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Sweet Briar Institute

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % ROBERT KENNY
Other · SWEET BRIAR, VA · EIN 54-0534105

About

Sweet briar college challenges and inspires women, forging ethical leaders with the skill, compassion, and vision to create a more just and sustainable world. Sweet briar's academic program, at the undergraduate and graduate levels, seeks to cultivate an inclusive and vibrant community of learning among students, faculty, and staff that prizes ethical and innovative thinking. Our curriculum fosters personal and professional development through a liberal arts education. The faculty and staff guide students to understand how justice and sustainability are connected; promote inclusivity, diversity, equity, and access; solve real-world problems across an array of disciplines confidently and creatively; and develop critical analytic and communication skills. Students pursue these goals in the classroom, across the campus community, and around the world.

In care of Robert Kenny

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Category
Other
Employees
581
Volunteers
1,000

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-06-30
Revenue
$43.6M
Expenses
$42.2M
Assets
$151.2M
Liabilities
$10.4M

Financial history

$43.9M$22.0M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $43.6M · Peak FY2023: $43.9M · Avg: $37.5M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$1.2M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
South Asia
South America
Central America and the Caribbean
Sub-Saharan Africa
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Russia and the Newly Independent States
North America
Middle East and North Africa

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$1.2M
SWEET BRIAR INSTITUTE
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Address

134 Chapel RD
Sweet Briar, VA, 24595-500

Governance

Voting board members19
Independent members18
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %8.0%
Permanent endowment %71.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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