Kuyper College FY2020 filing

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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Since 1939Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 38-1368367Revenue $6.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSkuyper.edu3333 E Beltline Ave Ne, 49525-9781 · Grand Rapids, MITax-exempt since Oct 1943School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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At Kuyper, we are preparing students to be ready for their careers, rooted in a biblical reformed worldview, and called by god to serve every square inch within the church and the world. (continued on schedule o)to accomplish these outcomes, we place a high value on providing students with relevant internship placements, a solid biblical and theological foundation, and numerous opportunities to develop leadership skills and cultural competencies so they can serve effectively in areas of service and ministry.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$299K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $161K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$299K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$322K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.7M
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$11.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.1M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$11.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.0M
FY2021$13.2M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$12.4M
FY2024$13.5M
FY2025$13.8M

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 Oct 1943.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $5.2M Management & general 7% · $436K Fundraising 4% · $237K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $299K 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
$118,919Pt VII · Sec A
VP for College Advancement
$101,420Pt VII · Sec A
$78,930Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Patricia R Harris’s $124K as President is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Patricia R Harris$124,328$121,969$115,063———
Patricia Harris———$115,830$119,637$118,919
Gary Bailey$115,285$115,129————
Kenneth Capisciolto—$105,664$104,598$103,330$102,070$101,420
Christine Mulka$84,603$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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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

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1 program · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Founded in 1939, and accredited by various regional and national agencies, Kuyper College is a leading Christian College focused on effectively training students to make a difference in God's world.

$5.2Mprogram 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 · 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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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$436K
Fundraisingcol D$237K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$829K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$94K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$114K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$231K
Total revenueLn 12$6.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
SavingsLn 2$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M
Other assetsLn 15$85K
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5197
VolunteersI 663
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$176K$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.4M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$395K$322K
Net assetsLn 32$10.3M$11.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$991K$991K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$230K$194K$24K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$2.0M$262K$116K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$117K$103K$5K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$169K$149K$8K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$165K$145K$7K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$576$482$6
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$15K$2K$22
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$124K$95K$18K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$208K$180K$21K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$161K$131K$9K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$247K$233K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$210K$210K$238
TravelLn 17$25K$21K$490$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$15K$16K$2K
InterestLn 20$17K$12K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$267K$264K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$342$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$493K$475K$8K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$5.2M$436K$237K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.1M$7.5M−$445K$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.4M$7.1M$292K$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$5.7M−$507K$12.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.1M$6.2M−$124K$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.8M$5.8M$1.0M$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.7M$5.9M$746K$11.0M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,658,338 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,292,250$3,912,096
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,535,541$2,962,535
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $59,326−$189,393
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$75,992−$26,900
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,811,125$6,658,338
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,051,039$996,510
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,762,860$3,068,665
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,936,513$1,846,816
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,750,412$5,911,991
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,060,713$746,347
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $6,658,338 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $474 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$114,495
VIII-1e Government grants$829,497
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,968,104
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$94,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,912,096
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,962,535$2,962,535
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,989$41,989
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$231,382−$231,382
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$27,374−$27,374
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,963,009 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$216,767$6,658,338
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,911,991 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $991,098$991,098
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $5,412$5,412
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $194,300 · Management $23,571 · Fundraising $11,798$229,669
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,010,106 · Management $262,353 · Fundraising $115,989$2,388,448
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $103,025 · Management $5,217 · Fundraising $8,641$116,883
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $148,902 · Management $7,540 · Fundraising $12,490$168,932
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $145,202 · Management $7,352 · Fundraising $12,179$164,733
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $576 · Management $482 · Fundraising $6$1,064
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,928 · Management $1,870 · Fundraising $22$16,820
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,401$7,401
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $95,412 · Management $17,698 · Fundraising $11,015$124,125
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $180,405 · Management $21,005 · Fundraising $6,548$207,958
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $130,523 · Management $9,269 · Fundraising $21,450$161,242
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $233,261 · Fundraising $14,120$247,381
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $209,824 · Fundraising $238$210,062
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,424 · Management $490 · Fundraising $2,624$24,538
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,314 · Management $15,575 · Fundraising $1,660$32,549
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,037 · Fundraising $4,944$16,981
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $263,854 · Fundraising $3,172$267,026
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $342 · Management $36,714$37,056
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $475,136 · Management $7,718 · Fundraising $9,759$492,613
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,239,044 · Management $436,292 · Fundraising $236,655$5,911,991
Part X · Balance sheet $11,330,002 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,433$2,097,997
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $87,789$16,854
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $65,000$15,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,139$75,415
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,922$6,874
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $58,035$28,735
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,403,366$5,021,058
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,851,772$3,982,583
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $122,152$85,486
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,715,608$11,330,002
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $311,638$230,983
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,648$35,664
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $64,143$55,564
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $395,429$322,211
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,595,755$6,733,024
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,724,424$4,274,767
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,320,179$11,007,791
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,715,608$11,330,002
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,007,791 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,658,338
XI-2 Total expenses$5,911,991
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$746,347
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,320,179
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$62,881
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,146
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,007,791

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