Maryville College

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
620475691
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Maryville, TN, USA
Phone
8659818138
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Undergraduate College (4-year)

Reported finances

Revenue
$65,265,884
Expenses
$63,686,988
Assets
$212,847,687
Liabilities
$34,896,767

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

Leadership & pay

41 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR BRYAN COKER (PRESIDENT)
  • MS SUZANNE BOOKER (VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT)
  • MS KELLY LEONARD (VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE)
  • DR ALAYNE BOWMAN (VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMISSIONS)
  • DR DAN KLINGENSMITH (VICE PRESIDENT & DEAN OF THE COLLEGE)
  • DR JAWANDA GRANT (VICE PRESIDENT & DEAN OF STUDENTS)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR BRYAN COKER (PRESIDENT): $403,375 total reported compensation
  • MS SUZANNE BOOKER (VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT): $155,942 total reported compensation
  • MS KELLY LEONARD (VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE): $147,198 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Maryville college prepares students for lives of citizenship and leadership as we challenge each one to search for truth, grow in wisdom, work for justice, and dedicate a life of creativity and service to the peoples of the world.

What it reported doing in 2024

The clayton center for the arts is a two building complex and plaza located on a part of the maryville college campus. The buildings are owned by the industrial development board of blount county and are leased to the city of maryville and the city of alcoa. The cities in turn have an operating agreement with the college to manage and operate the facility. The center is a place to present outstanding artists, produce worthy art, develop both local artists and their audiences and provide space for the presentation of artistic and cultural events by outside entities. It is also where the college's fine arts division is located.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 84% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 50% for direct work, 50% for grants, and 0% for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 98
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.8%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 78%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.2%; rating input score 88; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 96.7%; rating input score 97; 51st 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: 2.4%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.34; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.8% of revenue deployed · 78% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 29 of 30 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $49.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $403K · 41 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $530K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 35 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.