Guilford College

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Greensboro, NC501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 56-0529982

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To provide a transformative, practical, and excellent liberal arts education that produces critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse environment, guided by quaker testimonies of community, equality, integrity, peace and simplicity and emphasizing the creative problem solving skills, experience, enthusiasm, and international perspectives necessary to promote positive change in the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 46 volunteers and 761 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $990K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71.5M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
-93% vs prior year
Spent
$6.4M
To programs
61%
Net assets
$117.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2025▼ -93%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$47.4M
FY2021$58.7M
FY2022$54.6M
FY2023$61.9M
FY2024$81.9M
FY2025$63.5M
FY2025$4.4M
Expenses
$6.4M
FY2025▼ -90%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$53.0M
FY2021$46.2M
FY2022$48.4M
FY2023$73.1M
FY2024$76.7M
FY2025$64.6M
FY2025$6.4M
Net assets
$117.4M
FY2025▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$118.6M
FY2021$143.8M
FY2022$137.1M
FY2023$122.8M
FY2024$114.2M
FY2025$119.4M
FY2025$117.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 1975.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $3.9M Management & general 37% · $2.4M Fundraising 3% · $161K

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

29 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Kyle Farmbry’s $247K as President is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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
Kyle Farmbry$247,194$340,284$218,685———
Jane K Fernandes—————$306,614
Barbara Lawrence———$145,341$206,308$185,412
Len Sippel————$158,539$197,451
Benjamin Durant———$56,877$190,883$114,993
Frank Boyd———$106,840$169,007$185,626
Jane Fernandes———$185,169——
Ara Serjoie———$53,498$180,492$165,820

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 a transformative, Quaker-guided liberal arts education to diverse undergraduate and graduate students, including incarcerated individuals, emphasizing critical thinking and creative problem-solving.

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1 program service account for $3.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provided educational opportunities for 972 students at the undergraduate level. Guilford has a diverse study body that includes traditional, transfer audit and early college students. In addition, there's the wiser justice program, which provides incarcerated individuals the opportunity to earn college credits by taking courses taught by…

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $96.3M · 2019–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$46,936
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,760,265
Unitemized GrantFY2023$25,815,427
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,085,501
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,368,446
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,862,290
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,814,189
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,708,073
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,927,595
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,938,930

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$727K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$612K
Money outPt IX
$6.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Fundraisingcol D$161K
Owns and owesPt X
$117.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$188.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$409K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$284K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$612K
Investment incomeLn 3$727K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Gains on assetsLn 7$629K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$6.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$76.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91.5M
Other assetsLn 15$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$188.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71.5M
Net assetsLn 32$117.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5761
VolunteersI 646
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.4M$6.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$80.9M$76.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90.8M$91.5M
Total assetsLn 16$195.0M$188.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75.6M$71.5M
Net assetsLn 32$119.4M$117.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$47K$47K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$89K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$802K$629K$135K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$291K$218K$61K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$168K$124K$38K$6K
InterestLn 20$1.7M$1.3M$396K$55K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$1.0M$22K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$556K$1.9M$43K
All other expensesLn 24e−$291K−$291K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.4M$3.9M$2.4M$161K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $63.5M$64.6M−$1.1M$119.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $81.9M$76.7M$5.2M$114.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $61.9M$73.1M−$11.2M$122.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $54.6M$48.4M$6.2M$137.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $58.7M$46.2M$12.5M$143.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $47.4M$53.0M−$5.6M$118.6M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,421,830 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$408,950
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,625,149
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$284,111
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,034,099
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $611,936$611,936
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $98,395$98,395
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $628,938$628,938
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $48,462$48,462
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $660,398 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $727,333$4,421,830
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,416,719 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $46,936$46,936
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $89,162$89,162
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $629,066 · Management $135,417 · Fundraising $37,978$802,461
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $218,302 · Management $61,498 · Fundraising $11,003$290,803
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $20,000$20,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $124,244 · Management $37,520 · Fundraising $6,250$168,014
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,277,487 · Management $395,865 · Fundraising $55,317$1,728,669
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,032,107 · Management $22,299 · Fundraising $7,433$1,061,839
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $556,266 · Management $1,900,282 · Fundraising $42,974$2,499,522
IX-24e All other expensesManagement −$290,687−$290,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,884,408 · Management $2,371,356 · Fundraising $160,955$6,416,719
Part X · Balance sheet $188,889,267 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $6,599,146; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,625$1,625
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,403,939$6,512,216
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,252,369$2,260,962
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $391,980$665,175
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $25,670$25,670
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $282,613$446,186
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $90,767,188$91,460,159
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $58,476,534$54,334,415
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $22,469,534$22,469,534
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,112,587$4,114,179
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $194,966,573$188,889,267
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,611,978$1,178,841
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $216,923$460,370
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $59,248,388$59,255,019
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,182,854$5,759,244
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,556,448$71,537,582
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,303,054$28,244,614
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $89,107,071$89,107,071
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,410,125$117,351,685
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $194,966,573$188,889,267
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,351,685 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,421,830
XI-2 Total expenses$6,416,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,994,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,410,125
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$63,551
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$117,351,685

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