Doane University FY2021 filing

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Crete, NE501(c)(3)Since 1872Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 47-0377991

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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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$25.0M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
$66.5M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$66.6M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$203.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$66.5M
FY2021▼ -19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$82.5M
FY2021$66.5M
FY2022$62.9M
FY2023$86.2M
FY2024$63.1M
FY2025$67.4M
Expenses
$66.6M
FY2021▲ +0.7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$66.1M
FY2021$66.6M
FY2022$70.3M
FY2023$70.4M
FY2024$75.4M
FY2025$80.2M
Net assets
$203.1M
FY2021▲ +20%
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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $59.5M Management & general 9% · $6.1M Fundraising 1% · $929K

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

43 people listed on the 990; $1.3M 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
$287,420Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, VP Finance and
$203,210Pt VII · Sec A
$173,400Pt VII · Sec A
Dean College of Profession
$129,350Pt VII · Sec A
$121,610Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Institutional Advancement
$120,459Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Enrollment and Student Experience
$119,333Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
$117,008Pt 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

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

  • 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 · FY2020
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.

$41.8Mprogram expense
02

Student Services

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

$9.3Mprogram 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.

$3.4Mprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$66.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.9M
Money outPt IX
$66.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$59.5M
Managementcol C$6.1M
Fundraisingcol D$929K
Owns and owesPt X
$203.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.7M
Total assetsLn 16$228.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
43
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$539K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$211K
Gains on assetsLn 7$281K
Total revenueLn 12$66.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$18.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$146.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58.6M
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$228.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.0M
Net assetsLn 32$203.1M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.8M$18.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$117.3M$146.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59.3M$58.6M
Total assetsLn 16$195.7M$228.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.7M$25.0M
Net assetsLn 32$169.9M$203.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$23.6M$23.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$618K$618K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21.2M$18.7M$1.9M$591K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$758K$667K$59K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.4M$2.0M$279K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.3M$148K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$53K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$130K$14K$116K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$126K$126K
Investment management feesLn 11f$651K$651K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.0M$1.3M$697K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$595K$121K$471K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2.0M$1.9M$128K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$1.1M$1.0M$58K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$1.9M$1.6M$327K$975
TravelLn 17$653K$616K$25K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$31K$2K
InterestLn 20$562K$550K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.8M$3.5M$333K
InsuranceLn 23$177K$155K$18K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.4M$2.2M$195K
All other expensesLn 24e$320K$222K$84K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$66.6M$59.5M$6.1M$929K

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 Viewing $66.5M$66.6M−$18K$203.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $66,548,317 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,445 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,667
VIII-1e Government grants$3,146,714
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,259,825
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$538,993
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,426,206
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,037,795$56,037,795
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $120,547 · Excluded from tax $2,458,309$2,578,856
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $150,973$150,973
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $280,805$280,805
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,172$12,172
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $48,065$48,065
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,085,860 · Unrelated business $120,547 · Excluded from tax $2,915,704$66,548,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $66,565,866 across 22 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $23,641,736$23,641,736
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $617,899$617,899
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,714,703 · Management $1,876,319 · Fundraising $590,953$21,181,975
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $667,225 · Management $58,918 · Fundraising $31,820$757,963
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,021,269 · Management $278,626 · Fundraising $59,942$2,359,837
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,326,133 · Management $148,179 · Fundraising $41,845$1,516,157
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $53,211$53,211
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,990 · Management $115,900$129,890
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $125,868$125,868
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $651,110$651,110
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,293,316 · Management $696,617 · Fundraising $18,121$2,008,054
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $120,642 · Management $470,687 · Fundraising $3,954$595,283
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,889,460 · Management $127,510 · Fundraising $19,293$2,036,263
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,011,596 · Management $57,684 · Fundraising $4,930$1,074,210
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,557,990 · Management $327,091 · Fundraising $975$1,886,056
IX-17 TravelPrograms $615,610 · Management $25,171 · Fundraising $12,049$652,830
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31,063 · Management $1,578$32,641
IX-20 InterestPrograms $550,361 · Management $12,023$562,384
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,496,330 · Management $332,623$3,828,953
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $154,595 · Management $18,353 · Fundraising $4,417$177,365
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,160,406 · Management $195,320$2,355,726
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $221,941 · Management $83,764 · Fundraising $14,750$320,455
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $59,488,366 · Management $6,148,583 · Fundraising $928,917$66,565,866
Part X · Balance sheet $228,017,136 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $583,530; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,795,599$18,728,741
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $528,985$543,839
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,269,332$2,202,633
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $576,095$157,912
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,311,751$58,576,996
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,653,856$6,290,465
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $112,684,820$139,751,357
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,113,457$1,181,663
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $195,656,301$228,017,136
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,128,126$3,600,559
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,505,903$2,155,554
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $19,439,563$17,605,435
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $841,674$851,883
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,747,356$24,958,267
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $69,858,590$75,076,481
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,050,355$127,982,388
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $169,908,945$203,058,869
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $195,656,301$228,017,136
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $203,058,869 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$66,548,317
XI-2 Total expenses$66,565,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,549
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$169,908,945
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$33,167,473
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$203,058,869

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