Covenant College Foundation INC

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The Covenant College Foundation is the planned-giving arm of Covenant College. The primary purpose is to grow the college's endowment, which helps ensure the future of the College and the pursuit of its mission to explore and express the preeminence of jesus christ in all things.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 $1.5M a year · 57% 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
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $21.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 19.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $62K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$271K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
58%
Net assets
$25.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$936K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$981K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$25.4M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.8M
FY2021$20.1M
FY2022$18.2M
FY2023$20.2M
FY2024$24.4M
FY2025$25.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $894K Management & general 14% · $219K Fundraising 27% · $420K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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1 program · $894K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The covenant college foundation exists to support covenant college in its mission to provide members of the presbyterian church in america as well as the wider public with a christ-centered college education.

$894Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$62K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.9M · 2019–2024
Covenant College INCGA · FY2024$893,550
Covenant College INCGA · FY2023$917,461
Covenant College INCGA · FY2022$757,470
Covenant College INCGA · FY2021$739,030
Covenant College INCGA · FY2020$717,721
Covenant College INCGA · FY2019$859,299

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$945K
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$894K
Managementcol C$219K
Fundraisingcol D$420K
Owns and owesPt X
$25.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$25.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$945K
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Gains on assetsLn 7$60K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$481K
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.1M
Other assetsLn 15$528K
Total assetsLn 16$25.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
Net assetsLn 32$25.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$94K
Share of the $20.8M endowmentSch D 1g0.45%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$20.8M$18.6M$16.7M$15.5M$17.1M
Given inLn 1b$666K$235K$1.3M$509K$3.1M
SpentLn 1d–1f$871K$848K$856K$95K$386K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.8M$21.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$24.6M$25.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K$271K
Net assetsLn 32$24.4M$25.4M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$894K$894K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$2K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$9K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$94K$94K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$71K$71K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$49K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$48K$48K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$26K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$218K$92K$126K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$21K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$894K$219K$420K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $2.2M$1.5M$663K$25.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 6, 2025 $3.7M$1.3M$2.3M$24.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2024 $1.9M$981K$948K$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$1.0M$1.6M$18.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 4, 2022 $3.6M$936K$2.7M$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $2.1M$1.0M$1.0M$14.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,195,584 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,979,053$1,165,093
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $666,102$944,564
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,875$85,927
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,659,030$2,195,584
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $917,461$893,550
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $431,910$638,800
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,349,371$1,532,350
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,309,659$663,234
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,195,584 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $83,197 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,165,093
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,165,093
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $884,256$884,256
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,730$2,730
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $60,308$60,308
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,030,491$2,195,584
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,532,350 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $893,550$893,550
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,958 · Fundraising $8,109$10,067
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,200 · Fundraising $16,100$25,300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $94,312$94,312
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $70,565$70,565
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $22,304$22,304
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $49,347$49,347
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $3,614$3,614
IX-16 OccupancyFundraising $11,970$11,970
IX-17 TravelFundraising $47,635$47,635
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $25,860$25,860
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationFundraising $21,292$21,292
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $92,385 · Fundraising $126,073$218,458
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $21,292 · Fundraising $16,784$38,076
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $893,550 · Management $219,147 · Fundraising $419,653$1,532,350
Part X · Balance sheet $25,656,087 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,458$481,436
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,370,463$2,054,588
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,289,953$1,513,871
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,208,565$15,815,194
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $4,592,350$5,262,549
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,000$528,449
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,574,789$25,656,087
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $145,700$271,097
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $145,700$271,097
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,752,079$7,765,990
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,677,010$17,619,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,429,089$25,384,990
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,574,789$25,656,087
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,384,990 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,195,584
XI-2 Total expenses$1,532,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$663,234
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,429,089
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$292,667
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,384,990

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