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BERRY COLLEGE INC

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BERRY COLLEGE INC

EIN 58-0566133 · Education (B420)

What they do

Berry College is A Private Liberal Arts College Placing Emphasis On The Importance of A Comprehensive and Balanced Education That Unites A Challenging Academic Program With Opportunities for Meaningful Work Experience, Spiritual and Moral Growth, and Significant Service to Others.

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Of every $100 spent, about $84.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

77.42%of revenue went to mission work84.7% of expenses · Program services
1.70%of revenue went to fundraising1.9% of expenses
$91.36spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
12.23%of revenue went to management and office costs13.4% of expenses
$9.48in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
10.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $883,686 for STEPHEN R BRIGGS (PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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.

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$202,111,952
Mission workProgram services$156,480,37877.42% of revenue84.7% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$24,727,40312.23% of revenue13.4% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$3,440,6241.70% of revenue1.9% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$17,463,5478.64% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$184,648,40591.36% 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: 84.7% mission · 13.4% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.36% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 12.5% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.81% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 85.7% mission · 12.4% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.88% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 11.2% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.58% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 11.9% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.15% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 11.7% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.90% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 11.9% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.44% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 85.4% mission · 11.8% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.46% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$202,111,952
Expenses$184,648,405
Annual surplus $17,463,547 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)$156,480,378 · 84.7% of expenses
Management and office costs$24,727,403 · 13.4% of expenses
Fundraising$3,440,624 · 1.9% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$202,111,952
Expenses$184,648,405
Assets$1,749,899,643
Income$233,037,368
Contributions$20,377,321
Mission work (program services)$156,480,378
Fundraising$3,440,624
Management and general$24,727,403
Executive compensation (total)$1,251,839
Stocks and bonds$1,209,305,525
Accounting fees$242,869
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
STEPHEN R BRIGGSPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $883,686Base $804,850 · Other $78,836
BRIAN I ERBTREASURER/COO AND V P FOR FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $573,939Base $488,795 · Other $85,144
NANCY REWISV P FOR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION · 40 hrs/week $299,642Base $226,579 · Other $73,063
ANDREW BRESSETTEV P FOR ENROLLMENT · 40 hrs/week $266,731Base $218,130 · Other $48,601
DAVID SLADEPROVOST · 40 hrs/week $239,657Base $178,630 · Other $61,027
CAROLINE REILLYDIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF NURSING · 40 hrs/week $223,882Base $175,434 · Other $48,448
LAUREN HELLERDEAN OF CAMPBELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS · 40 hrs/week $217,383Base $181,320 · Other $36,063
R DANIEL PRICESECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $204,410Base $169,597 · Other $34,813

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (38)

STEPHEN R BRIGGSPRESIDENT

BRIAN I ERBTREASURER/COO AND V P FOR FINANCE

NANCY REWISV P FOR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION

ANDREW BRESSETTEV P FOR ENROLLMENT

DAVID SLADEPROVOST

CAROLINE REILLYDIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF NURSING

LAUREN HELLERDEAN OF CAMPBELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

R DANIEL PRICESECRETARY

ROGER C TUTTEROWTRUSTEE

MARTHA BERRY WALSTADTRUSTEE

MEREDITH ROBERTSTRUSTEE

PETER J CAPPONITRUSTEE

PETER M MUSSERTRUSTEE

RICHARD W GILBERTTRUSTEE

ROBERT SWARTHOUTTRUSTEE

KAREN HOUGHTONTRUSTEE

ROGER W LUSBY IIITRUSTEE

SANDEEP MAZUMDERINCOMING PRESIDENT JULY 1ST, 2025

SARAH WARRENTRUSTEE

SHEILA ALLENTRUSTEE

STEVEN J CAGETRUSTEE

VINCENT L GRIFFITHTRUSTEE

D RANDOLPH BERRYTRUSTEE

ALEXANDER WHITAKERTRUSTEE

ANGIE LEWISTRUSTEE

ARAYA MESFINTRUSTEE

BRANDON D BUSHNELLTRUSTEE

BRENT D RAGSDALETRUSTEE

BRIAN BRODRICKTRUSTEE

CECIL B WRIGHT IIITRUSTEE

CRAIG HEYLTRUSTEE

MAIRO AKPOSE-SIMPSONTRUSTEE

DAVID ASBURYTRUSTEE

FRED J THARPETRUSTEE

G BERT CLARK JRTRUSTEE

JOHN COLEMANTRUSTEE

JOHN D EADIETRUSTEE

KATHLEEN KELLYTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1926
Location
PO BOX 490129, MOUNT BERRY, GA 30149-0129
County
Floyd
In care of
% BERRY COLLEGE INC
Primary officer
Brian I Erb, COO and Vice President for Finance

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailadmissions@berry.edu Phone(706) 236-2239 Officer phone(706) 236-2265

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
NTEE classification
Education (B420)
IRS tax category
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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