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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by UNITY ENVIRONMENTAL UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$78,824,720
Total expenses
$66,417,931
Contributions and grants received
$1,374,692
Grants paid
$18,316,799
Program service revenue
$75,583,895
Investment income
$1,856,198
Other revenue
$9,935
Total assets, end of year
$90,752,974
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,557,054
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$64,195,920
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$60,911,449
Management and general expenses
$5,146,334
Fundraising expenses
$360,148
Program service expenses (Part III)
$60,911,449

Program services were 91.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,182,319

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $192,373

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,499

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition and Fees

    total $57,445,398 · related or exempt $57,445,398

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Student Financial Aid

    total $17,425,621 · related or exempt $17,425,621

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Room and Board

    total $558,546 · related or exempt $558,546

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $154,330 · related or exempt $104,969 · unrelated business $49,361

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,564,574 · excluded $1,564,574

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $9,935

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $9,935

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $9,935 · excluded $9,935

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,297,580 · other assets $280,383

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

    securities $6,286,339 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $11,241 · other assets $280,383

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $291,624 · excluded $291,624

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $840,033 · program services $840,033

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $17,476,766 · program services $17,476,766

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $673,817 · management and general $673,817

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,024,091 · program services $12,421,955 · management and general $1,523,584 · fundraising $78,552

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $524,167 · program services $474,555 · management and general $46,611 · fundraising $3,001

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,247,873 · program services $906,451 · management and general $330,758 · fundraising $10,664

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,131,634 · program services $991,262 · management and general $134,187 · fundraising $6,185

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $133,015 · program services $133,015

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $122,005 · program services $122,005

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $73,499 · management and general $73,499

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,359,900 · program services $4,656,732 · management and general $471,593 · fundraising $231,575

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,281,042 · program services $16,272,820 · management and general $8,222

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $855,097 · program services $766,372 · management and general $87,709 · fundraising $1,016

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,402,714 · program services $1,384,288 · management and general $18,426

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,008,015 · program services $682,776 · management and general $325,239

  • 17 · Travel

    total $236,891 · program services $214,041 · fundraising $22,850

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $148,907 · program services $148,907

  • 20 · Interest

    total $394,457 · program services $27,492 · management and general $366,965

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,720,734 · program services $1,844,492 · management and general $876,242

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $278,247 · program services $175,940 · management and general $102,307

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expense

    total $1,262,860 · program services $1,262,860

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expenses

    total $122,710 · program services $10,287 · management and general $107,175 · fundraising $5,248

  • 24c · Other expenses: Books & Periodicals

    total $88,835 · program services $87,837 · fundraising $998

  • 24d · Other expenses: Food Costs

    total $10,622 · program services $10,563 · fundraising $59

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $148,592 · end of year $129,389

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $20,842,448 · end of year $35,249,884

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,052,362 · end of year $571,508

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $582,170 · end of year $1,120,960

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $94,554 · end of year $138,590

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $829,937 · end of year $884,136

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

    $51,546,752

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

    $27,158,657

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $23,960,081 · end of year $24,388,095

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $18,410,025 · end of year $19,105,477

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $8,688,883 · end of year $8,488,096

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $671,571 · end of year $676,839

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,618,855 · end of year $4,996,798

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $731,212 · end of year $748,234

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $11,367,185 · end of year $10,550,621

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,145,433 · end of year $10,261,401

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $34,049,404 · end of year $47,337,059

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,368,534 · end of year $16,858,861

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

We are dedicated to delivering quality education and experiences that produce outstanding environmentally competent professionals and inspire individuals from all walks of life to steward sustainable ecosystems.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Education

  • Unity Environmental University is an independent, not-for-profit, university headquartered in Southern Maine with multiple locations across the State of Maine. Unity offers associates, baccalaureate and master's degrees in environmental science fields and serves over 10,000 students from around the United States and world.

    Expenses $60,911,449 · Grants $18,316,799 · Revenue $75,583,895

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sharon Reishus

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Howard Johnson

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • J Michael Pierce

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Molly Ruffle

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marc Bane

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andy Brooks

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Elizabeth Dahlen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Fortier

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Holly Logue

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Martin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Luke Muzzy

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacqueline Sturdivant

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leon Wyden

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Melik Khoury

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $541,171
    From this org
    $503,857
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,314
    Hours/week
    80

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $423,925
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $74,932
    Deferred
    $26,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,914
    Filer's total
    $541,171
  • Thomas Dressler

    Director - Business Operations

    Total calculated
    $132,646
    From this org
    $113,647
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,999
    Hours/week
    40
  • Erika Latty

    President of the Enterprise

    Total calculated
    $246,241
    From this org
    $213,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,252
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,740
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $249
    Deferred
    $16,385
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,867
    Filer's total
    $246,241
  • Joseph Hegarty

    ED of Strategic Media/Public Affairs

    Total calculated
    $132,265
    From this org
    $107,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,466
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dr Jennifer Cartier

    Executive VP of Distance Education

    Total calculated
    $136,310
    From this org
    $107,874
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,436
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dr Heidi Wilkes

    Chief Learning Officer

    Total calculated
    $141,372
    From this org
    $119,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,358
    Hours/week
    40
  • Denise Young

    Executive VP of Distance Education

    Total calculated
    $159,818
    From this org
    $137,097
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,721
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,742
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $355
    Deferred
    $10,708
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,013
    Filer's total
    $159,818

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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a
During calendar year 2023, Dr. Melik Khoury, President & CEO, received a housing allowance which was included in his taxable compensation of his 2023 W-2.
Part I, Line 7
Dr. Melik Khoury, President & CEO, Erika Latty, President of the Enterprise, and Denise Young, Executive VP of Distance Education, all received a bonus during calendar year 2023 based on merit.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413379349301306

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