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
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 7,849,281 | 7,950,353 | 20,502,166 | 8,254,316 | 5,041,707 | 49,597,823 |
| 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 | 7,849,281 | 7,950,353 | 20,502,166 | 8,254,316 | 5,041,707 | 49,597,823 |
| 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) .. | 12,423,244 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 37,174,579 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,849,281 | 7,950,353 | 20,502,166 | 8,254,316 | 5,041,707 | 49,597,823 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,446,894 | 1,096,185 | 2,035,668 | 3,019,995 | 3,603,892 | 11,202,634 |
| 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.).. | 378,407 | 234,194 | 300,923 | 260,359 | 240,133 | 1,414,016 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 62,214,473 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 | A NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY STATEMENT IS INCLUDED IN ALL PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS. |
| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 | THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS (TITLE IV) TO BE USED IN THE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM. THE FUNDS RECEIVED INCLUDE PELL GRANTS, SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS, FEDERAL WORK STUDY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAMS (SUBSIDIZED STAFFORD, UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD, PARENT PLUS LOANS). IN ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVED AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR USE IN THE REHABILITATIVE SERVICES GRADUATE DEPARTMENT. ALL GRANTS ARE REVIEWED, EVALUATED AND REPORTED (A-133) BY THE UNIVERSITY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, CBIZ CPAS, LLC. |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | FOR AN EXPLANATION, SEE THE RESPONSE TO FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B BELOW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE CORPORATION BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACKNOWLEDGES SPONSORSHIP BY THE SISTERS OF MERCY OF THE AMERICAS AND AFFILIATION WITH THE CONFERENCE FOR MERCY HIGHER EDUCATION (CMHE) AS DEFINED IN THE COVENANT OF MERCY HIGHER EDUCATION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE UNIVERSITY, AND AS A CONDITION TO THE CORPORATION'S AFFILIATION WITH CMHE AND SPONSORSHIP BY THE SISTERS OF MERCY OF THE AMERICAS, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TAKE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CONFERENCE FOR MERCY HIGHER EDUCATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR OR DESIGNEE: A. APPROVE A SALE OR DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE ASSETS, A MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, REORGANIZATION, DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE CORPORATION, OR OTHER FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED WITHIN THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, OR THE BYLAWS; OR B. AMEND ARTICLE II AND/OR ARTICLE III SECTION 1 OF THE BYLAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATION'S ROMAN CATHOLIC IDENTITY OR THE CONDITIONS PROVIDED HEREIN RELATING TO THE AFFILIATION OF THE CORPORATION WITH CMHE OR ITS SPONSORSHIP BY THE SISTERS OF MERCY OF THE AMERICAS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE INFORMATION FOR THE IRS FORM 990 IS COMPILED BY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION, PRIMARILY THE ASSISTANT VP FOR FINANCE/CONTROLLER, VICE PRESIDENT FOR OPERATIONS/CFO, AND THE ASSOCIATE VP AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER. THE REVIEW FUNCTION FOR THIS FILING RESTS WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BY VIRTUE OF ITS APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. EACH TRUSTEE MEMBER RECEIVES A DRAFT OF THE FILING FOR REVIEW AS WELL, PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN FALL EACH YEAR, ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THIS FORM DISCLOSES ANY DIRECT BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND OR BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS OF FAMILY MEMBERS THAT EXIST TO PUT THE UNIVERSITY ON NOTICE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH SENIOR ADMINISTRATION FOR MONITORING. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OR QUESTION ARISES, IT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE PRESIDENT TO BE REVIEWED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL OR FOR SUCH ACTION AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY DETERMINE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO 1) CALL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, 2) ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE ANY CONFLICTS, 3) DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PRESENT (UTILIZING LEGAL COUNSEL IF NECESSARY) AND REPORT IT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | IN MAY OF EACH YEAR, A QUESTIONNAIRE/EVALUATION IS SENT TO ALL TRUSTEES REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE. THE EVALUATIONS ARE RETURNED TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND THE RESULTS ARE REVIEWED AND TABULATED. EACH YEAR, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD CONTACTS THE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND REQUESTS COMPENSATION SURVEY INFORMATION FOR THE PRESIDENTS AT COMPARABLE SCHOOLS (THE UNIVERSITY HAS A SET OF COHORT SCHOOLS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND NATURE THAT IS USED FOR BASIS OF COMPARISON). THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MEETS PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING. THEY REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATIONS AND COMPENSATION SURVEY INFORMATION. THE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTES AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE OFFERED TO THE PRESIDENT AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING (IN EXECUTIVE SESSION). THIS PROCESS IS FULLY DOCUMENTED. THE PRESIDENT MEETS WITH AND EVALUATES EACH OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS IN JUNE OF EACH YEAR. THE PRESIDENT OBTAINS COMPENSATION SURVEY INFORMATION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENTS FOR COMPARABLE SCHOOLS FROM THE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES (SIMILAR COHORT INSTITUTIONS AS THE PRESIDENT). THE PRESIDENT REPORTS TO THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPENSATION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENTS SHORTLY AFTER. THE EXECUTIVE COMMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OFFERED TO EACH VICE PRESIDENT. THIS PROCESS IS FULLY DOCUMENTED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ANY REQUEST FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION REQUESTS FOR UNIVERSITY FORMS 1023, 990, 990-T AND/OR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE GRANTED WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS AND CAN TAKE THE FORM OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, DIRECT PUBLIC INSPECTION, OR MAILING OF SAID DOCUMENTS TO THE INQUIRING PARTY. THE UNIVERSITY CURRENTLY PUBLISHES ITS FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SALVE.EDU/OFFICE-SERVICE/BUSINESS-OFFICE AS WELL. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST VALUE 20,890. |
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