Kuyper College FY2021 filing

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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Since 1939Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 38-1368367Revenue $6.8M in FY2021

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.
$303K 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $283K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$303K
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: 4.1 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
$314K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.8M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$13.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.8M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2024$7.1M
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2021▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2024$7.5M
Net assets
$13.2M
FY2021▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.0M
FY2021$13.2M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$12.4M
FY2024$13.5M
FY2024$13.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 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% · $395K Fundraising 4% · $258K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $303K 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
$119,637Pt VII · Sec A
VP for College Advancement
$102,070Pt VII · Sec A
$80,966Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students for meaningful lives of work and service.

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1 program · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$395K
Fundraisingcol D$258K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$13.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$550K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$125
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$74K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$6.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$542K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M
Other assetsLn 15$97K
Total assetsLn 16$13.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K
Net assetsLn 32$13.2M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M$13.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K$314K
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M$13.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$906K$906K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$226K$192K$21K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$1.9M$228K$141K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$132K$120K$5K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$153K$138K$6K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$161K$146K$6K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$552$3K$656
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$135K$96K$28K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$221K$181K$30K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$144K$109K$573$35K
Information technologyLn 14$236K$228K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$218K$195K$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$9K$7K$19$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$15K$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$34K$29K$4K$307
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$288K$288K
InsuranceLn 23$63K$50K$12K$967
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$433K$423K$6K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$5.2M$395K$258K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
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 Viewing $6.8M$5.8M$1.0M$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,841,093 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,912,096$2,828,812
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,962,535$3,019,056
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$189,393$1,051,938
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$26,900−$58,713
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,658,338$6,841,093
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $996,510$918,415
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,068,665$2,979,646
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,846,816$1,937,655
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,911,991$5,835,716
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $746,347$1,005,377
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $6,841,093 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$74,145
VIII-1e Government grants$549,743
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,204,924
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$125
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,828,812
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,019,056$3,019,056
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,772$24,772
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,027,166$1,027,166
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$47,195−$47,195
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$11,518−$11,518
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,019,056 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $993,225$6,841,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,835,716 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,250$3,250
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $905,979$905,979
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $9,186$9,186
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $191,950 · Management $20,784 · Fundraising $13,635$226,369
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,938,142 · Management $227,819 · Fundraising $140,781$2,306,742
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $120,007 · Management $5,276 · Fundraising $7,188$132,471
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $138,319 · Management $6,081 · Fundraising $8,284$152,684
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $146,197 · Management $6,427 · Fundraising $8,756$161,380
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $552 · Management $2,746 · Fundraising $656$3,954
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $84,275$84,275
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,719$21,719
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $96,163 · Management $27,858 · Fundraising $10,750$134,771
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $180,543 · Management $29,879 · Fundraising $10,397$220,819
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $109,131 · Management $573 · Fundraising $34,743$144,447
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $227,678 · Management $8,660$236,338
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $195,242 · Management $11,063 · Fundraising $11,338$217,643
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,852 · Management $19 · Fundraising $1,910$8,781
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,323 · Management $3,949 · Fundraising $4,150$23,422
IX-20 InterestPrograms $28,922 · Management $4,330 · Fundraising $307$33,559
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $288,363$288,363
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $50,351 · Management $12,177 · Fundraising $967$63,495
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $423,131 · Management $5,635 · Fundraising $3,769$432,535
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,534$23,534
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,183,090 · Management $394,995 · Fundraising $257,631$5,835,716
Part X · Balance sheet $13,506,417 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,097,997$1,442,453
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,854$542,062
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,000$19,700
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $75,415$80,121
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,874$7,637
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,735$52,235
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,021,058$5,032,868
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,982,583$6,232,801
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $85,486$96,540
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,330,002$13,506,417
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $230,983$218,257
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,664$43,532
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $55,564$52,242
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $322,211$314,031
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,733,024$6,541,400
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,274,767$6,650,986
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,007,791$13,192,386
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,330,002$13,506,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,192,386 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,841,093
XI-2 Total expenses$5,835,716
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,005,377
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,007,791
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,163,368
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$15,850
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,192,386

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