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← HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$158,164,527
Total expenses
$155,162,672
Contributions and grants received
$22,702,308
Grants paid
$65,358,448
Program service revenue
$120,312,719
Investment income
$6,087,436
Other revenue
$9,062,064
Total assets, end of year
$363,183,319
Total liabilities, end of year
$107,566,417
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$255,616,902
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$108,127,334
Management and general expenses
$45,788,929
Fundraising expenses
$1,246,409
Program service expenses (Part III)
$108,127,334

Program services were 69.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $91,699

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $6,704,935

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $15,905,674

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $115,009,196 · related or exempt $115,009,196

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $5,303,523 · related or exempt $5,303,523

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,674,128 · related or exempt $6,674,128

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $238,480 · related or exempt $238,480

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $4,325,010

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $42,789

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $4,282,221

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $4,282,221 · related or exempt $3,604,961 · unrelated business $677,260

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,262,083

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

    securities $5,848,775

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$586,692

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$586,692 · related or exempt -$586,692

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $91,699

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $58,819

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$58,819 · excluded -$58,819

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,469,754

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,767,766

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$298,012 · related or exempt -$298,012

  • 11a · Other revenue: ATHLETICS

    total $3,299,773 · related or exempt $3,299,773

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $928,043 · related or exempt $928,043

  • 11c · Other revenue: FITNESS CENTER

    total $670,378 · related or exempt $670,378

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,898,194

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $65,358,448 · program services $65,358,448

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $34,149,727 · program services $21,854,539 · management and general $11,378,360 · fundraising $916,828

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,365,736 · program services $898,157 · management and general $417,802 · fundraising $49,777

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,008,936 · program services $2,387,295 · management and general $538,612 · fundraising $83,029

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,392,352 · program services $1,525,276 · management and general $808,481 · fundraising $58,595

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $4,491,633 · program services $465,682 · management and general $4,025,951

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $29,149 · management and general $29,149

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $147,427 · management and general $98,000 · fundraising $49,427

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $426,571 · program services $426,571

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,358,065 · program services $6,034,391 · management and general $273,642 · fundraising $50,032

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,885,032 · program services $1,617,203 · management and general $255,881 · fundraising $11,948

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,077,661 · program services $440,643 · management and general $1,623,122 · fundraising $13,896

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $73,894 · management and general $73,894

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,210,988 · program services $324,457 · management and general $881,996 · fundraising $4,535

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $90,317 · program services $59,464 · management and general $22,511 · fundraising $8,342

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,334,982 · program services $52 · management and general $4,334,930

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,578,845 · management and general $5,578,845

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,460,401 · management and general $2,460,401

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $4,134,663 · program services $2,479,421 · management and general $1,655,242

  • 24b · Other expenses: PLANT EXPENSE

    total $3,362,001 · management and general $3,362,001

  • 24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, EQ

    total $2,988,738 · program services $1,431,597 · management and general $1,557,141

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $2,703,236 · management and general $2,703,236

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,533,870 · program services $2,824,138 · management and general $3,709,732

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $24,950,296 · end of year $28,922,359

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,218,794 · end of year $666,819

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $21,701,633 · end of year $22,888,277

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,935,806 · end of year $9,528,814

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $2,640,485 · end of year $2,559,089

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $837,387 · end of year $666,159

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,119,939 · end of year $1,277,387

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

    $242,680,276

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

    $101,082,843

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $139,169,363 · end of year $141,597,433

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $85,293,725 · end of year $97,362,344

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,067,643 · end of year $5,307,036

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $36,853,589 · end of year $36,296,651

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $17,311,311 · end of year $16,110,951

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,719,391 · end of year $9,858,886

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $826,123 · end of year $56,896

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $80,612,517 · end of year $80,288,241

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $186,431 · end of year $24,345

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $409,596 · end of year $227,717

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $18,876,645 · end of year $17,110,332

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,144,815 · end of year $122,625,237

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $126,324,453 · end of year $132,991,665

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT INSTILLS IN STUDENTS A PASSION FOR ACADEMIC, SPIRITUAL, AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AS A RESULT OF OUR CENTRAL CONFESSION, "JESUS CHRIST IS LORD."

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5,200 STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COURSES.

  • PROVIDES INSTRUCTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5,200 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COURSES.

    Expenses $108,127,334 · Grants $65,358,448 · Revenue $134,843,778

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Garry Blackmon

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Duane Brooks

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Willie Davis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Bill Flores

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Bryan Hughes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Keith Jacobson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dale Jefferson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Garcia Omar

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Chris Kouba

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jeff Leach

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Gregg Matte

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Ralph McBride

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • David Mobley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Graham Judy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Kevin Roberts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Ramiro Pena

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Judi Pyburn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Marc Rylander

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Lisa Simon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Clois Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jerome Smith

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Reid Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Tadd Tellpsen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dan Wilford

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Bruce Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Diane Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Johnny Baker

    ADVISORY TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jim Smith Sr

    ADVISORY TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Sharon E Saunders

    VP UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $284,529
    From this org
    $263,295
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,234
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $263,295
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,798
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,436
    Filer's total
    $284,529
  • Sandra N Mooney

    CFO/COO

    Total calculated
    $380,714
    From this org
    $351,788
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,926
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $351,788
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,126
    Filer's total
    $380,714
  • James L Steen

    VP ENROLLMENT MGMT

    Total calculated
    $270,188
    From this org
    $248,709
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,479
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,709
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,556
    Filer's total
    $270,188
  • Jerome Johnston

    VP FOR INNOVATION & STRATE

    Total calculated
    $238,133
    From this org
    $223,413
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,720
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,413
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,205
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,515
    Filer's total
    $238,133
  • Stanley Napper

    PROVOST/VP ACADEMIC AFFAIR

    Total calculated
    $281,119
    From this org
    $265,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,912
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,207
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,912
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $281,119
  • Steven Peterson

    VP ONLINE/DIGITAL LEARNING

    Total calculated
    $322,224
    From this org
    $292,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,715
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $292,509
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,551
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,164
    Filer's total
    $322,224
  • Steve Moniaci

    DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

    Total calculated
    $211,136
    From this org
    $194,828
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,308
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,828
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,793
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,515
    Filer's total
    $211,136
  • Robert B Sloan

    OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $625,673
    From this org
    $594,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,176
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $594,497
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,376
    Filer's total
    $625,673
  • Evans Katie

    DEAN, COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $175,861
    From this org
    $157,919
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,942
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,919
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,475
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,467
    Filer's total
    $175,861
  • Bobby Spencer

    ASSOCIATE VP

    Total calculated
    $286,995
    From this org
    $263,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,637
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $263,358
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,910
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,727
    Filer's total
    $286,995
  • Harris Braxton

    HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

    Total calculated
    $212,631
    From this org
    $202,869
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,762
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,869
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,762
    Filer's total
    $212,631
  • Charles E Bacarisse

    VP ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $237,173
    From this org
    $211,951
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,222
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,951
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,717
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,505
    Filer's total
    $237,173
  • Michael E Rome

    ASSOCIATE PROVOST ACADEMIC

    Total calculated
    $179,591
    From this org
    $165,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,516
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,075
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,080
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,436
    Filer's total
    $179,591

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Discretionary spending account
  • 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 committee
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 1B
PART 1B - ALL COMPENSATION RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT PRIOR TO THESE BENEFITS BEING PROVIDED.

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.

  • BEECHNUT STREET INC

    C · REAL ESTATE RENTAL · TX · 100% owned

    Directly controlled by HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510459349300411

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