Education : Private Liberal Arts Colleges

Birmingham-Southern College

Providing a liberal arts education of distinctive quality

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (57.96)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 89.0%    
Administrative Expenses 9.5%    
Fundraising Expenses 1.4%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.09    
Efficiency Rating    
      (37.21)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 4.9%    
Program Expenses Growth 4.5%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 1.61    
Capacity Rating    
      (20.75)

Income Statement     (FYE 05/2008)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $42,940,560
Other Revenue $7,127,017
Total Revenue $50,067,577
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $61,325,602
Administrative Expenses $6,544,174
Fundraising Expenses $1,006,794
Total Functional Expenses $68,876,570
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-18,808,993
   
Net Assets $174,778,229

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Contact Information

Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road
Box 549003
Birmingham, AL 35254
tel: (800) 523-5793
fax: (205) 226-3077
EIN: 63-0288811

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Leadership      (FYE 05/2008)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
David Pollick President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $377,636 0.54%

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Mission

Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) is a four-year, private liberal arts institution founded in 1856 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. BSC provides a liberal arts education of distinctive quality. The college challenges students to think independently, to examine the arts and sciences aesthetically and critically, and to communicate clearly. It fosters the advancement of scholarship, personal and resourceful learning, and comprehensive advising. The college is distinguished by a dedicated faculty, undergraduate scholarship and research, Interim term, leadership studies and service-learning, cross-cultural opportunities, on- and off-campus mentor relationships, and by graduate education within a liberal arts context.

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