Dallas International University 
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Summary
DIU is a private non-profit institution offering Undergraduate and Graduate degrees and certificates in a variety of international service fields. Our alumni serve in over 75 different countries around the world!
Contact information
Mailing address:
Dallas International University
7500 W Camp Wisdom Rd
Dallas, TX 75236
Website: diu.edu
Phone: 972-708-7340
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 752760831
CEO/President: Dr. Scott Berthiaume
Chairman: David Harrell
Board size: 6
Founder:
Ruling year: 1999
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2002
Purpose
In fulfilling its mission, Dallas International considers the following to be important ingredients:
Graduates of Dallas International degree programs will have acquired skills to learn another language and culture effectively.
Graduates of Dallas International degree programs will be equipped to participate with ethnic and linguistic communities in the accomplishment of language and culture related goals.
Graduates of Dallas International degree programs will have basic skills necessary to pass on knowledge and skills they have learned at Dallas International to others in a cross-cultural environment.
Students who complete Dallas International graduate programs will have attained a level of professional competence at the graduate level, allowing them to participate actively in scholarly activity and/or professional service in their area of study.
Mission statement
The mission of Dallas International University, as an institution of higher education, is to provide education and research opportunities leading to degrees in applied linguistics, culture studies, and development of languages.
Statement of faith
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Colleges/Universities
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 484 of 1097 | 71 of 130 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 22 of 1099 | 8 of 130 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 937 of 1099 | 108 of 130 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 576 of 1097 | 86 of 130 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 10% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 22% | 63% | 58% | 63% | 50% | 48% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 78% | 37% | 42% | 37% | 50% | 52% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 72% | 72% | 74% | 77% | 72% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 94% | 79% | 93% | 104% | 96% | 94% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 77% | 57% | 66% | 77% | 74% | 68% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 6% | 21% | 7% | -4% | 4% | 6% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | 10% | 3% | -2% | 2% | 2% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 13% | 24% | 24% | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.51 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.36 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 2.66 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.76 | 1.71 | 1.76 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.39 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.63 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 8.60 | 17.47 | 14.43 | 11.29 | 15.81 | 19.77 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 7.33 | 17.95 | 21.43 | 15.43 | 15.67 | 18.00 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 25% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 151% | 254% | 291% | 235% | 229% | 269% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Cash | $527,767 | $760,716 | $528,762 | $908,010 | $578,874 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,826 | $137,772 |
| Short-term investments | $2,741,739 | $2,723,796 | $2,241,109 | $1,931,035 | $1,921,267 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $3,269,506 | $3,484,512 | $2,769,871 | $2,860,871 | $2,637,913 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $1,882,696 | $1,944,620 | $2,011,152 | $1,943,771 | $1,992,112 |
| Other long-term assets | $268,601 | $101,190 | $86,820 | $79,170 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $2,151,297 | $2,045,810 | $2,097,972 | $2,022,941 | $1,992,112 |
| Total assets | $5,420,803 | $5,530,322 | $4,867,843 | $4,883,812 | $4,630,025 |
| Liabilities | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $110,892 | $96,486 | $121,346 | $101,302 | $86,982 |
| Other current liabilities | $76,220 | $145,059 | $124,099 | $79,596 | $46,415 |
| Total current liabilities | $187,112 | $241,545 | $245,445 | $180,898 | $133,397 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $187,112 | $241,545 | $245,445 | $180,898 | $133,397 |
| Net assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Without donor restrictions | $2,782,323 | $3,683,893 | $3,176,733 | $3,277,610 | $3,256,014 |
| With donor restrictions | $2,451,368 | $1,604,884 | $1,445,665 | $1,425,304 | $1,240,614 |
| Net assets | $5,233,691 | $5,288,777 | $4,622,398 | $4,702,914 | $4,496,628 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Total contributions | $1,639,371 | $1,133,931 | $1,181,163 | $1,073,273 | $850,185 |
| Program service revenue | $819,091 | $757,258 | $693,142 | $1,009,957 | $839,343 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $133,584 | $64,520 | $6,363 | $32,687 | $63,441 |
| Other revenue | $7,482 | $2,096 | $1,853 | $18,583 | $19,653 |
| Total other revenue | $960,157 | $823,874 | $701,358 | $1,061,227 | $922,437 |
| Total revenue | $2,599,528 | $1,957,805 | $1,882,521 | $2,134,500 | $1,772,622 |
| Expenses | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Program services | $1,488,483 | $1,300,130 | $1,448,078 | $1,580,861 | $1,198,086 |
| Management and general | $494,404 | $441,649 | $445,669 | $416,055 | $390,154 |
| Fundraising | $77,667 | $73,770 | $69,290 | $55,647 | $81,460 |
| Total expenses | $2,060,554 | $1,815,549 | $1,963,037 | $2,052,563 | $1,669,700 |
| Change in net assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $538,974 | $142,256 | ($80,516) | $81,937 | $102,922 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $538,974 | $142,256 | ($80,516) | $81,937 | $102,922 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Douglas Tiffin | President | $100,000 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2022
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History
Dallas International University (DIU), located on the International Linguistics Center in Dallas, TX, was founded March 31, 1998, as the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (GIAL). DIU has a rich history dating back to 1972 when Texas-SIL classes commenced. When SIL decided to seek accreditation for its training program, a new and separate institution was necessary. Thus, the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics was formed.
In the fall of 1999, GIAL opened its doors to students for the first time, offering a Master of Arts in either Applied Linguistics or Language Development under a license from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The first graduates received their degrees the following June 2000. In 2003, GIAL became a candidate for accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC: https://sacscoc.org/) to award master-level degrees, and in December 2005, GIAL received full accreditation. This accreditation has been reaffirmed in 2010 and again in 2020.
In 2013, GIAL established the College of International Studies to offer upper-division courses for a Bachelor of Arts in International Service, a substantive change for the school, which was granted accreditation through SACSCOC, making GIAL officially both an undergraduate and graduate school of higher education. The Master of Arts in World Arts was first offered in 2012, and CEWA " the Center for Excellence in World Arts " was launched in early 2015 to further GIAL's collaboration with other organizations fostering education in world arts. In 2017, GIAL began offering a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree, with the first students at the freshman or sophomore level starting in the Spring of 2018. On September 1, 2018, the school's name was officially changed to Dallas International University, and in that same year, DIU received permission to award a PhD in World Arts with its first doctoral students beginning in the Fall of 2019 and making DIU a level-5 doctoral granting institution.
In 2021 DIU approved two new graduate programs, a Master of Arts in Translation Advising and another in Human Migration. As the world continues to expand with new challenges and opportunities, DIU remains committed to preparing students with innovative and rigorous study programs that prepare them for excellence in their respective fields and careers.
We have had outstanding professors join DIU over its short life span, many of whom have performed extensive fieldwork in the subjects which they teach as well as having terminal degrees. Dallas International University's location on the International Linguistics Center provides students an opportunity to interact with a wide variety of people who have extensive experience in all of the academic domains offered at DIU. The constant influx of experienced personnel who have lived and worked in many different cultures and countries makes DIU an ideal place to expand one's horizons.