Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $46,846,087
- Total expenses
- $46,554,662
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,598,231
- Grants paid
- $18,557,152
- Program service revenue
- $27,690,501
- Investment income
- $10,047,313
- Other revenue
- $3,510,042
- Total assets, end of year
- $208,304,808
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37,404,854
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $170,899,954
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $38,863,746
- Management and general expenses
- $6,618,611
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,072,305
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $38,863,746
Program services were 83.5% 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)
$151,189
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,447,042
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,030,907
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES
total $27,690,501 · related or exempt $27,690,501
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $2,711,540 · unrelated business $140,063 · excluded $2,571,477
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5 · Royalties
total $649,630 · unrelated business $25,405 · excluded $624,225
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6a · Gross rents
real property $169,612
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $117,106
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $52,506 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $52,506 · excluded $52,506
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $29,775,851
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $22,440,078
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $7,335,773 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $7,335,773 · excluded $7,335,773
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$7,652,133
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$4,950,922
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $2,701,211 · related or exempt $2,701,211
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11a · Other revenue: Season Ticket Sales
total $76,625 · excluded $76,625
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11b · Other revenue: Finance Charges
total $5,050 · excluded $5,050
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11c · Other revenue: Collections of Minor Nature
total $1,350 · excluded $1,350
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11d · All other revenue
total $23,670 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $23,670
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11e · Other revenue, total
$106,695
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $18,557,152 · program services $18,557,152
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,031,811 · program services $748,373 · management and general $243,920 · fundraising $39,518
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $178,367 · program services $129,370 · management and general $42,166 · fundraising $6,831
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $10,568,599 · program services $7,665,405 · management and general $2,498,417 · fundraising $404,777
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $452,496 · program services $328,195 · management and general $106,970 · fundraising $17,331
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,266,640 · program services $918,694 · management and general $299,434 · fundraising $48,512
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $793,896 · program services $575,813 · management and general $187,677 · fundraising $30,406
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11b · Fees: legal
total $49,588 · program services $35,966 · management and general $11,723 · fundraising $1,899
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $242,631 · program services $175,980 · management and general $57,358 · fundraising $9,293
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11g · Fees: other
total $4,510,540 · program services $3,271,494 · management and general $1,066,292 · fundraising $172,754
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $186,218 · program services $135,064 · management and general $44,022 · fundraising $7,132
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13 · Office expenses
total $817,503 · program services $592,936 · management and general $193,255 · fundraising $31,312
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14 · Information technology
total $317,050 · program services $229,956 · management and general $74,951 · fundraising $12,143
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16 · Occupancy
total $942,253 · program services $683,416 · management and general $222,749 · fundraising $36,088
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17 · Travel
total $1,601,120 · program services $1,161,292 · management and general $378,505 · fundraising $61,323
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20 · Interest
total $1,021,746 · program services $741,072 · management and general $241,541 · fundraising $39,133
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,208,955 · program services $1,602,155 · management and general $522,197 · fundraising $84,603
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23 · Insurance
total $440,721 · program services $319,655 · management and general $104,186 · fundraising $16,880
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24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL, REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $473,835 · program services $343,673 · management and general $112,015 · fundraising $18,147
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24b · Other expenses: TUITION REMISSION
total $421,638 · program services $305,814 · management and general $99,675 · fundraising $16,149
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24c · Other expenses: DUES & MEMBERSHIPS
total $206,768 · program services $149,969 · management and general $48,880 · fundraising $7,919
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24e · All other expenses
total $265,135 · program services $192,302 · management and general $62,678 · fundraising $10,155
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $5,026,813
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,193,717
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $13,277,466 · end of year $10,182,694
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $122,464 · end of year $2,263,272
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $33,103 · end of year $224,079
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $475,747 · end of year $1,429,545
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$117,866,301
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$67,622,905
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $43,353,735 · end of year $50,243,396
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $102,012,910 · end of year $101,629,399
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $686 · end of year $686
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $34,476,124 · end of year $37,304,924
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,333,993 · end of year $2,588,161
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $123,773 · end of year $349,078
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $10,936 · end of year $9,559
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $12,932,738 · end of year $27,152,919
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $17,404,881 · end of year $7,305,137
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,378,664 · end of year $2,464,300
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $162,760,967 · end of year $168,435,654
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities or mission (Part I)
PROVIDE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION IN A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO APPROXIMATELY 600 UNDERGRADUATE AND 100 GRADUATE STUDENTS.
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CENTENARY COLLEGE IS A SELECTIVE, RESIDENTIAL, TIER ONE NATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE LOCATED IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. FOUNDED IN 1825, IT IS THE OLDEST CHARTERED LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. CENTENARY'S FACULTY AND STAFF PREPARE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE GLOBAL CHALLENGES THROUGH RIGOROUS COURSEWORK, SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, AND INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCES BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. CENTENARY RANKS #1 IN THE NATION AMONG BACCALAUREATE COLLEGES FOR SENDING STUDENTS TO STUDY ABROAD, BEGINNING WITH THE CENTENARY IN PARIS PROGRAM THAT SENDS ALL FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS TO PARIS, FRANCE TO BEGIN THEIR COLLEGE CAREERS. 94% OF CENTENARY STUDENTS WHO APPLY TO MEDICAL SCHOOL ARE ACCEPTED, ALONG WITH 80% OF THOSE WHO APPLY TO LAW SCHOOL. CENTENARY ALSO EXPANDS STUDENTS' ACADEMIC HORIZONS WITH OPPORTUNITIES LIKE A 3/2 PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING AND GUARANTEED INTERVIEW/EXPEDITED ADMISSION AGREEMENTS WITH 10 DIFFERENT GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IN MEDICINE, NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH, LAW, AND THEOLOGY. CENTENARY OFFERS MORE THAN 55 STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, NCAA DIVISION III ATHLETICS, CULTURAL EVENTS, LECTURES, SERVICE PROJECTS, LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES ON A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS THAT STUDENTS DESCRIBE AS "WELCOMING AND SPIRITED." REGARDLESS OF THEIR CHOSEN FIELD, CENTENARY GRADUATES DRAW ON THEIR SUPERIOR PREPARATION AND EXPERIENCES TO GROW BOLD, THOUGHTFUL, CONFIDENT, KIND, STRONG, AND CLOSE.
Expenses $38,863,746 · Grants $18,557,152 · Revenue $30,391,712
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Archer FriersonARCHER FRIERSON
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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C Ellis Brown JrC ELLIS BROWN JR
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christopher L HolomanCHRISTOPHER L HOLOMAN
CENTENARY PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $346,766
- From this org
- $313,856
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,910
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $252,306
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $36,550
- Deferred
- $15,750
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,160
- Filer's total
- $346,766
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George D Nelson JrGEORGE D NELSON JR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ross P BarrettROSS P BARRETT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Beth B DevilleBETH B DEVILLE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carol B SpencerCAROL B SPENCER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Clinton RasberryCLINTON RASBERRY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Delores J WilliamstonDELORES J WILLIAMSTON
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Edward J Crawford IIIEDWARD J CRAWFORD III
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ian McElroyIAN MCELROY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jerry MontgomeryJERRY MONTGOMERY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John E AtkinsJOHN E ATKINS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jon Q PetersenJON Q PETERSEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lee McKinzieLEE MCKINZIE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lennis S ElstonLENNIS S ELSTON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lucie ThorntonLUCIE THORNTON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marty VaughanMARTY VAUGHAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Melva K WallaceMELVA K WALLACE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael MannMICHAEL MANN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Oliver JenkinsOLIVER JENKINS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sarah E CollierSARAH E COLLIER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stafford ComegysSTAFFORD COMEGYS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Terry E MooreTERRY E MOORE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $2,800
- From this org
- $2,800
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thomas E McElroyTHOMAS E MCELROY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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William H BroylesWILLIAM H BROYLES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Fred J Landry JrFRED J LANDRY JR
VP FOR DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $163,229
- From this org
- $138,401
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,828
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $135,903
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,498
- Deferred
- $7,036
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,792
- Filer's total
- $163,229
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Karen E SoulKAREN E SOUL
PROVOST & DEAN OF THE COLLEGE
- Total calculated
- $195,846
- From this org
- $171,118
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,728
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,367
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $751
- Deferred
- $8,816
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,912
- Filer's total
- $195,846
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L Calhoun Allen IIIL CALHOUN ALLEN III
VP FOR ENROLLMENT & MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $150,955
- From this org
- $132,649
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,306
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $131,258
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,391
- Deferred
- $6,765
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,541
- Filer's total
- $150,955
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Robert S BlueROBERT S BLUE
VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN
- Total calculated
- $186,299
- From this org
- $174,961
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,338
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $172,788
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,173
- Deferred
- $10,535
- Nontaxable benefits
- $803
- Filer's total
- $186,299
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Barbara DavisBARBARA DAVIS
DEAN, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
- Total calculated
- $143,455
- From this org
- $121,616
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,839
- Hours/week
- 40
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Scott E ChirhartSCOTT E CHIRHART
DEAN, School of Health Sciences
- Total calculated
- $146,105
- From this org
- $137,431
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,674
- 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 · Travel for companions
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 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)
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BENEFITS AS INDICATED IN LINE 1A TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT. ANY NON-BUSINESS OR PERSONAL PORTION OF THE BENEFITS PROVIDED HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECIPIENT'S FORM W-2 AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BENEFITS AS INDICATED IN LINE 1A TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT. ANY NON-BUSINESS OR PERSONAL PORTION OF THE BENEFITS PROVIDED HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECIPIENT'S FORM W-2 AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b Written policy regarding payment or reimbursement of expenses
- THE COLLEGE DOES NOT REIMBURSE FOR FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL. ON AN INFREQUENT BASIS, COLLEGE EMPLOYEES MAY TRAVEL WITH A BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER ON A CHARTER (OR PRIVATELY-OWNED) PLANE ON COLLEGE BUSINESS. SUCH TRAVEL WOULD TYPICALLY INCLUDE THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE AND BE AUTHORIZED BY THAT PERSON. HOUSING ALLOWANCES ARE PROVIDED BY CONTRACT TO THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT IN LIEU OF COLLEGE-PROVIDED HOUSING. IN ADDITION, UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE RULES, COLLEGE CLERGY MAY MAKE HOUSING ALLOWANCE ELECTIONS TO ALLOCATE A PORTION OF THEIR SALARY TO SUCH AN ALLOWANCE. PROVISION AND PAYMENT OF THESE BENEFITS ARE OUTLINED IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
- THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE PRESIDENT ANNUALLY IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST TO ASSESS THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE. AFTER DELIBERATION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES HIS BONUS AND ANY INCREASE TO HIS ANNUAL SALARY
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.
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LOUISIANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UMC
501(c)(3) · CHURCH · LA
Directly controlled by NA
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.
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YONCOPIN PROPERTIES LLC
REAL ESTATE · LA · income $80,222 · assets -$170,979
Directly controlled by CENTENARY
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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CENTENARY SIF LP
Excluded · INVESTMENTS · DE · 99.99% owned
Directly controlled by CENTENAR Y
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202601349349311385
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