Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois (IL)

Wheaton College
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	362182171
Name of Organization	Wheaton College
Address	501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187-5501
Activities	Private school, School, college, trade school, etc.
Subsection	Educational Organization
Ruling Date	01/1976
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	School
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	06/2013
Assets	$50,000,000 to greater
Income	$50,000,000 to greater
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$722,655,968
Amount of Income	$303,501,365
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$166,866,005
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Educational Institutions and Related Activities: Undergraduate College (4-year)

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Amount of income in 2013: $303,501,365

This organization:	$303,501,365
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$66,253,053

Assets in 2013: $722,655,968

Wheaton College:	$722,655,968
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$118,174,264

Expenses in 2013: $136,475,266

Wheaton College:	$136,475,266
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$52,716,293

Income to expenses ratio in 2013: 2.2

This organization:	2.2
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.2

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 83.7%

Wheaton College:	83.7%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	83.2%

Number of employees in 2013: 3,004

This organization:	3,004
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1,113

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2013: 1.8%

This organization:	1.8%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Grants share in income in 2013: 18.8%

This organization:	18.8%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	4.4%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Assets at the end of 2013

Functional expenses for 2013

	2012	2013
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?	No	No
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?	No	No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?	No	No
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?	No	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?	No	No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?	No	No
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No	No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	No	No
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?	No	No
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?	No	No
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?	No	No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?	No	No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?	No	No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?	No	No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?	No	No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?	No	No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?	No	No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?	No	No
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?	No	No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?	No	No
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?	No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?	No	No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?	No	No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?	No	No
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?	No	No

	2011	2012	2013
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		320	323
The number of Forms W-2G		0	0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		Yes	Yes
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		2,922	3,004
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		Yes	Yes
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		Yes	Yes
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No	No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No	No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		No	No
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No	No
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No	No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		Yes	Yes
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No	No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0	$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No	No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0	$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0	$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No	No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No	No

	2012	2013
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization	$1,866,246	$3,375,874
Total reportable compensation from related organizations	$0	$0
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations	$579,645	$564,247
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization	14	30
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization	26	24

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$139,723,126	$126,407,163	$166,866,005
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$24,102,022	$21,352,796	$31,380,077
Program Service Revenue	$98,795,584	$103,895,571	$110,013,113
611600		$78,790,590	$83,143,092
611600		$17,820,670	$18,590,669
541800		$3,168,611	$3,477,494
611600		$2,125,695	$3,729,054
900099		$1,134,251	$1,072,804
All other program service revenue		$855,754	$0
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$5,268,613	$4,931,002	$5,938,921
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	$0
Royalties	$7,286	$5,824	$9,021
Net rental income	$0	$0	$0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$10,446,263	$-4,845,220	$18,418,588
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$102,875,115 / $513,365	$92,424,875 / $15,000	$153,591,668 / $49,178
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$92,864,987 / $77,230	$97,281,025 / $4,070	$135,158,949 / $63,309
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$10,010,128 / $436,135	$-4,856,150 / $10,930	$18,432,719 / $-14,131
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$-63,082	$-49,449	$-25,726
Gross income from fundraising events	$16,591	$10,039	$40,521
Less: direct expenses	$79,673	$59,488	$66,247
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$626,300	$565,257	$530,895
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$2,125,923	$1,919,906	$1,877,750
Less: cost of goods sold	$1,499,623	$1,354,649	$1,346,855
Miscellaneous Revenue	$540,140	$551,382	$601,116
561000		$551,382	$601,116
All other revenue		$0	$0

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$126,730,421	$130,325,386	$136,475,266
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$42,037	$64,779
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$25,276,139	$26,367,230
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$1,686,369	$1,593,330	$1,641,542
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0	$0
Other salaries and wages	$45,632,222	$48,894,988	$48,309,557
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$2,387,298	$3,128,549
Other employee benefits		$7,953,070	$9,629,439
Payroll taxes	$3,303,847	$3,111,550	$3,721,097
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$671,989	$915,427
Legal		$375,281	$454,169
Accounting		$123,900	$115,900
Lobbying		$0	$0
Professional fundraising services	$0	$0	$0
Investment management fees		$0	$0
Other		$5,775,096	$6,141,900
Advertising and promotion		$942,135	$910,280
Office expenses		$3,516,739	$3,832,296
Information technology		$857,977	$866,008
Royalties		$0	$0
Occupancy		$6,274,358	$6,241,319
Travel		$3,022,389	$3,352,660
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$267,143	$252,967
Interest		$2,174,513	$2,169,490
Payments to affiliates		$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$9,876,851	$10,183,631
Insurance		$2,078,377	$2,128,452
Other expenses		$204,411	$36,826
Other expenses		$1,036,908	$1,136,247
Other expenses		$287,026	$415,310
Other expenses		$456,515	$348,034
Other expenses		$3,125,366	$4,112,157

	2011	2012	2013
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$673,976,723	$666,495,230	$722,655,968
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$0	$0
Savings and temporary cash investments		$15,599,802	$23,980,860
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$114,497	$0
Accounts receivable, net		$1,231,811	$1,404,057
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$0	$0
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$15,016,978	$11,571,322
Inventories for sale or use		$807,181	$783,809
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$4,087,317	$3,220,192
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$189,583,382	$190,279,767
Investments - publicly traded securities		$426,567,705	$481,290,577
Investments - other securities		$0	$0
Investments - program-related		$12,026,723	$3,256,732
Intangible assets		$0	$0
Other assets		$1,459,834	$6,868,652
Total liabilities	$163,406,858	$164,870,053	$167,881,385
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$16,205,373	$8,937,153
Grants payable		$0	$0
Deferred revenue		$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0	$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$42,000,000	$42,000,000	$42,000,000
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$106,664,680	$116,944,232
Total net assets or fund balances	$510,569,865	$501,625,177	$554,774,583
Unrestricted net assets		$234,101,168	$253,464,179
Temporarily restricted net assets		$138,240,969	$160,069,699
Permanently restricted net assets		$129,283,040	$141,240,705
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0	$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0	$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$77,601,156	$75,475,360	$63,960,175	$110,457,823	$120,591,834	$137,356,245	$158,757,017	$151,291,716
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$14,670,925	$15,392,282	$17,412,539	$21,704,149	$24,902,992	$31,148,216	$36,071,757	$33,620,054
Contributions to donor advised funds							$4,075,383	$1,294,738
Direct public support	$14,670,925	$15,392,282	$17,412,539	$21,704,149	$24,143,057	$29,137,831	$31,002,952	$30,073,821
Indirect public support	$0	$0	$0	$0	$759,935	$2,010,385	$993,422	$1,111,694
Government contributions (grants)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,139,801
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$50,099,545	$62,839,715	$65,614,502	$70,373,017	$75,364,851	$78,289,312	$82,681,973	$86,597,399
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$1,188,396	$339,148	$252,716	$336,490	$1,019,362	$2,218,356	$2,441,226	$1,454,559
Dividends and interest from securities	$6,503,238	$0	$0	$5,361,221	$1,233,832	$3,372,900	$4,088,578	$8,877,747
Net rental income or (loss)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross rents	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: rental expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other investment income	$2,326,362	$6,857,384	$4,290,860	$0	$5,265,373	$5,194,753	$6,068,821	$3,124,288
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$1,890,185	$-10,944,977	$-24,847,402	$11,479,224	$11,594,919	$15,899,308	$26,005,466	$16,450,371
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$1,890,185	$0	$23,400	$11,488,682	$11,618,646	$16,022,820	$26,049,839	$16,507,800
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$0	$10,944,977	$24,870,802	$9,458	$23,727	$123,512	$44,373	$57,429
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$807,029	$712,899	$858,325	$840,551	$833,299	$825,259	$1,012,100	$741,788
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$2,480,017	$2,609,083	$2,535,292	$2,545,282	$2,528,201	$2,536,892	$2,937,335	$2,697,690
Less: cost of goods sold	$1,672,988	$1,896,184	$1,676,967	$1,704,731	$1,694,902	$1,711,633	$1,925,235	$1,955,902
Other revenue	$115,476	$278,909	$378,635	$363,171	$377,206	$408,141	$387,096	$425,510
Total expenses	$66,837,171	$82,513,709	$82,375,053	$88,588,380	$95,018,749	$103,463,165	$108,654,427	$112,175,130
Program services	$58,025,670	$72,821,556	$72,875,252	$78,325,493	$87,669,407	$88,724,070	$93,178,607	$93,932,461
Management and general	$5,593,005	$6,935,875	$6,961,178	$7,637,881	$4,261,433	$10,905,162	$11,232,774	$13,704,541
Fundraising	$3,218,496	$2,756,278	$2,538,623	$2,625,006	$3,087,909	$3,833,933	$4,243,046	$4,538,128
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$359,070,373	$339,720,776	$346,785,023	$394,575,671	$426,088,185	$459,135,008	$531,640,681	$496,965,839
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$10,763,985	$-7,038,349	$-18,414,878	$21,869,443	$25,573,085	$33,893,080	$50,102,590	$39,116,586
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$398,685,000	$359,070,373	$339,720,776	$346,785,023	$394,575,671	$426,088,185	$459,135,008	$531,640,681
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-50,378,612	$-12,311,248	$25,479,125	$25,921,205	$5,939,429	$-846,257	$22,403,083	$-73,791,428

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
Total functional expenses	$112,175,130	$93,932,461	$13,704,541	$4,538,128
Grants paid from donor advised funds		$0
Other grants and allocations		$16,462,997
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$877,233	$283,441	$427,498	$166,294
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$43,188,179	$35,532,686	$5,608,328	$2,047,165
Pension plan contributions not included above	$3,057,378	$2,166,437	$659,712	$231,229
Employee benefits not included above	$5,567,162	$4,345,192	$868,738	$353,232
Payroll taxes	$3,050,303	$2,380,778	$475,995	$193,530
Professional fundraising fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$110,200	$0	$110,200	$0
Legal fees	$241,658	$20,000	$217,637	$4,021
Supplies	$2,627,871	$2,298,260	$255,963	$73,648
Telephone	$528,701	$474,439	$3,401	$50,861
Postage and shipping	$461,805	$299,694	$92,188	$69,923
Occupancy	$3,363,274	$3,224,604	$138,670	$0
Equipment rental and maintenance	$4,900,018	$4,407,928	$436,743	$55,347
Printing and publications	$854,965	$281,478	$360,370	$213,117
Travel	$2,583,155	$2,053,406	$293,437	$236,312
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$318,103	$231,293	$86,810	$0
Interest	$2,843,260	$2,398,666	$444,594	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$7,575,440	$7,100,173	$475,267	$0
Other expenses not covered above	$13,563,428	$9,970,989	$2,748,990	$843,449

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$465,305,482	$446,216,930	$447,825,270	$529,854,968	$569,138,455	$622,408,944	$695,776,704	$659,088,765
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Savings and temporary cash investments	$22,788,419	$18,698,486	$24,605,231	$49,064,819	$36,702,637	$44,398,691	$44,789,522	$3,850,526
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$3,645,795	$1,187,518	$1,102,437	$1,281,400	$1,105,358	$984,940	$1,223,673	$1,530,292
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$1,982,126	$2,150,919	$624,571	$227,533	$162,229	$831,705	$1,392,245
Grants receivable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)							$0	$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$10,742,457	$12,891,599	$11,641,607	$12,018,260	$10,751,925	$13,241,478	$10,937,948	$13,446,777
Inventories for sale or use	$964,178	$1,177,141	$818,678	$1,039,155	$940,790	$1,143,440	$1,093,333	$1,157,357
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$2,292,619	$2,229,753	$1,788,145	$1,848,910	$2,872,703	$3,007,583	$2,827,141	$3,737,039
Investments - publicly-traded securities							$422,242,701	$389,259,122
Investments - other securities	$287,005,065	$299,715,193	$298,672,902	$336,950,327	$371,635,840	$375,137,473	$0	$0
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$53,142,033	$22,944,915	$21,707,695	$33,164,586	$34,271,597	$63,067,526	$86,262,325	$114,166,419
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$83,638,358	$84,257,999	$84,570,830	$92,852,509	$109,510,211	$119,833,740	$124,107,542	$129,431,072
Other assets, including program-related investments	$1,086,558	$1,132,200	$766,826	$1,010,431	$1,119,861	$1,431,844	$1,460,814	$1,117,916
Total liabilities	$106,235,109	$106,496,154	$101,040,247	$135,279,297	$143,050,270	$163,273,936	$164,136,023	$162,122,926
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$5,226,496	$4,492,334	$4,036,755	$7,016,701	$10,686,268	$9,240,523	$8,694,026	$11,107,601
Grants payable	$0	$4,351,109	$4,368,050	$4,369,070	$4,364,402	$4,361,816	$4,370,361	$4,379,416
Deferred revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,949,076	$3,310,393	$3,459,930	$3,920,411
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Mortgages and other notes payable	$0	$0	$0	$25,000,000	$25,000,000	$42,000,000	$42,000,000	$42,000,000
Other liabilities	$101,008,613	$97,652,711	$92,635,442	$98,893,526	$100,050,524	$104,361,204	$105,611,706	$100,715,498
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$465,305,482	$446,216,930	$447,825,270	$529,854,968	$569,138,455	$622,408,944	$695,776,704	$659,088,765
Total net assets or fund balances	$359,070,373	$339,720,776	$346,785,023	$394,575,671	$426,088,185	$459,135,008	$531,640,681	$496,965,839

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$77,601,156	$75,475,360	$63,960,175	$110,457,823	$120,591,834	$137,356,245	$158,757,017	$151,291,716
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$78,307,000	$84,397,000	$85,964,000	$128,513,000	$114,918,000	$129,204,000	$168,353,000	$137,103,000
Other expenses	$-30,959	$-10,135,521	$20,326,858	$16,350,446	$-7,368,736	$6,701,567	$25,920,878	$2,451,474
Net unrealized gains on investments	$0	$0	$29,750,190	$29,306,565	$8,721,544	$3,158,898	$23,912,433	$0
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$-30,959	$-10,135,521	$-9,423,332	$-12,956,119	$-16,090,280	$3,542,669	$2,008,445	$2,451,474
Other revenue	$-736,803	$-19,057,161	$-1,676,967	$-1,704,731	$-1,694,902	$14,853,812	$16,324,895	$16,640,190
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$-736,803	$-19,057,161	$-1,676,967	$-1,704,731	$-1,694,902	$14,853,812	$16,324,895	$16,640,190

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$66,837,171	$82,513,709	$82,375,053	$88,588,380	$95,018,749	$103,463,165	$108,654,427	$112,175,130
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$117,827,000	$103,695,000	$76,567,000	$83,267,000	$83,340,000	$96,158,000	$95,848,000	$171,778,000
Other revenue	$50,989,829	$31,174,291	$4,741,644	$7,209,924	$2,262,045	$7,548,225	$3,518,178	$76,242,902
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$47,260,854	$12,183,349	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$66,454,496
Other	$3,728,975	$18,990,942	$4,741,644	$7,209,924	$2,262,045	$7,548,225	$3,518,178	$9,788,406
Other expenses	$0	$9,993,000	$10,549,697	$12,531,304	$13,940,794	$14,853,390	$16,324,605	$16,640,032
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$9,993,000	$10,549,697	$12,531,304	$13,940,794	$14,853,390	$16,324,605	$16,640,032

Average hours per week devoted to position	Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plans	Expense account and other allowances
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
40	$263,745	$174,668	$54,773
40	$163,754	$147,033	$0
40	$166,223	$128,786	$0
40	$166,295	$127,880	$0
40	$117,216	$44,118	$0

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	19
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	No
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	Yes

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	Yes
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	Yes
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?	No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?	No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	1,697

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$105,705		$30,994,631	$86,571,326
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	000000	$0	00	$0	$64,314,381
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$16,961,802
Program service revenue 3	Advertising and related services	$100,269	Royalty income excluded by section 512(b)(2)	$3,658	$1,997,380
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$2,052,690
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	Section 501(c)(3) organization - Income from an activity carried on primarily for the convenience of the organization's members, students, patients, visitors, officers, or employees (hospital parking lot or museum cafeteria, for example) (section 513(a)(2))	$1,084,008	$83,211
		$0		$0	$64,314,381
	Advertising and related services	$100,269	Royalty income excluded by section 512(b)(2)	$3,658	$1,997,380
		$0		$0	$16,961,802
		$0		$0	$2,052,690
		$0		$0	$7,550
		$0		$0	$8,288
		$0		$0	$30,895
		$0		$0	$36,478
		$0	3	$869,444	$0
		$0	3	$4,420	$0
		$0	3	$44,051	$0
		$0	3	$142,010	$0
		$0	3	$16,628	$0
		$0	Royalty income excluded by section 512(b)(2)	$7,455	$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$1,454,559	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$8,877,747	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$3,124,288	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$16,450,371	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$741,788
Other revenue	Administrative and support services	$5,436	00	$0	$420,074

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
364353420	100%	$118,910	$3,190,082
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
$94,596	$52,946	$0
$111,891	$35,362	$0
$107,133	$34,514	$0
$111,286	$21,133	$0
$89,288	$36,398	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	342

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

342

Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?	No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?	Yes
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?	No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?	No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$14
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$3,868,106
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	School

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Support Schedule
Total	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Membership fees received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$0

	Income	Expenses	Net
Unrelated Trade or Business Income (for 2008)
Total	$276,299	$42,026	$234,273
Gross receipts or sales less returns and allowances	$0	$0	$0
Cost of goods sold	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit	$0	$0	$0
Capital gain net income	$0	$0	$0
Net gain	$0	$0	$0
Capital loss deduction for trusts	$0	$0	$0
Income (loss) from partnerships and S corporations	$170,595	$0	$170,595
Rent income	$0	$0	$0
Unrelated debt-financed income	$0	$0	$0
Interest, annuities, royalties, and rents from controlled organizations	$316	$166	$150
Investment income of a section 501(c)(7), (9), or (17) organization	$0	$0	$0
Exploited exempt activity income	$0	$0	$0
Advertising income	$100,269	$41,860	$58,409
Other income	$5,119	$0	$5,119

Deductions Not Taken Elsewhere (for 2008)
Total deductions	$17,828
Compensation of officers, directors, and trustees	$0
Salaries and wages	$4,200
Repairs and maintenance	$0
Bad debts	$0
Interest	$0
Taxes and licenses	$12,395
Charitable contributions	$0
Depreciation	$0
Depletion	$0
Contributions to deferred compensation plans	$0
Employee benefit programs	$0
Excess exempt expenses	$0
Excess readership costs	$0
Other deductions	$1,233
Unrelated business taxable income	$215,445
Unrelated business taxable income before net operating loss deduction	$216,445
Net operating loss deduction	$0
Unrelated business taxable income before specific deduction	$216,445
Specific deduction	$1,000

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Id	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
Organizations performing similar types of work
1	Wheaton College	501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187-5501	IL	1976-01	$303,501,365
2	Lake Forest College	555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045-2338	IL	1934-02	$185,263,966
3	Augustana College	639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296	IL	1937-07	$165,130,560
4	Robert Morris University Illinois	401 S State Street, Chicago, IL 60605-1229	IL	1965-12	$151,419,048
5	Knox College	2 E South Street, Galesburg, IL 61401-4999	IL	1935-10	$122,010,947
6	Millikin University	1184 W Main St, Decatur, IL 62522-2039	IL	1946-10	$101,503,013
7	Illinois Wesleyan University	PO BOX 2900, Bloomington, IL 61702-2900	IL	1940-10	$100,083,766
8	Mckendree University, Mckendree University - Alpha Phi Omega	701 College Rd, Lebanon, IL 62254	IL	1943-05	$81,213,346
9	Trinity International University	2065 Half Day Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015-1241	IL	1949-11	$69,409,420
10	Monmouth College	700 E Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462-1963	IL	1936-05	$64,470,095
11	Illinois College	1101 W College Ave, Jacksonville, IL 62650-2212	IL	1941-03	$55,776,404
12	Quincy University Corporation	1800 College Ave, Quincy, IL 62301-2670	IL	1940-09	$49,456,352
13	Greenville College	315 E College Ave, Greenville, IL 62246-1145	IL	1942-11	$46,892,906
14	Trinity Christian College Association	6601 W College Dr, Palos Heights, IL 60463-1768	IL	1961-07	$38,406,014
15	Judson University A Baptist Institution, World Leaders Forum Foundation	1151 N State St, Elgin, IL 60123-1404	IL	1965-04	$36,616,922
16	Talladega College	627 Battle St W, Talladega, AL 35160-2354	AL	1945-05	$18,799,314
17	Breakthrough Bible Institute College Inc	4305 St Barnabas Rd 402 4305 St Barnabas Rd, Temple Hill, MD 20748	MD	2007-03	$408,000
18	Campbell Bible College	PO BOX 12567, Charleston, SC 29422-2567	SC	2007-07	$8,700
19	Martin College	11469 Olive Blvd Pmb 116, St Louis, MO 63141-7108	MO	1999-05	$0
20	Williams Baptist College	60 W Fulbright Ave, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476-9000	AR	2002-06	$0

Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Alabama	8
Arkansas	8
California	16
Connecticut	5
District of Columbia	2
Florida	11
Georgia	13
Iowa	15
Idaho	2
Illinois	21
Indiana	16
Kansas	8
Kentucky	10
Louisiana	2
Massachusetts	28
Maryland	7
Maine	6
Michigan	14
Minnesota	9
Missouri	11
Mississippi	5
Montana	2
North Carolina	18

North Dakota	2
Nebraska	6
New Hampshire	7
New Jersey	8
New Mexico	4
Nevada	1
New York	33
Ohio	26
Oklahoma	3
Oregon	3
Pennsylvania	36
Rhode Island	1
South Carolina	10
South Dakota	4
Tennessee	12
Texas	9
Virginia	12
Vermont	5
Washington	2
Wisconsin	11
West Virginia	6
International	2

Total

440

Affiliation	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
All affiliated organizations
Central	Wheaton College	501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187-5501	IL	1976-01	$303,501,365
Subordinate	Wheaton College Billy Graham Center	501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187-5501	IL	1976-01	$2,446,969

Number of affiliated organizations

Illinois