Dallas Baptist University

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Summary

Dallas Baptist University is a Christ-centered liberal arts university that fully integrates Biblical faith and academic learning and is dedicated to developing servant leaders.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Dallas Baptist University
3000 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas, TX 75211

Website: dbu.edu

Phone: 214-333-7100

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 756001300

CEO/President: Dr. Adam C. Wright

Chairman: Dr. Gary Cook

Board size: 40

Founder:

Ruling year: 1946

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 05/31

Member of ECFA: No

Member of ECFA since:


Purpose

Building a great Christian university that is pleasing to God by producing Christ-centered servant leaders who are transforming the world.


Mission statement

The mission 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.


Statement of faith

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Transparency grade

C

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Colleges/Universities

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating361 of 111840 of 127
Fund acquisition rating410 of 111946 of 127
Resource allocation rating777 of 111992 of 127
Asset utilization rating170 of 111815 of 127

According to the organization's Form 990, it received $2,961,930 in government grants in 2024.


Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
13%10%11%8%5%7%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
2%1%1%1%1%1%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
16%10%9%14%16%12%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
2%1%1%1%1%1%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
84%90%91%86%84%88%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
84%80%80%80%80%79%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
98%100%101%103%94%97%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
82%79%81%82%76%76%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
2%0%-1%-3%6%3%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
1%0%-1%-2%3%2%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
13%19%19%19%19%21%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.530.650.650.630.550.61
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
2.6412.3812.9912.679.1810.64
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.448.028.488.025.056.48
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
7.923.192.372.593.722.84
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.130.310.420.390.270.35
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
7.381.030.820.921.741.20
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
24%5%6%6%6%7%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
11%2%2%2%2%2%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
151%146%144%149%171%153%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20242023202220212020
Cash$12,593,734$12,247,795$12,894,024$20,262,888$15,548,043
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$6,047,634$5,089,332$5,357,335$5,725,519$4,682,727
Short-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$18,641,368$17,337,127$18,251,359$25,988,407$20,230,770
Long-term investments$79,618,102$71,187,535$72,383,731$72,330,936$53,952,805
Fixed assets$123,461,620$129,305,014$132,991,683$131,759,179$136,669,400
Other long-term assets$9,089,939$7,426,486$7,582,788$8,431,381$4,389,929
Total long-term assets$212,169,661$207,919,035$212,958,202$212,521,496$195,012,134
Total assets$230,811,029$225,256,162$231,209,561$238,509,903$215,242,904
 
Liabilities20242023202220212020
Payables and accrued expenses$3,850,292$3,822,504$4,483,994$4,520,579$3,849,402
Other current liabilities$1,992,689$3,484,733$2,558,261$2,469,316$3,261,730
Total current liabilities$5,842,981$7,307,237$7,042,255$6,989,895$7,111,132
Debt$4,065,407$4,274,868$4,477,818$4,674,106$4,863,944
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$2,248,342$2,144,240$2,182,199$2,241,634$2,215,259
Total long-term liabilities$6,313,749$6,419,108$6,660,017$6,915,740$7,079,203
Total liabilities$12,156,730$13,726,345$13,702,272$13,905,635$14,190,335
 
Net assets20242023202220212020
Without donor restrictions$135,751,114$141,717,279$146,667,404$153,577,599$149,313,419
With donor restrictions$82,903,185$69,812,538$70,839,885$71,026,669$51,739,150
Net assets$218,654,299$211,529,817$217,507,289$224,604,268$201,052,569
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20242023202220212020
Total contributions$15,651,120$13,074,125$20,334,394$21,672,420$15,774,419
Program service revenue$130,053,731$127,723,307$118,500,369$114,328,770$115,362,227
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$3,546,976$3,529,319$2,478,334$2,512,961$2,982,661
Other revenue$702,917$1,377,031$807,291$371,236$1,095,036
Total other revenue$134,303,624$132,629,657$121,785,994$117,212,967$119,439,924
Total revenue$149,954,744$145,703,782$142,120,388$138,885,387$135,214,343
 
Expenses20242023202220212020
Program services$119,204,462$117,680,760$116,889,825$104,964,065$102,946,219
Management and general$28,737,017$27,762,945$27,766,913$25,006,016$27,119,271
Fundraising$1,490,637$1,493,326$1,632,920$1,190,159$1,068,748
Total expenses$149,432,116$146,937,031$146,289,658$131,160,240$131,134,238
 
Change in net assets20242023202220212020
Surplus (deficit)$522,628($1,233,249)($4,169,270)$7,725,147$4,080,105
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$522,628($1,233,249)($4,169,270)$7,725,147$4,080,105

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Wright Adam CPresident$855,158
Cook Gary RChancellor$611,290
Heefner Daniel JHead Baseball Coach$543,469
Murrah Matthew TVice President For Financial Affairs$292,178
Teat Jonathan SVice President For Administrative & Enrollment A$286,518
Hedin Norma SVice President and Provost$264,324
Goodyear Jack TDean$219,924
Kavli SuzanneProfessor$215,876
Mansfield StephenDean$210,017
Park JosephProfessor$194,743
Van der Merwe Christa GGeneral Counsel$185,314
Hefton Ryan MVice President For Advancement$170,278
Killingsworth V BlakeVice President For Communications$163,511
Gibson DanielVice President For Graduate Affairs, Terminated$155,116
Harley James RVice President For Student Affairs$144,049
Byers Randall DVice President For International Affairs$141,914
Dowd DennyTrustee$53,339
Ammons GregTrustee$21,615
Taylor Ronald BrentTrustee$12,450

Compensation data as of: 5/31/2024


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History

DBU's forerunner, Decatur Baptist College, was founded in 1898 as the first junior college in Texas. For years, the school called the small town of Decatur home, producing outstanding young men and women who filled churches, classrooms, hospitals, and businesses around the nation.

In 1965, the school relocated to the scenic foothills of southwest Dallas, becoming a four-year institution and eventually being renamed Dallas Baptist University when it began offering graduate-level degrees.

Today, DBU has a variety of degrees on the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels. Well into our second century, DBU continues to press forward in our mission to produce servant leaders who will transform the world.


Program accomplishments

Dallas Baptist University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.


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