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← SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$136,323,721
Total expenses
$135,071,987
Contributions and grants received
$9,008,592
Grants paid
$42,772,490
Program service revenue
$94,345,175
Investment income
$32,517,470
Other revenue
$452,484
Total assets, end of year
$321,052,996
Total liabilities, end of year
$99,939,427
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$221,113,569
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$119,888,857
Management and general expenses
$13,169,704
Fundraising expenses
$2,013,426
Program service expenses (Part III)
$119,888,857

Program services were 88.8% 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

    $120,738

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $763,422

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,546,723

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,577,709

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $481,589

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $78,438,703 · related or exempt $78,438,703

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

    total $12,193,709 · related or exempt $12,193,709

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVIT

    total $1,783,059 · related or exempt $1,783,059

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

    total $1,232,002 · related or exempt $1,232,002

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SEMINARS AND EVENTS

    total $697,702 · related or exempt $697,702

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $519,580 · excluded $519,580

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $213,223

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $739,857

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$526,634

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$526,634 · excluded -$526,634

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $22,241,269 · other assets $15,867,450

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

    securities $462,393 · other assets $5,648,436

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $21,778,876 · other assets $10,219,014

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $31,997,890 · excluded $31,997,890

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,286,041

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $413,943

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $872,098 · excluded $872,098

  • 11a · Other revenue: ACCOMMODATION

    total $107,020 · unrelated business $107,020

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $107,020

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $42,375,261 · program services $42,375,261

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $397,229 · program services $397,229

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,916,133 · program services $1,558,170 · management and general $1,034,141 · fundraising $323,822

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $36,967,290 · program services $33,242,073 · management and general $3,322,536 · fundraising $402,681

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,300,632 · program services $2,058,315 · management and general $208,357 · fundraising $33,960

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,542,703 · program services $5,793,062 · management and general $667,302 · fundraising $82,339

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,088,011 · program services $2,699,609 · management and general $340,439 · fundraising $47,963

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $292,815 · program services $25,749 · management and general $267,066

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $198,447 · management and general $198,447

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $700,000 · management and general $700,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,551,703 · program services $8,538,748 · management and general $771,160 · fundraising $241,795

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $49,774 · program services $42,671 · management and general $5,501 · fundraising $1,602

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $550,391 · program services $354,525 · management and general $167,351 · fundraising $28,515

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,017,182 · program services $1,200,337 · management and general $1,791,234 · fundraising $25,611

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $4,627 · management and general $4,627

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,324,392 · program services $10,284,862 · management and general $1,036,657 · fundraising $2,873

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,417,833 · program services $1,346,227 · management and general $64,708 · fundraising $6,898

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $93,526 · program services $88,945 · management and general $3,709 · fundraising $872

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,357,201 · program services $2,102,011 · management and general $231,151 · fundraising $24,039

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,037,816 · program services $5,367,968 · management and general $608,459 · fundraising $61,389

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,773,342 · program services $371,598 · management and general $1,401,744

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $1,542,206 · program services $1,542,206

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISC TAXES LICENSES AND

    total $126,482 · program services $126,482

  • 24c · Other expenses: INDIRECT COST CHARGES

    total $106,409 · program services $106,409

  • 24d · Other expenses: CURRENT OTHER EXPENSES

    total $75,025 · program services $75,025

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,265,557 · program services $191,375 · management and general $345,115 · fundraising $729,067

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,272,463 · end of year $17,903,276

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $497,752 · end of year $500,155

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,693,064 · end of year $1,087,274

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,826,980 · end of year $4,607,320

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $3,399,146 · end of year $2,641,609

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $410,567 · end of year $326,624

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,315,889 · end of year $1,797,102

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

    $246,355,463

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

    $121,603,989

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $133,851,437 · end of year $124,751,474

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $182,358,204 · end of year $158,186,484

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $8,618,881 · end of year $9,203,401

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $221,475 · end of year $48,277

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,824,154 · end of year $4,961,194

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,114,075 · end of year $2,815,360

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $62,324,097 · end of year $77,322,847

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $5,359,514 · end of year $4,501,823

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $17,720,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,986,348 · end of year $10,338,203

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $107,207,894 · end of year $89,106,509

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $129,929,776 · end of year $132,007,060

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

  • THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM SERVES 2,101 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AT ITS MAIN SEATTLE CAMPUS AS WELL AS 747 STUDENTS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTERS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS 37 UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND 44 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 13 MASTER'S DEGREES AND 5 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $78,054,089 · Grants $41,662,467 · Revenue $78,438,703

  • THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES TO 2,101 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 $23,051,189 · Grants $1,110,023 · Revenue $1,929,704

  • STUDENT HOUSING AND DINING: AS OF FALL QUARTER 2024, HOUSING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR 884 STUDENTS AND 724 STUDENTS TOOK PART IN THE UNIVERSITY MEAL PLANS.

    Expenses $16,858,622 · Revenue $12,193,709

  • PUBLIC SERVICES: THE UNIVERSITY OPERATES A CONFERENCE SERVICES PROGRAM AT ITS SEATTLE CAMPUS, PROVIDING A FACILITY FOR DIVERSE GROUPS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS ALL THESE GROUPS A PLACE TO REFLECT, EXCEL, DISCOVER AND GROW. THIS YEAR THERE WERE 52 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 $1,783,059

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Deana Porterfield

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $469,293
    From this org
    $362,009
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $107,284
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $360,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,009
    Deferred
    $30,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $76,834
    Filer's total
    $469,293
  • Dean Kato

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Joel Hussey

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mark Cederborg

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Larry Brown

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harvey Drake

    BOARD TRUSTEE

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

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Goodnight

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Hamilton

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Mannoia

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ngueita Medard

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Parker

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Roberts

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Seyfert

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Wilds

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimberly Sawers

    VP FOR BUSINESS & FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $292,941
    From this org
    $260,495
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,446
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,080
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,415
    Deferred
    $22,081
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,365
    Filer's total
    $292,941
  • Alissa Mahar

    VP FOR BUSINESS & FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $102,595
    From this org
    $84,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,970
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related
  • Douglas Taylor

    VP FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $243,089
    From this org
    $210,261
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,828
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $261
    Deferred
    $18,379
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,449
    Filer's total
    $243,089
  • Kenneth Cornell

    VP FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $238,061
    From this org
    $210,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,854
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,707
    Deferred
    $17,636
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,218
    Filer's total
    $238,061
  • Cynthia Baur

    VICE PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $234,114
    From this org
    $206,335
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,779
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,684
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,651
    Deferred
    $17,929
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,850
    Filer's total
    $234,114
  • Jeffrey Jordan

    VP FOR STUDENT LIFE

    Total calculated
    $221,095
    From this org
    $192,221
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,874
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,449
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,772
    Deferred
    $17,520
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,354
    Filer's total
    $221,095
  • Kristen Brown

    CHIEF OF STAFF, SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT F

    Total calculated
    $195,184
    From this org
    $173,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,697
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,268
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $21,219
    Deferred
    $13,826
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,871
    Filer's total
    $195,184
  • Ross Stewart

    DEAN, BUSINESS GOVT & ECONOMICS

    Total calculated
    $233,516
    From this org
    $205,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,596
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,708
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,212
    Deferred
    $17,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,088
    Filer's total
    $233,516
  • Kathleen Tangenberg

    DEAN, SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY

    Total calculated
    $199,122
    From this org
    $168,786
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,336
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,596
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,190
    Deferred
    $15,568
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,768
    Filer's total
    $199,122
  • Erla Champ-Gibson

    INTERIM DEAN, SCHOOL OF NURSING

    Total calculated
    $191,831
    From this org
    $167,206
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,625
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $7,206
    Deferred
    $14,632
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,993
    Filer's total
    $191,831
  • Nyaradzo Mvududu

    DEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $179,661
    From this org
    $155,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,953
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,335
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,373
    Deferred
    $13,970
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,983
    Filer's total
    $179,661
  • Terry Winn

    ASST VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $180,372
    From this org
    $154,593
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,779
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,105
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,488
    Deferred
    $14,606
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,173
    Filer's total
    $180,372

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

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
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'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 (36)

    T · BENEFICIAL INTEREST · WA

  • POOLED INCOME FUND (1)

    T · BENEFICIAL INTEREST · WA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611359349312276

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