Drury University is an independent university, church-related, grounded in the liberal arts tradition and committed to personalized education in a community of scholars who value the arts of teaching and learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.8M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.9M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.8M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $90.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $17K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48.4M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 31 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$78.4M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$73.6M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$157.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$78.4M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$81.4M
FY2021$78.4M
FY2022$75.7M
FY2023$114.8M
FY2024$89.4M
FY2025$90.6M
Expenses
$73.6M
FY2021▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$78.3M
FY2021$73.6M
FY2022$79.5M
FY2023$86.0M
FY2024$87.4M
FY2025$90.2M
Net assets
$157.5M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139.1M
FY2021$157.5M
FY2022$146.3M
FY2023$141.1M
FY2024$147.8M
FY2025$148.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1934.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $59.0M Management & general 19% · $13.8M Fundraising 1% · $769K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

66 people listed on the 990; $2.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$313,236Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$195,219Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$169,575Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$161,424Pt VII · Sec A
$157,667Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$153,102Pt VII · Sec A
$142,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$140,104Pt VII · Sec A

Beth Harville’s $188K as EVP of Academic Affairs/Provost is at the 32nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
J Timothy Cloyd PHD———$365,834——
J Timothy Cloyd—$188,931$357,295—$313,236$357,793
Marie Muhvic—$211,300$213,321———
James Wayne Chipman$181,502$177,612$177,623$196,270$195,219$205,475
Beth Harville$188,364$197,372$205,291———
Amy S Amason—————$197,294
Beth Ann Harville———$190,919$169,575$178,500
Jeffrey Frederick$179,362—————

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Provides personalized liberal arts higher education, student housing, dining services, and intercollegiate athletics within a supportive, values-based community of scholars.

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3 programs · $59.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Instruction

Activities that are part of the university's program of instruction that combine professional training with liberal arts education. More than 50 majors are offered through drury that was founded in 1873.

$30.4Mprogram expense
02

Scholarships and Financial Aid to Students

Drury is committed to providing a quality education with lifelong value at an affordable cost. More than 90% of drury students receive some sort of financial aid.

$26.0Mprogram expense
03

Auxillary Enterprises

Activities incurred to provide goods and services to students, faculty and staff and for which fees are charged to cover the approximate costs of the good or service. Includes student housing and food services as the largest components. With intercollegiate athletics and other self support activities.

$2.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$17K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $173.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,889,661
Unitemized GrantFY2023$31,830,560
Unitemized GrantFY2022$29,304,234
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,332,382
Unitemized GrantFY2020$25,951,169
Unitemized GrantFY2019$25,147,330

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$78.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.7M
Money outPt IX
$73.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$59.0M
Managementcol C$13.8M
Fundraisingcol D$769K
Owns and owesPt X
$157.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30.3M
Total assetsLn 16$205.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
66
listed · VII A
PaidVII A20
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$834K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.1M
Total revenueLn 12$78.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20.4M
SavingsLn 2$9.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$90.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69.6M
Total assetsLn 16$205.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.4M
Net assetsLn 32$157.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,319
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20.5M$30.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$85.0M$90.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68.7M$69.6M
Total assetsLn 16$191.8M$205.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52.7M$48.4M
Net assetsLn 32$139.1M$157.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$26.0M$26.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.9M$1.9M$1.9M$200K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.9M$17.4M$2.2M$227K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$21K$4K$459
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.0M$215K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.7M$3.0M$633K$66K
Management feesLn 11a$1.2M$842K$310K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$117K$289$117K
Investment management feesLn 11f$270K$270K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$851K$105K$743K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$733K$452K$220K$61K
Information technologyLn 14$866K$158K$650K$59K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$309K$752K
TravelLn 17$654K$635K$18K$675
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$77K$34K$43K$765
InterestLn 20$1.3M$1.3M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.0M$3.6M$486K
InsuranceLn 23$853K$244K$608K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.7M$2.9M$2.6M$117K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.2M$482K$678K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$73.6M$59.0M$13.8M$769K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $90.6M$90.2M$360K$148.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $89.4M$87.4M$1.9M$147.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $114.8M$86.0M$28.8M$141.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $75.7M$79.5M−$3.7M$146.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $78.4M$73.6M$4.8M$157.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $81.4M$78.3M$3.1M$139.1M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $78,437,855 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,883,922$12,677,288
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $61,539,432$60,228,288
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,224,861$4,698,218
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,771,043$834,061
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,419,258$78,437,855
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,147,330$25,951,169
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,369,751$28,812,339
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,798,126$18,835,780
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $78,315,207$73,599,288
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,104,051$4,838,567
Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members31
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 $78,437,855 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $106,114 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$6,120,704
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,556,584
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,309,522
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,677,288
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,228,288$60,228,288
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,565,673$2,565,673
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $7,412$7,412
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,132,545$2,132,545
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $720,535$720,535
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,194,894 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,565,673$78,437,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $73,599,288 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $25,951,169$25,951,169
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,858,865 · Management $1,888,353 · Fundraising $200,319$3,947,537
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,444,565 · Management $2,223,506 · Fundraising $226,775$19,894,846
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,892 · Management $4,419 · Fundraising $459$25,770
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,018,004 · Management $215,350 · Fundraising $22,366$1,255,720
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,990,237 · Management $632,530 · Fundraising $65,699$3,688,466
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $842,120 · Management $310,114 · Fundraising $7,500$1,159,734
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $20,556 · Management $21,270$41,826
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $289 · Management $116,952$117,241
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $270,426$270,426
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $105,060 · Management $743,100 · Fundraising $3,274$851,434
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $451,992 · Management $219,969 · Fundraising $61,315$733,276
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $157,547 · Management $650,009 · Fundraising $58,534$866,090
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $308,685 · Management $751,624$1,060,309
IX-17 TravelPrograms $635,474 · Management $17,774 · Fundraising $675$653,923
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,568 · Management $42,613 · Fundraising $765$76,946
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,288,008$1,288,008
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,552,488 · Management $486,419$4,038,907
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $244,443 · Management $608,473$852,916
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,928,848 · Management $2,614,581 · Fundraising $116,842$5,660,271
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $481,724 · Management $678,320 · Fundraising $4,429$1,164,473
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $59,046,526 · Management $13,783,810 · Fundraising $768,952$73,599,288
Part X · Balance sheet $205,842,663 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $506,043; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,359,219$20,406,879
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,126,265$9,876,926
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,468,337$7,206,551
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,654,374$6,352,436
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $193,906$163,100
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,719,251$1,339,514
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,668,864$69,597,434
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $67,072,130$69,491,997
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $17,933,412$20,901,783
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $191,842,242$205,842,663
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,844,379$4,346,101
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,651,889$4,373
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,064,928$4,537,763
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,703,662$48,375,800
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,022,022$53,714,091
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $90,116,558$103,752,772
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $139,138,580$157,466,863
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $191,842,242$205,842,663
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $157,466,863 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$78,437,855
XI-2 Total expenses$73,599,288
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,838,567
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$139,138,580
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,489,716
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$157,466,863

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