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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$57,791,065
Total expenses
$59,385,693
Contributions and grants received
$6,423,100
Grants paid
$15,758,938
Program service revenue
$51,694,260
Investment income
-$355,147
Other revenue
$28,852
Total assets, end of year
$116,679,644
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,623,578
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$90,056,066
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$53,714,800
Management and general expenses
$4,950,261
Fundraising expenses
$720,632
Program service expenses (Part III)
$53,714,800

Program services were 90.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $73,300

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,473,680

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,876,120

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $806,468

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

    total $44,608,056 · related or exempt $44,608,056

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILARY SERVICES

    total $7,086,204 · related or exempt $6,738,335 · unrelated business $347,869

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $325,353 · excluded $325,353

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,785,906

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

    securities $6,131,220 · other assets $335,186

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$345,314 · other assets -$335,186

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$680,500 · excluded -$680,500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,020

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $73,300

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $40,696

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$33,676 · excluded -$33,676

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $500,548

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $438,115

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $62,433 · related or exempt $62,433

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $95 · related or exempt $95

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $95

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $15,758,938 · program services $15,758,938

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $497,280 · program services $422,688 · management and general $64,646 · fundraising $9,946

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $80,224 · program services $68,190 · management and general $10,429 · fundraising $1,605

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,795,763 · program services $13,426,399 · management and general $2,053,449 · fundraising $315,915

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $653,325 · program services $555,326 · management and general $84,932 · fundraising $13,067

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,130,873 · program services $1,811,242 · management and general $277,014 · fundraising $42,617

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,231,799 · program services $1,047,029 · management and general $160,134 · fundraising $24,636

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $55,619 · management and general $55,619

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $106,775 · management and general $106,775

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $27,861 · management and general $27,861

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $991,116 · program services $842,449 · management and general $128,845 · fundraising $19,822

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,509,321 · program services $3,832,923 · management and general $586,212 · fundraising $90,186

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,259,107 · program services $2,770,241 · management and general $423,684 · fundraising $65,182

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,405,448 · program services $3,744,631 · management and general $572,708 · fundraising $88,109

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,201,120 · program services $1,870,952 · management and general $286,146 · fundraising $44,022

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $276,246 · program services $234,809 · management and general $35,912 · fundraising $5,525

  • 20 · Interest

    total $554,984 · program services $554,984

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,342,632 · program services $2,342,632

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $505,964 · program services $430,069 · management and general $75,895

  • 24a · Other expenses: DINING SERVICES

    total $2,082,572 · program services $2,082,572

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $124,999 · program services $124,999

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $1,793,727 · program services $1,793,727

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,500 · end of year $6,300

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $31,205,941 · end of year $24,282,491

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,345,242 · end of year $5,623,573

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,220,937 · end of year $3,814,096

  • 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

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $717,087 · end of year $273,249

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $23,465 · end of year $21,953

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $734,072 · end of year $1,019,885

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

    $110,723,416

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

    $54,173,591

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $56,789,526 · end of year $56,549,825

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $22,239,042 · end of year $22,164,919

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $205,385 · end of year $205,385

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,498,396 · end of year $2,717,968

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,687,145 · end of year $1,919,364

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,449,449 · end of year $2,404,885

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $19,268,048 · end of year $18,468,798

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,681,186 · end of year $3,830,531

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $61,432,208 · end of year $60,420,678

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,468,557 · end of year $29,635,388

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY IS A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS DISTINGUISHED BY OUR LIFELONG INVOLVEMENT IN THE STUDY AND APPLICATION OF THE LIBERAL ARTS, TOTAL COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST AS THE PERSPECTIVE FOR LEARNING AND CRITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE COMTEMPORARY WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  • SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY IS A CHRISTIAN INSTITUTION SERVING OVER 2,390 STUDENTS. ALL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES ARE RELATED TO INSTRUCTION, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, STUDENT AND AUXILIARY SERVICES FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO STUDY AT OUR MAIN CAMPUS, THROUGH OUR ONLINE EDUCATION OR AT ONE OF OUR SITES AROUND THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

    Expenses $53,714,800 · Grants $15,758,938 · Revenue $51,756,788

As filed on the 2022 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • BRENT ELLIS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $348,692
    From this org
    $314,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,799
    Hours/week
    50 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $290,162
    Bonus
    $20,400
    Other
    $4,331
    Deferred
    $17,730
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,069
    Filer's total
    $348,692
  • CAROL GREEN

    PROVOST/CAO

    Total calculated
    $157,961
    From this org
    $139,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,565
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,396
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,360
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,205
    Filer's total
    $157,961
  • DOUG WILCOXSON

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $154,326
    From this org
    $130,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,121
    Hours/week
    50 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,691
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $514
    Deferred
    $8,129
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,992
    Filer's total
    $154,326
  • DAWN SCHNITKEY

    VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $148,588
    From this org
    $125,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,475
    Hours/week
    50
  • RANDALL MELTON

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $142,192
    From this org
    $119,726
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,466
    Hours/week
    50
  • JONATHON BAHR

    VP FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $127,341
    From this org
    $105,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,765
    Hours/week
    50
  • RONALD DELAP

    PROFESSOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $109,571
    From this org
    $103,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,366
    Hours/week
    50
  • ABDU MURRAY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • BABBIE MASON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • BETH HABECKER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • BETH KUNTZLEMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • BETTY OVERTON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • DALE STEPHENSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • DARYL MILLER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • DAVE PAGE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • DAVID KENDALL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • DEBRA MCKENNA BLEWS

    SECRETARY-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • EDWARD LAMOREAUX

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • GREG BONTRAGER

    CHAIRMAN (START 06/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related
  • IRA COMB

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • JENNIFER BOSS MAINKA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • KEN JOHNSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • LORI ORMSTON ROBERTS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • PAUL BUCHOLZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • PETER MCCOWN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • RICHARD TOWNLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ROBERT GOULD

    VICE CHAIRMAN (START 06/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • RON JONES

    BOARD MEMBERS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • TODD TIBBITS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A
THE PRESIDENT RESIDES IN A UNIVERSITY OWNED HOUSE. THE HOUSING IS NONTAXABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, THE HOME IS LOCATED ON CAMPUS, AND THE HOME IS USED FOR BUSINESS EVENTS. WEEKLY CLEANING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE HOME. THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT ARE PROVIDED A COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERSHIP BY THE UNIVERSITY. EMPLOYEES ARE TAXED FOR PERSONAL USE OF THE DUES. DUES ARE ROUTINELY PAID FOR COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411059349300556

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