Kuyper College EIN 38-1368367

Kuyper College

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Educates students for meaningful lives of work and service. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $7.1M in revenue, $7.5M in expenses, and $13.8M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1939
Type
Higher education institution · Colleges & Universities
Location
Grand Rapids, MI
Website
www.kuyper.edu
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$7.1MFY2024
Expenses
$7.5M
Net assets
$13.8M
People
14
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  38-1368367 Higher education institution Grand Rapids, MI Founded 1939
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Educates students for meaningful lives of work and service.
Leadership
Dr Patricia R Harris · President · $124K
Money in and out
$7.1M revenue, $7.5M expenses
Bottom line
-6% operating surplus
Financial scale & money flow · FY2024
Total revenue
$7.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$445K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.04
Operating surplus
-6%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▼ -259% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
45%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Program spending
89%
of expenses reach program services▼ -3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$7.1M
FY2024▼ -5%
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2024▲ +6%
Total assets
$14.2M
FY2024▲ +3%
Total liabilities
$441K
FY2024▲ +26%
Total revenue
$7.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$445K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$14.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $6.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Founded in 1939 and accredited by regional and national accrediting bodies, kuyper college is a bible college and a federally recognized work college. Grounded in a biblical reformed worldview, kuyper college integrates learning in and outside of the classroom to form lifelong learners for purposeful lives of work and service to god and…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKuyper College
EINHdr · item D38-1368367
Principal addressHdr · item CGrand Rapids, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.kuyper.edu
Year of formationHdr · item L1939
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFColleges & Universities (B420)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1943

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$124,328Pt VII · Sec A
Athletic Director
$115,285Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Treasurer
$84,603Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Patricia R Harris’s $124K as President is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3392 $1–10M 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
Dr Patricia R Harris$124,328
Dr Patricia R Harris$121,969$115,063
Patricia Harris$115,830$119,637$118,919
Gary Bailey$115,285
Gary Bailey$115,129
Kenneth Capisciolto$105,664$104,598$103,330$102,070$101,420
Christine Mulka$84,603
Christine Mulka$83,426$82,072$80,931$80,966$78,930

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$4.4M · 62%
Contributions & grants$2.3M · 33%
Investment income$457K · 6%
Program service revenue62%$4.4M
Contributions & grants33%$2.3M
Investment income6%$457K
— government grantsLn 1e$453K
Total revenueLn 12$7.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.04
Program services89%$6.7M
Management & general6%$469K
Fundraising4%$330K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$619K
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$441K
Total net assetsLn 32$13.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8.9M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $7.5M · Less non-cash grants $23K · Cash operating expenses/yr $7.5M
14.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6.7M · Total expenses $7.5M
89%
Management & General
Management & general $469K · Total expenses $7.5M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $330K · Total expenses $7.5M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $277K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $2.4M
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.3M · Total revenue $7.1M
33%
Government reliance
Government grants $453K · Total revenue $7.1M
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $4.4M · Total revenue $7.1M
62%
Investment reliance
Investment income $457K · Total revenue $7.1M
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $4.4M · Total expenses $7.5M
58%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $7.1M · Prior year $7.4M
-5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $6.7M · FY2024 $7.1M
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $13.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $7.1M · Expenses $7.5M
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $14.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $13.8M · Total assets $14.2M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $3.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $4.6M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $14.2M
58%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dr Patricia R Harris · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $124K · Total expenses $7.5M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.3M · Total expenses $7.5M
45%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth -5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 20 grants · $6.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,458,271
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,359,300
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$588,336
Unitemized GrantFY2022$248,711
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,340
Unitemized GrantFY2021$685,039
Unitemized GrantFY2021$264,808
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,820
Unitemized GrantFY2020$787,629
Unitemized GrantFY2020$102,300
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,300
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,750
Unitemized GrantFY2019$833,680
Unitemized GrantFY2019$85,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$39,698
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$7.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$6.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$6.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$6.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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