CAMPUS COMMUNITY, AND THROUGH SEVERAL CONVENIENT QUICK-SERVE OPTIONS LOCATED ACROSS CAMPUS. DINING SERVICES IS A CAMPUS LEADER IN SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES, OFFERS NUTRITION EDUCATION AND CULINARY ADVENTURE CLASSES, AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. PLU HOSTED OVER 27,000 GUESTS ATTENDING APPROXIMATELY 60 NON-PLU CONFERENCES, CAMPS AND EVENTS DURING 2022-2023. CONFERENCES RANGE IN SIZE FROM ONE-DAY TRAININGS TO OVERNIGHT RETREATS; EDUCATION CONFERENCES; MUSIC CONCERTS; SPORTS CAMPS AND CLINICS. PLU'S HOSPITALITY SERVICES AND CAMPUS RESTAURANTS, INCLUDING THE CATERING DEPARTMENT, PROVIDES MEALS FOR MOST EVENTS AS WELL AS PLU FUNCTIONS. PLU RENTED RESIDENCE HALL ROOMS AND CAMPUS MEETING SPACES TO NEARLY 3000 GUESTS OVER THE SPAN OF 2 MONTHS DURING THE SUMMER CONFERENCE SEASON. DURING THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR NEARLY 50 EXTERNAL EVENTS WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, WHICH WOULD HAVE BROUGHT AN ADDITIONAL 15,000 GUESTS TO CAMPUS.
Expenses $8,786,525 · Revenue $4,320,664
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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Bruce DealBRUCE DEAL
REGENT/VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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L Allan Belton
President
- Total calculated
- $479,633
- From this org
- $402,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $77,133
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $355,000
- Bonus
- $47,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $64,650
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,483
- Filer's total
- $479,633
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Mark GriffithMARK GRIFFITH
REGENT/VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle LongMICHELLE LONG
REGENT/CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Thomas SaathoffTHOMAS SAATHOFF
REGENT/VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Troy AndradeTROY ANDRADE
REGENT/SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Arne NessARNE NESS
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ben WarwickBEN WARWICK
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David CoyDAVID COY
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jaynee GrosethJAYNEE GROSETH
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jonette BlakneyJONETTE BLAKNEY
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph MayerJOSEPH MAYER
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joyce BarrJOYCE BARR
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathi LittmannKATHI LITTMANN
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laurie Larson-CaesarLAURIE LARSON-CAESAR
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laurie SoineLAURIE SOINE
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark MillerMARK MILLER
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matt IseriMATT ISERI
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Meggan ManloveMEGGAN MANLOVE
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rebecca BuradREBECCA BURAD
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Salvador MungiaSALVADOR MUNGIA
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sara KassSARA KASS
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Scott BarnumSCOTT BARNUM
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Scott SquiresSCOTT SQUIRES
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sheila Radford-HillSHEILA RADFORD-HILL
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shelley Bryan-WeeSHELLEY BRYAN-WEE
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stacy WilsonSTACY WILSON
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan CaulkinsSUSAN CAULKINS
REGENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patrick Gehring
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $181,533
- From this org
- $154,755
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,778
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,755
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,249
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,529
- Filer's total
- $181,533
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Joanna Gregson
Provost
- Total calculated
- $259,540
- From this org
- $225,599
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,941
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $222,644
- Bonus
- $2,955
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $23,378
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,563
- Filer's total
- $259,540
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Joanna Royce-Davis
VP, Student Life
- Total calculated
- $236,468
- From this org
- $204,594
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,874
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $202,550
- Bonus
- $2,044
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,268
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,606
- Filer's total
- $236,468
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Ann Auman
Dean, College of Natural Science
- Total calculated
- $201,564
- From this org
- $175,833
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,731
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $175,833
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $18,463
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,268
- Filer's total
- $201,564
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Cameron Bennett
Dean, College of Professional Studies
- Total calculated
- $204,990
- From this org
- $175,833
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,157
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $175,833
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $18,463
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,694
- Filer's total
- $204,990
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Daniel Lee
VP of University Relations
- Total calculated
- $228,492
- From this org
- $197,708
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,784
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $197,708
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $20,759
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,025
- Filer's total
- $228,492
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David Ward
Dean, College of Health Prof
- Total calculated
- $238,570
- From this org
- $206,333
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,237
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $205,833
- Bonus
- $500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,613
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,624
- Filer's total
- $238,570
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Kate Boyle
Interim VP, Admin Services
- Total calculated
- $167,609
- From this org
- $152,728
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,881
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,728
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,223
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,658
- Filer's total
- $167,609
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
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 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)
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 4c
- THE PRESIDENT PARTICIPATES IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023, THE PRESIDENT EARNED $30,000 REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J.
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.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(c)(3) · SUPPORT PLU · OR
Directly controlled by NA
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.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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GARFIELD COMMONS LLC
COM. REAL EST · WA · income $684,372 · assets $10,707,489
Directly controlled by PLU
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS (20)
Trust · CHARITABLE TR · WA
Directly controlled by na
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LIFE INCOME TRUSTS (3)
Trust · CHARITABLE TR · WA
Directly controlled by na
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 8 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202530989349301813
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