DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

EIN 75-6001300 · Education (B430)

What they do

THE PURPOSE of DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY is to PROVIDE CHRIST-CENTERED QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, and PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AT BOTH THE UNDERGRADUATE and GRADUATE LEVELS to TRADITIONAL AGE and ADULT STUDENTS IN ORDER to PRODUCE SERVANT LEADERS WHO HAVE THE ABILITY to INTEGRATE FAITH and LEARNING THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE CALLINGS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $78.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders55 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

68.72%of revenue went to mission work78.8% of expenses · Program services

0.81%of revenue went to fundraising0.9% of expenses

$87.19spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

17.66%of revenue went to management and office costs20.3% of expenses

$1.66in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

22.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$177,563,576

Mission workProgram services$122,018,65868.72% of revenue78.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$31,362,89817.66% of revenue20.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,438,5200.81% of revenue0.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$22,743,50012.81% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$154,820,07687.19% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 78.8% mission · 20.3% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.19% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 79.8% mission · 19.2% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.65% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 18.9% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.85% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 19.0% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.93% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 19.1% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.44% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 78.5% mission · 20.7% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.98% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 79.0% mission · 20.1% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.21% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.6% mission · 19.4% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.03% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$177,563,576

Expenses$154,820,076

Annual surplus $22,743,500 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$122,018,658 · 78.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$31,362,898 · 20.3% of expenses

Fundraising$1,438,520 · 0.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$177,563,576

Expenses$154,820,076

Assets$257,193,834

Income$188,348,705

Contributions$40,532,393

Mission work (program services)$122,018,658

Fundraising$1,438,520

Management and general$31,362,898

Accounting fees$169,839

Investing fees$30,919

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

WRIGHT ADAM CPRESIDENT · 60 hrs/week $812,445Base $755,849 · Other $56,596

HEEFNER DANIEL JHEAD BASEBALL COACH · 40 hrs/week $669,714Base $645,267 · Other $24,447

COOK GARY RCHANCELLOR · 50 hrs/week $612,924Base $504,471 · Other $108,453

TEAT JONATHAN SVICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION · 40 hrs/week $316,862Base $292,976 · Other $23,886

MURRAH MATTHEW TVICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $292,368Base $265,901 · Other $26,467

HEDIN NORMA SVICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST · 40 hrs/week $269,068Base $248,440 · Other $20,628

KAVLI SUZANNEPROFESSOR · 40 hrs/week $223,198Base $202,873 · Other $20,325

GOODYEAR JACK TDEAN · 40 hrs/week $202,132Base $184,501 · Other $17,631

VAN DER MERWE CHRISTA GGENERAL COUNSEL · 40 hrs/week $189,055Base $179,400 · Other $9,655

PARK JOSEPHPROFESSOR · 40 hrs/week $188,218Base $171,389 · Other $16,829

LEMONS JAMESPROFESSOR · 40 hrs/week $187,536Base $172,304 · Other $15,232

KILLINGSWORTH V BLAKEVICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $184,638Base $164,106 · Other $20,532

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (55)

WRIGHT ADAM CPRESIDENT

HEEFNER DANIEL JHEAD BASEBALL COACH

COOK GARY RCHANCELLOR

TEAT JONATHAN SVICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION

MURRAH MATTHEW TVICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

HEDIN NORMA SVICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST

KAVLI SUZANNEPROFESSOR

GOODYEAR JACK TDEAN

VAN DER MERWE CHRISTA GGENERAL COUNSEL

PARK JOSEPHPROFESSOR

LEMONS JAMESPROFESSOR

KILLINGSWORTH V BLAKEVICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS

HEFTON RYAN MVICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT

HARLEY JAMES RVICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

BYERS RANDALL DVICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

DOWD DENNYTRUSTEE

LINAM GAILTRUSTEE

AMMONS GREGTRUSTEE

TAYLOR RONALD BRENTTRUSTEE

HOLM SAMTRUSTEE

STEPHENS JARRETTTRUSTEE

LOPEZ MIGUELTRUSTEE

LUNSFORD KAYE DAWNTRUSTEE

MARTIN HUBERTTRUSTEE

WILLIAMS CHERRYTRUSTEE

VINYARD PAULTRUSTEE

NATION JIMTRUSTEE

PHILLIPS STEPHENTRUSTEE

STEVENSON WAYNETRUSTEE

RAMIREZ ANDREATRUSTEE

ROBINSON BLAIRTRUSTEE

SINGLETON GARYTRUSTEE

SKAGGS RONALD LTRUSTEE

SMITH PATSYTRUSTEE

DOTY SANDRATRUSTEE

ALLISON JENNYTRUSTEE

ANDRES JOYCETRUSTEE

ARNOLD MILESTRUSTEE

BAILEY BERTRAINTRUSTEE

BYUN JAMESTRUSTEE

CAMPBELL DENISETRUSTEE

CONTRERAS RAQUELTRUSTEE

DEAN BOBTRUSTEE

DELKUS PETETRUSTEE

DENISON JIMTRUSTEE

LEE RYANTRUSTEE

DURHAM JOHNTRUSTEE

EPPS OSCARTRUSTEE

GRACE KEVINTRUSTEE

GUNN ROBERTTRUSTEE

HAHN ROBTRUSTEE

HARRIS RONTRUSTEE

ALEXANDER ARTTRUSTEE

JESPERSEN RYANTRUSTEE

KU CHARLESTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1946
Location: 3000 MOUNTAIN CREEK PARKWAY, DALLAS, TX 752119299
County: Dallas
In care of: DR GAVIN FRITZ
Primary officer: DR GAVIN FRITZ, VP FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(214) 333-5160

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WEAVER AND TIDWELL LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B430)