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← JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$86,390,558
Total expenses
$77,791,107
Contributions and grants received
$24,108,337
Grants paid
$24,328,418
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$67,049,323
Management and general expenses
$8,768,793
Fundraising expenses
$1,972,991
Program service expenses (Part III)
$67,049,323

Program services were 86.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mr Lawson Hembree IV

    Vice Chair of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Marvin G Spees

    Chariman of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mrs Holly Robason Beitel

    Secretary/Treasurer of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Dr Emily K Deng

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Dr Stephen R Genheimer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Dr Wayne Hardy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Alan L Lee

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Cameron Geiger

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr David H LeVan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Doug Neufeld

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Gunnar Shaffer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr James Barnett

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr James Congdon

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr John E Brown

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr John Spenst

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Keith E Holmberg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Marc Boatwright

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Marco Reyes

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Michael R Kairis

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Michael S King

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Paul Zheng

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Rollin L Ford

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr Wendell Stratton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mr William Ross

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mrs Desiree Weber

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mrs Diane N Willits

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mrs Ericka Carrasco

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Mrs Ruth H Smith

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Dr Charles Pollard

    President

    Total calculated
    $479,371
    From this org
    $370,534
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $108,837
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $325,937
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $4,597
    Deferred
    $45,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $63,237
    Filer's total
    $479,371

  • Dr James Krall

    Senior Vice President of University Advancement

    Total calculated
    $211,103
    From this org
    $173,197
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,906
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,591
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $6,606
    Deferred
    $17,344
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,562
    Filer's total
    $211,103

  • Dr Kimberly M Hadley

    Executive Vice President

    Total calculated
    $204,267
    From this org
    $169,048
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,219
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,022
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $1,526
    Deferred
    $17,344
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,875
    Filer's total
    $204,267

  • Dr Robert Norwood

    Vice President for Academic Affairs

    Total calculated
    $204,268
    From this org
    $125,314
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $78,954
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,788
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $1,526
    Deferred
    $9,438
    Nontaxable benefits
    $69,516
    Filer's total
    $204,268

  • Dr Edward Ericson

    Advisor of Academic Administration

    Total calculated
    $167,430
    From this org
    $149,092
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,338
    Hours/week
    1

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $70,462
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $78,630
    Deferred
    $5,495
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,843
    Filer's total
    $167,430

  • Dr Kenneth Hahn

    Department Chair, General Science

    Total calculated
    $175,437
    From this org
    $115,071
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,366
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,619
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,452
    Deferred
    $8,729
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,637
    Filer's total
    $175,437

  • Dr Ryan Ladner

    Vice President of Enrollment Management

    Total calculated
    $166,023
    From this org
    $131,285
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,738
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,268
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $4,017
    Deferred
    $9,885
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,853
    Filer's total
    $166,023

  • Dr Steve Beers

    Vice President for Student Development

    Total calculated
    $175,351
    From this org
    $150,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,839
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,386
    Bonus
    $2,600
    Other
    $1,526
    Deferred
    $15,675
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,164
    Filer's total
    $175,351

  • Mr Paul Nast

    Chief Information Officer

    Total calculated
    $153,189
    From this org
    $119,832
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,357
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,380
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,452
    Deferred
    $9,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,357
    Filer's total
    $153,189

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 — 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
  • 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
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
On occasion, the University provided travel for the wife of the Senior Vice President of University Advancement in order for her to accompany him in meeting with donor couples. This travel was for approved business purposes and was not included in taxable income.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
As a condition of employment, and as a convenience to the University, the President is provided a home on University grounds. This is not included in taxable income.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Incentive Payment upon retirement
Ed Ericson, Chief Academic Officer, received an incentive payment of $78,500 as a consulting retainer upon his retirement.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
Performance-based, discretionary bonuses are awarded to certain employees of the University, including officers and highest compensated employees. Additional executive bonus amounts, if any, are determined by the Board near yearend based on a review of the year and a comparison of executive compensation to benchmark data from the CCCU and CUPA. Non-fixed inflation mitigation payments were also made to all employees during 2023.

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.

  • The John Brown University Foundation

    501(c)(3) · Support John Brown University · AR · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by John Brown University

  • John Brown University Northern Ireland

    501(c)(3) · Education · UK · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by John Brown University

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521009349301027

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