2025-12-08T11:49:13-05:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 750827421 Dallas Theological Seminary % David Tarrant DALL 2148875000 3909 Swiss Avenue Dallas TX 75204 DAVID TARRANT Treasurer 2148875021 2025-12-08 true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Mark Yarbrough 3909 Swiss Ave Dallas TX 75204 75993765 false X www.dts.edu X 1924 TX The mission of Dallas Theological Seminary is to glorify God by equipping godly servant-leaders for the proclamation of His Word and the building up of the body of Christ worldwide. 28 27 664 46 101308 77018 37066805 42195125 28037916 28993632 1484395 2536933 582017 -373622 67171133 73352068 7703534 9491290 0 31327654 34366383 492604 495160 5713015 19617542 23399732 59141334 67752565 8029799 5599503 155585962 156461744 23622047 17088593 131963915 139373151 The mission of Dallas Theological Seminary is to glorify God by equipping godly servant-leaders for the proclamation of His Word and the building up of the body of Christ worldwide. false false 31278859 8581346 25640620 INSTRUCTION: Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) offers a variety of graduate academic programs from its main campus in Dallas, TX and its various extension sites. Online courses are also offered. DTS is nondenominational and seeks to serve those of like biblical faith in evangelical protestantism. DTS has over 19,000 alumni serving in over 100 countries. Fall 2024 enrollment consisted of 2,634 students, with 14,877 total class hours taken that term. 8698120 368594 5709 STUDENT SERVICES: The mission of student services is to ensure that every student has the opportunity to develop as a godly servant-leader through his or her social, cultural, spiritual, physical, and emotional life. We provide advisement, programming, and services to enrich community, family life, personal interaction, social development, cultural awareness, physical development and campus diversity. The admissions department works to recruit and then equip entering students with the resources needed to have a successful graduate-studies experience. The registrar and counseling offices provide advising, counseling and testing services to facilitate personal, family and professional development. The Chaplains office encourages campus community life, worship, and spiritual development through chapel programming. The Dean of Students office provides opportunities for student participation in decision-making and leadership development through student groups. 5772399 7500 4067 ACADEMIC SUPPORT: The library holds over 375,000 items, provides access to electronic resources and has special rare volumes. The media and computer lab allows students to use computer equipment, audio and video media. 4209094 3525847 AUXILIARY: Auxiliary enterprises consist of a student bookstore, two student apartment buildings, and a theological journal. Swindoll Tower residence hall has 158 apartments for married students with families and includes a fireside chat room, playroom, and courtyard with a pool. Washington Hall, the single-student apartment building, contains 158 bedrooms in one and two bedroom apartments. Its amenities include a student research library that is an extension of Turpin Library, conference rooms, 2 music practice rooms, 2 media rooms, a multipurpose room/gym, and a pool. Bibliotheca Sacra, a theological quarterly, in continuous publication since 1843, has been published by DTS since 1934. 1297178 533850 38060 PUBLIC SERVICE: Hendricks Center for Christian Leadership and Cultural Engagement pursues the development of effective Christian leadership in order to build leaders of integrity and impact. 5506272 533850 3563907 51255650 true true false false false false false true false true true true false false true false false true true false true true true true true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 2917 0 true 664 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false X 28 27 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false MD MI NH PA SC X David Tarrant 2148875021 3909 Swiss Avenue Dallas TX 75204 X Mark Yarbrough President 40.00 1.00 X X 310060 0 102202 Robert Riggs Sr VP Operations 40.00 1.00 X 134186 0 99829 Josh Winn VP Communications and Community 40.00 0.00 X 199248 0 28295 George Hillman VP Education 40.00 0.00 X 197692 0 23581 David Tarrant VP Business & FinanceCFO 40.00 1.00 X 196021 0 24480 Kim Till Sr VP Development 40.00 1.00 X 201851 0 17952 Michael Ortiz VP Global Ministries 40.00 0.00 X 163383 0 22946 John Dyer VP Enrollment and Educ Technology 40.00 0.00 X 176950 0 8924 Glenn Kreider Professor 40.00 0.00 X 135274 0 42186 Teri OConnor Executive Director Advancement 40.00 0.00 X 153600 0 22454 Ben Simpson Associate Professor New Testament 40.00 0.00 X 101814 0 72629 Scott Talbot Executive Director DSF 0.00 40.00 X 0 157035 15646 Jason Wiesepape Director Online Stu Engagement 40.00 0.00 X 105022 0 57534 Mark Bailey Chancellor former President 40.00 0.00 X 53026 0 60490 Brian Fisher Regent Chair 1.00 0.00 X 1125 0 0 Samuel Chiang Regent 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Frank Glover Jr Regent 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Golding Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 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General Explanation Attachment The organization is a school as described under 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) and is not required to complete a public support schedule. Schedule A, Part II is completed to verify the school can qualify under public charity status section 170(b)(A)(vii) and, therefore, qualifies to use the first listed special rule for Schedule B reporting. 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Part V, Line 4-Intended uses of endowment funds Endowments are intended primarily for student aid scholarships and other academic and operations programs. Other Explanation Part V - Dallas Theological Seminary is reporting our consolidated endowment for the Seminary and its affiliated foundation, Dallas Seminary Foundation, in accordance with the instructions. true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Governmental Agency Financial Aid (Questions 6a and 6b) The Seminary participates in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program and the Federal Work Study Program and provides administrative support. Description of nondiscriminatory policy (Question 3) The Seminary currently enrolls students of racial minority groups in meaningful numbers consistent with the publicity exception found in Rev. Proc. 75-50 section 4.30(2)(b). The Seminarys nondiscriminatory policy is published in the student catalog and on its website. true East Asia and the Pacific Program services Tuition aid 362710 Central America and the Caribbean Investments 11497788 Central America and the Caribbean Program services Tuition aid 96824 South America Program services Tuition aid 195303 North America Not the United States Program services Tuition aid 94246 South Asia Program services Tuition aid 78652 Europe including Iceland and Greenland Program services Tuition aid 236743 Middle East and North Africa Program services Tuition aid 118417 Sub-Saharan Africa Program services Tuition aid 377213 Sub-Saharan Africa Program services General Aid 371100 13428996 13428996 Sub-Saharan Africa General Support 371100 wire transfer 1 Tuition discount East Asia and the Pacific 108 362710 Tuition disc Tuition discount Central America and the Caribbean 31 96824 Tuition disc Tuition discount South Asia 10 78652 Tuition disc Tuition discount North America Not the United States 39 94246 Tuition disc Tuition discount South America 81 195303 Tuition disc Tuition discount Europe including Iceland and Greenland 44 236743 Tuition disc Tuition discount Middle East and North Africa 14 118417 Tuition disc Tuition discount Sub-Saharan Africa 42 377213 Tuition disc true false true true true false Use of grant monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) The Student Finance Office requires applications from all students requesting student aid. All students receiving scholarships and grants are judged worthy by the Seminarys assessment on the basis of academic achievement, financial need, and other similar standards. Student aid for students outside the U.S. is typically a reduction of tuition owed and is rarely given directly to the student in the form of cash. Supplemental Information (Part V, Other) Part IV: Upon review of our foreign investments for the year, the Seminary is not required to file forms 5471, 8865, 8621 or FinCEN Form 114. The Seminary will attach a form 926 with its 990T tax filing. General Explanation Attachment Pt. II - The Seminary sent funds for the general support of the Evangelical Seminary of West Africa. In order to monitor the use of the funds, the Seminary receives financial statements and regular update reports from them, and the CFO is a member of their advisory committee. 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No attempt to verify the use of the money is made.Tuition assistance: Tuition aid is awarded by reducing the net amount the student must pay for tuition.Grants to organizations: Before donating funds to an organization, the Seminary reviews the organizations website to ensure their purposes are not in conflict with the Seminarys exempt mission. X X true true X X X X false false false false false false false false false David Tarrant VP Business & FinanceCFO 196021 10214 14266 220501 Robert Riggs Sr VP Operations 134186 10602 89227 234015 George Hillman VP Education 197692 9315 14266 221273 Glenn Kreider Professor 135274 8720 33466 177460 Kim Till Sr VP Development 201851 10459 7493 219803 Jason Wiesepape Director Online Stu Engagement 105022 8104 49430 162556 Michael Ortiz VP Global Ministries 163383 8680 14266 186329 Josh Winn VP Communications and Community 199248 9291 19004 227543 Scott Talbot Executive Director DSF 157035 8152 7494 8152 164529 Teri OConnor Executive Director Advancement 153600 8188 14266 176054 John Dyer VP Enrollment and Educ Technology 176950 8868 56 185874 Ben Simpson Associate Professor New Testament 101814 7804 64825 174443 Mark Yarbrough President 310060 17198 85004 412262 Mark Bailey Chancellor former President 53026 5254 55236 113516 Benefit information (Part I, line 1a) Occasionally, the Presidents wife travels with him on official business, such as donor trips. The Seminary obtains documentation to verify that a bona fide business reason exists for the spousal travel, and the Seminary pays for the trip when the spouse acts in the capacity of an official Seminary delegate.Certain individuals receiving compensation are ministers of the gospel, and as such, a housing allowance is included in nontaxable benefits for some of the people listed in Pt. VII. Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8a From the membership of the Board of Incorporate Members (Governing Board) there are assigned members to two subsidiary boards, the Board of Regents and the Board of Trustees. The Board of Regents is entrusted with the general oversight of the faculty and the educational and spiritual functions of the Seminary. The Board of Trustees is entrusted with the direction of the property and financial interests of the Seminary, and authority is given to the Board of Trustees by the bylaws to act legally for the Board of Incorporate Members in all matters of property and finance, such actions being final. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The form 990 is initially reviewed by an independent audit firm. The audit committee of the Board reviews and approves the public disclosure copy of the form 990. The entire governing Board will be given the public disclosure copy after it is filed with the IRS. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c The organization requires all officers and board members and key employees to annually complete and sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. The CFO is responsible for reviewing the signed statements and ensuring that interested persons are in compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Boards Compensation and Benefits committee reviews and makes recommendation to the Board of Trustees of the salary level of the President. Comparable salary survey data is used. These decisions are documented in the committee minutes. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b Officers who are not employees are not compensated. The compensation committee reviews the salary levels and comparative salary data of other officers and key employees. This review is documented in the committee minutes. Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 Forms 990 and 990-T and other such documents are available upon request. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policies and audited financial statements are available to the public upon request. Audited financial statements are also available on the DTS business office website. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 The change in funding status of the defined benefit pension plan, excluding net periodic pension cost, is a $419,212 gain/credit. The pension plan was frozen to new employees effective January 1, 2003. Change in value of split-interest agreements was a loss $(90,697). Estimate of average hours per week devoted to related organizations Part VII Col B Certain directors, officers, and key employees of the Seminary are also directors, officers, and key employees of the Seminarys affiliated foundation. The hours reflected here reflect time spent for both organizations. 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