Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 | THE NOTICE OF NON DISCRIMINATION POLICY IS MAILED TO EACH STUDENT. IN ADDITION NOTICES ARE POSTED ON CAMPUS BULLETIN BOARDS AND UNIVERSITY PORTAL SYSTEM. THE UNIVERSITY CATALOG ALSO CONTAINS THE COMPLETE POLICY. |
| LINE 6 - EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID: | THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THREE GRANTS AS PART OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND (HEERF). THE AMOUNTS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS OF HEERF FUNDING WERE $1,485,031 AND $2,203,031, RESPECTIVELY, FOR A TOTAL OF $3,688,062. THE BARRIERS TO ENTITLEMENT FOR THE FIRST TWO HEERF GRANTS WERE MET DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2021 AND THE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN GRANT REVENUE ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE THIRD ROUND OF HEERF FUNDING WAS $3,944,408. THE BARRIERS TO ENTITLEMENT FOR THE THIRD ROUND OF HEERF FUNDING WERE MET DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2022 AND THE AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN GRANT REVENUE FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2022. THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT) CONTAINED A BUSINESS RELIEF PROVISION KNOWN AS THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT (ERC). THE UNIVERSITY DETERMINED IT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT PAID QUALIFIED WAGES DURING A PARTIAL SUSPENSION OF SERVICE DUE TO GOVERNMENT ORDERS RELATED TO COVID-19. THE UNIVERSITY CALCULATED THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT, TOTALING $4,435,710 FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2021 TO MAY 31, 2021, AND EXECUTED FILINGS FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SINCE THE BARRIERS TO ENTITLEMENT WERE MET DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2021, THE ENTIRE AMOUNT WAS INCLUDED IN OTHER INCOME ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, AND IN GRANTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVED PAYMENT FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE RECEIVABLE DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2022. IN APRIL 2020, THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVED A PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) LOAN OF $7,500,000 UNDER THE CARES ACT. THE UNIVERSITY USED THE PROCEEDS FROM THE LOAN FOR QUALIFYING EXPENSES, SUBMITTED ITS FORGIVENESS APPLICATION IN MAY 2021 TO THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA), AND WAS AWARDED FORGIVENESS OF THE ENTIRE AMOUNT IN JANUARY 2022. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | MANAGEMENT (VP OF FINANCE/TREASURER) REVIEWS THE FORM 990 FILING IN A DRAFT FORM AND THEN DISTRIBUTES TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | DURING THE FALL OF EACH YEAR, THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD MAILS TO ALL UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS A QUESTIONNAIRE ASKING THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITY. A TOTAL OF SEVEN QUESTIONS ARE ASKED. THE MEMORANDUM EXPLAINS THE NECESSITY OF COMPLETING THE RELATED PARTY QUESTIONNAIRE AND EMPHASIZED THE FACT THAT THE UNIVERSITY EXPECTS A 100% RESPONSE. IN ADDITION TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND MEMORANDUM, THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS ALSO RECEIVE A TWO PAGE INSTRUCTIONAL DOCUMENT WHICH EXPLAINS IN SIMPLE TERMS WHAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS AND WHY FULL DISCLOSURE OF A REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IMPORTANT. THIS DOCUMENT ALSO INCLUDES A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SUBJECT PUT FORTH BY THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL. ONCE COMPLETED, THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD WHO MONITORS THEIR RESPONSE AND FOLLOWS UP WITH THOSE TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS WHO ARE TARDY IN COMPLETING AND RETURNING THEIR QUESTIONNAIRES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF FOUR UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES, THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USES COMPARABLE DATA WHICH IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND REPORTS RECEIVED FROM INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS. ADDITIONALLY THE ENTIRE BOARD CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT. OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE NORMALLY REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERISTY WHO MAKES AN ADJUSTMENT IN THEIR SALARY BASED ON PERFORMANCE FACTORS AND ALSO BASED ON THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE COMPENSATION OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FOR INTERESTED THIRD PARTIES, ALL OF THE UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990 (PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY) AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE SECRETARY AT ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY (500 SALISBURY STREET, WORCESTER, MA 01609) FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY, ALL OF THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING THE WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND OTHERS ARE AVAILABLE VIA OUR INTERNAL ONLINE PORTAL SYSTEM. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITHOUT SCHEDULE B IS AVAILABLE VIA GUIDESTAR AND THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -180,656. CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST -111,254. CHANGE IN VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT 196,094. |
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