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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS.

Totals

Total revenue
$65,173,911
Total expenses
$47,235,953
Contributions and grants received
$12,903,317
Grants paid
$11,181,652
Program service revenue
$25,439,939
Investment income
$25,648,736
Other revenue
$1,181,919
Total assets, end of year
$252,889,270
Total liabilities, end of year
$64,583,338
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$188,305,932
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$39,137,828
Management and general expenses
$7,162,622
Fundraising expenses
$935,503
Program service expenses (Part III)
$39,137,828

Program services were 82.9% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $56,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $439,356

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,407,461

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $384,718

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT TUITION AND FEES

    total $20,192,869 · related or exempt $20,192,869

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FOOD SERVICE

    total $2,498,373 · related or exempt $2,498,373

  • 2c · Program service revenue: RESIDENCE HALLS REVENUE

    total $2,321,151 · related or exempt $2,321,151

  • 2d · Program service revenue: BOOKSTORE AND OTHER

    total $427,546 · related or exempt $427,546

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,509,799 · excluded $2,509,799

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $599,414 · excluded $599,414

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $166,554

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $69,517

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $97,037

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $97,037 · related or exempt $97,037

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $82,922,330

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

    securities $59,783,393

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $23,138,937

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $23,138,937 · excluded $23,138,937

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $485,468 · related or exempt $485,468

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $485,468

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $11,181,652 · program services $11,181,652

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $896,437 · management and general $767,148 · fundraising $129,289

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,175,751 · program services $8,801,109 · management and general $905,014 · fundraising $469,628

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $743,407 · program services $639,471 · management and general $65,390 · fundraising $38,546

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,461,531 · program services $1,000,454 · management and general $404,340 · fundraising $56,737

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $706,951 · program services $573,508 · management and general $91,673 · fundraising $41,770

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $79,752 · program services $79,752

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $100,698 · management and general $100,698

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $496,354 · management and general $496,354

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,668,280 · program services $3,375,121 · management and general $1,289,035 · fundraising $4,124

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $367,284 · program services $326,865 · management and general $12,268 · fundraising $28,151

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $225,118 · program services $157,864 · management and general $9,538 · fundraising $57,716

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $257,352 · program services $257,352

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,611,756 · program services $1,535,074 · management and general $76,682

  • 17 · Travel

    total $628,564 · program services $562,697 · management and general $37,399 · fundraising $28,468

  • 20 · Interest

    total $709,335 · program services $389,562 · management and general $319,773

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,571,506 · program services $2,333,420 · management and general $217,521 · fundraising $20,565

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,368,090 · program services $1,368,090

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $2,902,450 · program services $2,605,923 · management and general $269,372 · fundraising $27,155

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE

    total $1,623,769 · program services $1,446,127 · management and general $176,122 · fundraising $1,520

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $1,439,638 · program services $1,130,174 · management and general $309,464

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSING

    total $1,056,390 · program services $6,565 · management and general $1,049,825

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,963,888 · program services $1,367,048 · management and general $565,006 · fundraising $31,834

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $510,135 · end of year $5,935,429

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,111,875 · end of year $4,998,398

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,783,285 · end of year $2,460,943

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,759,965 · end of year $2,553,242

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,722 · end of year $5,869

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

    $139,481,648

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

    $48,330,159

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $69,616,231 · end of year $91,151,489

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $43,161,703 · end of year $68,686,222

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $94,443,016 · end of year $73,310,761

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $4,334,529 · end of year $3,634,893

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $140,667 · end of year $152,024

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,989,757 · end of year $2,299,339

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $27,427 · end of year $747,809

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $3,612,281 · end of year $28,624,323

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $29,968,989 · end of year $32,911,867

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $124,243 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,018,771 · end of year $27,313,260

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $155,126,660 · end of year $160,992,672

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TRUE TO OUR CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, WE PREPARE STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS TO LIVE LIFE FULLY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RELATED UNIVERSITY THAT PROVIDES UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION.

  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL COURSES TO AN AVERAGE ENROLLMENT OF 840 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS.

    Expenses $39,137,828 · Grants $11,181,652 · Revenue $26,022,444

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • ALLYN DONAUBAUER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • ANN PATTERSON

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • MIKE POWELL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • BRENT BURKS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • CHRIS BROADWAY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • ERIC STEINMILLER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • DAVID FRUEAUFF

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • SHANNON HUGGINS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • REBECCA JONES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • RAY HOBBS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • BETH MCGAW

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • JERRY GLIDEWELL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • CHRIS ALLEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • CALLIE DANIELS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • BILL MCINTYRE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • TASHA BLACKBURN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • ANGELA SPENCER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • AO CURRAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • MICHAEL DICKERSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • NANEIDA LAZARTE-ALCALA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • KENDRA AKIN JONES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • DAVID PORTER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • PETER VAN DYKE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • SHANE WERLING

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • MIDA MILLIGAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • LEE WHITAKER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • SUE ELLEN WILKERSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • RICHARD DUNSWORTH

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $331,804
    From this org
    $298,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,387
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $298,417
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,430
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,957
    Filer's total
    $331,804
  • JANIE DIELS

    VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $167,169
    From this org
    $147,415
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,754
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,415
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,240
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,514
    Filer's total
    $167,169
  • LORI MCBEE

    VP OF ADVANCEMENT & ALUMNI

    Total calculated
    $137,696
    From this org
    $120,261
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,435
    Hours/week
    40
  • DODY PELTS

    VP OF STUDENT SUCCESS

    Total calculated
    $130,480
    From this org
    $113,671
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,809
    Hours/week
    40
  • AMY ZAMARIPAS

    VP FOR MARKETING & ENROLLM

    Total calculated
    $129,289
    From this org
    $112,719
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,570
    Hours/week
    40

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 · 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
AS A REQUIREMENT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT, RICHARD DUNSWORTH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, IS PROVIDED AN ON-CAMPUS RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE. THIS BENEFIT WAS NOT INCLUDED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION TO THIS INDIVIDUAL.

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.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • EHSW REAL ESTATE LLC

    REAL ESTATE · AR · income $287,481 · assets $17,111,267

    Directly controlled by UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS

  • PRESSED INK LLC

    PRINTING · AR · income $195,669

    Directly controlled by UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
1 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601319349304255

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