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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ICUT FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,895,848
Total expenses
$1,627,041
Contributions and grants received
$264,895
Grants paid
$233,000
Program service revenue
$1,422,573
Investment income
$62,256
Other revenue
$146,124
Total assets, end of year
$1,711,790
Total liabilities, end of year
$420,844
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,290,946
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,231,038
Management and general expenses
$381,622
Fundraising expenses
$14,381
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,231,038

Program services were 75.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $264,895

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $1,359,379 · related or exempt $1,359,379

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Meeting Fees

    total $62,444 · related or exempt $62,444

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Program Sponsorship

    total $750 · related or exempt $750

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $62,256 · excluded $62,256

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $53,979 · excluded $53,979

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Reimbursements

    total $89,195 · related or exempt $1,593 · excluded $87,602

  • 11b · Other revenue: Refunds

    total $2,950 · related or exempt $2,950

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $92,145

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $233,000 · program services $233,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $340,652 · program services $227,912 · management and general $109,533 · fundraising $3,207

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $396,784 · program services $265,467 · management and general $127,583 · fundraising $3,734

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $23,415 · program services $15,666 · management and general $7,529 · fundraising $220

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,272 · program services $6,872 · management and general $3,303 · fundraising $97

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $36,242 · program services $24,248 · management and general $11,653 · fundraising $341

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,606 · program services $1,884 · management and general $2,722

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,540 · program services $6,357 · management and general $9,183

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $8,091 · program services $8,091

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,711 · program services $12,971 · management and general $18,740 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,500 · program services $5,113 · management and general $7,387

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,601 · program services $14,073 · management and general $4,346 · fundraising $182

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,863 · program services $12,647 · management and general $4,047 · fundraising $169

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $182,495 · program services $136,870 · management and general $43,799 · fundraising $1,826

  • 17 · Travel

    total $42,528 · program services $36,182 · management and general $5,355 · fundraising $991

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $141,999 · program services $120,810 · management and general $17,881 · fundraising $3,308

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,969 · program services $3,727 · management and general $1,242

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,963 · program services $5,972 · management and general $1,911 · fundraising $80

  • 24a · Other expenses: Legislative

    total $76,277 · program services $76,277

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $22,533 · program services $16,899 · management and general $5,408 · fundraising $226

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $361,877 · end of year $801,245

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $260,105 · end of year $108,674

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,303 · end of year $17,927

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,042 · end of year $27,654

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

    $50,144

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

    $40,779

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,717 · end of year $9,365

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $507,333 · end of year $591,004

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $283,903 · end of year $155,921

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $70,852 · end of year $34,954

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $120,187 · end of year $234,827

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $279,148 · end of year $151,063

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $968,093 · end of year $1,290,946

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Foundation supports Texas' independent nonprofit colleges and universities by strengthening member institutions by educating university staff through seminars and training opportunities, educating stakeholders about strategic issues important to private higher education in Texas, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Foundation supports Texas' independent nonprofit colleges and universities by strengthening member institutions through education.

  • Education of Members - The ICUT Foundation membership consists of 40 accredited independent institutions of higher education in Texas. ICUT Foundation serves these members by educating them on issues affecting their institutions or their students. This includes innovative educational tools, new laws, rules, regulations and other topics of interest. We communicate this information via webinars, in-person trainings and meetings, newsletters and emails. In addition, we collect and analyze data from various sources to provide relevant information to our members.

    Expenses $619,188 · Revenue $1,427,116

  • Member Services - The members of ICUT Foundation have access to dozens of group purchasing agreements offering them significant savings on products and services related to their educational purpose. We hold meetings for various groups on campus that provide a forum to share ideas and learn about new initiatives in their respective fields. In addition, members are eligible to participate in an ICUT Foundation self-funded health plan.

    Expenses $258,013

  • The 40 Independent Colleges and Universities in Texas, who are served by the Foundation, were given the opportunity to participate in scholarship programs. In fiscal year 2024, the ICUT Foundation awarded 44 scholarships totaling $233,000.

    Expenses $233,000 · Grants $233,000

  • Legislative - The members of ICUT Foundation are represented by both the ICUT Foundation President and a contract lobbyist who meet with stakeholders to educate them on the value of private non-profit higher education in Texas.

    Expenses $120,837

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Charlie McCormick

    Chair-Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Debbie Cottrell

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Phil Schubert

    Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Richard Ludwick

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Steven O'Day

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Gerald Turner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Herman Felton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Linda Livingstone

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Montserrat Fuentes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Thomas Evans

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Vanessa Beasley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Elizabeth Puthoff

    President

    Total calculated
    $340,652
    From this org
    $291,868
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,784
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $284,368
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $7,500
    Deferred
    $35,024
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,760
    Filer's total
    $340,652
  • Lois Hollis

    Senior Director

    Total calculated
    $141,427
    From this org
    $114,234
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,193
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steven Johnson

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $173,132
    From this org
    $149,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,999
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,133
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,896
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,103
    Filer's total
    $173,132

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 · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
Steve Johnson was paid the equivalent of 6 months wages at his regular salary minus lawful deductions as severance pay. Mr. Johnson was also paid a lump sum for his remaining unused vacation at the time of separation. The payments were made in 12 equal installments beginning at the start of 2023. Severance paid in 2023 was $133,687 plus $27,162 of unused vacation.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Explanation of Benefits
The Organization pays social club dues for the President, which are deemed necessary to perform job. The president also received reimbursement for automobile expenses, which was taxable and reported on form W-2.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501059349302570

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