Greensboro College

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
560532144
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Greensboro, NC, US
Phone
336-272-7102
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Undergraduate College (4-year)
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,413,083
Expenses
$29,165,042
Assets
$48,640,155
Liabilities
$26,147,022

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Dr Lawrence D Czarda (NON-VOTING EX-OFFICIO MEMBER): $242,176 total reported compensation
  • Anne Hurd (VP of Development): $140,640 total reported compensation
  • Daniel Malotky (Provost and VP of Academic Affairs): $120,913 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education fostering intellectual, social and spiritual development while supporting the individual needs of all students.

What it reported doing in 2024

The teacher education program is accredited by the North Carolina state board of education and the national council for accreditation of teacher education (ncate). The music program is accredited by the national association of schools of music. The athletic training program is accredited by the commission on accreditation of athletic training education. The business program is accredited by the association of collegiate business schools and programs. Enrollment, fall 2024 total students: 967 on-campus residents: 42% male/female ratio: 52%/48% ethnic minorities: 40% top states: -nc - 78% -va - 4% -fl - 4% -ga - 2% -sc - 3% -md - 2% greensboro college students come from 28 states and 10 countries. Academics -43 undergraduate majors -42 minors master of arts in theology, ethics and culture, master of arts in teaching english to speakers of other languages, and the master of education, licensure plus master of arts degree in teaching english as a second language, and licensure plus master of education. -special programs: honors program, study abroad, global communication center - writing tutoring/presentation tutoring/podcasting assistance, graduate certificates in teaching english to speakers of other languages, graduate certificates in education, advanced certificate in religious studies -full-time faculty: 46 -student/faculty ratio: 10:1 -average class size: 10 campus life clubs and organizations: more than 30 religious life: the religious life office is dedicated to serving the greensboro college community's faith and spiritual needs. Religious life at greensboro college is active on many levels and in many forms including the following: -interpersonal contacts -community worship -student organizations -youth outreach -professional and volunteer off-campus connections athletics 18 intercollegiate men's and women's sports in ncaa division iii; USA south conference a strategic plan has been adopted for greensboro college. Gc2027. Visit our website at www.greensboro.edu to see how this five year plan captures the essence of how we continue to uphold the traditions of our united methodist affiliation, remain true to a liberal arts education and appeal to individual learning styles through the incorporation of universal design for learning.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 87% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 77% for direct work, and 23% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.1%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 77.6%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.67; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.54; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 95.1% of revenue deployed · 77.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 28 of 28 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $22.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $242K · 29 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $6M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 34 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.