Eureka College FY2020 filing

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Eureka, IL501(c)(3)Since 1855Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 37-0673484Revenue $12.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSeureka.edu300 E College Ave, 61530-1500 · Eureka, ILTax-exempt since Sep 1947School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Eureka College provides a student-centered experience that cultivates the essential skills to serve with passion, lead with purpose, pursue growth opportunities and learn for life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$606K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.6M a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$606K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $494K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12.5M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.5M
Spent
$14.3M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$43.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.5M
FY2021$13.2M
FY2022$15.1M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$14.9M
FY2025$17.6M
Expenses
$14.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.3M
FY2021$14.1M
FY2022$15.4M
FY2023$16.4M
FY2024$18.0M
FY2025$18.6M
Net assets
$43.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$43.2M
FY2021$49.2M
FY2022$43.9M
FY2023$43.6M
FY2024$42.9M
FY2025$43.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Sep 1947.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $9.2M Management & general 28% · $4.0M Fundraising 7% · $995K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $606K 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
$209,306Pt VII · Sec A
Vp-Development
$143,007Pt VII · Sec A
Provost
$134,528Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Facilities/CFO
$118,700Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamel Santa Cruz Wright’s $219K as President is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamel Santa Cruz Wright$218,947$239,661$267,656———
Jamel Santa Cruze Wright———$233,711$220,537$209,306
Michael K Murtaugh————$143,682$143,007
Ann Fulop$129,616$137,751$137,468$135,052$140,552$134,528
Craig Maynard—$21,525$133,812$123,700$129,200$118,700
Josem Diaz———$126,284——
Michael Bauman$105,349$109,293————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides undergraduate education in arts, sciences, and business, fostering leadership and service through academic programs and community involvement.

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1 program · $9.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Eureka students take courses in the college's four academic divisions: arts and education, humanities, science and mathematics, and social science and business. The eureka community is one that demands of its members involvement and interaction through such activities as music, theatre, student government, and athletics.

$9.2Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$860,175
Unitemized GrantFY2020$283,988

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$564K
Money outPt IX
$14.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.2M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Fundraisingcol D$995K
Owns and owesPt X
$43.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$55.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$443K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$564K
Other incomeLn 4–11$466K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$894K
Total revenueLn 12$12.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$836K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24.5M
Other assetsLn 15$880K
Total assetsLn 16$55.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M
Net assetsLn 32$43.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5346
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.3M$25.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.7M$24.5M
Total assetsLn 16$56.5M$55.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.6M$12.5M
Net assetsLn 32$43.9M$43.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$340K$260K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.7M$4.4M$847K$511K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$102K$78K$14K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$592K$498K$58K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$403K$301K$62K$40K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$65K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$601$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$73K$21K$383$52K
Office expensesLn 13$306K$168K$93K$46K
Information technologyLn 14$85K$85K
OccupancyLn 16$448K$448K
TravelLn 17$243K$159K$32K$52K
InterestLn 20$473K$236K$236K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.9M$1.4M$483K
InsuranceLn 23$177K$177K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.6M$1.2M$1.3M$99K
All other expensesLn 24e$618K$323K$225K$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.3M$9.2M$4.0M$995K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $17.6M$18.6M−$1.0M$43.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.9M$18.0M−$3.1M$42.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.0M$16.4M−$2.4M$43.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.1M$15.4M−$323K$43.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.2M$14.1M−$854K$49.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $12.5M$14.3M−$1.7M$43.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $12,523,102 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,769,263$2,981,828
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,844,891$9,074,781
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,672,294−$329,947
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $830,116$796,440
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,116,564$12,523,102
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 $6,744,972$7,162,881
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,009,481$7,095,340
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,754,453$14,258,221
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $362,111−$1,735,119
Part VI · Governance 25 of 26 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,523,102 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $699,806 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,527,143
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,240
VIII-1e Government grants$443,445
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,981,828
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,074,781$9,074,781
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $564,355$564,355
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $78,000$78,000
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $20,056$20,056
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$894,302−$894,302
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,422−$1,422
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,774,587 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$233,313$12,523,102
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,258,221 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $260,465 · Fundraising $79,356$339,821
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,368,963 · Management $847,105 · Fundraising $510,588$5,726,656
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $78,013 · Management $13,771 · Fundraising $10,347$102,131
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $497,979 · Management $58,430 · Fundraising $35,182$591,591
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $301,058 · Management $62,001 · Fundraising $39,623$402,682
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $22,949$22,949
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $65,235$65,235
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $601 · Management $41,427$42,028
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,039 · Management $383 · Fundraising $51,951$73,373
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $167,520 · Management $92,709 · Fundraising $45,902$306,131
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $85,340$85,340
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $447,682$447,682
IX-17 TravelPrograms $158,969 · Management $31,852 · Fundraising $52,258$243,079
IX-20 InterestPrograms $236,398 · Management $236,398$472,796
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,414,283 · Management $482,512$1,896,795
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $177,304$177,304
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,216,124 · Management $1,329,458 · Fundraising $99,150$2,644,732
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $322,995 · Management $224,554 · Fundraising $70,347$617,896
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,231,624 · Management $4,031,893 · Fundraising $994,704$14,258,221
Part X · Balance sheet $55,660,129 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $390,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $656,653$835,626
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,348,492$1,032,380
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $758,884$1,145,901
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,164,106$1,296,794
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $84,372$95,860
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $152,704$198,641
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,691,177$24,471,876
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,159,574$20,260,410
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,110,671$5,053,082
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $854,702$879,559
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $56,471,335$55,660,129
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $367,037$600,110
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $126,000$108,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$1,500,157
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,660,044$1,594,649
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,610,368$12,506,415
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,356,604$10,291,626
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,504,363$32,862,088
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $43,860,967$43,153,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $56,471,335$55,660,129
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $43,153,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,523,102
XI-2 Total expenses$14,258,221
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,735,119
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$43,860,967
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,115,466
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$87,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$43,153,714

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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