Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1947.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
39 people listed on the 990; $496K paid to officers and key staff.
Megan Heidtbrink’s $148K as PA Program Director is at the 14th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Heidtbrink | $147,873 | $144,453 | $140,026 | $134,780 | $125,581 | $151,267 |
| Emily Rumery | — | — | — | — | $138,315 | — |
| Vinita Sauder | $75,068 | $132,289 | $128,255 | $93,152 | $86,338 | $89,732 |
| Michelle Petersen | $113,072 | $112,446 | — | — | — | — |
| Michelle Peterson | — | — | $108,748 | $107,172 | $105,491 | $108,695 |
| Austin Young | $107,356 | $105,255 | $100,811 | — | — | — |
| Steven Trana | $107,352 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debra Eno | $106,172 | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Provides a college experience with education and housing in Lincoln, NE.
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Instruction and Public Service
Union college provides an exceptional liberal arts education with 805 undergraduate students and 88 master's level students. The 10 to 1 student teacher ratio allows for excellent STUDENT/TEACHER interaction.
Academic Support and Student Services
Academic support includes the library, academic administration, institutional research, and academic institutional technology. Student services supports students through counseling, records office, admissions and other student support.
Auxiliary Services
Auxiliary services at union college exist to furnish goods or services to students, faculty, staff, institutional departments and the public. The most prominent of these services provide support to our students and include residence halls, bookstore, and campus housing.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.2M | $5.7M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $14.2M | $16.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $36.5M | $35.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $61.4M | $65.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $10.1M | $11.9M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $51.3M | $53.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $5.4M | $5.4M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $383K | $355K | $28K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $11.9M | $9.8M | $1.8M | $251K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $253K | $35K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $2.4M | $2.0M | $311K | $47K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $867K | $703K | $145K | $19K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $31K | $31K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $59K | $59K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $45K | $45K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.8M | $1.4M | $257K | $99K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $449K | $337K | $101K | $11K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $130K | $45K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $496K | $231K | $241K | $24K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $871K | $675K | $196K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $279K | $246K | $22K | $11K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $178K | $157K | $14K | $7K |
| InterestLn 20 | $195K | $96K | $99K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1.9M | $853K | $1.1M | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $397K | $196K | $202K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $31.0M | $25.1M | $5.3M | $576K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $56.6M | $35.3M | $21.3M | $74.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $28.0M | $31.6M | −$3.6M | $52.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $27.6M | $29.6M | −$2.0M | $55.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $35.9M | $32.5M | $3.4M | $57.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $31.5M | $30.5M | $1.0M | $56.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $32.5M | $31.0M | $1.5M | $53.9M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $32,506,990 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 31 of 35 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $32,506,990 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $31,011,065 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $65,761,664 assets, 21 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $53,861,024 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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