Columbia College: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 43-0655867)

David Russell’s $386K as President is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Scott Dalrymple	—	—	—	$633,535	$913,469	$553,822
David Russell	$385,944	$408,021	$421,559	$363,410	—	—
Kevin Palmer	—	—	—	—	—	$270,172
Piyusha Singh	—	$189,224	$232,941	$228,288	$223,021	$236,692
Sandra Hamar	$222,801	$214,038	$121,202	—	—	—
Mark Falkowski	—	—	—	—	—	$203,703
Shadel Hamilton	—	$200,240	—	—	—	—
Michael Lyman	—	—	—	—	—	$192,094

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $80.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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The college provided undergraduate and graduate course work to 10,883 students during the year through online and in-seat classes offered at the main campus located in columbia, missouri and through 35 campuses located throughout the united states.

$80.9Mprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Folds of Honor FoundationFY2025$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $67.8M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,301,097

Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,519,552

Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,370,041

Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,967,847

Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,553,789

Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,125,394

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$94.7M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$72.7M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$7.1M

Money outPt IX

$86.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$80.9M

Managementcol C$4.8M

Fundraisingcol D$1.2M

Owns and owesPt X

$281.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.0M

Total assetsLn 16$294.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$12.9M

PeoplePt VI, VII

31

listed · VII A

PaidVII A12

Voting boardVI 1a18

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$13.9M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$72.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$7.1M

Gains on assetsLn 7$6.9M

Total revenueLn 12$94.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$36K

SavingsLn 2$13.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.0M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$193.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80.0M

Other assetsLn 15$88K

Total assetsLn 16$294.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$12.9M

Net assetsLn 32$281.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51,538

VolunteersI 630

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$6.6M	$13.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$153.2M	$193.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$82.1M	$80.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$253.4M	$294.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$16.5M	$12.9M
Net assetsLn 32	$236.9M	$281.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$10.6M	$10.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$2.7M	$817K	$1.7M	$183K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$151K	$151K	$0	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$36.7M	$35.3M	$789K	$597K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1.2M	$1.1M	$56K	$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$4.4M	$4.2M	$178K	$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$2.8M	$2.6M	$131K	$54K
Legal feesLn 11b	$234K	$0	$234K	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$89K	$0	$89K	$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$488K	$0	$488K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.0M	$797K	$191K	$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2.9M	$2.9M	$3K	$9K
Office expensesLn 13	$402K	$269K	$95K	$38K
Information technologyLn 14	$4.0M	$3.9M	$94K	$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15	$146K	$146K	$0	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$3.2M	$3.1M	$47K	$48K
TravelLn 17	$382K	$379K	$2K	$578
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$90K	$71K	$16K	$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$6.1M	$5.9M	$58K	$53K
InsuranceLn 23	$645K	$535K	$97K	$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$8.5M	$8.2M	$280K	$43K
All other expensesLn 24e	$234K	$0	$234K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$86.9M	$80.9M	$4.8M	$1.2M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$69.1M	$84.4M	−$15.3M	$221.9M	990 PDF
FY2024	$74.1M	$90.3M	−$16.2M	$227.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$72.0M	$91.3M	−$19.3M	$241.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$84.6M	$98.5M	−$14.0M	$256.0M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$94.7M	$86.9M	$7.8M	$281.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$90.7M	$101.6M	−$10.9M	$236.9M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $94,677,495 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,706,601$15,136,030

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $83,421,847$72,661,290

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,672,134$7,067,288

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$98,917−$187,113

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $90,701,665$94,677,495

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,125,394$10,553,789

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $55,652,583$47,933,644

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $35,798,289$28,396,043

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $101,576,266$86,883,476

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,874,601$7,794,019

Part VI · Governance 15 of 18 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18

VI-1b Independent voting members15

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $94,677,495 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $81,250 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,573

VIII-1e Government grants$13,908,093

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,201,364

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,136,030

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $72,580,040 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$72,580,040

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $138,951$138,951

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$214,897−$214,897

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,928,337$6,928,337

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$22,082−$22,082

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $49,866 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$49,866

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,711,156 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,830,309$94,677,495

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $86,883,476 across 22 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,553,789$10,553,789

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $817,232 · Management $1,695,226 · Fundraising $183,463$2,695,921

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $151,138 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$151,138

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,302,721 · Management $789,293 · Fundraising $597,007$36,689,021

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,087,320 · Management $56,072 · Fundraising $45,823$1,189,215

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,184,589 · Management $177,785 · Fundraising $64,355$4,426,729

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,596,131 · Management $131,183 · Fundraising $54,306$2,781,620

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $233,516 · Fundraising $0$233,516

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $89,450 · Fundraising $0$89,450

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $488,127 · Fundraising $0$488,127

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $796,864 · Management $190,681 · Fundraising $29,459$1,017,004

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,874,932 · Management $3,191 · Fundraising $8,566$2,886,689

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $269,385 · Management $95,336 · Fundraising $37,765$402,486

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,880,352 · Management $94,315 · Fundraising $2,440$3,977,107

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $145,678 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$145,678

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,112,338 · Management $47,122 · Fundraising $48,344$3,207,804

IX-17 TravelPrograms $378,918 · Management $2,327 · Fundraising $578$381,823

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $71,291 · Management $15,773 · Fundraising $3,256$90,320

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,941,593 · Management $58,244 · Fundraising $52,785$6,052,622

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $535,362 · Management $96,752 · Fundraising $12,900$645,014

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,220,515 · Management $280,361 · Fundraising $43,481$8,544,357

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $234,046 · Fundraising $0$234,046

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,920,148 · Management $4,778,800 · Fundraising $1,184,528$86,883,476

Part X · Balance sheet $294,222,533 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,407$35,715

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,529,310$12,958,653

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,358,259$2,581,690

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,434,160$3,489,257

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $97,173$97,572

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,573,977$1,451,715

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $82,074,525$80,028,707

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,063,695$7,539,414

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $149,102,890$185,952,051

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,759$87,759

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $253,355,155$294,222,533

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,290,428$8,075,795

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,985,602$2,848,083

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $813,787$759,493

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,489,817$12,883,371

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $212,339,719$251,803,888

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,525,619$29,535,274

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $236,865,338$281,339,162

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $253,355,155$294,222,533

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $281,339,162 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$94,677,495

XI-2 Total expenses$86,883,476

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,794,019

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$236,865,338

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$36,693,505

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$13,700

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$281,339,162

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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