George Fox University FY2020 filing

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Newberg, OR501(c)(3)Since 1891Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 93-0386839Revenue $137.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSgeorgefox.edu414 N Meridian St, 97132-2697 · Newberg, ORTax-exempt since Jun 1963School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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George Fox University, a christ centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.3M 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11.7M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.3M
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
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $431K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61.1M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$137.3M
Spent
$129.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$139.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$137.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$137.3M
FY2021$139.0M
FY2022$149.1M
FY2023$151.7M
FY2024$157.6M
FY2025$174.7M
Expenses
$129.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$129.4M
FY2021$119.6M
FY2022$135.8M
FY2023$142.3M
FY2024$149.3M
FY2025$162.8M
Net assets
$139.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139.8M
FY2021$165.0M
FY2022$170.5M
FY2023$181.6M
FY2024$193.5M
FY2025$207.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Jun 1963.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $112.0M Management & general 12% · $15.6M Fundraising 1% · $1.8M

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

44 people listed on the 990; $2.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$394,995Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$229,782Pt VII · Sec A
$218,221Pt VII · Sec A
$184,159Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dean Industrial Enterprise
$178,173Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Advancement
$167,378Pt VII · Sec A
Professor Clinical Psychology
$157,757Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Enrollment & Marketing
$144,279Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Baker’s $360K as CEO/President is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $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
Robin Baker$360,065$432,575$444,906$370,093$415,442—
Bakerrobin—————$394,995
Vicki Piersall$289,064$277,064$287,064$254,068$238,158—
Greg Davenport————$238,548—
Piersall Vicki—————$229,782
Andrea Scott—$184,584$223,574$217,920$103,712—
Davenport Greg—————$218,221
Bob Harder$187,062$181,117$171,911$173,062——

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

Provides Christ-centered undergraduate and graduate education, athletic programs, and student life activities to prepare students spiritually, academically, and professionally for lives of service.

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3 programs · $94.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Quality undergraduate education in the humanities, sciences and professional studies, with more than 40 majors.

$66.6Mprogram expense
02

Quality graduate education programs in the areas of psychology, counseling, physical therapy, education, business and seminary, including 5 seminary degrees, 12 masters and doctoral degrees, and adult degree completion education programs.

$20.6Mprogram expense
03

Athletic programs for men and women developing leadership and team-building skills, including baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball, track, cross country, soccer, golf, swimming and tennis (ncaa division 3), and student life expenditures.

$7.6Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 30 grants · $269.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$48,985,666
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,253,268
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,531,611
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,056,206
Unitemized GrantFY2024$244,475
Unitemized GrantFY2023$43,342,904
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,952,951
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,209,032
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,189,925
Unitemized GrantFY2023$404,655
Unitemized GrantFY2022$41,520,107
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,537,884
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,142,945
Unitemized GrantFY2022$653,794
Unitemized GrantFY2022$394,081
Unitemized GrantFY2021$38,882,112
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,576,277
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,111,900
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$137.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.4M
Money outPt IX
$129.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$112.0M
Managementcol C$15.6M
Fundraisingcol D$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$139.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$200.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
44
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$891K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$74K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$121K
Total revenueLn 12$137.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$7.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$116.2M
Total assetsLn 16$200.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61.1M
Net assetsLn 32$139.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,347
VolunteersI 6166
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28.3M$7.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45.4M$75.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$116.6M$116.2M
Total assetsLn 16$194.1M$200.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60.1M$61.1M
Net assetsLn 32$134.0M$139.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$39.6M$39.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.7M$720K$567K$434K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42.4M$35.0M$6.7M$619K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.8M$1.5M$208K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8.2M$4.4M$3.7M$136K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.6M$3.1M$434K$108K
Legal feesLn 11b$368K−$12K$381K
Accounting feesLn 11c$135K$3K$132K
Investment management feesLn 11f$295K$295K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10.0M$8.4M$1.6M$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.3M$56K$1.2M$9K
Office expensesLn 13$4.6M$3.2M$1.4M$116K
Information technologyLn 14$1.8M$484K$1.2M$101K
OccupancyLn 16$2.1M$160K$1.9M$74K
TravelLn 17$2.0M$1.8M$178K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$683K$522K$79K$82K
InterestLn 20$1.5M$955K$561K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.0M$4.0M
InsuranceLn 23$419K$93K$325K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.7M$1.1M$1.6M$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$173K$7.0M−$6.8M$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$129.4M$112.0M$15.6M$1.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $174.7M$162.8M$11.9M$207.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $157.6M$149.3M$8.3M$193.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $151.7M$142.3M$9.4M$181.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $149.1M$135.8M$13.3M$170.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $139.0M$119.6M$19.3M$165.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $137.3M$129.4M$7.9M$139.8M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $137,279,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,565,394$7,516,708
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $124,515,128$125,489,183
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,648,700$1,922,790
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,339,240$2,350,957
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $133,068,462$137,279,638
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $38,058,692$39,588,274
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,048,643$57,653,978
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,854,712$32,132,153
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $124,962,047$129,374,405
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,106,415$7,905,233
Part VI · Governance 28 of 31 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members28
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 $137,279,638 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$891,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,625,708
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$74,353
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,516,708
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $112,465,898 · Excluded from tax $13,023,285$125,489,183
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,801,384$1,801,384
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $121,406$121,406
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,350,957$2,350,957
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,816,855 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,946,075$137,279,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $129,374,405 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $39,588,274$39,588,274
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $719,793 · Management $567,345 · Fundraising $434,464$1,721,602
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,004,874 · Management $6,732,728 · Fundraising $618,990$42,356,592
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,545,365 · Management $207,623 · Fundraising $36,291$1,789,279
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,353,979 · Management $3,677,053 · Fundraising $135,668$8,166,700
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,078,130 · Management $433,845 · Fundraising $107,830$3,619,805
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms −$12,422 · Management $380,647$368,225
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,054 · Management $131,949$135,003
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $295,359$295,359
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,366,407 · Management $1,639,256 · Fundraising $42,808$10,048,471
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $55,867 · Management $1,244,254 · Fundraising $9,044$1,309,165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,168,565 · Management $1,351,530 · Fundraising $115,642$4,635,737
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $484,436 · Management $1,188,120 · Fundraising $101,243$1,773,799
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $159,505 · Management $1,876,505 · Fundraising $73,776$2,109,786
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,784,880 · Management $177,722 · Fundraising $12,074$1,974,676
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $522,299 · Management $78,597 · Fundraising $82,325$683,221
IX-20 InterestPrograms $954,726 · Management $561,129$1,515,855
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,025,297$4,025,297
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $93,457 · Management $325,270$418,727
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,060,781 · Management $1,579,935 · Fundraising $25,019$2,665,735
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,015,484 · Management −$6,844,722 · Fundraising $2,335$173,097
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $111,972,751 · Management $15,604,145 · Fundraising $1,797,509$129,374,405
Part X · Balance sheet $200,923,677 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $981,520; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,930$7,750
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $28,271,653$7,447,093
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,297,653$244,105
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,142,139$913,889
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $198,008$40,133
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $116,583,304$116,188,920
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $45,351,529$75,015,046
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $85,221$85,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $194,146,773$200,923,677
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,871,174$8,280,975
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,447,266$8,528,038
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $34,166,072$32,691,368
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,019,187$808,881
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,858,246$7,444,436
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,104,158$61,082,881
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,593,042$107,940,667
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $29,449,573$31,900,129
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $134,042,615$139,840,796
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $194,146,773$200,923,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $139,840,796 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$137,279,638
XI-2 Total expenses$129,374,405
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,905,233
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$134,042,615
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$162,068
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,269,120
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$139,840,796

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