Baxter Credit Union FY2022 filing

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Vernon Hills, ILMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1981Public & Societal BenefitEIN 23-7250155Revenue $350.4M in FY2022

On file with the IRSbcu.org340 N Milwaukee Ave, 60061-1533 · Vernon Hills, ILTax-exempt since Feb 2003

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The organization is a full service, state-chartered credit union providing a broad range of loan and deposit products and other financial services to it members located throughout the US and Puerto Rico using various channels including branches, a call center, and the internet.

Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45.7M a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $374.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5.2B
91% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 91% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$350.4M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$293.1M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$504.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$350.4M
FY2022▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$274.0M
FY2021$316.2M
FY2022$350.4M
FY2023$443.9M
FY2024$482.8M
FY2025$507.4M
Expenses
$293.1M
FY2022▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$239.9M
FY2021$240.4M
FY2022$293.1M
FY2023$404.6M
FY2024$459.7M
FY2025$463.1M
Net assets
$504.8M
FY2022▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$415.4M
FY2021$488.0M
FY2022$504.8M
FY2023$525.4M
FY2024$545.1M
FY2025$600.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2003.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

36 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, CEO and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
EVP/Chief Operating Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
EVP/Chro
$0Pt VII · Sec A
EVP Corporate Relationships and US Service Centers
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wealth Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Chief Lending Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Valentine’s $2.0M as President, CEO and Treasurer is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 59 $100M+ public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Michael Valentine$1,995,776$1,834,831—
James Block$948,115$866,380—
Carl Presto$937,823$814,599—
David Blum$841,731$709,999—
Lisa Baron$785,721$808,502—
Edwin T Watson$569,567$478,931—
Scott Zulpo$528,026$482,122—
John Anderson$508,116$409,531—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers members diverse financial services like loans and savings accounts online and in person.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Offered loans, deposits, and other financial services to 341,314 members

Pt IX · col B
02

Provided 6,432 first mortgages for $2,165,388,284

Pt IX · col B
03

Provided 236,145 member loans for $4,824,057,051

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$350.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$316.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$33.8M
Money outPt IX
$293.1M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$504.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8B
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2B
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$316.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$33.8M
Total revenueLn 12$350.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44.3M
SavingsLn 2$304.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$348.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$374.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$110.6M
Other assetsLn 15$114.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8B
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2B
Net assetsLn 32$504.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$397.0M$348.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$427.3M$374.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51.3M$110.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.07B$5.75B
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.58B$5.25B
Net assetsLn 32$488.0M$504.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$77.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.6M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10.9M
Payroll taxesLn 10$5.6M
Legal feesLn 11b$340K
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8.7M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6.9M
Office expensesLn 13$8.2M
Information technologyLn 14$18.2M
OccupancyLn 16$2.6M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.7M
InterestLn 20$29.5M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11.3M
InsuranceLn 23$479K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$27.8M
Total functional expensesLn 25$293.1M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $507.4M$463.1M$44.3M$600.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $482.8M$459.7M$23.1M$545.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $443.9M$404.6M$39.3M$525.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $350.4M$293.1M$57.3M$504.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $316.2M$240.4M$75.8M$488.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $274.0M$239.9M$34.2M$415.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $350,442,030 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $306,377,015$316,656,002
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,791,130$33,786,028
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $316,168,145$350,442,030
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $93,420,802$98,057,215
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $146,987,232$195,047,482
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $240,408,034$293,104,697
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,760,111$57,337,333
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $350,442,030 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $316,656,002 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$316,656,002
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $33,786,028 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$33,786,028
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $350,442,030 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$350,442,030
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $293,104,697 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$77,926,461
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$3,569,183
IX-9 Other employee benefits$10,945,091
IX-10 Payroll taxes$5,616,480
IX-11b Legal fees$339,839
IX-11c Accounting fees$69,504
IX-11g Other fees for services$8,722,494
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$6,883,173
IX-13 Office expenses$8,195,019
IX-14 Information technology$18,192,689
IX-16 Occupancy$2,632,990
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,666,502
IX-20 Interest$29,455,620
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$11,300,057
IX-23 Insurance$478,671
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$79,312,497
IX-24e All other expenses$27,798,427
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$293,104,697
Part X · Balance sheet $5,751,484,149 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,794,875,539; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,902,207$44,262,823
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $357,089,332$304,338,101
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,035,164$8,126,281
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $51,256,789$110,625,458
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $339,282,552$277,505,509
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $88,029,259$97,315,968
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $116,179,511$114,434,470
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,072,223,238$5,751,484,149
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,164,950$72,318,365
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,383,102,608$4,509,414,281
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,584,267,558$5,246,732,646
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $487,955,680$504,751,503
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,072,223,238$5,751,484,149
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $504,751,503 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$350,442,030
XI-2 Total expenses$293,104,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,337,333
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$487,955,680
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$40,541,510
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$504,751,503

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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