The mission of Austin College is to educate students in the liberal arts and sciences in order to prepare them for rewarding careers and for full, engaged and meaningful lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10.3M a year · 11% 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $171.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $42K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48.8M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$90.7M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$77.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$276.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$90.7M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$79.4M
FY2021$90.7M
FY2022$83.5M
FY2023$97.1M
FY2024$130.8M
FY2025$85.7M
Expenses
$77.7M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$80.2M
FY2021$77.7M
FY2022$85.4M
FY2023$82.5M
FY2024$86.4M
FY2025$93.2M
Net assets
$276.2M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$240.2M
FY2021$276.2M
FY2022$246.5M
FY2023$276.3M
FY2024$296.3M
FY2025$308.1M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1946.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $66.0M Management & general 14% · $10.7M Fundraising 1% · $994K

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; $1.4M 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
$356,432Pt VII · Sec A
VP Business Affairs
$181,903Pt VII · Sec A
VP Academic Affairs
$173,329Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Social Sciences
$135,448Pt VII · Sec A
VP Institutional Advancement
$132,803Pt VII · Sec A
VP Student Affairs
$126,367Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Information Technology
$104,433Pt VII · Sec A
SR Assoc VP Institutional Advancement
$101,694Pt VII · Sec A

Steven O'Day’s $528K as President is at the 91st 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
Steven O'Day$528,262$584,520$396,655$356,691$356,432$362,594
Beth Gill$193,400$211,776$182,011$173,288$173,329$180,310
J Pernell Jones$192,020$208,982$88,071———
Diana Noller$186,433$185,519$174,164———
Heidi B Ellis———$184,272$181,903$185,853
Gillian Locke$153,719$172,881$144,779$139,143$132,803$111,887
Carllos Lassiter$146,928$161,454$138,135$60,790——
Angela Sanders-Banuelas$153,566$152,293————

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

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Educates students in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare them for rewarding careers and engaged, meaningful lives.

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3 programs · $59.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Instructional

The college provided education for 1,324 undergraduate and graduate students. The college conferred degrees upon 261 students.

$49.2Mprogram expense
02

Residential Living

The college provided housing for 916 students who resided on campus.

$7.5Mprogram expense
03

Food Service

640 students purchased meal plans. In addition to serving these students the college also provided food service for special events and the many faculty, staff and other students served on a cash basis.

$2.6Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$42K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $216.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$38,500,470
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,837,399
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,639,436
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,896,362
Unitemized GrantFY2022$33,229,512
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,098,647
Unitemized GrantFY2021$33,053,490
Unitemized GrantFY2021$359,797
Unitemized GrantFY2020$34,762,697
Unitemized GrantFY2020$358,190
Unitemized GrantFY2019$35,467,301
Unitemized GrantFY2019$388,225

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$90.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$12.4M
Money outPt IX
$77.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$66.0M
Managementcol C$10.7M
Fundraisingcol D$994K
Owns and owesPt X
$276.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28.4M
Total assetsLn 16$325.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
43
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$780K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$12.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$724
Gains on assetsLn 7$5.7M
Total revenueLn 12$90.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$27.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$171.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104.4M
Other assetsLn 15$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$325.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.8M
Net assetsLn 32$276.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5845
VolunteersI 632
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$33.9M$28.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$133.0M$171.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103.7M$104.4M
Total assetsLn 16$297.1M$325.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56.9M$48.8M
Net assetsLn 32$240.2M$276.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$35.1M$35.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$250K$721K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.4M$12.9M$3.1M$333K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.8M$882K$875K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.4M$2.9M$310K$148K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$912K$239K$51K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$91K$91K
Investment management feesLn 11f$585K$585K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$464K$360K$83K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$489K$80K$405K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$862K$208K$597K$57K
Information technologyLn 14$533K$404K$128K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$3.7M$3.7M$18K
TravelLn 17$460K$434K$24K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40K$25K$14K$656
InterestLn 20$1.9M$1.9M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.7M$2.7M$11K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$495K$495K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.0M$4.3M$1.5M$173K
All other expensesLn 24e$333K$312K$13K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$77.7M$66.0M$10.7M$994K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $85.7M$93.2M−$7.5M$308.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $130.8M$86.4M$44.4M$296.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $97.1M$82.5M$14.6M$276.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $83.5M$85.4M−$1.9M$246.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $90.7M$77.7M$13.0M$276.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $79.4M$80.2M−$832K$240.2M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $90,714,379 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,104,663$13,693,068
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $65,054,616$64,607,595
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,281,887$12,412,992
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$27,458$724
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $79,413,708$90,714,379
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,855,526$35,120,887
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,123,380$23,851,433
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $59,482$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,207,597$18,692,268
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $80,245,985$77,664,588
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$832,277$13,049,791
Part VI · Governance 34 of 34 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34
VI-1b Independent voting members34
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 $90,714,379 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,700
VIII-1e Government grants$9,141,404
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,541,964
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$780,326
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,693,068
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,607,595$64,607,595
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $2,258 · Excluded from tax $6,712,577$6,714,835
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,698,157$5,698,157
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $724$724
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,607,595 · Unrelated business $2,258 · Excluded from tax $12,411,458$90,714,379
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $77,664,588 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $35,120,887$35,120,887
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $250,234 · Management $721,220 · Fundraising $143,600$1,115,054
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,948,912 · Management $3,072,749 · Fundraising $333,387$16,355,048
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $882,237 · Management $875,299 · Fundraising $47,833$1,805,369
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,914,458 · Management $310,075 · Fundraising $148,067$3,372,600
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $912,472 · Management $239,480 · Fundraising $51,410$1,203,362
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $32,172$32,172
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $91,485$91,485
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $584,651$584,651
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $360,427 · Management $82,990 · Fundraising $20,625$464,042
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $79,548 · Management $404,799 · Fundraising $4,185$488,532
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $208,029 · Management $597,440 · Fundraising $56,744$862,213
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $403,576 · Management $128,324 · Fundraising $1,124$533,024
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,690,772 · Management $17,983$3,708,755
IX-17 TravelPrograms $434,238 · Management $23,773 · Fundraising $1,611$459,622
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,453 · Management $14,269 · Fundraising $656$40,378
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,893,903$1,893,903
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,705,821 · Management $11,044 · Fundraising $3,677$2,720,542
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $495,484$495,484
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,274,751 · Management $1,536,147 · Fundraising $173,370$5,984,268
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $311,841 · Management $13,208 · Fundraising $8,148$333,197
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $66,019,140 · Management $10,651,011 · Fundraising $994,437$77,664,588
Part X · Balance sheet $325,037,828 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,993,046; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $863,482$1,249,823
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,033,128$27,103,224
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $18,002,491$13,035,432
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,214,001$1,355,194
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $72,524$68,421
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,051,197$799,420
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $103,658,562$104,440,662
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $128,803,055$166,744,096
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $28,675$29,667
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $4,208,989$4,486,214
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,691,907$2,732,629
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $297,085,241$325,037,828
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,210,785$9,678,644
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $912,379$633,058
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $349,855$329,075
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,902,588$48,795,592
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $66,214,345$73,656,794
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $173,968,308$202,585,442
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $240,182,653$276,242,236
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $297,085,241$325,037,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $276,242,236 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$90,714,379
XI-2 Total expenses$77,664,588
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,049,791
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$240,182,653
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,260,680
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$749,112
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$276,242,236

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