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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$898K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8.1M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$898K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $87.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $87.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $149K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44.6M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
39
of 40 voting members
Looks good: 39 of 40 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$90.5M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$80.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$173.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$90.5M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$94.6M
FY2021$90.5M
FY2022$91.5M
FY2023$97.1M
FY2024$101.7M
FY2025$110.2M
Expenses
$80.0M
FY2021▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$90.8M
FY2021$80.0M
FY2022$85.4M
FY2023$91.4M
FY2024$95.4M
FY2025$94.0M
Net assets
$173.9M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$147.0M
FY2021$173.9M
FY2022$175.1M
FY2023$181.1M
FY2024$191.4M
FY2025$208.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending April 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 Apr 1947.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $64.1M Management & general 20% · $15.9M

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

48 people listed on the 990; $898K 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
Professor of Engineering Au
$137,849Pt VII · Sec A
President, Andrews University
$137,106Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance, Andrews University
$110,607Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Student Life, Andrews University
$93,985Pt VII · Sec A
Provost, Andrews University
$91,093Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Advancement, Andrews University
$90,737Pt VII · Sec A
VP Strategy Marketing & Enrollment Cco
$88,843Pt VII · Sec A
VP Diversity and Inclusion
$83,058Pt VII · Sec A

Jay Johnson’s $199K as Professor of Engineering Au is at the 4th 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
Jay Johnson$198,765$158,210$193,503$142,273$137,849$135,233
John Wesley Taylor$184,778$99,891————
Christon Arthur—$113,204$160,511$93,294$91,093$96,238
Andrea Luxton—$108,695$158,199$155,464$137,106$136,484
Ignacio Goya Rozas$149,239—————
Glenn a Meekma JR$143,316$112,343$138,712$110,273$110,607$99,826
Letrisha Stallard$136,598—————
Lionel Johnson—$131,870————

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $64.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education

$64.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Apr 2026 · $22.5M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$18.4M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.5M
Federal Perkins LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$276K
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.007 · Direct$252K
Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling of Small Scale StructuresNASA · ALN 43.001 · Direct and through University of Alaska Fairbanks$237K

Plus 8 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 2 findings: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Apr 2025 · $23.8M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$19.3M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.5M
Developmental Education Strategies for Native Americans and At-Risk Students: We Make World ChangersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.031 · Direct$445K
Federal Perkins Loan Program_federal Capital ContributionsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$339K
Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling of Small Scale StructuresNASA · ALN 43.001 · Direct and through University of Alaska Fairbanks and 2 more$264K

Plus 7 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 6 findings: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Apr 2024 · $18.8M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$14.9M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$1.8M
Federal Perkins LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$552K
The Origin and Transport of Energetic Particles at the High-Latitude MagnetosphereNASA · ALN 43.001 · Direct and through Embry-Riddle Aeonautical University and 3 more$460K
Developmental Education Strategies for Native Americans and At-Risk Students: We Make World ChangersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.031 · Direct$380K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Apr 2023 · $23.6M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$19.5M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$1.6M
Federal Perkins LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$1.1M
Developmental Education Strategies for Native Americans and At-Risk Students: We Make World ChangersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.031 · Direct$455K
The Origin and Transport of Energetic Particles at the High-Latitude MagnetosphereNASA · ALN 43.001 · Direct and through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and 5 more$315K

Plus 7 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$90.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.3M
Money outPt IX
$80.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$64.1M
Managementcol C$15.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$173.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$218.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
48
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a40
IndependentVI 1b39
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$628K
Total revenueLn 12$90.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.5M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$144K
Accounts receivableLn 4$8.9M
Loans to officers and key peopleLn 5$106K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$3.2M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$1.9M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$109.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$87.8M
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$218.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44.6M
Net assetsLn 32$173.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,917
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$11.5M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I1
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$13.9M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$3.1M
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$65.9M$49.9M$52.2M$51.6M$49.8M
Given inLn 1b$2.5M$3.3M$1.0M$2.4M$529K
SpentLn 1d–1f$3.0M$2.1M$2.3M$5.3M$1.8M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$4.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65.2M$87.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$112.8M$109.3M
Total assetsLn 16$197.7M$218.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50.7M$44.6M
Net assetsLn 32$147.0M$173.9M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$898K$0$898K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32.5M$28.0M$4.5M$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.5M$2.2M$354K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10.3M$7.7M$2.6M$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.3M$1.7M$597K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$89K$0$89K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$323K$0$323K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.0M$1.0M$1.9M$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$365K$220K$145K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3.1M$1.9M$1.3M$0
Information technologyLn 14$1.8M$884K$904K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$33K$33K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$3.5M$2.7M$739K$0
TravelLn 17$544K$533K$11K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$72K$49K$23K$0
InterestLn 20$690K$690K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.3M$3.3M$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$699K$227K$472K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13.4M$13.4M$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$580K$274K$306K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$80.0M$64.1M$15.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 15, 2026 $110.2M$94.0M$16.2M$208.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 18, 2025 $101.7M$95.4M$6.4M$191.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2024 $97.1M$91.4M$5.7M$181.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2023 $91.5M$85.4M$6.0M$175.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 16, 2022 $90.5M$80.0M$10.4M$173.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2021 $94.6M$90.8M$3.8M$147.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $90,456,022 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,354,162$26,768,038
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,998,880$56,190,968
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,705,440$2,222,703
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,581,270$5,274,313
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $94,639,752$90,456,022
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,094,008$48,533,560
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $36,701,646$31,473,999
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $90,795,654$80,007,559
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,844,098$10,448,463
Part VI · Governance 39 of 40 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body40
VI-1b Independent voting members39
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 $90,456,022 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $677,701 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$14,087,757
VIII-1e Government grants$1,639,479
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,040,802
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,051,909
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,768,038
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,060,955 · Unrelated business $130,013 · Excluded from tax $0$56,190,968
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,595,003 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,595,003
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $196,669 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$196,669
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $627,700 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$627,700
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,399,943 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,399,943
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,548,257 · Unrelated business $139,727 · Excluded from tax $0$90,456,022
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $80,007,559 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $898,337 · Fundraising $0$898,337
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,956,729 · Management $4,538,719 · Fundraising $0$32,495,448
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,178,802 · Management $353,724 · Fundraising $0$2,532,526
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,650,310 · Management $2,614,649 · Fundraising $0$10,264,959
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,745,671 · Management $596,619 · Fundraising $0$2,342,290
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $89,096 · Fundraising $0$89,096
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $323,497 · Fundraising $0$323,497
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,048,631 · Management $1,926,307 · Fundraising $0$2,974,938
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $220,325 · Management $144,954 · Fundraising $0$365,279
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,862,652 · Management $1,277,876 · Fundraising $0$3,140,528
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $883,502 · Management $903,713 · Fundraising $0$1,787,215
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $33,054 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,054
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,721,344 · Management $738,984 · Fundraising $0$3,460,328
IX-17 TravelPrograms $533,377 · Management $10,886 · Fundraising $0$544,263
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $48,635 · Management $22,869 · Fundraising $0$71,504
IX-20 InterestManagement $690,271 · Fundraising $0$690,271
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,343,007 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,343,007
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $227,050 · Management $472,357 · Fundraising $0$699,407
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,371,882 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,371,882
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $273,553 · Management $306,177 · Fundraising $0$579,730
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,098,524 · Management $15,909,035 · Fundraising $0$80,007,559
Part X · Balance sheet $218,449,606 assets, 26 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,118,709$4,549,321
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $143,926$143,926
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,672,227$8,933,834
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $131,692$106,302
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $3,489,854$3,225,824
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,825,239$1,859,968
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,443,799$1,442,889
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $112,757,090$109,335,087
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,293,896$10,941,712
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $57,948,271$76,875,625
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $851,531$1,035,118
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $197,676,234$218,449,606
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,062,392$12,432,831
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $823,093$804,362
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $22,397,127$11,491,837
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,965,316$11,104,137
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,233,259$1,587,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,175,995$7,174,478
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,657,182$44,594,645
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $80,971,515$88,975,195
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $66,047,537$84,879,766
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,019,052$173,854,961
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $197,676,234$218,449,606
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,854,961 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$90,456,022
XI-2 Total expenses$80,007,559
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,448,463
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,019,052
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,387,446
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,854,961

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