Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$97,349,269
Total expenses
$99,286,236
Contributions and grants received
$11,076,188
Grants paid
$30,895,449
Program service revenue
$86,662,876
Investment income
-$393,636
Other revenue
$3,841
Total assets, end of year
$154,233,950
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,240,683
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$125,993,267
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$86,484,938
Management and general expenses
$11,676,403
Fundraising expenses
$1,124,895
Program service expenses (Part III)
$86,484,938

Program services were 87.1% 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)

    $6,288,022

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,788,166

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $265,418

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $63,485,300 · related or exempt $63,485,300

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ROOM AND BOARD

    total $15,751,970 · related or exempt $15,751,970

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $5,692,972 · related or exempt $5,692,972

  • 2d · Program service revenue: BOOKSTORE

    total $1,446,193 · related or exempt $1,446,193

  • 2e · Program service revenue: STUDENT LOAN INTEREST AND FEES

    total $286,441 · related or exempt $286,441

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,841,619 · excluded $1,841,619

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $12,808

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $8,967

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $3,841

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $3,841 · unrelated business $3,841

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,577,143 · other assets $401,894

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

    securities $4,777,883 · other assets $436,409

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$2,200,740 · other assets -$34,515

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,235,255 · excluded -$2,235,255

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $30,895,449 · program services $30,895,449

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $590,353 · management and general $590,353

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $27,388,665 · program services $23,281,192 · management and general $3,488,583 · fundraising $618,890

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,183,188 · program services $1,004,563 · management and general $151,920 · fundraising $26,705

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,361,563 · program services $3,657,795 · management and general $606,532 · fundraising $97,236

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,021,502 · program services $1,682,081 · management and general $294,706 · fundraising $44,715

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $35,129 · management and general $35,129

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $506,639 · management and general $506,639

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $249,671 · management and general $249,671

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $469,688 · program services $154,327 · management and general $315,361

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,404,579 · program services $724,310 · management and general $1,680,269

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,024,211 · program services $779,618 · management and general $244,593

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $964,423 · program services $59,851 · management and general $904,572

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,484,549 · program services $2,434,172 · management and general $34,793 · fundraising $15,584

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,600,037 · program services $2,504,399 · management and general $95,638

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,026,132 · program services $527,131 · management and general $499,001

  • 20 · Interest

    total $970,345 · program services $813,764 · management and general $78,342 · fundraising $78,239

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,584,901 · program services $4,491,938 · management and general $64,205 · fundraising $28,758

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $873,655 · program services $41,536 · management and general $832,119

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER STUDENT SERVICES

    total $14,651,557 · program services $13,432,812 · management and general $1,003,977 · fundraising $214,768

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,530 · end of year $6,505

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $25,260,618 · end of year $20,077,252

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,445,240 · end of year $5,189,909

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,405,821 · end of year $1,895,776

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $73,188 · end of year $66,401

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,138,043 · end of year $1,268,343

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

    $147,959,409

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

    $94,838,645

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $51,434,672 · end of year $53,120,764

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $56,875,143 · end of year $55,130,346

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $10,316,676 · end of year $15,269,588

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $2,230,989 · end of year $1,910,943

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $395,975 · end of year $298,123

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,272,179 · end of year $3,113,218

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,762,266 · end of year $4,191,921

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $21,010,162 · end of year $19,557,757

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $112,698 · end of year $107,860

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,495,955 · end of year $1,269,927

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $53,481,564 · end of year $55,223,648

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $69,448,071 · end of year $70,769,619

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE UNIVERSITY STATEMENT OF VALUES CONSISTS OF CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, BAPTIST HERITAGE, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LIBERAL ARTS, TEAMWORK, A STUDENT-CENTERED FOCUS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DIVERSITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY, A PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN, BAPTIST-RELATED UNIVERSITY, PROVIDES OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION THAT IS STRONGLY GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS WHILE OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO PREPARE FOR VARIOUS PROFESSIONS. FOSTERING MEANINGFUL INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT, CRITICAL ANALYSIS, AND SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE WITHIN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEARNING, GARDNER-WEBB IS DEDICATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION THAT INTEGRATES SCHOLARSHIP WITH CHRISTIAN LIFE. BY EMBRACING FAITH AND INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM, BALANCING CONVICTION WITH COMPASSION, AND INSPIRING A LOVE OF LEARNING, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP, GARDNER-WEBB PREPARES ITS GRADUATES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR GOD AND HUMANITY IN AN EVER-CHANGING GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

  • THE PRIMARY GOAL OF GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND DOCTORAL DEGREES. THE UNIVERSITY ENROLLED 3,144 STUDENTS DURING 2022-2023 AND AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $31M IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $86,484,938 · Grants $30,895,449 · Revenue $86,662,876

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gary H Smith

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lamont Littlejohn

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Welch

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Tucker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Marion Mills

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald Beane

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Bell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ralph Bentley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Brinkley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ed Cook

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Verhonda Crawford

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Ellis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Gash

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Gilliam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kitty Hoyle

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Teresa Hamrick Huggins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Delaina Adams Jones

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashley Lowery

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Randy Marion

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Robbins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Royster

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Simpson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jesse Sprinkle

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Teeter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jensen Turner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philip Turner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Watson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Archie Wood

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William M Downs

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $467,638
    From this org
    $433,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,892
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $433,746
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,692
    Filer's total
    $467,638
  • Timothy Shuey

    VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN TO NOV '22

    Total calculated
    $169,926
    From this org
    $143,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,740
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,186
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,716
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,024
    Filer's total
    $169,926
  • Karen Aubrey D'Ambrogi

    PROVOST FROM MARCH 22

    Total calculated
    $160,901
    From this org
    $153,038
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,863
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,813
    Bonus
    $225
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $63
    Filer's total
    $160,901
  • James Craft

    HEAD BASKETBALL COACH

    Total calculated
    $217,079
    From this org
    $185,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,871
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,983
    Bonus
    $225
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,532
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,339
    Filer's total
    $217,079
  • Prince Bull

    PROFESSOR/DEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $186,703
    From this org
    $179,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,139
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,339
    Bonus
    $225
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $63
    Filer's total
    $186,703
  • Tre Lamb

    HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

    Total calculated
    $198,605
    From this org
    $171,044
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,561
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,819
    Bonus
    $225
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,370
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,191
    Filer's total
    $198,605
  • Nathaniel Evans

    VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $203,485
    From this org
    $182,043
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,442
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,938
    Bonus
    $225
    Other
    $18,880
    Deferred
    $8,388
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,054
    Filer's total
    $203,485
  • Ami Steele

    PA PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $166,850
    From this org
    $158,379
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,471
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,154
    Bonus
    $225
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,408
    Nontaxable benefits
    $63
    Filer's total
    $166,850

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 · 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 · 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
THE PRESIDENT HAS A COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERSHIP EXCLUSIVELY FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, SUCH AS MEETINGS WITH FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY. THEREFORE, THE VALUE OF THE MEMBERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN TREATED AS A TAXABLE BENEFIT.

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.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (19)

    T · INVESTMENTS · NC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431349349301998

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.