Cox College

IRS exemption revoked

Springfield, MOHigher education institutionSince 2015 EIN 47-5148345Revenue $12.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRScoxcollege.edu1423 N Jefferson · Springfield, MO

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Cox College is a private, non-profit single purpose College accredited to provide academic programming in a variety of allied health fields.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 94 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 10% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$874K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.1M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$10.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$12.1M
FY2021▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.6M
FY2021$12.1M
Expenses
$10.9M
FY2021▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.2M
FY2021$10.9M
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.4M
FY2021$0

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

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on February 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $8.9M Management & general 18% · $2.0M

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

24 people listed on the 990; $874K 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
President
$186,783Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Business and Finance
$129,291Pt VII · Sec A
VP Student Affairs
$122,282Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Professor
$118,023Pt VII · Sec A
VP Student Nursing
$113,520Pt VII · Sec A
Chair & Assistant Professor
$102,485Pt VII · Sec A
Department Chair & Professor
$101,472Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Amy Demelo$186,783$182,135
Jayne Bullard$129,291$119,663
Sonya Hayter$122,282$122,283
Jaclyn Curnutt$118,023$118,022
Amy Townsend$113,520$113,520
Michelle Masengill$102,485$102,485
Amy Vaughan$101,472$101,472

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

Educates students in various allied health fields.

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3 programs · $8.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Instruction

Expenses were incurred to provide academic instruction programs, including tutorial and PREPARATORY/REMEDIAL instruction. Fall 2021 had solid enrollment of 956 students from 30 different states and a total of 10,046 credit hours.

$7.6Mprogram expense
02

Student services-expenses incurred were for admissions, registrar, financial aid, and other services designed to contribute to the student's emotional and physical well-being, and to HIS/HER intellectual, cultural, and social development.

$782Kprogram expense
03

Academic Support

Support services expense for the college's primary mission which includes academic administration, support personnel, and advising. Asr had a 95% pass rate on the arrtradiography exam, MSN has a 91% pass rate on the aanp-fpn licensure exam, and msot had a 97% pass rate on nbcot otr.

$470Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$319,110
Unitemized GrantFY2020$283,781
Unitemized GrantFY2019$398,248
Unitemized GrantFY2019$175,650

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$10.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.9M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Government grantsLn 1e$541K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$12.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 594
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$10.1M$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.0M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$956K$0
Total assetsLn 16$17.5M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M$0
Net assetsLn 32$11.4M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$603K$603K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$346K$346K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.3M$4.4M$870K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$209K$175K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$871K$701K$170K
Payroll taxesLn 10$397K$313K$84K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$697K$600K$97K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$95K$82K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$189K$163K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$418K$360K$58K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$692K$596K$96K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$10K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$185K$159K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$25K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$822K$708K$114K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.9M$8.9M$2.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $12.1M$10.9M$1.2M$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $13.6M$12.2M$1.5M$11.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $12,064,783 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $272,924$708,403
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,247,093$11,321,876
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60,176$27,759
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,803$6,745
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,611,996$12,064,783
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $573,898$602,891
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,182,468$7,120,449
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,397,569$3,187,821
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,153,935$10,911,161
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,458,061$1,153,622
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $12,064,783 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,745 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$85,476
VIII-1e Government grants$540,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,027
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$708,403
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,321,876$11,321,876
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,759$27,759
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,321,876 · Excluded from tax $34,504$12,064,783
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,911,161 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $602,891$602,891
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $346,246$346,246
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,427,035 · Management $870,471$5,297,506
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $174,722 · Management $34,617$209,339
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $700,685 · Management $169,840$870,525
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $312,954 · Management $83,879$396,833
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,605$6,605
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,469$34,469
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $600,317 · Management $96,534$696,851
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $81,528 · Management $13,110$94,638
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $162,927 · Management $26,198$189,125
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $359,817 · Management $57,860$417,677
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $596,123 · Management $95,859$691,982
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,244 · Management $1,165$8,409
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,170 · Management $1,635$11,805
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $159,188 · Management $25,598$184,786
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,492 · Management $4,099$29,591
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $708,029 · Management $113,854$821,883
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,929,122 · Management $1,982,039 · Fundraising $0$10,911,161
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,053,005$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,001,206$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,328,030$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $201,633$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $955,787$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $4,974,396$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,514,057$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $973,943$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,681,062$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,416,738$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,071,743$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,467,918$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,974,396$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,442,314$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,514,057$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,064,783
XI-2 Total expenses$10,911,161
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,153,622
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,442,314
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$12,595,936
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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