Wave College INC FY2021 filing

Virginia Beach, VAHigher education institution EIN 27-4269892Revenue $832K in FY2021

On file with the IRSwavecollege.edu1000 North Great Neck Rd · Virginia Beach, VA

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The mission of Wave leadership College, as a experience-rich, academically-adept institution of biblical higher education, is to equip christian leaders to build the local church and transform their communities for the glory of god.

87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$832K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$801K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2020–FY2026
Revenue
$832K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$778K
FY2021$832K
FY2022$878K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$15K
FY2026$34K
Expenses
$801K
FY2021▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$754K
FY2021$801K
FY2022$946K
FY2023$243K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
FY2026$35K
Net assets
$170K
FY2021▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$170K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$5K
FY2025$330
FY2026Not on file

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $697K Management & general 11% · $85K Fundraising 2% · $20K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$71,208Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Hummel$70,917$71,208$53,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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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Equips Christian leaders to build churches and transform communities.

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1 program · $697K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Providing biblical higher education dedicated to training christian pastors and leaders.

$697Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33
Grants paid · 3 grants · $111K · 2019–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$43,159
Unitemized GrantFY2020$27,098
Unitemized GrantFY2019$40,547

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$832K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$307K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$801K
Ln 25
Programscol B$697K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$170K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$246K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Government grantsLn 1e$366K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$307K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$832K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K
Total assetsLn 16$246K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$170K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K$151K
Total assetsLn 16$241K$246K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$139K$170K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27K$27K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$62K$7K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$355K$309K$36K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$23K$3K$792
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$11K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$24K$3K$544
Information technologyLn 14$35K$12K$21K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$110K$97K$11K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$408$408
InterestLn 20$1K$896$102$20
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$116K$3K$597
Total functional expensesLn 25$801K$697K$85K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $34K$35K−$330 990 PDF
FY2025 $15K$330 990 PDF
FY2024 $86K$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $200K$243K−$42K$71K 990 PDF
FY2022 $878K$946K−$68K$100K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $832K$801K$31K$170K 990 PDF
FY2020 $778K$754K$23K$139K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $831,964 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $387,976$515,657
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $390,432$307,337
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$7
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$862$8,963
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $777,551$831,964
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $40,547$27,098
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $394,322$452,961
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $319,407$321,019
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $754,276$801,078
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,275$30,886
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $831,964 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$365,583
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$150,074
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$515,657
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $307,337$307,337
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7$7
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,963$8,963
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $307,337 · Excluded from tax $8,970$831,964
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $801,078 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $27,098$27,098
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,951 · Management $7,121 · Fundraising $2,136$71,208
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $309,145 · Management $35,533 · Fundraising $10,660$355,338
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,982 · Management $2,641 · Fundraising $792$26,415
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,463 · Management $1,274$12,737
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,348 · Fundraising $1,039$10,387
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,941 · Management $2,721 · Fundraising $544$27,206
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,251 · Management $21,002 · Fundraising $1,750$35,003
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,767 · Management $10,996 · Fundraising $2,199$109,962
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,362$4,362
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $408$408
IX-20 InterestPrograms $896 · Management $102 · Fundraising $20$1,018
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $116,223 · Management $3,116 · Fundraising $597$119,936
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $696,835 · Management $84,506 · Fundraising $19,737$801,078
Part X · Balance sheet $245,611 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,197$41,827
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,889$52,489
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $151,143$151,295
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $241,229$245,611
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,429$24,484
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,758$3,713
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $30,000$47,074
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101,775$75,271
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $139,454$170,340
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $139,454$170,340
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $241,229$245,611
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $170,340 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$831,964
XI-2 Total expenses$801,078
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$139,454
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$170,340

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