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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$128,395,346
Total expenses
$145,688,168
Contributions and grants received
$9,084,547
Grants paid
$45,506,987
Program service revenue
$106,504,127
Investment income
$12,343,245
Other revenue
$463,427
Total assets, end of year
$346,465,858
Total liabilities, end of year
$109,328,188
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$237,137,670
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$131,964,011
Management and general expenses
$11,813,026
Fundraising expenses
$1,911,131
Program service expenses (Part III)
$131,964,011

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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,563,082

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,837,528

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,683,937

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,599,846

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $87,039,931 · related or exempt $87,039,931

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STUDENT HOUSING AND DI

    total $13,556,637 · related or exempt $13,556,637

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SEMINARS AND EVENTS

    total $2,140,889 · related or exempt $2,140,889

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVIT

    total $1,886,346 · related or exempt $1,886,346

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERV

    total $1,880,324 · related or exempt $1,880,324

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $315,893 · excluded $315,893

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $428,934

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $618,278

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$189,344

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$189,344 · excluded -$189,344

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $47,131,209 · other assets $1,175,000

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

    securities $35,291,274 · other assets $987,583

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $11,839,935 · other assets $187,417

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $12,027,352 · excluded $12,027,352

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,196,692

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $781,752

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $414,940 · excluded $414,940

  • 11a · Other revenue: ACCOMMODATION

    total $169,971 · unrelated business $169,971

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER TRANSFERS

    total $67,860 · excluded $67,860

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $237,831

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $15,000 · program services $15,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $44,859,684 · program services $44,859,684

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $632,303 · program services $632,303

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,417,078 · program services $1,298,845 · management and general $716,535 · fundraising $401,698

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $208,187 · program services $208,187

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $43,189,762 · program services $39,358,705 · management and general $3,422,021 · fundraising $409,036

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,506,564 · program services $2,297,350 · management and general $187,370 · fundraising $21,844

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $7,611,604 · program services $6,823,711 · management and general $684,685 · fundraising $103,208

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,570,921 · program services $3,185,669 · management and general $330,858 · fundraising $54,394

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $255,408 · program services $33,059 · management and general $222,349

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $159,256 · management and general $159,256

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $919,921 · management and general $919,921

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,126,606 · program services $7,709,980 · management and general $861,584 · fundraising $555,042

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $87,460 · program services $80,767 · management and general $5,968 · fundraising $725

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,712,267 · program services $1,284,233 · management and general $201,035 · fundraising $226,999

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,962,291 · program services $1,482,623 · management and general $478,983 · fundraising $685

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $7,089 · program services $3,573 · management and general $3,516

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,293,842 · program services $10,833,102 · management and general $458,258 · fundraising $2,482

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,343,835 · program services $2,213,112 · management and general $111,321 · fundraising $19,402

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $603,231 · program services $593,912 · management and general $9,283 · fundraising $36

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,380,173 · program services $2,153,038 · management and general $197,134 · fundraising $30,001

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,783,409 · program services $6,097,500 · management and general $600,945 · fundraising $84,964

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,311,263 · program services $274,771 · management and general $1,036,492

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,731,014 · program services $524,887 · management and general $1,205,512 · fundraising $615

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $19,180,570 · end of year $7,272,463

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,212,383 · end of year $497,752

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,323,377 · end of year $1,693,064

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,213,793 · end of year $5,826,980

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $3,956,909 · end of year $3,399,146

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $382,638 · end of year $410,567

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,746,933 · end of year $2,315,889

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

    $252,095,583

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

    $118,244,146

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $139,190,255 · end of year $133,851,437

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $33,401 · end of year $182,358,204

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $192,292,421 · end of year $8,618,881

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $189,304 · end of year $221,475

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $11,193,715 · end of year $9,824,154

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,968,910 · end of year $3,114,075

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $62,950,347 · end of year $62,324,097

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    end of year $5,359,514

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $19,770,000 · end of year $17,720,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,369,629 · end of year $10,986,348

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $128,033,300 · end of year $107,207,894

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $123,436,083 · end of year $129,929,776

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY IS A CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FULLY COMMITTED TO ENGAGING THE CULTURE AND CHANGING THE WORLD BY GRADUATING PEOPLE OF COMPETENCE AND CHARACTER, BECOMING PEOPLE OF WISDOM, AND MODELING GRACE-FILLED COMMUNITY.

  • HIGHER EDUCATION: THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM SERVES 2,391 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AT ITS MAIN SEATTLE CAMPUS AS WELL AS 925 STUDENTS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTERS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS 56 UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND 61 MINOR AREAS OF STUDY CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND THE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH SCIENCES; THEOLOGY; AND PSYCHOLOGY, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. GRADUATE STUDIES INCLUDE 17 MASTER'S DEGREES AND 5 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $73,544,554 · Grants $44,456,869 · Revenue $87,039,931

  • STUDENT SERVICES, CONSTITUENCY, AND OTHER PROGRAMS: THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES TO 2,391 STUDENTS IN CO-CURRICULAR AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS WHILE ENGAGED IN THEIR ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 50,478 ALUMNI TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED WITH THE UNIVERSITY FOR YEARS TO COME.

    Expenses $39,635,878 · Grants $1,050,118 · Revenue $4,021,213

  • STUDENT HOUSING AND DINING: AS OF FALL QUARTER 2023, HOUSING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR 1,038 STUDENTS AND 755 STUDENTS TOOK PART IN THE UNIVERSITY MEAL PLANS.

    Expenses $16,858,622 · Revenue $13,556,637

  • PUBLIC SERVICES: THE UNIVERSITY OPERATES A CONFERENCE SERVICES PROGRAM AT ITS SEATTLE CAMPUS AND AT ITS 77 ACRE CAMPUS ON WHIDBEY ISLAND, KNOWN AS 'CAMP CASEY CONFERENCE CENTER.' THIS CENTER PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND OTHER DISCIPLINES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A FACILITY FOR DIVERSE GROUPS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THE CENTER OFFERS ALL THESE GROUPS A PLACE TO REFLECT, EXCEL, DISCOVER AND GROW. THIS YEAR THERE WERE 296 GROUPS THAT USED THESE FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY, THROUGH GRANT FUNDING, IS ALSO PARTNERING WITH VARIOUS CONGREGATIONS IN PROVIDING PARTICIPATION GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES.

    Expenses $1,924,957 · Revenue $1,886,346

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Deana Porterfield

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $197,852
    From this org
    $152,448
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,404
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,448
    Deferred
    $10,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,904
    Filer's total
    $197,852
  • Harvey Drake

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dina Gonzalez-Pina

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dean Kato

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • George Parker

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Roberts

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Whitehead

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Deborah Wilds

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Keith Hamilton

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joel Hussey

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ngueita Medard

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Seyfert

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Cederborg

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimberly Sawers

    VP BUSINESS AND FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $310,645
    From this org
    $278,057
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,588
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,827
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,230
    Deferred
    $23,570
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,018
    Filer's total
    $310,645
  • Cynthia Price

    VICE PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $230,778
    From this org
    $204,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,266
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,737
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,775
    Deferred
    $17,543
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,723
    Filer's total
    $230,778
  • Jeffrey Jordan

    VICE PROVOST, STUDENT FORMATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGE

    Total calculated
    $218,301
    From this org
    $190,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,470
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,831
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,111
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,359
    Filer's total
    $218,301
  • Jennifer Labrie

    INTERIM VP UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $184,249
    From this org
    $161,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,752
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,915
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,582
    Deferred
    $14,239
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,513
    Filer's total
    $184,249
  • Donald Mortenson

    SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $150,816
    From this org
    $150,628
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $188
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,372
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,256
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $188
    Filer's total
    $150,816
  • Ross Stewart

    DEAN, BUSINESS GOVT & ECONOMICS

    Total calculated
    $222,868
    From this org
    $196,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,879
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,989
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,173
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,706
    Filer's total
    $222,868
  • Tyra Dean-Ousley

    DEAN, ASSOC PROF OF NURSING

    Total calculated
    $218,051
    From this org
    $194,142
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,909
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,059
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $34,083
    Deferred
    $16,662
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,247
    Filer's total
    $218,051
  • Margaret Shenk

    ASSOC PROVOST, PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $194,274
    From this org
    $178,281
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,993
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $97,636
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $80,645
    Deferred
    $11,662
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,331
    Filer's total
    $194,274
  • Micah Schaafsma

    ASST VP, INFO TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $206,923
    From this org
    $173,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,483
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,874
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $566
    Deferred
    $15,155
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,328
    Filer's total
    $206,923
  • Kathleen Tangenberg

    DEAN, SCHOOL OF PSYCH, FAM, COMM

    Total calculated
    $190,063
    From this org
    $162,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,293
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,398
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,372
    Deferred
    $14,387
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,906
    Filer's total
    $190,063
  • Pete Menjares

    INTERIM PRESIDENT THRU 06/23

    Total calculated
    $443,361
    From this org
    $392,781
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,580
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,509
    Bonus
    $150,000
    Other
    $34,272
    Deferred
    $19,415
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,165
    Filer's total
    $443,361
  • Laura Hartley

    PROVOST THRU 06/23

    Total calculated
    $328,930
    From this org
    $305,116
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,814
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,495
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $185,621
    Deferred
    $17,147
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,667
    Filer's total
    $328,930

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 · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 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
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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
FIRST CLASS TRAVEL - CERTAIN UNIVERSITY SALARIED OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ALLOWED TO FLY FIRST CLASS BASED ON WORK NEED OR PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS AS APPROVED BY THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORS. DISQUALIFIED PERSONS AS DEFINED BY IRC 4946 USE OF FIRST CLASS TRAVEL ARE ALSO APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE GOVERNING BOARD. TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS - THE SPOUSE OF THE PRESIDENT IS ALLOWED TO TRAVEL WITH THE PRESIDENT AS REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND IS SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. HOUSING ALLOWANCE - THE PRESIDENT IS REQUIRED, AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, TO LIVE IN CAMPUS PROVIDED HOUSING. ALL FACILITY RELATED EXPENSES TO SUCH HOUSING IS PAID BY THE UNIVERSITY. SOCIAL CLUBS - SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIPS ARE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS RELATED TO THEIR SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DONOR DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS MEETINGS. ANY PERSONAL USE OF THE CLUBS IS MINOR AND IS REIMBURSED TO THE UNIVERSITY. THE MEMBERSHIPS ARE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD.
PART I, LINE 4A
LAURA HARTLEY RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $126,804 AFTER HER DEPARTURE FROM THE ORGANIZATION.

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.

  • SEATTLE PACIFIC FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · TO SUPPORT SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

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 UNITRUSTS (38)

    T · BENEFICIAL INTEREST · WA

  • POOLED INCOME FUND (1)

    T · BENEFICIAL INTEREST · WA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531349349305693

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