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← COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC.

Totals

Total revenue
$29,623,992
Total expenses
$32,044,121
Contributions and grants received
$9,248,446
Grants paid
$10,511,314
Program service revenue
$18,396,166
Investment income
$1,351,586
Other revenue
$627,794
Total assets, end of year
$150,222,816
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,087,145
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$132,135,671
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,585,716
Management and general expenses
$4,229,065
Fundraising expenses
$1,229,340
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,585,716

Program services were 83.0% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $148,004

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $512,114

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,588,328

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $348,152

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $16,482,302 · related or exempt $16,482,302

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HOUSING & MEALS

    total $1,465,927 · related or exempt $1,465,927

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

    total $447,937 · related or exempt $447,937

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,351,586 · excluded $1,351,586

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $32,017

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $16,132

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $15,885

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $15,885 · unrelated business $15,885

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,794,491

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

    securities $3,794,491

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $929,888

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $443,986

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $485,902 · related or exempt $485,902

  • 11a · Other revenue: MUSEUM INCOME

    total $126,007 · related or exempt $126,007

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $126,007

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,511,314 · program services $10,511,314

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $317,652 · management and general $317,652

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,561,239 · program services $7,344,089 · management and general $757,108 · fundraising $460,042

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $511,030 · program services $423,991 · management and general $57,801 · fundraising $29,238

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,214,976 · program services $1,008,040 · management and general $137,423 · fundraising $69,513

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $599,672 · program services $497,535 · management and general $67,827 · fundraising $34,310

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $135,052 · program services $135,052

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $853,500 · management and general $853,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $98,066 · management and general $75,129 · fundraising $22,937

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $73,984 · program services $33,509 · fundraising $40,475

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $162,911 · program services $103,066 · management and general $4,594 · fundraising $55,251

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $74,675 · program services $32,606 · management and general $38,584 · fundraising $3,485

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $86,400 · program services $76,796 · management and general $9,604

  • 17 · Travel

    total $103,407 · program services $69,007 · management and general $30,515 · fundraising $3,885

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $211,834 · program services $46,218 · management and general $3,621 · fundraising $161,995

  • 20 · Interest

    total $463,996 · program services $463,996

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,901,733 · program services $1,616,473 · management and general $190,173 · fundraising $95,087

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $452,113 · management and general $452,113

  • 24a · Other expenses: BUILDING & GROUNDS

    total $1,290,488 · program services $1,096,914 · management and general $129,050 · fundraising $64,524

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONSULTANTS

    total $756,428 · program services $208,229 · management and general $491,507 · fundraising $56,692

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $564,037 · program services $543,521 · management and general $16,937 · fundraising $3,579

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICES

    total $424,035 · program services $424,035

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,675,579 · program services $1,951,325 · management and general $595,927 · fundraising $128,327

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $327,708 · end of year $431,836

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,631,275 · end of year $8,191,764

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,043,505 · end of year $1,753,167

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $297,373 · end of year $259,727

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $118,503 · end of year $113,781

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $81,929 · end of year $67,259

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $15,355 · end of year $20,724

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $183,891 · end of year $274,572

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

    $86,285,462

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

    $30,359,227

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $46,693,751 · end of year $55,926,235

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $75,417,497 · end of year $83,065,669

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $117,703 · end of year $118,082

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,236,676 · end of year $1,635,296

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $598,554 · end of year $599,487

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $12,485,000 · end of year $12,145,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $2,496,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,286,157 · end of year $1,211,362

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $51,206,705 · end of year $54,769,773

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $75,115,398 · end of year $77,365,898

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OPERATION OF A FOUR YEAR ACCREDITED DEGREE COLLEGE, OPERATION OF A SMALL GRADUATE PROGRAM AND OTHER SUMMER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

  • TUITION, FEES AND ROOM AND BOARD. COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES TO APPROXIMATELY 350 STUDENTS. A DEGREE IN HUMAN ECOLOGY CAN BE EARNED FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND A MASTERS OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE IN HUMAN ECOLOGY CAN BE EARNED FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. THE COLLEGE PROVIDES ON CAMPUS HOUSING TO APPROXIMATELY 160 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $26,585,716 · Grants $10,511,314 · Revenue $19,008,075

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ann Elizabeth Gardiner

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Marthann Samek

    VICE CO-CHAI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Henry Lp Schmelzer

    VICE CO-CHAI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Ronald E Beard

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $4,400
    From this org
    $4,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Barclay Corbus

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Cynthia Baker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Timothy Bass

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Boland

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joyce Cacho

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alyne Cistone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Heather Richards Evans

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Allison Fundis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marie Griffith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nina Horner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicholas Lapham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Howard Lapsley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Casey Mallinckrodt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anthony Mazlish

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chandreyee Mitra

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Roland Reynolds

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nadia Rosenthal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura McGiffert Slover

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Stone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephen W Sullens

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Claudia Turnbull

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Darron Collins

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $325,367
    From this org
    $289,015
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,352
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $289,015
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $15,182
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,170
    Filer's total
    $325,367
  • Carlyle Paul

    ADMIN DEAN

    Total calculated
    $151,265
    From this org
    $119,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,318
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,947
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,148
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,170
    Filer's total
    $151,265
  • Kenneth Hill

    ACADEMIC DEA

    Total calculated
    $145,550
    From this org
    $114,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,865
    Hours/week
    35
  • Heather Albert-Knopp

    DEAN OF ADMI

    Total calculated
    $131,681
    From this org
    $106,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,700
    Hours/week
    35
  • Joshua Luce

    DEAN OF STUD

    Total calculated
    $124,297
    From this org
    $106,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,159
    Hours/week
    35
  • John Anderson

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $129,401
    From this org
    $108,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,277
    Hours/week
    35

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
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 1B
THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSING PROVIDED WAS PART OF THE NEGOTIATED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. NO FURTHER SUBSTANTIATION REQUIRED.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500689349300205

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