United Board For Christian Higher Education In Asia

Organization Overview

United Board For Christian Higher Education In Asia is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 1946. According to its NTEE Classification (Q12) the organization is classified as: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution, under the broad grouping of International, Foreign Affairs & National Security and related organizations. As of 06/2022, United Board For Christian Higher Education In Asia employed 9 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. United Board For Christian Higher Education In Asia is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, United Board For Christian Higher Education In Asia generated $13.7m in total revenue. The organization has seen a slow decline revenue. Over the past 7 years, revenues have fallen by an average of (1.6%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $8.9m during the year ending 06/2021. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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TO SUPPORT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES IN ASIA.

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THE UNITED BOARD ACCEPTS CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORTING WORK WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ITS NETWORK IN ASIA. IN COMPLIANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS, THE UNITED BOARD ACCEPTS SUCH DONATIONS ONLY FOR PROJECTS APPROVED BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, NOT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. APPROVED PROJECTS INCLUDE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS; LIBRARY SUPPORT; FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING FACULTY SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAINING; SUPPORT FOR FACULTY SALARIES AND BENEFITS (MERIT PRIZES, PROFESSORIAL CHAIRS, ETC.); SUPPORT FOR A PARTICULAR ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT NAMED BY THE DONOR; PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE CHRISTIAN PRESENCE ON CAMPUS; AND OTHERS LISTED ON THE UNITED BOARD WEBSITE. THE UNITED BOARD REMITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPECIFIED INSTITUTIONS QUARTERLY AS DESIGNATED GRANTS FOR THE PURPOSE INDICATED BY THE DONORS. THE UNITED BOARD MONITORS THE APPROPRIATE USE OF ALL FUNDS BY REQUIRING REPORTS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS ABOUT HOW ITS GRANTS, INCLUDING DESIGNATED GRANTS, ARE USED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE UNITED BOARD DISBURSED DESIGNATED GRANTS TOTALING $3,222,468.58.


THE UNITED BOARD ALSO ACCEPTS CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF WORK WITH INSTITUTIONS IN ITS NETWORK IN ASIA, INCLUDING ITS GRANT PROGRAMS AND FACULTY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. THESE INCLUDE:UNITED BOARD FELLOWS PROGRAM. THE UNITED BOARD FELLOWS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGING LEADERS AT INSTITUTIONS IN ITS NETWORK WITH EXPOSURE TO BEST PRACTICES IN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN AN INTENSIVE, THREE-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE ON UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP, A ONE- TO FOUR-MONTH PLACEMENT AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN ASIA, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM YEAR. FELLOWS LEARN NEW APPROACHES TO TEACHING, LEARNING AND MANAGEMENT, WHICH THEY CAN SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES AT THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS. THEY DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND ENDURING NETWORKS AND GAIN GREATER CONFIDENCE, DECISION-MAKING ABILITIES AND A WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE NEW CHALLENGES. SINCE 2002, OVER 250 MID-LEVEL FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ASIA HAVE COMPLETED THE UNITED BOARD FELLOWS PROGRAM AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE UNITED BOARD SUPPORTED 25 FELLOWS AND PRESIDENTS FOR $433,404.68UNITED BOARD FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE UNITED BOARD FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HELPS DEVELOP AND RETAIN OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS AT ASIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BY OFFERING YOUNG FACULTY MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE ADVANCED DEGREES. HOST UNIVERSITIES IN AUSTRALIA, CHINA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KOREA, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, THE PHILIPPINES AND THAILAND OPEN THEIR CAMPUSES TO FACULTY SCHOLARS FROM LESS DEVELOPED INSTITUTIONS, OFFERING THEM COURSEWORK, RESEARCH GUIDANCE, EXPOSURE TO NEW STYLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND A NETWORK OF THEIR PEERS. THE SCHOLARS RETURN TO THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS WITH PHD OR MASTER'S DEGREES AS WELL AS INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK THAT ENRICHES THEIR CLASSROOMS FOR YEARS TO COME. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2021, 21 SCHOLARS BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM, WITH TOTAL SPENDING OF $136,537.03. CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS. THE UNITED BOARD ORGANIZES AND SPONSORS NUMEROUS LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, USUALLY COLLABORATING WITH AN ASIAN COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. THESE PROGRAMS GATHER TOGETHER SELECTED LEADERS, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED BOARD'S NETWORK TO EXPLORE PRESSING ISSUES IN ASIAN HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 2022, THE UNITED BOARD ORGANIZED 19 CONFERENCES; WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ON VARIOUS THEMES IN SOUTH ASIA, THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP FORUM; AND PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON DIGITAL LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION. CLOSE TO 2,046 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BENEFITED FROM THESE PROGRAMS.THE UNITED BOARD EXPENDED $ 147,984 ON THESE INITIATIVES IN FY 2022.INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY OF ASIAN CULTURES AND THEOLOGIES (IASACT).WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A HYBRID PROGRAM COMBINING ONLINE RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION, AND THE OPENING OF IASACT 2021, WITH THE THEME OF 'THE INTERTWINING OF CULTURE, RELIGION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION,' STARTED AUGUST 2021. TEN SCHOLARS WERE JOINING THIS OCCASION FROM 4 DIFFERENT RELIGIONS AND7 ASIAN COUNTRIES JOINED THE IASACT PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. SCHOLARS REPRESENTED VARIOUS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING THEOLOGY, CHRISTIAN AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, AND VARIOUS FIELDS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR $30,010.ASHA GRANTS PROGRAM. SINCE THE 1970S, THE UNITED BOARD HAS WORKED WITH THE AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS ABROAD (ASHA) PROGRAM OF THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH CAMPUS ACCESS PROJECTS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF DORMITORIES AND CLASSROOM BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS IMPROVING LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE UNITED BOARD DID NOT RECEIVE OR DISBURSE ASHA GRANTS.OVERALL OUTCOME WAS A TOTAL OF 1,871 INSTITUTIONAL LEADERS AND FACULTY FROM 24 VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF 31 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND 20,706 FACULTY AND STUDENTS WORKING WITH 20,165 INDIVIDUALS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THESE INSTITUTIONAL GRANT DEVELOPMENTS.PROGRAM EVALUATIONTHE UNITED BOARD REGULARLY CONDUCTS INTERNAL EVALUATIONS OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. FROM TIME TO TIME, WE ENGAGE INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS TO CONDUCT EVALUATIVE STUDIES ON PROJECTS WE FUND IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ASIA AND ON UNITED BOARD-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS. WE REVISE OUR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND ANNUAL REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS BASED ON THIS FEEDBACK FROM THE FIELD AND THE REPORTS WE RECEIVE DIRECTLY FROM OUR GRANTEES. BASED ON THE FIVE-TIER MODEL OF PROGRAM EVALUATION OF JACOBS ET AL., THE UNITED BOARD DOES TIER 1 (NEEDS ASSESSMENT), TIER 2 (MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY) AND TIER 3 (QUALITY REVIEW AND PROGRAM CLARIFICATION) REGULARLY. (JACOBS, EASTERBROOKS, BRADY AND MISTRY [2005]).


THE UNITED BOARD'S CURRENT GRANT INITIATIVES FOCUS ON THE FIELDS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION; FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR ENHANCED TEACHING, LEARNING, AND RESEARCH; CAMPUS-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS; CULTURE AND RELIGION IN ASIA; AND SPECIAL INITIATIVES. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE UNITED BOARD MADE 26 GRANTS TO 21 INSTITUTIONS TOTALING $406,805.67. THROUGH GRANT SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS IN OUR NETWORK, THE UNITED BOARD HELPS LINK TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH ACTION RESEARCH AND REFLECTION, THEREBY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PURPOSE AND VALUES AND THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.


THE UNITED BOARD ACCEPTS ENDOWMENT GIFTS TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT FOR ITS WORK AND ALSO ACCEPTS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE TERM AND PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS SET UP FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION AND POLICIES OF THE UNITED BOARD. DISBURSEMENTS FROM ENDOWMENTS ARE MADE ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED BOARD'S INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICY AND THE TERMS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES GOVERNING EACH ENDOWMENT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, THE UNITED BOARD DISBURSED ENDOWMENT GRANTS TOTALING $ 725,559.30.


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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$4,942,336
Investment income $2,594,602
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $6,209,047
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $13,745,985

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