Albion College is an undergraduate, liberal arts institution committed to academic excellence. We are learning-centered and recognize that valuable learning takes place in and outside of the classroom, on and off the campus.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.3M 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14.1M a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.3M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $198.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $198.4M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $22K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71.9M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 26 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$117.3M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$122.9M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$240.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$117.3M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$106.4M
FY2021$117.3M
FY2022$122.9M
FY2023$103.9M
FY2024$100.6M
FY2025$101.5M
Expenses
$122.9M
FY2021▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$113.9M
FY2021$122.9M
FY2022$125.9M
FY2023$124.4M
FY2024$122.0M
FY2025$128.2M
Net assets
$240.2M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$203.2M
FY2021$240.2M
FY2022$218.1M
FY2023$197.2M
FY2024$188.4M
FY2025$159.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Jun 1972.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $105.6M Management & general 11% · $13.1M Fundraising 3% · $4.2M

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

42 people listed on the 990; $2.3M 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
VP Inst. Adv - Departed 1/15/21
$234,648Pt VII · Sec A
$233,130Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Finance & Mgt - Former
$232,375Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Enroll - Departed 5/31/21
$203,372Pt VII · Sec A
Provost, VP for Faculty - Former
$190,973Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Student Development
$168,203Pt VII · Sec A
Avp Facilities Operations
$144,505Pt VII · Sec A
$142,286Pt VII · Sec A

Wayne Webster’s $428K as College President, Trustee is at the 28th 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
Dr Mathew Johnson——$399,335$451,147$233,130—
Wayne Webster$428,401—————
Mauri a Ditzler—————$386,048
Dr Mathew Johnson Left 0923—$344,615————
Joseph S Calvaruso——$343,286———
Leroy Wright$198,851$279,972$192,867$197,422$168,203$80,432
Marc Newman—$265,159————
Gary Black—$245,474————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides a learning-centered, undergraduate liberal arts education through academic programs and residential campus communities that foster student growth inside and outside the classroom.

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3 programs · $87.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Instructional

Albion college is a private, selective, coeducational, residential institution of higher education affiliated with the united methodist church, but non-sectarian in practice. The college principally offers academic courses and programs leading to a bachelors degree in liberal arts. Approximately 1,425 students are enrolled in the college.

$79.5Mprogram expense
02

Auxiliary

Dining services - albion college is a residential institution and the primary function of the dining and hospitality services, managed by metz management company, is to provide food for our students, faculty, staff, and guests. We strive to provide a wide selection of high quality products and services through a variety of experiences.

$5.6Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary

Residence halls - albion college is a college community institution that emphasizes community and inclusion through education in and out of the classroom. Albion college strives to provide our students with quality housing that enhances a student's learning experience.

$2.5Mprogram 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 · 9 grants · $339.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$56,305,187
Unitemized GrantFY2023$56,853,611
Unitemized GrantFY2022$58,940,395
Friends of the Bohm TheatreMI · FY2022$48,388
Unitemized GrantFY2021$59,654,775
Friends of the Bohm TheatreMI · FY2021$33,673
Unitemized GrantFY2020$56,485,148
Friends of the Bohm TheatreFY2020$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$50,899,073

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$117.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.6M
Money outPt IX
$122.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$105.6M
Managementcol C$13.1M
Fundraisingcol D$4.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$240.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$312.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$921K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$864K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3.7M
Total revenueLn 12$117.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$4.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$198.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89.9M
Other assetsLn 15$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$312.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71.9M
Net assetsLn 32$240.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,276
VolunteersI 619
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$13.6M$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$158.9M$198.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88.1M$89.9M
Total assetsLn 16$280.6M$312.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$77.4M$71.9M
Net assetsLn 32$203.2M$240.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$56.5M$56.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.9M$161K$1.5M$235K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25.5M$21.3M$2.3M$1.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.3M$1.6M$558K$164K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.3M$3.0M$1.0M$308K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.0M$1.4M$482K$142K
Legal feesLn 11b$4.5M$1.1M$3.3M$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$91K$91K
Investment management feesLn 11f$527K$6K$521K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.3M$5.3M$176K$878K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$163K$117K$43K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2.5M$1.7M$726K$106K
Information technologyLn 14$653K$196K$293K$164K
OccupancyLn 16$2.7M$1.9M$737K$35K
TravelLn 17$450K$392K$33K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$342K$108K$200K$33K
InterestLn 20$2.1M$1.6M$387K$57K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.7M$4.3M$273K$83K
InsuranceLn 23$488K$318K$135K$36K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.3M$4.3M$36K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$424K$172K$227K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$122.9M$105.6M$13.1M$4.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $101.5M$128.2M−$26.7M$159.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $100.6M$122.0M−$21.4M$188.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $103.9M$124.4M−$20.6M$197.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $122.9M$125.9M−$2.9M$218.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $117.3M$122.9M−$5.6M$240.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $106.4M$113.9M−$7.4M$203.2M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $117,300,025 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,161,829$19,163,618
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $84,126,888$89,673,736
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,523,528$7,598,513
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $626,838$864,158
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $106,439,083$117,300,025
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,899,073$56,525,148
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,513,360$36,073,489
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,439,580$30,346,699
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $113,852,013$122,945,336
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,412,930−$5,645,311
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $117,300,025 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,681 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$8,647,321
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,516,297
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$921,355
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,163,618
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $89,673,736$89,673,736
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $183,551 · Excluded from tax $3,695,872$3,879,423
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,719,090$3,719,090
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $850,477$850,477
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,673,736 · Unrelated business $183,551 · Excluded from tax $8,279,120$117,300,025
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $122,945,336 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $56,485,148$56,485,148
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $161,493 · Management $1,528,694 · Fundraising $235,173$1,925,360
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,313,344 · Management $2,274,615 · Fundraising $1,894,232$25,482,191
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,596,267 · Management $557,935 · Fundraising $164,120$2,318,322
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,993,223 · Management $1,043,472 · Fundraising $307,782$4,344,477
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,379,251 · Management $482,081 · Fundraising $141,807$2,003,139
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,136,747 · Management $3,338,088 · Fundraising $36,285$4,511,120
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $91,250$91,250
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $6,379 · Management $520,965$527,344
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,259,324 · Management $175,892 · Fundraising $878,029$6,313,245
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $117,008 · Management $43,497 · Fundraising $2,062$162,567
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,710,592 · Management $725,709 · Fundraising $105,721$2,542,022
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $195,719 · Management $293,352 · Fundraising $163,812$652,883
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,945,862 · Management $736,817 · Fundraising $34,967$2,717,646
IX-17 TravelPrograms $392,381 · Management $32,800 · Fundraising $24,697$449,878
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $108,438 · Management $200,353 · Fundraising $33,362$342,153
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,641,986 · Management $386,558 · Fundraising $57,481$2,086,025
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,344,960 · Management $273,132 · Fundraising $82,599$4,700,691
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $318,060 · Management $134,501 · Fundraising $35,897$488,458
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,298,531 · Management $36,259 · Fundraising $2,932$4,337,722
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $172,122 · Management $226,977 · Fundraising $24,596$423,695
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $105,616,835 · Management $13,102,947 · Fundraising $4,225,554$122,945,336
Part X · Balance sheet $312,037,412 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,788,369; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,577,009$4,308,535
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,897,287$5,871,228
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,444,590$5,165,330
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $27,450$4,375
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $684,103$1,008,967
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $88,086,519$89,896,435
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $55,338,755$60,932,856
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $103,585,563$137,466,492
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,811,017$4,594,825
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $280,606,342$312,037,412
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,817,274$12,810,554
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,971,773$286,566
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $47,770,000$45,810,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $9,845,629$10,452,719
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,014,974$2,511,952
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,419,650$71,871,791
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $52,296,570$52,122,920
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $150,890,122$188,042,701
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,186,692$240,165,621
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $280,606,342$312,037,412
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $240,165,621 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$117,300,025
XI-2 Total expenses$122,945,336
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,645,311
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,186,692
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$39,690,248
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,933,992
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$240,165,621

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