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Equips people for church ministry and missions through education and leadership training. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $461K in revenue, $481K in expenses, and $115K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Higher education institution · Colleges & Universities
Location
Omaha, NE
Website
www.pillarseminary.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$461KFY2025
Expenses
$481K
Net assets
$115K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  46-5088319 Higher education institution Omaha, NE
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Equips people for church ministry and missions through education and leadership training.
Leadership
Andrew Cress · Vice President · $62K
Money in and out
$461K revenue, $481K expenses
Bottom line
-4% operating surplus
Financial scale & money flow · FY2025
Total revenue
$461K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$481K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$115K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$21K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.11
Operating surplus
-4%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▲ +77% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
76%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Program spending
48%
of expenses reach program services▼ -19% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$461K
FY2025▼ -14%
Expenses
$481K
FY2025▼ -25%
Total assets
$223K
FY2025▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$108K
FY2025▲ ×47
Total revenue
$461K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$481K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$115K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$21K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$223K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B48%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPillar Seminary
EINHdr · item D46-5088319
Principal addressHdr · item COmaha, NE
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.pillarseminary.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNE
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFColleges & Universities (B50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$62,310Pt VII · Sec A
President
$36,320Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Cress’s $62K as Vice President is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Andrew Cress$62,310
Dan Lowery$29,506$61,333
Andrew Cress$59,500$14,367
Dan Lowery$36,320

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $232K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Biblical/Theological education and organizational leadership training.

$232Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$287K · 62%
Program service revenue$132K · 29%
Investment income$44K · 10%
Contributions & grants62%$287K
Program service revenue29%$132K
Investment income10%$44K
Total revenueLn 12$461K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.11
Program services48%$232K
Management & general41%$195K
Fundraising11%$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$481K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$119K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$108K
Total net assetsLn 32$115K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $119K · Operating expenses/yr $481K
3.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $232K · Total expenses $481K
48%
Management & General
Management & general $195K · Total expenses $481K
41%
Fundraising
Fundraising $54K · Total expenses $481K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $18K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $293K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $287K · Total revenue $461K
62%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $461K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $132K · Total revenue $461K
29%
Investment reliance
Investment income $44K · Total revenue $461K
+10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $132K · Total expenses $481K
28%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $461K · Prior year $538K
-14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $399K · FY2024 $461K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $115K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $461K · Expenses $481K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $223K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $115K · Total assets $223K
51%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $223K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrew Cress · Reported title Vice President · Highest reported compensation $62K · Total expenses $481K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $364K · Total expenses $481K
76%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 48%
Overhead ratio 41%
Fundraising cost ratio 19%
Revenue growth -14%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.3%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$62K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $283K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,435
Unitemized GrantFY2023$75,185
Unitemized GrantFY2022$38,025
Unitemized GrantFY2020$109,600
Unitemized GrantFY2019$36,590

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$461K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$538K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$523K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$448K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$399K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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