Davis & Elkins College: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 55-0357021)

Mr Chris a Wood’s $252K as President is at the 53rd 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
Mr Chris a Wood	$251,950	$233,997	$225,911	$235,200	$232,107	$230,306
Rosemary M Thomas	—	$149,531	$148,084	$141,000	$138,894	$138,000
Diana L White	$143,571	—	—	—	—	—
Robert J Phillips	$113,750	$126,400	$120,164	$127,000	$123,025	$119,500
Scott D Goodard	$110,500	$107,238	$106,106	$96,000	$91,025	$90,000
Jennifer S Riggleman	$96,366	—	—	—	—	—
Robert O Hardman	—	$94,610	$92,870	$91,000	$91,505	$87,869
Katherine M Garlick	$80,480	—	—	—	—	—

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 · $29.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Education

Provide higher education to students.

$29.2Mprogram 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

West Virginia Emulation Endowment TrustFY2025$24K

Allen C Nydegger TrustFY2025$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

Grants paid · 11 grants · $67.8M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,819,407

Unitemized GrantFY2024$186,884

Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,001,923

Unitemized GrantFY2023$184,027

Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,922,062

Unitemized GrantFY2022$198,872

Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,731,045

Unitemized GrantFY2021$195,956

Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,329,940

Unitemized GrantFY2020$124,768

Unitemized GrantFY2019$132,637

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$52.6M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.1M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$4.2M

Money outPt IX

$33.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$29.2M

Managementcol C$3.4M

Fundraisingcol D$651K

Owns and owesPt X

$110.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M

Total assetsLn 16$113.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

32

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a27

IndependentVI 1b26

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22.5M

Government grantsLn 1e$3.9M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$164K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$4.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$704K

Gains on assetsLn 7$3.3M

Total revenueLn 12$52.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$53.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33.2M

Other assetsLn 15$3.3M

Total assetsLn 16$113.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M

Net assetsLn 32$110.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5629

VolunteersI 60

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	$2.2M	$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$42.0M	$53.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$30.8M	$33.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$85.0M	$113.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$4.3M	$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$80.7M	$110.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$13.5M	$13.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$881K	$395K	$275K	$211K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$7.2M	$6.3M	$712K	$233K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$251K	$205K	$40K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.2M	$852K	$324K	$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$513K	$481K	$14K	$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$232K		$232K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$110K		$110K
Office expensesLn 13	$1.6M	$1.5M	$170K	$11K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.1M	$986K	$63K	$7K
TravelLn 17	$167K	$162K	$3K	$2K
InterestLn 20	$47K	$32K	$8K	$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.3M	$2.0M	$192K	$58K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4.1M	$2.8M	$1.2M	$49K
All other expensesLn 24e	$120K	$25K	$84K	$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$33.3M	$29.2M	$3.4M	$651K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$37.0M	$40.3M	−$3.3M	$125.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$37.9M	$39.1M	−$1.2M	$125.7M	990 PDF
FY2023	$55.4M	$37.2M	$18.2M	$120.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$34.4M	$34.6M	−$241K	$99.7M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$52.6M	$33.3M	$19.3M	$110.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$39.1M	$35.5M	$3.6M	$80.7M	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

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Part I · Summary $52,569,179 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,079,198$22,544,634

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,930,947$25,129,221

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,795,453$4,191,646

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $291,736$703,678

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,097,334$52,569,179

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,265,401$13,454,708

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,833,642$10,089,698

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,373,415$9,719,337

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $35,472,458$33,263,743

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,624,876$19,305,436

Part VI · Governance 26 of 27 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27

VI-1b Independent voting members26

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 $52,569,179 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$3,854,476

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,690,158

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$164,264

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,544,634

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,098,914 · Unrelated business $30,307$25,129,221

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $921,383$921,383

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,270,263$3,270,263

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $703,678$703,678

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,802,592 · Unrelated business $30,307 · Excluded from tax $4,191,646$52,569,179

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,263,743 across 15 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,454,708$13,454,708

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $394,526 · Management $275,433 · Fundraising $210,905$880,864

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,288,779 · Management $711,872 · Fundraising $232,640$7,233,291

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $205,014 · Management $39,575 · Fundraising $6,153$250,742

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $851,778 · Management $324,284 · Fundraising $36,006$1,212,068

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $481,092 · Management $13,844 · Fundraising $17,797$512,733

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $231,500$231,500

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $110,482$110,482

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,450,733 · Management $170,319 · Fundraising $11,182$1,632,234

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $986,318 · Management $63,185 · Fundraising $7,409$1,056,912

IX-17 TravelPrograms $161,552 · Management $2,705 · Fundraising $2,494$166,751

IX-20 InterestPrograms $31,573 · Management $8,011 · Fundraising $7,540$47,124

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,005,651 · Management $191,797 · Fundraising $58,400$2,255,848

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,846,460 · Management $1,202,809 · Fundraising $49,112$4,098,381

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,261 · Management $83,655 · Fundraising $11,189$120,105

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,183,445 · Management $3,429,471 · Fundraising $650,827$33,263,743

Part X · Balance sheet $113,637,613 assets, 17 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $34,635; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,151,687$2,749,694

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,427,798$19,942,747

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,474,870$1,052,516

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $62,246$51,106

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,845,786$33,223,764

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $39,957,878$52,787,120

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,060,623$533,265

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,929,248$3,262,766

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $85,047,985$113,637,613

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,281,613$1,725,125

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $393,985$342,485

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $740,559$243,803

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,315,844$3,094,575

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $31,746,384$40,574,446

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $48,985,757$69,968,592

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,732,141$110,543,038

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $85,047,985$113,637,613

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $110,543,038 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$52,569,179

XI-2 Total expenses$33,263,743

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,305,436

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,732,141

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,708,152

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$797,309

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$110,543,038

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

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