Northcentral University

San Diego, CAHigher education institutionSince 2004EIN 90-0171867

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The organization is a post-secondary level educational institution.

77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 732 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.6M a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
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
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.9M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$51.0M
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$52.3M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$51.0M
FY2022▼ -67%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$145.3M
FY2021$163.5M
FY2022$155.3M
FY2022$51.0M
Expenses
$52.3M
FY2022▼ -69%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$143.9M
FY2021$158.4M
FY2022$169.6M
FY2022$52.3M
Net assets
$0
FY2022▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69.9M
FY2021$75.0M
FY2022$32.9M
FY2022$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending October 2022) · 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: FY2022.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $40.4M Management & general 23% · $11.8M

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

30 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former President/Senior Advisor
$310,866Pt VII · Sec A
Interim President
$165,845Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$156,397Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, School of Education
$153,724Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, School of Law
$147,893Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, School of Business
$144,143Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, School of Technology
$137,964Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies
$119,299Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Harpool$310,866—$598,613$389,976
John Lanear—$560,704$425,620$300,124
David Harpool Thru 1122—$528,314——
Laurie Shanderson——$206,850$158,856
Robert Sapp$137,964$189,745$201,213$158,516
Colin Marlaire—$194,809——
James Billings$165,845—$189,538—
Andrew Riggle$153,724$175,586$183,684—

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

Programs and updates

Provides post-secondary education.

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1 program service account for $40.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Provide education and training to professionals looking to achieve academically, professionally and become valuable contributors to their communities and within their professions.

$40.4Mprogram expense

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$1.9M
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$51.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Money outPt IX
$52.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$40.4M
Managementcol C$11.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$51.0M
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 5732
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.3M$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.9M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.5M$0
Total assetsLn 16$54.9M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.0M$0
Net assetsLn 32$32.9M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.8M$5.8M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$34K$34K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$295K$43K$253K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.3M$10.1M$215K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$198K$190K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$926K$881K$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$731K$712K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$222K$139K$82K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9.8M$9.8M$23K
Office expensesLn 13$307K$101K$206K
Information technologyLn 14$126K$99K$26K
TravelLn 17$155K$131K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$80K$72K$8K
InterestLn 20$27K$27K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$19.5M$9.1M$10.4M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.6M$1.1M$420K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$2.2M$58K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$52.3M$40.4M$11.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 $155.3M$169.6M−$14.2M$32.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $163.5M$158.4M$5.1M$75.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $145.3M$143.9M$1.4M$69.9M 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 FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $51,007,568 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $34,526 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,785,009
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$147,727
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,932,736
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $49,047,781$49,047,781
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,475−$7,475
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,047,781 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,051$51,007,568
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $52,258,501 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,773,215$5,773,215
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $34,054$34,054
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,641 · Management $252,640$295,281
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,101,511 · Management $214,846$10,316,357
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $189,934 · Management $8,374$198,308
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $881,361 · Management $44,415$925,776
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $712,040 · Management $18,561$730,601
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,985$24,985
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $139,261 · Management $82,249$221,510
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,776,130 · Management $23,442$9,799,572
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $101,080 · Management $206,346$307,426
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $99,032 · Management $26,490$125,522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $131,392 · Management $23,301$154,693
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $72,290 · Management $7,562$79,852
IX-20 InterestManagement $27,443$27,443
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $9,066,589 · Management $10,392,371$19,458,960
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,131,380 · Management $419,585$1,550,965
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,957$1,957
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,168,549 · Management $57,810$2,226,359
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,665$5,665
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $40,426,124 · Management $11,832,377 · Fundraising $0$52,258,501
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,343,133$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,381,658$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,743,875$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,531,276$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $18,917,333$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $54,917,275$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,691,331$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,419,354$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,862,906$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,973,591$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,943,684$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,943,684$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $54,917,275$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$51,007,568
XI-2 Total expenses$52,258,501
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,250,933
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,943,684
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$31,692,751
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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