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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$144,422,636
Total expenses
$139,331,093
Contributions and grants received
$9,534,611
Grants paid
$25,616,381
Program service revenue
$131,118,173
Investment income
$3,491,779
Other revenue
$278,073
Total assets, end of year
$214,782,280
Total liabilities, end of year
$60,543,177
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$154,239,103
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$127,852,400
Management and general expenses
$9,830,524
Fundraising expenses
$1,648,169
Program service expenses (Part III)
$127,852,400

Program services were 91.8% 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

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $93,013

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,776,408

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,665,190

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $219,042

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $118,754,301 · related or exempt $118,754,301 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES

    total $10,012,211 · related or exempt $10,012,211 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $2,351,661 · related or exempt $2,348,451 · unrelated business $3,210 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,386,094 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $213,124 · excluded $1,172,970

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $270,443 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $270,443

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $513,218 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $172,755 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $340,463 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $340,463 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $340,463

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,079,852 · other assets $2,565

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

    securities $4,247,175 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,832,677 · other assets $2,565

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,835,242 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,835,242

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $42,377

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $93,013

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $34,430

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $7,947 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $7,947

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: ACTUARIAL ADJUSTMENT SPLIT INTEREST

    total -$70,337 · related or exempt -$70,337 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$70,337

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $25,616,381 · program services $25,616,381

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,245,495 · program services $529,755 · management and general $270,520 · fundraising $445,220

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $225,976 · program services $225,976 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $43,928,014 · program services $40,909,089 · management and general $2,501,817 · fundraising $517,108

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,378,110 · program services $2,166,044 · management and general $155,872 · fundraising $56,194

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,509,509 · program services $4,961,872 · management and general $423,987 · fundraising $123,650

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,218,037 · program services $2,957,619 · management and general $200,859 · fundraising $59,559

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $364,326 · program services $97,522 · management and general $266,789 · fundraising $15

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $123,468 · program services $5,921 · management and general $117,547 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $220,862 · program services $0 · management and general $220,862 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $16,756,813 · program services $15,860,758 · management and general $881,236 · fundraising $14,819

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,797,582 · program services $12,717,911 · management and general $39,969 · fundraising $39,702

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,167,225 · program services $1,848,917 · management and general $237,196 · fundraising $81,112

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,183,262 · program services $1,823,379 · management and general $275,225 · fundraising $84,658

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,301,096 · program services $6,339,559 · management and general $946,097 · fundraising $15,440

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,325,719 · program services $2,145,092 · management and general $115,078 · fundraising $65,549

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,538,155 · program services $1,441,790 · management and general $92,535 · fundraising $3,830

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,795,229 · program services $5,413,267 · management and general $367,609 · fundraising $14,353

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $288,986 · program services $288,986 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,773,954 · program services $2,502,562 · management and general $1,144,432 · fundraising $126,960

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $1,572,894 · management and general $1,572,894

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $19,645,573 · end of year $12,671,630

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,792,763 · end of year $2,214,503

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,742,879 · end of year $7,042,166

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $59,999 · end of year $59,999

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $88,831 · end of year $63,002

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,483,280 · end of year $1,847,544

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

    $187,693,570

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

    $49,332,357

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $130,897,767 · end of year $138,361,213

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $37,911,896 · end of year $40,316,765

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,845,191 · end of year $12,205,458

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,404,810 · end of year $6,712,476

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,458,890 · end of year $3,650,489

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $42,345,753 · end of year $40,192,101

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $200,025

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,246,446 · end of year $9,788,086

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $115,910,312 · end of year $119,833,023

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,101,968 · end of year $34,406,080

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

See Schedule O.

  • TO PROVIDE A QUALITY LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION TO STUDENTS UTILIZING THE FOUR CORE VALUES OF THE INSTITUTION WHICH INCLUDE: TO FOSTER ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH PRE-PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES, ASSOCIATES, BACCALAUREATE AND MASTER'S PROGRAMS THROUGH TRADITIONAL, TECHNICAL AND ONLINE SYSTEMS; TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO STUDENT SUCCESS; TO UPHOLD THE DIGNITY OF ALL PERSONS AND VALUE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES WITHIN A CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITY; AND TO MODEL SERVANT LEADERSHIP THROUGH EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES. OVER 90% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID IN THE FORM OF ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, LOANS AND STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE UNIVERSITY HAS OVER 100 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND IS COMMITTED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH A STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO OF 16:1.

    Expenses $127,852,400 · Grants $25,616,381 · Revenue $131,044,626

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Hilda Legg

    Chairman of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Henry Lee

    Chairman of the Board / Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Christi McGuire

    Assistant Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ms Jane Wheatley

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Allen Medders

    Trustee - Term Ended

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Andy Westmoreland

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr James Jones

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Jay Robison

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Joel Carwile

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Joseph Owens

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Larry Noe

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr LaWanda Hazard

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Roszalyn Akins

    Trustee - Term Ended

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Alex Montgomery

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Barry Bertram

    Trustee - Term Ended

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Barry Blevins

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Bill Ray Smith

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Bob Babbage

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Brandon Shirley

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Bryan Fuller

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr David Cozart

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Demetrios Haseotes

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Guy Montgomery

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Jim Straus

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Jonathan Copley

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Kwaku Osebreh

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Paul Osborne

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Stan Curry

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Steve Branscum

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Steve Wright

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Tommy Turner

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Ashli Watts

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Nancy Brinkley Roush

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Pat Burkhart

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Stacey Sheppard

    Trustee - Term Ended

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Terry Sylvester

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Bernard Crayton

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Matthew Smyzer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Ryan Coffey

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Donna R Hedgepath

    Provost / VP Academic Affairs

    Total calculated
    $236,449
    From this org
    $195,345
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,104
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,345
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,117
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,987
    Filer's total
    $236,449
  • Dr James B Kelly

    Vice President for Advancement

    Total calculated
    $159,880
    From this org
    $140,147
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,733
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,147
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,613
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,120
    Filer's total
    $159,880
  • Dr Jason L Meriwether

    VP for Enrollment Management

    Total calculated
    $196,619
    From this org
    $158,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,973
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,646
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,614
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,359
    Filer's total
    $196,619
  • Dr Joseph H Hopkins

    President

    Total calculated
    $412,474
    From this org
    $359,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,063
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $359,411
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,749
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,314
    Filer's total
    $412,474
  • Mr Claude E Hollingsworth

    VP for Student Services and Athletics

    Total calculated
    $171,114
    From this org
    $136,034
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,080
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,034
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,503
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,577
    Filer's total
    $171,114
  • Mr Timothy M Judd

    VP for Finance / CFO

    Total calculated
    $194,614
    From this org
    $155,899
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,715
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,899
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,856
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,859
    Filer's total
    $194,614
  • Dr Dennis Short

    AVP of Chiropractic / Dean of Chiropractic Ops

    Total calculated
    $190,137
    From this org
    $152,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,413
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,724
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,559
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,854
    Filer's total
    $190,137
  • Dr H Keith Spears

    Asst to the President for Sys Advancement

    Total calculated
    $189,177
    From this org
    $167,796
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,381
    Hours/week
    25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,796
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,793
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,588
    Filer's total
    $189,177
  • Dr Patricia H Cowherd

    Professor of Business

    Total calculated
    $189,274
    From this org
    $151,941
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,333
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,941
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,606
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,727
    Filer's total
    $189,274
  • Mr Anil K Palla

    Assistant Professor of Business

    Total calculated
    $204,185
    From this org
    $165,287
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,898
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,287
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,399
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,499
    Filer's total
    $204,185
  • Mr Kiran K Palla

    Asst Professor of Business IT Mgmt

    Total calculated
    $187,329
    From this org
    $164,826
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,503
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,826
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,890
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,613
    Filer's total
    $187,329

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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 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

  • 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, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
DR. JOESPH HOPKINS: The travel was not included in the employee's taxable wages. The travel qualifies as a working condition fringe benefit due to the following: 1.) Expenses qualify for deduction by the employee under IRC Section 162(a); 2.) It can be adequately shown that the spousal travel has a bona fide business purpose; and 3.) The employee substantiated the travel.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
Dr. Joesph Hopkins: The University provides Dr. Hopkins housing. The value of the housing was not included in the employee's taxable wages based on the following: a:.) the housing provided to the President was for the convenience of the University; b.) the President is required to accept the housing as a condition of his employment; and c.) the housing is located on the business premises of the University.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Personal services
DR. JOESPH HOPKINS: HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE THAT INCLUDED PERSONAL SERVICES (MAID) (AMOUNTS NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE 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.

  • CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMPANY LLC

    C Corporation · PLACEMENT · KY · 100% owned · share of income $3,971 · share of assets $100 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CU

  • CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY WINDSOR

    C Corporation · HIGHER ED · CA · 100% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $20,828 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CU

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511349349310451

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