Morris College FY2021 filing

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Sumter, SC501(c)(3)Since 1911Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 57-6000734Revenue $16.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSmorriscollege.org100 W College St, 29150-3502 · Sumter, SCTax-exempt since Sep 1961School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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THE MISSION OF MORRIS COLLEGE IS TO PRODUCE GRADUATES WHO CAN PURSUE USEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE CAREERS AND IN SO DOING ENHANCE THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE SOCIETY IN WHICH THEY TAKE THEIR PLACES. THAT MISSION IS BEING SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED BY THE THOUSANDS OF MORRIS COLLEGE GRADUATES THROUGHOUT THE NATION WHO ARE CONTINUALLY MAKING SIGNIFICANT Contributions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$452K 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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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 surplus $428K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$452K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $309K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.3M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 31 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.2M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$14.3M
To programs
61%
Net assets
$42.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.2M
FY2021▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.0M
FY2021$16.2M
FY2022$23.4M
FY2023$18.2M
FY2024$19.8M
FY2025$20.6M
Expenses
$14.3M
FY2021▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18.8M
FY2021$14.3M
FY2022$19.7M
FY2023$19.6M
FY2024$20.4M
FY2025$20.9M
Net assets
$42.0M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38.5M
FY2021$42.0M
FY2022$43.7M
FY2023$43.0M
FY2024$43.1M
FY2025$44.1M

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 Sep 1961.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $8.6M Management & general 39% · $5.5M Fundraising 1% · $102K

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

35 people listed on the 990; $452K 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
Highest Compensated Employee
$145,000Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Compensated Employee
$106,144Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Compensated Employee
$100,599Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Business Affairs
$100,308Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mr Radman Ali’s $160K as Chairperson, Natural Science and Mat is at the 19th 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
Dr Leroy Staggers$115,500$165,000$255,000———
Leroy Staggers———$232,175$145,000—
Mr Radman Ali$159,568$160,793————
Dr Said Sewell$146,833—————
Dr Orenthio Goodwin$130,800$121,824————
Jacob E Butler JR———$103,778$106,144$101,552
Radman M Ali————$100,599$103,415
Robert Eaves——$100,308$101,814$100,308—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $8.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Morris college is an accredited, four-year, coeducational, residential, liberal arts institution awarding baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences. The college serves the needs of its students, alumni and community.

$8.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$309K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$524K
Money outPt IX
$14.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.6M
Managementcol C$5.5M
Fundraisingcol D$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$42.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$47.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$524K
Gains on assetsLn 7$283K
Total revenueLn 12$16.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28.3M
Total assetsLn 16$47.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$42.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5342
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.0M$13.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29.0M$28.3M
Total assetsLn 16$45.4M$47.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.9M$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$38.5M$42.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$59K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.3M$3.2M$2.1M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.0M$1.2M$799K
Accounting feesLn 11c$236K$144K$92K
Investment management feesLn 11f$111K$67K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$102K$102K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$673
Office expensesLn 13$442K$269K$172K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$15K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$759K$486K
TravelLn 17$41K$25K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K$21K$13K
InterestLn 20$51K$31K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.5M$917K$587K
InsuranceLn 23$192K$117K$75K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.9M$1.8M$1.1M
All other expensesLn 24e−$82K−$50K−$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.3M$8.6M$5.5M$102K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $20.6M$20.9M−$311K$44.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.8M$20.4M−$597K$43.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.2M$19.6M−$1.4M$43.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $23.4M$19.7M$3.7M$43.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $16.2M$14.3M$2.0M$42.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $18.0M$18.8M−$757K$38.5M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $16,212,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,491,005$9,441,088
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,129,994$6,247,780
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $394,276$524,033
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $18,015,275$16,212,901
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,151,810$7,422,001
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,620,489$6,832,876
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,772,299$14,254,877
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$757,024$1,958,024
Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members31
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $16,212,901 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,421,164
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,019,924
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,441,088
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,247,780$6,247,780
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $241,227$241,227
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $282,806$282,806
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,247,780 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $524,033$16,212,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,254,877 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,323 · Management $37,973$97,296
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,217,042 · Management $2,059,267$5,276,309
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,248,937 · Management $799,459$2,048,396
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $144,071 · Management $92,222$236,293
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $67,380 · Management $43,131$110,511
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $101,922$101,922
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,051 · Management $673$1,724
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $269,433 · Management $172,467$441,900
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,890 · Management $9,531$24,421
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $759,276 · Management $486,022$1,245,298
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,793 · Management $15,870$40,663
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $20,862 · Management $13,354$34,216
IX-20 InterestPrograms $31,205 · Management $19,975$51,180
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $916,885 · Management $586,909$1,503,794
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $117,356 · Management $75,121$192,477
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,786,719 · Management $1,143,701$2,930,420
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$49,961 · Management −$31,982−$81,943
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,629,262 · Management $5,523,693 · Fundraising $101,922$14,254,877
Part X · Balance sheet $47,268,567 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $717,585$1,812,711
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,474,248$1,601,982
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,320,208$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $623,012$2,178,035
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $158,498$144,398
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $97,152$67,266
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,995,758$28,297,922
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $11,014,487$13,165,682
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,294$571
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,404,242$47,268,567
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,595,347$1,805,701
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,910,601$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,711,300$2,085,991
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,904,748$5,254,192
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,784,386$27,519,776
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,715,108$14,494,599
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,499,494$42,014,375
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,404,242$47,268,567
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,014,375 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,212,901
XI-2 Total expenses$14,254,877
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,958,024
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,499,494
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,556,857
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,014,375

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