Aquinas College INC FY2024 filing

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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Since 1892Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 38-1367080

Aquinas college, an inclusive educational community rooted in the catholic dominican tradition, provides a liberal arts education with a global perspective, emphasizes career preparation focused on leadership and services to others, and fosters a commitment to a lifelong learning dedicated to the pursuit of truth and the common good.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.9M a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
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
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40.0M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% 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
$57.2M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$61.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$86.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$57.2M
FY2024▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$57.9M
FY2021$65.3M
FY2022$60.6M
FY2023$52.3M
FY2024$57.2M
FY2024$59.6M
Expenses
$61.5M
FY2024▼ -1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$61.6M
FY2021$59.9M
FY2022$62.2M
FY2023$62.4M
FY2024$61.5M
FY2024$61.1M
Net assets
$86.4M
FY2024▼ -0.7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$91.6M
FY2021$103.8M
FY2022$92.4M
FY2023$87.0M
FY2024$86.4M
FY2024$86.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $54.2M Management & general 11% · $6.7M Fundraising 1% · $575K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$310,509Pt VII · Sec A
Provost EVP Academic Affairs (left 09/23)
$152,961Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Netvue
$146,512Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President for Finance
$107,769Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor Business Administration
$106,791Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President for Enrollment Management
$106,150Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Provost
$101,828Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alicia Cordoba’s $297K as President (left 04/25) is at the 64th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alicia Cordoba$296,877$310,509————
Kevin Quinn———$291,566$268,620$265,948
Stephen Germic—$152,961$205,634$170,786——
Erin Craig———$199,560$184,742$102,045
Kevin Quinn Left 1221——$193,787———
Lisa Vandeweert———$166,239$157,766$144,433
Lisa Vandeweert Left 012022———$166,239——
David Cunningham$157,239$146,512————

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

Prepares students for purposeful, successful lives through Catholic higher education.

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1 program service account for $54.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Aquinas college serves undergraduate and graduate students. The college strives to provide a liberal arts education with a global perspective, emphasizing career preparation focused on leadership and service to others, rooted in the catholic dominican tradition.

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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 2 funders$16K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $143.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$24,910,790
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,051,600
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,145,177
TalentfirstMI · FY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$23,177,211
Unitemized GrantFY2020$22,958,476
Unitemized GrantFY2019$23,472,302

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$57.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.2M
Money outPt IX
$61.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$54.2M
Managementcol C$6.7M
Fundraisingcol D$575K
Owns and owesPt X
$86.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$126.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$534K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$65K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$280K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$368K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.9M
Total revenueLn 12$57.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$600
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$47.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63.0M
Other assetsLn 15$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$126.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.0M
Net assetsLn 32$86.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5832
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45.8M$47.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65.5M$63.0M
Total assetsLn 16$128.1M$126.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41.0M$40.0M
Net assetsLn 32$87.0M$86.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35K$35K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$25.0M$25.0M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.0M$1.0M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$566K$566K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.4M$12.5M$1.6M$250K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$709$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.1M$1.5M$608K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.0M$777K$215K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$58K$0$58K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$0$74K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$19K$19K
Investment management feesLn 11f$153K$0$153K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.1M$3.8M$1.2M$96K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$443K$288K$131K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$262K$199K$50K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$953K$150K$735K$69K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2.1M$1.9M$217K$0
TravelLn 17$820K$811K$9K$359
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$1.6M$1.3M$337K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.2M$3.1M$129K$0
InsuranceLn 23$491K$123K$368K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.1M$1.7M$340K$65K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$61.5M$54.2M$6.7M$575K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $57.2M$61.5M−$4.3M$86.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $52.3M$62.4M−$10.0M$87.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $60.6M$62.2M−$1.7M$92.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $65.3M$59.9M$5.4M$103.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $57.9M$61.6M−$3.7M$91.6M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $57,216,114 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$279,770
VIII-1e Government grants$533,560
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,230,895
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$65,465
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,044,225
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $49,405,924 · Unrelated business $169,561$49,575,485
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$553 · Excluded from tax $1,336,121$1,335,568
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $418,042$418,042
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,892,880$1,892,880
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$50,086−$50,086
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,405,924 · Unrelated business $169,008 · Excluded from tax $3,596,957$57,216,114
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,505,561 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,296$35,296
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $25,013,695$25,013,695
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,037,905$1,037,905
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $565,763 · Fundraising $0$565,763
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,520,493 · Management $1,595,119 · Fundraising $250,415$14,366,027
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,412 · Management $709 · Fundraising $0$2,121
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,500,342 · Management $608,254 · Fundraising $19,398$2,127,994
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $777,459 · Management $215,150 · Fundraising $18,794$1,011,403
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $58,020 · Fundraising $0$58,020
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $74,350 · Fundraising $0$74,350
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $18,728$18,728
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $153,041 · Fundraising $0$153,041
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,838,554 · Management $1,152,033 · Fundraising $96,113$5,086,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $288,263 · Management $130,533 · Fundraising $24,197$442,993
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $198,552 · Management $50,245 · Fundraising $13,509$262,306
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $149,979 · Management $734,616 · Fundraising $68,748$953,343
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,859,275 · Management $216,551 · Fundraising $0$2,075,826
IX-17 TravelPrograms $810,980 · Management $8,983 · Fundraising $359$820,322
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,252,745 · Management $337,035 · Fundraising $0$1,589,780
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,108,646 · Management $129,208 · Fundraising $0$3,237,854
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $122,645 · Management $368,272 · Fundraising $0$490,917
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,676,543 · Management $339,912 · Fundraising $64,722$2,081,177
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $54,192,784 · Management $6,737,794 · Fundraising $574,983$61,505,561
Part X · Balance sheet $126,439,005 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $600$600
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,894,172$2,593,694
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,088,549$1,370,524
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $880,475$894,979
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $230,344$157,020
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $65,544,260$62,958,426
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $38,934,430$40,589,353
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,896,322$6,585,112
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,606,254$11,289,297
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,075,406$126,439,005
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,555,884$2,441,966
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $204,915$148,877
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $28,427,789$28,357,016
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $686,636$973,296
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,044,838$40,040,769
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,938,595$29,280,852
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $56,091,973$57,117,384
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,030,568$86,398,236
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,075,406$126,439,005
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $86,398,236 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$57,216,114
XI-2 Total expenses$61,505,561
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,289,447
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,030,568
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,659,643
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$997,472
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$86,398,236

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