SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B430

Classification

2000

Street

1600 UNIVERSITY AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY IS AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING COURSES THAT LEAD TO BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES. STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE FROM MORE THAN 100 AREAS OF ACADEMIC STUDY AS THEY PURSUE A LIBERAL ARTS BASED, CAREER-ORIENTED EDUCATION. STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO GRADUATE WITH A B.A., B.M., B.S., B.S.N., B.S.W., A.A., A.A.S., AS.N., A.S.R., AND AS. DEGREE. GRADUATE DEGREES INCLUDE: M.B.A., M.S. (IN EDUCATION AND NURSING), M.S. (IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION), ED.S., ED.D. (IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP), AND THE D.P.T. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE UNIVERSITY IS COMPRISED OF FIVE COLLEGES: MERCY COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS, COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS, GENEVA CASEBOLT COLLEGE OF ARTS AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, THE ROBERT W. PLASTER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, AND THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE. SBU IS A THRIVING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION WITH MORE THAN 2,000 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. THE MAIN CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED IN BOLIVAR, MO, WITH ADDITIONAL CAMPUSES IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, SALEM, SPRINGFIELD AND ONLINE. THE UNIVERSITY REPORTS A 12:1 STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, 66% OF FULL-TIME TEACHING FACULTY ON THE BOLIVAR CAMPUS HAVE EARNED DOCTORATE DEGREES. IN ADDITION, SBU HAS RECEIVED AN A RATING, BASED ON GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS, IN THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES AND ALUMNI'S REPORT WHAT WILL THEY LEARN? SINCE 2013. SBU IS ONE OF THE NATION'S COLLEGES OF DISTINCTION, HONORING THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE FOUR DISTINCTIONS: ENGAGED STUDENTS, GREAT TEACHING, VIBRANT COMMUNITY AND SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES.

  Expenses $32,319,667 · Grants $16,405,256 · Revenue $37,865,575

• SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY OFFERS A VARIETY OF ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT SERVICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY. THIS SECTION WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE A DETAILED LISTING OF ALL OPPORTUNITIES. THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION/ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR NEW STUDENTS. TWO OUTSTANDING COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSITION PROGRAM INCLUDE WELCOME WEEK AND THE UNIVERSITY SUCCESS CENTER (USC). WELCOME WEEK IS AN ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS HELD BI-ANNUALLY ON THE CAMPUS THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS. EACH NEW STUDENT IS PROVIDED A SMALL-GROUP EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO BUILD INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND ACCLIMATE THEM TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION CULTURE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE UNIVERSITY SUCCESS CENTER IS TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH DEVELOPMENTAL ADVISING AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH STUDENTS. THE USC PROVIDES WEEKLY CONTACT WITH NEW STUDENTS THAT FOCUSES ON ACADEMIC GOALS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL AREAS OF UNIVERSITY LIFE, THE USE OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, GOAL-SETTING, AND PRACTICE IN DECISION-MAKING. STUDENTS HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED COUNSELORS TO ASSIST WITH PERSONAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES. THIS SERVICE IS OFFERED WITHOUT DIRECT COST TO STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO OPERATES A HEALTH CENTER THAT PROVIDES MINOR ROUTINE HEALTH CARE. THE CAREER SERVICES OFFICE IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WITH CAREER COUNSELING, CAREER ASSESSMENTS, JOB SEARCHES, PLACEMENT FILES, RESUMES, COVER LETTERS, AND MOCK INTERVIEWS. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO SUPPORTS SEVERAL ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENT PARTICIPATION. SBU PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF NCAA DIVISION II INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS COMPETING WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES VALLEY CONFERENCES. SPORTS INCLUDE: BASEBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, FOOTBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD, SOFTBALL, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD, AND STUNT TEAM. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS AN ACTIVE INTRAMURAL PROGRAM IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS MAY PARTICIPATE. STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE AND FORENSICS, DRAMA AND THEATER PRESENTATIONS, AND SEVERAL MUSIC ENSEMBLES. THE SBU FORENSICS (SPEECH AND DEBATE) TEAM HAS EARNED 14 NATIONAL TITLES AT THE PI KAPPA DELTA NATIONAL FORENSICS CHAMPIONSHIP.

  Expenses $9,283,599 · Revenue $694,178

• AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES CONSISTS, FOR THE MOST PART, OF THE UNIVERSITY DINING COMMONS (CAFETERIA), THE RESIDENCE HALLS, CONFERENCE CENTER, AND THE JANE AND KEN MEYER WELLNESS AND SPORTS CENTER. THE DINING COMMONS IS THE MAIN FACILITY FOR PROVIDING MEALS TO STUDENTS. THE MARKETPLACE SERVES BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER SIX DAYS PER WEEK, AND BRUNCH AND DINNER ON SUNDAYS. IN ADDITION TO THE MARKETPLACE, THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A CONVENIENCE STORE STYLE SHOP CALLED THE CORNER MARKET, A COFFEE AND SANDWICH SHOP CALLED CRAFT COFFEE AND DELI-CRAFT, AND A SHAKE SMART LOCATION. CAMPUS HOUSING IS AVAILABLE FOR NON-MARRIED, FULL-TIME STUDENTS ON THE BOLIVAR CAMPUS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT HOUSING FACILITIES, INCLUDING RESIDENCE HALLS AND APARTMENTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)RESIDENCE FACILITIES ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES CALLED RESIDENT DIRECTORS AND STUDENTS EMPLOYED TO SERVE AS RESIDENT ASSISTANTS (RAS). THE RAS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ACTIVITIES, INFORMING RESIDENTS OF DORM POLICIES, AND HELPING STUDENTS GROW SPIRITUALLY AND SOCIALLY. THE CONFERENCE CENTER PROVIDES GENERAL SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S CAMPS FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS GENERALLY FOCUS ON CHRISTIAN GROWTH EMPHASES, ATHLETIC/ ACADEMIC GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, OR BOTH. THEY HELP TO INTRODUCE FUTURE STUDENT PROSPECTS TO THE UNIVERSITY. THE JANE AND KEN MEYER WELLNESS AND SPORTS CENTER IS A FACILITY THAT PROVIDES A HEALTHY AND MOTIVATING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF, AND OTHERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN WELLNESS AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES. THE CENTER INCLUDES A FITNESS AREA WITH STRENGTH TRAINING AND CARDIO MACHINES, RACQUETBALL COURTS, SWIMMING POOL, GYMNASIUM WITH THREE COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL COURTS, A RUNNING/WALKING TRACK, CLIMBING WALL, AND SPORTS CAFE.

  Expenses $8,620,932 · Revenue $6,233,790

• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

  Expenses $2,545,185 · Revenue $1,652,092

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $56,069,214

  Expenses

  $58,035,122

  Contributions

  $3,188,582

  Grants paid

  $16,405,256

• 2023

  Revenue

  $39,844,457

  Expenses

  $43,509,810

  Contributions

  $2,867,272

  Grants paid

  $1,204,749

• 2022

  Revenue

  $46,069,587

  Expenses

  $43,580,435

  Contributions

  $12,478,699

  Grants paid

  $1,650,128

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2024 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2023 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2022 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $47,144,070

  Expenses

  $43,573,928

  Assets (EOY)

  $91,333,460

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $51,495,664

  Expenses

  $43,688,022

  Assets (EOY)

  $96,124,311

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $46,827,331

  Expenses

  $45,641,975

  Assets (EOY)

  $80,966,363

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $46,032,683

  Expenses

  $46,008,980

  Assets (EOY)

  $84,349,539

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $45,934,846

  Expenses

  $45,330,978

  Assets (EOY)

  $85,003,677

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2022

Tax period

1 June 2022 to 31 May 2023

Principal officer

Scott Moats

Mailing address

1600 University AvenueBolivar MO 65613

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• LOYAL HEIGHTS MANOR

  $500,000

  2024 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS MISSION.

• GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC

  $130,500

  2024 · EDUCATION

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC

  $103,194

  2023 · SPECIFIC PROGRAM

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC

  $79,729

  2022 · SPECIFIC PROGRAM

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC

  $67,500

  2024 · SPECIFIC PROGRAM

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $46,460

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC

  $35,000

  2023 · EDUCATION

• NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

  $25,478

  2024 · Grants

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC

  $24,000

  2022 · SPECIFIC PROGRAM

• NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

  $21,728

  2023 · Grants

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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