Doane University FY2020 filing

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Crete, NE501(c)(3)Since 1872Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 47-0377991Revenue $82.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSdoane.edu1014 Boswell Ave, 68333-2421 · Crete, NETax-exempt since Feb 1931School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Doane University creates distinctive educational experiences, immersed in the liberal arts, to prepare our students for careers and lives grounded in inquiry, ethics, and a commitment to lead and serve in the global community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $48K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $189K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25.7M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
33
of 35 voting members
Looks good: 33 of 35 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$82.5M
Spent
$66.1M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$169.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$82.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$82.5M
FY2021$66.5M
FY2022$62.9M
FY2023$86.2M
FY2024$63.1M
FY2025$67.4M
Expenses
$66.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$66.1M
FY2021$66.6M
FY2022$70.3M
FY2023$70.4M
FY2024$75.4M
FY2025$80.2M
Net assets
$169.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$169.9M
FY2021$203.1M
FY2022$186.6M
FY2023$206.9M
FY2024$202.8M
FY2025$198.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1931.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $58.4M Management & general 10% · $6.7M Fundraising 1% · $957K

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

42 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$292,798Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, VP Finance and
$202,973Pt VII · Sec A
$173,117Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enrollment Svcs & Marketing
$133,583Pt VII · Sec A
VP Information Technology
$131,858Pt VII · Sec A
Dean College of Professional Studies
$128,103Pt VII · Sec A
Professor of Education
$122,908Pt VII · Sec A
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A

Roger Hughes PHD’s $326K as President is at the 70th 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
Roger Hughes PHD$326,077$313,320$284,283$197,598——
Jacque Carter PHD———$309,844$287,420$292,798
Linda Scholting CPA$220,850—————
Linda Scholtling CPA—$211,191————
Linda Scholting——$205,362$75,778——
Julie Schmidt————$203,210$202,973
Lorie Cook-Benjamin$174,420$170,484$161,176$140,529——
Paul Savory PHD————$173,400$173,117

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides distinctive liberal arts educational experiences and residential campus services to prepare students for careers, ethical leadership, and service in a global community.

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3 programs · $54.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Instructional Services

Doane university provides instructional services through undergratuate, pre-professional, graduate and advanced degrees through its college of arts and sciences, college of business, college of education, college of professional studies, and school integrative learning.

$41.0Mprogram expense
02

Student Services

Includes admissions, registrar, student health, counseling, financial aid, career development, athletics and recreation, and student leadership.

$9.2Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary Enterprises

The university residence halls, campus activity center, and bookstore are the primary auxiliary enterprises serving the residential campus. Six residence halls provide housing for approximately 700 crete campus students.

$4.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $144.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,676,037
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,690,522
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,217,071
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,832,528
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,287,851
Unitemized GrantFY2020$23,641,736
Unitemized GrantFY2019$22,145,284

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$82.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$20.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Money outPt IX
$66.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$58.4M
Managementcol C$6.7M
Fundraisingcol D$957K
Owns and owesPt X
$169.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.8M
Total assetsLn 16$195.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$20.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$117K
Gains on assetsLn 7$18.1M
Total revenueLn 12$82.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$13.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$117.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59.3M
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$195.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.7M
Net assetsLn 32$169.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,093
VolunteersI 638
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.2M$13.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$119.7M$117.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61.4M$59.3M
Total assetsLn 16$198.1M$195.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26.0M$25.7M
Net assetsLn 32$172.1M$169.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22.1M$22.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$538K$538K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22.1M$19.5M$1.9M$643K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$789K$693K$66K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.5M$2.0M$447K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.4M$161K$43K
Legal feesLn 11b$48K$48K
Accounting feesLn 11c$69K$69K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$105K$105K
Investment management feesLn 11f$520K$520K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.8M$1.2M$515K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$614K$77K$532K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2.0M$1.9M$70K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$696K$644K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$1.8M$709K$1.1M$3K
TravelLn 17$1.0M$963K$36K$36K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$123K$109K$14K
InterestLn 20$634K$634K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.5M$3.3M$244K
InsuranceLn 23$160K$141K$15K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.0M$2.8M$184K
All other expensesLn 24e$402K$265K$135K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$66.1M$58.4M$6.7M$957K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $67.4M$80.2M−$12.8M$198.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $63.1M$75.4M−$12.2M$202.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $86.2M$70.4M$15.8M$206.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $62.9M$70.3M−$7.5M$186.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $66.5M$66.6M−$18K$203.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $82.5M$66.1M$16.5M$169.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $82,544,350 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,970,475$6,656,968
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,635,681$55,351,027
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,607,843$20,419,831
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $351,238$116,524
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $70,565,237$82,544,350
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $19,669,832$22,145,284
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,558,416$27,487,809
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $116,071$104,730
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,387,052$16,346,316
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $63,731,371$66,084,139
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,833,866$16,460,211
Part VI · Governance 33 of 35 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body35
VI-1b Independent voting members33
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $82,544,350 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $84,206 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,236
VIII-1e Government grants$3,530,469
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,114,263
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,585
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,656,968
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,351,027$55,351,027
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $4,039 · Excluded from tax $2,238,396$2,242,435
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $24,743$24,743
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $18,129,687$18,129,687
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,150$20,150
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35,134$35,134
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,386,161 · Unrelated business −$4,197 · Excluded from tax $20,505,418$82,544,350
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $66,084,139 across 22 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,145,284$22,145,284
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $537,702$537,702
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,520,696 · Management $1,938,500 · Fundraising $643,352$22,102,548
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $692,611 · Management $66,256 · Fundraising $30,050$788,917
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,959,606 · Management $446,539 · Fundraising $63,280$2,469,425
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,384,374 · Management $161,472 · Fundraising $43,371$1,589,217
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $47,844$47,844
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $68,600$68,600
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $104,730$104,730
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $519,808$519,808
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,231,625 · Management $514,738 · Fundraising $7,759$1,754,122
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $77,144 · Management $532,077 · Fundraising $4,527$613,748
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,895,511 · Management $69,860 · Fundraising $14,548$1,979,919
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $644,111 · Management $51,853$695,964
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $709,350 · Management $1,109,565 · Fundraising $2,924$1,821,839
IX-17 TravelPrograms $963,145 · Management $36,042 · Fundraising $36,266$1,035,453
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $108,874 · Management $14,417$123,291
IX-20 InterestPrograms $633,582$633,582
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,296,041 · Management $243,815$3,539,856
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $140,725 · Management $14,903 · Fundraising $3,989$159,617
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,766,218 · Management $184,430$2,950,648
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $264,906 · Management $135,134 · Fundraising $1,985$402,025
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $58,433,803 · Management $6,693,555 · Fundraising $956,781$66,084,139
Part X · Balance sheet $195,656,301 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $722,406; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,166,928$13,795,599
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $723,483$528,985
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,525,150$2,269,332
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $447,143$576,095
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $61,442,656$59,311,751
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $99,340,781$4,653,856
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $20,311,132$112,684,820
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,140,808$1,113,457
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $198,061,374$195,656,301
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,010,715$2,128,126
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,822,418$2,505,903
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $20,270,715$19,439,563
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $886,370$841,674
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,990,827$25,747,356
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $69,715,707$69,858,590
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $102,354,840$100,050,355
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $172,070,547$169,908,945
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $198,061,374$195,656,301
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,908,945 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$82,544,350
XI-2 Total expenses$66,084,139
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,460,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$172,070,547
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$18,621,813
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,908,945

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