Shimer College

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on May 15, 2018.

3424 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60616

Shimer College (EIN: 36-2167921) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2016 and 2024. In its fiscal year 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, Shimer College, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 3 out of 30 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $98,146. The highest compensated employee at Shimer College is Susan Henking with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $162,539.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$3,644,915

Expenses

$3,363,459

Employee compensation

$1,564,611

Reported Compensated Employees

Susan Henking

President (Part-Year)

$162,539

$149,846 from orgNo related comp$12,693 other

Jim Ulrich

Coo/Registrar/Asst. Prof - Part Year

$73,552

$69,952 from orgNo related comp$3,600 other

Phyllis Dobbs

Chief Financial Officer (Part-Year)

$58,348

$58,348 from orgNo related compNo other comp

Non-Employee Board Members

Trustee/Faculty - PART YEAR

Trustee/Faculty - PART YEAR

Trustee/Student - PART YEAR

Mission Statement

SHIMER COLLEGE FORMERLY PROVIDED AND PRESERVED EDUCATION CENTERED ON DISCUSSION OF ENDURING QUESTIONS AND ISSUES. HISTORICALLY INFLUENTIAL ORIGINAL SOURCES WERE STUDIED THROUGH SOCRATIC QUESTIONING IN SMALL SEMINAR CLASSES, FOLLOWING THE KIND OF GREAT BOOKS CURRICULUM ADVOCATED BY ROBERT MAYNARD HUTCHINS. THE CORE VALUES INFORMING EDUCATION AT SHIMER WERE FREE INQUIRY, DIALOG, CRITICAL OPEN-MINDEDNESS, AND INTEGRATION OF DISCIPLINES. THE COLLEGE OFFERED ALL MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MEANINGFULLY IN DECIDING THE FUTURE OF THE INSTITUTION. A SHIMER EDUCATION DEMANDED MUCH OF BOTH THE INTELLECT AND THE CHARACTER OF STUDENTS, AND PREPARED THEM FOR RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP AND THE EXAMINED LIFE. ON JUNE 1, 2017 NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE PURCHASED MOST OF LIQUID ASSETS OF SHIMER COLLEGE AND FORMED THE SHIMER GREAT BOOKS SCHOOL.