Culver's mission is to educate its students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by nurturing the whole individual- mind, spirit and body - through integrated programs that emphasize the cultivation of character.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71.3M a year · 42% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.1M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $456.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $494K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88.8M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 31 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$82.8M
Spent
$81.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$505.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$82.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$82.8M
FY2021$284.2M
FY2022$229.1M
FY2023$96.4M
FY2024$180.4M
FY2025$140.1M
Expenses
$81.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$81.2M
FY2021$101.4M
FY2022$88.7M
FY2023$95.9M
FY2024$102.8M
FY2025$115.1M
Net assets
$505.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$505.0M
FY2021$807.5M
FY2022$836.3M
FY2023$891.3M
FY2024$979.6M
FY2025$1.1B

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1935.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $65.1M Management & general 14% · $11.1M Fundraising 6% · $5.0M

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

43 people listed on the 990; $2.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Head of Schools
$667,914Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Schools
$257,819Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$215,524Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$175,154Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Academic Officer
$169,110Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chief Operations Officer
$162,393Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Faculty
$151,117Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Facilities
$143,901Pt VII · Sec A

Douglas O Bird’s $445K as Head of Schools is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James P Power————$236,601$667,914
Douglas O Bird$445,422$405,654$374,697$335,991$330,790$257,819
Jeffry Kutch———$216,572$141,549$143,901
Holly Johnson———$167,678$209,232$215,524
Kevin Macneil————$211,102$169,110
Brian R Baker$206,026$183,407$163,315$154,244$127,944—
Joshua Pretzer$203,988$190,711$191,039$170,314$168,648$151,117
Richard J Tompos————$201,003$175,154

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Nurtures students' minds, spirits, and bodies for leadership and responsible citizenship through character-building programs.

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3 programs · $51.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Culver promises top academics, competitive athletics and education you need to be a leader and a responsible global citizen in high school, in college and beyond. Culver encourages you to develop your individual interests and talents, all while helping you move beyond self-imposed limitations.

$29.8Mprogram expense
02

Culver Academies understands the financial commitment of an independent school education and focuses on maximizing our resources to provide opportunities to those families who qualify or warrant assistance. Culver offers need based financial aid assistance as well as non-need based awards.

$13.9Mprogram expense
03

Founded in 1902, Culver Summer Schools and Camps are held on a fun- filled, naturally beautiful 1,800-acre setting where over 1,300 young people from around the world, ages 7-17, develop positive self-esteem through accomplishment and self-discipline.

$7.7Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $98.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,260,441
Lowenstine Fund CorporationIN · FY2024$1,600,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,301,931
Lowenstine Fund CorporationIN · FY2023$1,600,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,087,350
Lowenstine Fund CorporationIN · FY2022$1,600,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,281,802
Lowenstine Fund CorporationIN · FY2021$1,600,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,881,131
Lowenstine Fund CorporationIN · FY2020$1,289,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$13,854,033

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$82.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$9.1M
Money outPt IX
$81.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$65.1M
Managementcol C$11.1M
Fundraisingcol D$5.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$505.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26.9M
Total assetsLn 16$593.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
43
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$325K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$9.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.9M
Total revenueLn 12$82.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$26.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$456.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92.4M
Other assetsLn 15$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$593.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88.8M
Net assetsLn 32$505.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,094
VolunteersI 61,000
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.5M$26.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$470.2M$456.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88.0M$92.4M
Total assetsLn 16$604.1M$593.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$85.1M$88.8M
Net assetsLn 32$519.0M$505.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$13.9M$13.9M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$572K$105K$327K$140K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25.5M$20.4M$2.4M$2.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.0M$1.5M$325K$164K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8.0M$6.1M$1.3M$653K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.2M$253K$127K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$438K$0$438K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$117K$0$117K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2.5M$0$2.5M$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7.0M$5.5M$1.4M$139K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$252K$22K$15K$214K
Office expensesLn 13$652K$339K$121K$193K
Information technologyLn 14$1.0M$506K$253K$253K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2.4M$2.2M$124K$0
TravelLn 17$450K$251K$30K$169K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$132K$113K$18K$0
InterestLn 20$1.6M$1.5M$82K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6.6M$6.2M$344K$0
InsuranceLn 23$646K$612K$34K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.8M$4.1M$766K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.1M$634K$309K$150K
Total functional expensesLn 25$81.2M$65.1M$11.1M$5.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $140.1M$115.1M$25.0M$1.1B 990 PDF
FY2024 $180.4M$102.8M$77.6M$979.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $96.4M$95.9M$421K$891.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $229.1M$88.7M$140.4M$836.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $284.2M$101.4M$182.8M$807.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $82.8M$81.2M$1.7M$505.0M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $82,825,378 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,217,946$22,655,294
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $48,286,563$48,754,356
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,554,682$9,053,801
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,571,463$2,361,927
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $100,630,654$82,825,378
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,632,864$13,854,033
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,909,093$37,688,734
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,916,854$29,615,080
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $82,458,811$81,157,847
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,171,843$1,667,531
Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members31
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 $82,825,378 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,341,253 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,900
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,638,394
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$325,287
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,655,294
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,754,356 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$48,754,356
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$32,868 · Excluded from tax $6,183,528$6,150,660
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $33,583 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $138,675$172,258
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,903,141$2,903,141
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $510$510
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $847,906 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$847,906
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,284,241 · Unrelated business −$24,114 · Excluded from tax $9,909,957$82,825,378
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $81,157,847 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,854,033$13,854,033
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $105,000 · Management $326,800 · Fundraising $140,000$571,800
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,383,136 · Management $2,419,612 · Fundraising $2,726,962$25,529,710
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,519,634 · Management $325,122 · Fundraising $163,713$2,008,469
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,064,200 · Management $1,297,421 · Fundraising $653,307$8,014,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,183,212 · Management $253,145 · Fundraising $127,470$1,563,827
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $438,495 · Fundraising $0$438,495
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $116,867 · Fundraising $0$116,867
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,450,993 · Fundraising $0$2,450,993
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,509,294 · Management $1,368,593 · Fundraising $139,444$7,017,331
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,432 · Management $15,308 · Fundraising $214,445$252,185
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $338,652 · Management $121,033 · Fundraising $192,713$652,398
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $506,245 · Management $253,123 · Fundraising $253,123$1,012,491
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,240,084 · Management $123,871 · Fundraising $0$2,363,955
IX-17 TravelPrograms $251,064 · Management $30,341 · Fundraising $168,744$450,149
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $113,048 · Management $18,496 · Fundraising $0$131,544
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,489,371 · Management $82,359 · Fundraising $0$1,571,730
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,223,806 · Management $344,161 · Fundraising $0$6,567,967
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $612,129 · Management $33,849 · Fundraising $0$645,978
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,058,374 · Management $765,967 · Fundraising $25,271$4,849,612
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $634,362 · Management $308,833 · Fundraising $150,190$1,093,385
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $65,108,076 · Management $11,094,389 · Fundraising $4,955,382$81,157,847
Part X · Balance sheet $593,773,481 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,511$19,900
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $24,300,141$26,867,263
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,954,914$8,163,449
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $420,437$289,293
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,934,858$1,912,180
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,399,030$908,838
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $87,997,412$92,395,056
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $96,744,177$100,509,591
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $373,490,606$356,231,208
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,730,947$6,476,703
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,123,033$593,773,481
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,153,330$5,194,084
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,455,592$6,138,168
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $38,300,000$38,300,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$4,000,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,207,494$35,143,637
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,116,416$88,775,889
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,920,203$69,719,734
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $456,086,414$435,277,858
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $519,006,617$504,997,592
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,123,033$593,773,481
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $504,997,592 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$82,825,378
XI-2 Total expenses$81,157,847
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,667,531
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$519,006,617
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,939,277
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−$9,737,279
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$504,997,592

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