Totals
- Total revenue
- $141,545,403
- Total expenses
- $144,507,496
- Contributions and grants received
- $22,610,505
- Grants paid
- $72,158,053
- Program service revenue
- $114,819,018
- Investment income
- $2,625,487
- Other revenue
- $1,490,393
- Total assets, end of year
- $269,045,907
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $57,413,941
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $211,631,966
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $129,486,328
- Management and general expenses
- $13,115,335
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,905,833
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $129,486,328
Program services were 89.6% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,002,218
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$21,608,287
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$601,259
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2a · Program service revenue: Tuition and Fees
total $96,844,142 · related or exempt $96,844,142
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2b · Program service revenue: Residence Hall and Board Plan
total $16,670,029 · related or exempt $16,670,029
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2c · Program service revenue: Other Sources
total $960,485 · related or exempt $960,485
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2d · Program service revenue: Graduate Program
total $344,362 · related or exempt $344,362
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3 · Investment income
total $66,781 · unrelated business $76,674 · excluded -$9,893
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6a · Gross rents
real property $1,042,672
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $1,042,672
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $1,042,672 · related or exempt $186,789 · excluded $855,883
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $12,464,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $9,905,294
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $2,558,706
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $2,558,706 · excluded $2,558,706
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$53,247
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$38,764
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $14,483 · excluded $14,483
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11a · Other revenue: Ice Rink and Sports Center
total $390,541 · unrelated business $390,541
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11b · Other revenue: Glen Rowan Guest House
total $32,210 · unrelated business $32,210
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11c · Other revenue: Print Shop
total $10,487 · unrelated business $10,487
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11e · Other revenue, total
$433,238
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $72,158,053 · program services $72,158,053
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $2,807,074 · program services $737,125 · management and general $1,611,412 · fundraising $458,537
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $25,568,622 · program services $21,724,525 · management and general $3,306,671 · fundraising $537,426
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,705,321 · program services $1,349,899 · management and general $295,567 · fundraising $59,855
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,875,548 · program services $3,067,809 · management and general $671,711 · fundraising $136,028
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,988,430 · program services $1,574,003 · management and general $344,635 · fundraising $69,792
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11b · Fees: legal
total $847,024 · management and general $847,024
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $83,360 · management and general $83,360
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $795 · management and general $795
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $633,007 · management and general $633,007
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11g · Fees: other
total $9,489,885 · program services $8,799,017 · management and general $503,491 · fundraising $187,377
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $182,933 · program services $19,379 · management and general $162,732 · fundraising $822
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,739,680 · program services $1,379,452 · management and general $239,287 · fundraising $120,941
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14 · Information technology
total $912,755 · program services $295,192 · management and general $501,484 · fundraising $116,079
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16 · Occupancy
total $8,869,128 · program services $7,154,768 · management and general $1,683,623 · fundraising $30,737
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17 · Travel
total $1,056,326 · program services $994,374 · management and general $22,440 · fundraising $39,512
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $665,228 · program services $504,032 · management and general $64,775 · fundraising $96,421
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20 · Interest
total $2,524,090 · program services $2,284,226 · management and general $239,864
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $7,159,759 · program services $6,609,833 · management and general $549,926
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23 · Insurance
total $1,039,402 · program services $122,955 · management and general $916,402 · fundraising $45
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24a · Other expenses: Equipment and Leases
total $1,163,065 · program services $711,686 · management and general $399,118 · fundraising $52,261
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24b · Other expenses: UBI Taxes
total $38,011 · management and general $38,011
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $440,670 · end of year $1,751,714
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $123,924 · end of year $85,000
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,573,019 · end of year $2,165,634
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $7,858,119 · end of year $8,502,265
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $591,447 · end of year $381,947
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $94,173 · end of year $49,415
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,498,082 · end of year $1,740,278
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$232,646,480
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$95,390,886
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $138,233,165 · end of year $137,255,594
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,789 · end of year $70,954
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $107,157,772 · end of year $114,702,177
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $2,542,260 · end of year $2,060,095
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $833,598 · end of year $280,834
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $6,005,187 · end of year $5,249,998
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $608,847 · end of year $368,748
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $4,381,932 · end of year $3,949,410
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $43,064,523 · end of year $42,604,091
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $2,500,000 · end of year $3,000,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,575,308 · end of year $2,241,694
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $89,402,603 · end of year $96,343,797
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $113,409,618 · end of year $115,288,169
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Provide post-secondary education leading to a baccalaureate degree. Program service expenditures are made in conjunction with the operation of a liberal arts college spread over 107 acres with approximately 63 educational and support buildings. The College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and had 1,796 undergraduate students and 26 graduate students with 145 full time faculty. Bachelor of arts degrees conferred were 426 during the year, with 16 master's degrees conferred. The College had approximately 1,250 resident students in the residence halls.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Lake Forest College is a National Residential Liberal Arts College, accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
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Instruction and research includes expenses for all activities that are part of the instructional program and for activities specifically organized to produce research.
Expenses $97,413,071 · Grants $68,686,941 · Revenue $97,211,061
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Student services are considered programmatic and include activities that contribute to student emotional and physical well-being and intellectual, cultural and social development outside the formal instructional program.
Expenses $17,251,656 · Revenue $17,794,746
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Auxiliary enterprises include expenses relating to the operation of the auxiliary activities such as housing, dining services, and parking.
Expenses $14,821,601 · Grants $3,471,112
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Jill Baren
President
- Total calculated
- $573,857
- From this org
- $546,029
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,828
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $480,169
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $65,860
- Deferred
- $23,100
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,728
- Filer's total
- $573,857
-
Stephen D Schutt
President (until 6/30/23)
- Total calculated
- $268,931
- From this org
- $230,413
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,518
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $197,100
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $33,313
- Deferred
- $14,352
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,166
- Filer's total
- $268,931
-
William A Lowry '84
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marisue Lacher P '22
Vice Chairmain
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen C Strelsin
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael Abello
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
M Mercedes Badia-Tavas
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Earl J Barnes II '86 P '24
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charles M Brennan III P'9092
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William G Brown
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Devon C Bruce
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John D Carruthers '78
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica Q Coleman '89
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William Connell M '17
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert Crawford Jr
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Geoffrey M Curtis '97
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Doni Fordyce-Urfirer '81
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen F Frost '88
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David F Gorter '80
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vicki Angel Hagan '88
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cristen Kogl '88
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert D Krebs
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Randall S Lauer '81 P '19
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Shao-Lee Lin
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
K Scott Meloun '81
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Diana Moore
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Martino R Moore '99
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert S Murley
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Craig Omtvedt
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Angelique L Richard '85
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark W Shadle '84
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa Smith P'23
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joanne Storkan P '10
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alexander D Stuart
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sean W Thomas '81
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Claudia Wyatt-Johnson '69
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lori Sundberg
VP for Finance/Planning; Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $296,168
- From this org
- $268,939
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,229
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $216,959
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $51,980
- Deferred
- $15,654
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,575
- Filer's total
- $296,168
-
Christopher Ellertson
Vice President for Enrollment
- Total calculated
- $260,438
- From this org
- $231,552
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,886
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $227,894
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,658
- Deferred
- $16,462
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,424
- Filer's total
- $260,438
-
Davis Schneiderman
Provost and Dean of Faculty
- Total calculated
- $243,247
- From this org
- $198,641
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,606
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $172,016
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $26,625
- Deferred
- $13,798
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,808
- Filer's total
- $243,247
-
Jacqueline Slaats
VP for Career Advancement/Athletics
- Total calculated
- $214,244
- From this org
- $191,627
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,617
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,376
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,251
- Deferred
- $13,613
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,004
- Filer's total
- $214,244
-
Ravikant Agarwal
Chief Information Officer
- Total calculated
- $193,606
- From this org
- $173,136
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,470
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $172,761
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $375
- Deferred
- $13,340
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,130
- Filer's total
- $193,606
-
Andrea Conner
VP/Dean of Students (until 7/31/23)
- Total calculated
- $178,760
- From this org
- $160,573
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,187
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $115,125
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $45,448
- Deferred
- $8,493
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,694
- Filer's total
- $178,760
-
Katie Sue Spieth
VP for Advancement and Secretary
- Total calculated
- $128,155
- From this org
- $122,768
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,387
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Edward Whipple Interim VP
and Dean of Students (as of 7/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Tara Natarajan
Provost and Dean of Faculty
- Total calculated
- $98,105
- From this org
- $84,095
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,010
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Nancy Brekke
Associate Professor (until 8/31/23)
- Total calculated
- $198,530
- From this org
- $186,283
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,247
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $71,804
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $114,479
- Deferred
- $6,010
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,237
- Filer's total
- $198,530
-
Richard Bartolozzi
Senior Director of Gift Planning
- Total calculated
- $180,561
- From this org
- $160,882
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,679
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $159,875
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,007
- Deferred
- $13,035
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,644
- Filer's total
- $180,561
-
Dejuran Richardson
Professor of Mathematics
- Total calculated
- $163,168
- From this org
- $145,676
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,492
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,098
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $11,578
- Deferred
- $10,953
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,539
- Filer's total
- $163,168
-
Jacqueline Hoefler
VP for Marketing and Communication
- Total calculated
- $167,819
- From this org
- $142,636
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,183
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,196
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,440
- Deferred
- $11,658
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,525
- Filer's total
- $167,819
-
Janet McCracken
Professor of Philosophy
- Total calculated
- $155,196
- From this org
- $137,194
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,002
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,364
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,830
- Deferred
- $10,936
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,066
- Filer's total
- $155,196
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Shawn Vogen
Former VP for Advancement/Secretary
- Total calculated
- $300,307
- From this org
- $297,655
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,652
- Hours/week
- 0
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $19,312
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $278,343
- Deferred
- $1,352
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,300
- Filer's total
- $300,307
-
David Siebert
Former Dir of Facilities Management
- Total calculated
- $163,624
- From this org
- $161,343
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,281
- Hours/week
- 0
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $12,258
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $149,085
- Deferred
- $981
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,300
- Filer's total
- $163,624
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
- 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 1a
- Off-campus housing was provided to the President (Jill Baren) as a condition of employment and is nontaxable under IRC 119. The College purchases cleaning services for the President's off-campus housing due to hosting college sponsored events at this location. The services are non-taxable.
- Part I, Line 4a
- In 2023, the following individuals received severance payments: Shawn Vogen - $275,000 Andrea Conner - $42,000
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 partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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LFC Investment Holdings LP
Excluded · Investments · DE · 100% owned · share of income $2,345,784 · share of assets $108,420,333
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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Charitable Remainder Trusts (4)
T · Trusts · IL
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 27 February 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501049349302230
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