Simpson University FY2020 filing

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Redding, CA501(c)(3)Since 1955Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 94-1339635

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Developing each student in mind, faith, and character for a life-time of meaningful work and service.

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83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$370K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.5M a year · 6% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$370K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24.3M
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$31.0M
Spent
$31.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$31.0M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$31.0M
FY2021$42.8M
FY2022$43.5M
FY2023$37.2M
FY2024$38.7M
FY2025$43.5M
Expenses
$31.5M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31.5M
FY2021$32.3M
FY2022$37.0M
FY2023$38.0M
FY2024$39.7M
FY2025$43.1M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$15.8M
FY2022$21.2M
FY2023$20.1M
FY2024$19.4M
FY2025$20.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending April 2020) · 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 Jun 1953.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $26.1M Management & general 12% · $3.9M Fundraising 5% · $1.5M

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

26 people listed on the 990; $370K 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
Chief Operations Officer
$122,989Pt VII · Sec A
$119,305Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$91,807Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$36,284Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary of the Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Norman D Hall’s $150K as President is at the 15th 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 Norman D Hall—$153,521$137,580$134,721$124,902—
Dr Norman D Hall$149,614—————
Lisa Scott$142,936—————
Dale Simmons—$115,761$122,817$122,635$127,461—
Misty Smith——$126,540$105,533$114,133—
Timothy N Dietz$123,947—————
Robert Quirk—$116,662$117,646$116,190$123,428—
Mr Robert Quirk—————$122,989

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

Nurturing students' minds, faith, and character for lifelong work and service.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $26.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Simpson University is an institution of higher learning offering liberal arts and professional studies degrees and a graduate school. The University served approximately 583 traditional undergraduate students and 275 other education and graduate level students.

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $69.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,859,932
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,493,782
Unitemized GrantFY2023$81,294
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,120,945
Unitemized GrantFY2022$57,827
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,178,618
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,545,736
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,692,761
Unitemized GrantFY2020$565,672
Unitemized GrantFY2019$9,600,311

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$246
Money outPt IX
$31.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$26.1M
Managementcol C$3.9M
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$29.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$397K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$246
Total revenueLn 12$31.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$538K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$635K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.8M
Other assetsLn 15$37K
Total assetsLn 16$29.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.3M
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5676
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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$321K$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$635K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.6M$25.8M
Total assetsLn 16$22.7M$29.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.1M$24.3M
Net assetsLn 32$631K$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9.6M$9.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$561K$561K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.9M$6.9M$1.3M$708K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$950K$158K$85K
Payroll taxesLn 10$785K$604K$118K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$569K$736K$83K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$520K$408K$73K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$401K$309K$59K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$130K$97K$21K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$1.8M$1.6M$104K$49K
TravelLn 17$1.0M$882K$107K$58K
InterestLn 20$1.0M$786K$171K$92K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$847K$635K$138K$74K
InsuranceLn 23$303K$227K$49K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.9M$2.5M$246K$127K
Total functional expensesLn 25$31.5M$26.1M$3.9M$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $43.5M$43.1M$417K$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $38.7M$39.7M−$1.0M$19.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $37.2M$38.0M−$798K$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $43.5M$37.0M$6.4M$21.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $42.8M$32.3M$10.5M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $31.0M$31.5M−$486K$5.4M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $31,005,218 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $871,020 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$2,078,836
VIII-1e Government grants$2,250,716
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$872,536
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$396,624
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,202,088
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,931,864$24,931,864
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $246$246
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,802,884 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $246$31,005,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $31,491,534 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,600,311$9,600,311
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $560,634$560,634
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $3,061$3,061
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,893,618 · Management $1,312,807 · Fundraising $708,179$8,914,604
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $950,124 · Management $158,500 · Fundraising $85,279$1,193,903
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $604,492 · Management $117,623 · Fundraising $63,286$785,401
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,578$24,578
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,343$16,343
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $23,442$23,442
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $569,237 · Management $736,141 · Fundraising $83,113$1,388,491
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $407,981 · Management $72,782 · Fundraising $39,159$519,922
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $308,702 · Management $59,431 · Fundraising $33,152$401,285
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $97,227 · Management $21,155 · Fundraising $11,382$129,764
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,644,636 · Management $103,851 · Fundraising $49,223$1,797,710
IX-17 TravelPrograms $882,154 · Management $107,209 · Fundraising $57,682$1,047,045
IX-20 InterestPrograms $786,209 · Management $171,066 · Fundraising $92,040$1,049,315
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $634,746 · Management $138,110 · Fundraising $74,308$847,164
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $227,018 · Management $49,395 · Fundraising $26,577$302,990
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,512,252 · Management $246,140 · Fundraising $127,179$2,885,571
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,118,707 · Management $3,922,268 · Fundraising $1,450,559$31,491,534
Part X · Balance sheet $29,703,117 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $384,566; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$2,043,724
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $321,186$537,588
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $320,108$15,940
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $330,180$100,068
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$9,263
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$144,583
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,589,140$25,795,810
X-13 Program-related investments$635,047
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $444,709$36,528
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,700,927$29,703,117
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $896,808$1,236,465
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $60,380$64,982
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $380,000$2,361,800
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $607,604$1,102,707
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,069,446$24,333,373
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $108,012$5,369,744
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $523,469$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $631,481$5,369,744
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,700,927$29,703,117
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,369,744 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$31,005,218
XI-2 Total expenses$31,491,534
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$486,316
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$631,481
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5,224,579
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,369,744

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