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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$77,702,780
Total expenses
$79,658,739
Contributions and grants received
$5,881,124
Grants paid
$37,003,295
Program service revenue
$68,013,372
Investment income
$2,715,453
Other revenue
$1,092,831
Total assets, end of year
$149,515,883
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,332,603
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$132,183,280
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$73,340,270
Management and general expenses
$3,927,033
Fundraising expenses
$2,391,436
Program service expenses (Part III)
$73,340,270

Program services were 92.1% 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)

    $1,698,064

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,183,060

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $184,025

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $60,548,546 · related or exempt $60,548,546

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISE

    total $7,464,826 · related or exempt $7,464,826

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,518,296 · excluded $2,518,296

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $253,549

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $191,127

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $62,422

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $62,422 · related or exempt $62,422

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $16,491,208 · other assets $839,316

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

    securities $16,487,041 · other assets $646,326

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,167 · other assets $192,990

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $197,157 · excluded $197,157

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $629,450 · excluded $629,450

  • 11b · Other revenue: ATHLETIC SPORTS REVENU

    total $244,807 · unrelated business $47,144 · excluded $197,663

  • 11c · Other revenue: SALES REVENUE

    total $156,152 · excluded $156,152

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,030,409

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,000,000 · program services $2,000,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $35,003,295 · program services $35,003,295

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,573,417 · program services $186,185 · management and general $1,126,134 · fundraising $261,098

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,952,083 · program services $14,036,669 · management and general $691,876 · fundraising $1,223,538

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,160,098 · program services $930,536 · management and general $141,472 · fundraising $88,090

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,075,986 · program services $5,333,857 · management and general $510,460 · fundraising $231,669

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,351,694 · program services $1,126,473 · management and general $127,686 · fundraising $97,535

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $35,544 · management and general $35,544

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $46,351 · management and general $46,351

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $122,445 · management and general $122,445

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,472,036 · program services $2,164,877 · management and general $219,558 · fundraising $87,601

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $788,813 · program services $630,881 · management and general $27,907 · fundraising $130,025

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,391,485 · program services $2,043,144 · management and general $243,332 · fundraising $105,009

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,479,757 · program services $1,377,902 · management and general $25,781 · fundraising $76,074

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,365,101 · program services $1,317,566 · management and general $30,416 · fundraising $17,119

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,636,587 · program services $1,496,609 · management and general $101,958 · fundraising $38,020

  • 20 · Interest

    total $184,218 · program services $178,802 · management and general $5,416

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,005,938 · program services $2,838,700 · management and general $165,126 · fundraising $2,112

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $879,929 · program services $853,168 · management and general $15,702 · fundraising $11,059

  • 24a · Other expenses: BUILDING, GROUNDS, MAIN

    total $1,104,282 · program services $1,094,267 · management and general $1,214 · fundraising $8,801

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISC

    total $736,955 · program services $434,614 · management and general $288,655 · fundraising $13,686

  • 24c · Other expenses: LIBRARY

    total $292,725 · program services $292,725

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,512,630 · end of year $1,526,939

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $16,265,304 · end of year $1,159,066

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $832,073 · end of year $717,770

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,503,169 · end of year $1,528,349

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $446,459 · end of year $248,714

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $636,832 · end of year $719,929

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

    $110,276,339

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

    $57,165,404

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $54,009,080 · end of year $53,110,935

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $59,693,443 · end of year $72,051,478

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $11,298,469 · end of year $11,622,080

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,747,839 · end of year $6,830,623

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,060,019 · end of year $5,787,305

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $758,956 · end of year $460,507

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $10,373,708 · end of year $9,301,514

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $1,339,405 · end of year $998,329

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $823,571 · end of year $784,948

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $64,715,226 · end of year $64,070,503

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $71,874,413 · end of year $68,112,777

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY IS AN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION AND IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF CHRISTIAN CONCERN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT.

  • INSTRUCTION - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (NWU OR UNIVERSITY) IS A DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT. ALL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS CONSIST OF FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION AND INTEGRATION OF THE LIBERAL ARTS PERSPECTIVE REGARDLESS OF MAJOR. NWU SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,500 TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATES EARNING BACHELOR'S DEGREES ON A RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS. APPROXIMATELY 200 ADULT UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ATTEND CLASSES ON THE LINCOLN CAMPUS. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS NAMED NWU A TOP REGIONAL UNIVERSITY. IN 2014, NEBRASKA WESLEYAN LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM OF GENERAL EDUCATION FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (TRADITIONAL AND ADULT) CALLED THE ARCHWAY CURRICULUM. IT INTEGRATES LEARNING ACROSS DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES, ENHANCES LEARNING THROUGH NON-CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES, AND WEAVES SKILL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM. THE ARCHWAY CURRICULUM HAS BEEN NATIONALLY HERALDED WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION AS A PROGRESSIVE MODEL OF LIBERAL LEARNING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.IN JANUARY 2019, NWU OPENED DUANE W. ACKLIE HALL OF SCIENCE, ITS FIRST ACADEMIC BUILDING IN 36 YEARS. NWU CONSISTENTLY PRODUCES TOP PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS INCLUDING FULBRIGHT, TRUMAN, GILMAN, AND GOLDWATER SCHOLARS. THE UNIVERSITY IS A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED LEADER FOR COMBINED EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS, RANKING TENTH IN THE NATION (AMONG ALL DIVISIONS) WITH 181 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS AND SIXTH IN THE NATION FOR NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS.

    Expenses $56,319,225 · Grants $37,003,295 · Revenue $68,075,794

  • STUDENT SERVICES - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY'S LIVING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOCUSES ON STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE PERSON. STUDENT WELL-BEING AND PERSONAL GROWTH ARE SUPPORTED BY SERVICES IN CAREER GUIDANCE, HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING COUNSELING,ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT AND MULTIPLE ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ABOUT 30% OF TRADITIONAL STUDENTS COMPETE IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (21 SPORTS). NWU IS A MEMBER OF NCAA DIVISION III, COMPETING IN THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE. THE PRAIRIE WOLVES HAVE CELEBRATED MANY CONFERENCE WINS AS WELL AS A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN MEN'S BASKETBALL IN 2018.

    Expenses $11,946,393

  • ACADEMIC SUPPORT - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS ARE STRENGTHENED BY THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SERVICES, GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT OFFICE, VARIOUS UNIVERSITY FORUM AND LECTURE SERIES AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT OF PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT FOR FACULTY.

    Expenses $5,074,652

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Justin Skirry

    FACULTY/GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $108,188
    From this org
    $100,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,226
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lisa Wilkinson

    FACULTY GOVERNOR REP

    Total calculated
    $84,887
    From this org
    $70,704
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,183
    Hours/week
    40
  • Alex Lollmann

    STUDENT/GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $380
    From this org
    $380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elise Roselius

    STUDENT/GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Cori Vokoun

    CHAIR/GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kevin Cook

    VICE CHAIR/GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kim Moore

    SECRETARY/GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Frank Svoboda

    TREASURER/GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Daphne Hall

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Brad Hurrell

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bob Bartle

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jeff Schumacher

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tim Lineberry

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kevin Boatright

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Vidette Bullock Mixon

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lee Newcomer

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mark Schulze

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Steve Brugman

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chad Anglemyer

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Charlie Colon

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Doris Robertson

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jay Lemons

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Julie Anderson

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lynn Mills

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Marty Martinez

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nick Cusick

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Scott Brewer

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sheryl Rinkol

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Susie Keisler-Munro

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Suzanne Sughroue

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Todd Holder

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Darrin Good

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $349,536
    From this org
    $306,158
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,378
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,908
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $10,250
    Deferred
    $21,354
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,024
    Filer's total
    $349,536
  • William Motzer

    VP FOR ENROLLMENT & MKTG

    Total calculated
    $222,553
    From this org
    $179,870
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,683
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,870
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,992
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,691
    Filer's total
    $222,553
  • Trisha Gade-Jones

    VP FOR FINANCE AND ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $188,231
    From this org
    $147,573
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,658
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,573
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,533
    Filer's total
    $188,231
  • John Greving

    VP FOR UNIV ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $178,317
    From this org
    $146,436
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,881
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,436
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,898
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,983
    Filer's total
    $178,317
  • Graciela Caneiro-Livingston

    PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $173,965
    From this org
    $151,905
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,060
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,905
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,906
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,154
    Filer's total
    $173,965
  • Sarah Kelen

    VP FOR STUDENT LIFE (FORMER)

    Total calculated
    $99,703
    From this org
    $85,073
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,630
    Hours/week
    40
  • Hoffman Erin

    VP FOR STUDENT LIFE (CURRENT)

    Total calculated
    $76,483
    From this org
    $67,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,786
    Hours/week
    40
  • Eduardo Bousson

    VP & UNIVERSITY MINISTER

    Total calculated
    $67,956
    From this org
    $63,364
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,592
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dale Wellman

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $134,397
    From this org
    $111,777
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,620
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mary Hawk

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $122,565
    From this org
    $104,537
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,028
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tami Thompson

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $114,884
    From this org
    $107,206
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,678
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steven Dow

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $110,591
    From this org
    $103,202
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,389
    Hours/week
    40
  • Patricia Pettit

    FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $107,451
    From this org
    $100,287
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,164
    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
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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:
HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES - THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY UTILIZES THE MEMBERSHIP FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT'S TAXABLE INCOME SINCE THE USE IS BUSINESS RELATED. PERSONAL SERVICES - THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED WITH CLEANING SERVICES, LANDSCAPING/LAWN CARE AND CATERING FOR UNIVERSITY RELATED EVENTS. THE BUSINESS PORTION IS NOT TAXABLE WITH ANY PERSONAL PORTION BEING INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT'S TAXABLE INCOME. REIMBURSEMENTS/PAYMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED FOR ITEMS LISTED EXCEPT FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE SPECIFIC ITEMS CHECKED ARE ADDRESSED IN THE PRESIDENT'S CONTRACT. ALL REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES SHALL CONFORM TO THE UNIVERSITY'S REIMBURSEMENT POLICY AND APPLICABLE IRS REGULATIONS. IF APPLICABLE, THE UNIVERSITY WILL WITHHOLD ANY REQUIRED TAXES WITH RESPECT TO ANY REIMBURSED EXPENSE. BUSINESS EXPENSES ARE NOT TAXABLE WHILE PERSONAL EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT'S TAXABLE INCOME.

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

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 (11)

    CHARITABLE · NE · 100% owned

    Directly controlled by NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430559349300218

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