Engages, equips and empowers students to fulfill their individual potential and serve society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 919 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $499K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $39.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $39.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$43.0M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$66.1M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$67.3M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$73.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$66.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$61.6M
FY2022$68.9M
FY2023$60.8M
FY2024$63.1M
FY2025$66.1M
Expenses
$67.3M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$60.0M
FY2022$62.9M
FY2023$63.0M
FY2024$64.8M
FY2025$67.3M
Net assets
$73.6M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$69.8M
FY2022$73.0M
FY2023$71.9M
FY2024$72.9M
FY2025$73.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Sep 1939.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $57.9M Management & general 13% · $8.6M Fundraising 1% · $825K

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

40 people listed on the 990; $1.9M 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
Trustee & President
$357,887Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enrollment Mgmt
$166,047Pt VII · Sec A
VP Academic Affairs & Provost (eff July 2024)
$152,703Pt VII · Sec A
VP Admin/Finance
$137,131Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director of Jacobson Institute
$132,171Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing & Communication
$129,559Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$124,148Pt VII · Sec A
VP Information Systems/CIO
$122,915Pt VII · Sec A

Rachelle Keck’s $358K as Trustee & President is at the 75th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kent L Henning——$241,719$366,161$364,482
Rachelle Keck$357,887$350,570$176,005——
Carl Moses$100,568$185,205$181,429$178,443$178,319
Christopher Lee—$163,938$181,934$178,132$182,962
Lynn Burks—$149,104$170,824——
William H Burma—$36,640$167,644$166,687$166,181
Debbie Barger$166,047$155,587$152,676$146,901$149,895
Patricia Williams$152,703$131,051$127,469$129,028$114,609

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

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Engages, equips, and empowers students to reach their potential and serve society.

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3 programs · $51.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scholarships and grants funded by federal, state, university and private sources were provided to more than 1,600 students.

$25.9Mprogram expense
02

Instruction & academic support provided for approximately 1,800 full and part time students, including a graduate and working adult population.

$16.2Mprogram expense
03

Student services available to students including academic and other counseling services, career development, university pastor, intercollegiate athletics and other services.

$9.6Mprogram 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$30K
Grants paid · 83 grants · $120.2M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,996,084
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,931,757
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,835,004
Unitemized GrantFY2024$640,043
Unitemized GrantFY2024$484,789
Unitemized GrantFY2024$302,840
Unitemized GrantFY2024$203,974
Unitemized GrantFY2024$175,703
Unitemized GrantFY2024$98,999
Unitemized GrantFY2024$58,566
Unitemized GrantFY2024$57,164
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,600
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,021
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,800
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,699,386
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,092,418
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$66.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$67.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$57.9M
Managementcol C$8.6M
Fundraisingcol D$825K
Owns and owesPt X
$73.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$116.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$650K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$195K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$598K
Gains on assetsLn 7$793K
Total revenueLn 12$66.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
SavingsLn 2$570K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69.3M
Other assetsLn 15$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$116.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43.0M
Net assetsLn 32$73.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5919
VolunteersI 6300
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37.5M$39.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72.0M$69.3M
Total assetsLn 16$118.1M$116.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45.2M$43.0M
Net assetsLn 32$72.9M$73.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$25.9M$25.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$461K$914K$227K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.0M$13.4M$2.3M$304K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$965K$761K$176K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.9M$2.1M$705K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.3M$988K$229K$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$92K$92K
Investment management feesLn 11f$213K$77K$135K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.3M$1.4M$931K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$272K$11K$259K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$593K$323K$253K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$4.3M$4.2M$87K$10K
TravelLn 17$1.7M$1.6M$53K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$455K$294K$150K$11K
InterestLn 20$1.4M$1.4M$38K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.5M$3.3M$138K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$592K$21K$571K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$897K$923K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.5M$845K$608K$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$67.3M$57.9M$8.6M$825K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $66.1M$67.3M−$1.2M$73.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $63.1M$64.8M−$1.7M$72.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $60.8M$63.0M−$2.2M$71.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $68.9M$62.9M$6.0M$73.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $61.6M$60.0M$1.6M$69.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $66,058,612 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,405,915$3,926,026
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $57,556,624$60,035,804
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,560,743$1,498,408
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $587,373$598,374
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $63,110,655$66,058,612
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,491,751$25,880,344
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,062,294$22,725,968
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,290,274$18,687,384
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $64,844,319$67,293,696
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,733,664−$1,235,084
Part VI · Governance 26 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members26
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 $66,058,612 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,071,549 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$50,949
VIII-1e Government grants$649,805
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,225,272
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$195,451
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,926,026
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,185,644$59,185,644
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $13,332 · Excluded from tax $692,115$705,447
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $373,376$373,376
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $792,961$792,961
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,308$3,308
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $301$301
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,035,804 · Unrelated business $13,633 · Excluded from tax $2,083,149$66,058,612
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $67,293,696 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $25,880,344$25,880,344
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $461,253 · Management $914,255 · Fundraising $227,482$1,602,990
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,412,271 · Management $2,290,218 · Fundraising $303,630$16,006,119
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $760,594 · Management $176,052 · Fundraising $28,745$965,391
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,127,319 · Management $705,037 · Fundraising $64,528$2,896,884
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $988,437 · Management $228,791 · Fundraising $37,356$1,254,584
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,885$20,885
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $92,400$92,400
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $77,399 · Management $135,219$212,618
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,376,060 · Management $930,947 · Fundraising $38,458$2,345,465
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,334 · Management $258,675 · Fundraising $2,276$272,285
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $323,196 · Management $252,973 · Fundraising $16,985$593,154
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,177,194 · Management $86,876 · Fundraising $9,634$4,273,704
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,588,297 · Management $52,869 · Fundraising $18,631$1,659,797
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $294,454 · Management $150,223 · Fundraising $10,646$455,323
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,350,344 · Management $38,044 · Fundraising $2,133$1,390,521
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,304,135 · Management $137,760 · Fundraising $12,237$3,454,132
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,577 · Management $571,006$591,583
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $896,991 · Management $922,751$1,819,741
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $845,454 · Management $608,348 · Fundraising $51,974$1,505,776
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $57,895,652 · Management $8,573,329 · Fundraising $824,715$67,293,696
Part X · Balance sheet $116,532,417 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,764,003$2,684,513
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $454,444$569,520
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $517,513$614,112
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $305,751$443,411
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $304,432$331,779
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $701,234$474,849
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,002,770$69,315,191
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $26,654,859$27,617,019
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,708,707$12,050,793
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $137,312$104,819
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,550,613$2,326,411
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $118,101,638$116,532,417
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,954,644$6,395,770
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,975,625$4,152,744
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $33,583,884$31,688,234
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $674,598$719,144
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,188,751$42,955,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,432,646$35,291,275
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,480,241$38,285,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $72,912,887$73,576,525
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $118,101,638$116,532,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,576,525 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$66,058,612
XI-2 Total expenses$67,293,696
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,235,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$72,912,887
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,127,246
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$54,112
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$282,636
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,576,525

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