North Central University

Tax-deductible

Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 1930Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 41-0706151Revenue $32.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnorthcentral.edu910 Elliot Ave, 55404-1322 · Minneapolis, MNTax-exempt since Aug 1964School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To train and prepare leaders to serve their community, church and world according to their vocation and gifts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 781 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $343K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$704K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% 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
4
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.5M
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$32.3M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$32.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$35.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$32.3M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$37.9M
FY2021$37.0M
FY2022$37.8M
FY2023$35.1M
FY2024$35.3M
FY2025$32.3M
Expenses
$32.5M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$36.2M
FY2021$37.5M
FY2022$37.6M
FY2023$37.1M
FY2024$36.7M
FY2025$32.5M
Net assets
$35.7M
FY2025-0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39.9M
FY2021$40.2M
FY2022$39.8M
FY2023$36.9M
FY2024$35.9M
FY2025$35.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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 Aug 1964.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $28.5M Management & general 11% · $3.7M Fundraising 1% · $308K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $704K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Interim President (left 05/2025)
$194,438Pt VII · Sec A
Former Faculty / President (start 05/2025)
$111,299Pt VII · Sec A
$108,098Pt VII · Sec A
$100,633Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Enrollment & Student Devel
$96,864Pt VII · Sec A
VP Operations & HR
$92,729Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Douglas Graham’s $194K as Interim President (left 05/2025) is at the 35th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lawrence Bach———$226,996——
Hagan Scott————$193,546$200,914
Douglas Graham$194,438$149,047————
Jason Wenschlag——$157,146———
Denton Andrew————$145,136$140,420
Timothy a Hager—$137,181————
Timothy Hager——$132,247———
Tucker Donald—————$128,192

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

Provides Christian higher education across sixty areas of study to prepare Pentecostal leaders for service in their communities, churches, and careers worldwide.

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1 program · $28.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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North central university (the university) is a christian university, with an urban and international focus, whose purpose is to prepare pentecostal leaders to serve god in the church, their community, and the world.

$28.5Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$1.3M
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Grants paid · 27 grants · $74.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,545,641
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,461,395
Unitemized GrantFY2024$114,842
Unitemized GrantFY2024$72,085
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,464,887
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,978,806
Unitemized GrantFY2023$472,593
Unitemized GrantFY2023$110,559
Unitemized GrantFY2023$81,939
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,311,150
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,909,295
Unitemized GrantFY2022$518,881
Unitemized GrantFY2022$96,142
Unitemized GrantFY2022$27,640
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,267,482
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,834,664
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,522,395
Unitemized GrantFY2021$101,651
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$32.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Money outPt IX
$32.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$28.5M
Managementcol C$3.7M
Fundraisingcol D$308K
Owns and owesPt X
$35.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.5M
Total assetsLn 16$49.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$179K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$409K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$340K
Total revenueLn 12$32.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$11.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29.5M
Other assetsLn 15$298K
Total assetsLn 16$49.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.5M
Net assetsLn 32$35.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5781
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.4M$11.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30.1M$29.5M
Total assetsLn 16$50.7M$49.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.8M$13.5M
Net assetsLn 32$35.9M$35.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11.6M$11.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$534K$436K$89K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.7M$6.3M$1.3M$137K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$120K$98K$20K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$833K$169K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$552K$451K$92K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$67K$67K
Investment management feesLn 11f$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M$616K$913K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$247K$201K$41K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$291K$238K$48K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$653K$533K$108K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$986K$805K$164K$17K
TravelLn 17$565K$461K$94K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$22K$4K$467
InterestLn 20$761K$702K$60K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.9M$1.7M$157K$64K
InsuranceLn 23$434K$354K$72K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.3M$3.1M$248K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$32.5M$28.5M$3.7M$308K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $32.3M$32.5M−$160K$35.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $35.3M$36.7M−$1.3M$35.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $35.1M$37.1M−$2.0M$36.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $37.8M$37.6M$186K$39.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $37.0M$37.5M−$476K$40.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $37.9M$36.2M$1.7M$39.9M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $32,346,499 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,185,494$1,538,919
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,209,679$29,823,770
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,097,956$1,029,601
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $826,538−$45,791
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,319,667$32,346,499
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,108,784$11,625,852
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,948,891$9,959,399
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,610,054$10,920,759
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,667,729$32,506,010
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,348,062−$159,511
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $32,346,499 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,454,336 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$408,670
VIII-1e Government grants$178,818
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$951,431
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,538,919
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,274,817$27,274,817
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $689,503$689,503
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $340,098$340,098
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$38,289−$38,289
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $87,115$87,115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,823,770 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $983,810$32,346,499
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $32,506,010 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,625,852$11,625,852
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $435,909 · Management $88,635 · Fundraising $9,461$534,005
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,312,230 · Management $1,283,484 · Fundraising $137,005$7,732,719
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $98,100 · Management $19,947 · Fundraising $2,129$120,176
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $832,640 · Management $169,303 · Fundraising $18,072$1,020,015
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $450,993 · Management $91,702 · Fundraising $9,789$552,484
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $42,341$42,341
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $67,300$67,300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $39,689$39,689
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $616,333 · Management $912,645 · Fundraising $0$1,528,978
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $201,497 · Management $40,971 · Fundraising $4,373$246,841
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $237,741 · Management $48,341 · Fundraising $5,160$291,242
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $533,189 · Management $108,415 · Fundraising $11,573$653,177
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $805,095 · Management $163,702 · Fundraising $17,474$986,271
IX-17 TravelPrograms $461,401 · Management $93,818 · Fundraising $10,015$565,234
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,514 · Management $4,374 · Fundraising $467$26,355
IX-20 InterestPrograms $701,548 · Management $59,649 · Fundraising $0$761,197
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,719,328 · Management $157,185 · Fundraising $64,038$1,940,551
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $354,322 · Management $72,045 · Fundraising $7,690$434,057
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,077,901 · Management $248,486 · Fundraising $11,139$3,337,526
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $28,485,593 · Management $3,712,032 · Fundraising $308,385$32,506,010
Part X · Balance sheet $49,269,358 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $745,887; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,115$23,923
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,390,481$11,499,719
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,585,796$1,669,396
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $85,322$103,429
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $446,226$897,851
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,074,038$29,450,956
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,373,721$3,939,699
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $269,089$249,040
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $431,889$391,340
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $353,365$298,118
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,696,042$49,269,358
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,310,913$993,654
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,774,872$2,018,106
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,025,422$1,016,110
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,822,371$13,526,286
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,610,236$26,823,014
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,263,435$8,920,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,873,671$35,743,072
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,696,042$49,269,358
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,743,072 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$32,346,499
XI-2 Total expenses$32,506,010
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$159,511
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,873,671
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$28,912
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,743,072

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