To offer a college experience including education, housing, and associated programs in lincoln, ne

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$602K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.6M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$602K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $20.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $3.4M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.9M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$31.5M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$30.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$56.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$31.5M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$32.5M
FY2021$31.5M
FY2022$35.9M
FY2023$27.6M
FY2024$28.0M
FY2025$56.6M
Expenses
$30.5M
FY2021▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31.0M
FY2021$30.5M
FY2022$32.5M
FY2023$29.6M
FY2024$31.6M
FY2025$35.3M
Net assets
$56.6M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$53.9M
FY2021$56.6M
FY2022$57.9M
FY2023$55.7M
FY2024$52.8M
FY2025$74.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 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

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $25.7M Management & general 14% · $4.3M Fundraising 2% · $518K

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

36 people listed on the 990; $602K 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
Ota Program Director
$138,315Pt VII · Sec A
$125,581Pt VII · Sec A
$105,491Pt VII · Sec A
President/Secretary
$86,338Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Academic Admin
$76,204Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Financial Admin
$70,049Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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 2Yes
  • 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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3 programs · $25.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Instruction and Public Service

Union college provides an exceptional liberal arts education with 669 undergraduate students and 88 master's level students. The 10 to 1 student teacher ratio allows for excellent STUDENT/TEACHER interaction.

$13.5Mprogram expense
02

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.

$6.9Mprogram expense
03

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.

$5.2Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $33.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,488,823
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,529,043
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,901,040
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,981,290
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,095,399
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,545,319
Unitemized GrantFY2020$562,938
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,169,116
Unitemized GrantFY2019$183,180

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$30.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.7M
Managementcol C$4.3M
Fundraisingcol D$518K
Owns and owesPt X
$56.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$67.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$169K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$31.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$4.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34.6M
Total assetsLn 16$67.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.9M
Net assetsLn 32$56.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,023
VolunteersI 635
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.7M$4.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.0M$20.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35.6M$34.6M
Total assetsLn 16$65.8M$67.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.9M$10.9M
Net assetsLn 32$53.9M$56.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6.1M$6.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$383K$357K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.1M$8.4M$1.4M$248K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$389K$333K$47K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.2M$3.5M$602K$103K
Payroll taxesLn 10$829K$673K$135K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$48K
Investment management feesLn 11f$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.6M$45K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$333K$296K$15K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$2.2M$2.1M$84K$35K
Information technologyLn 14$561K$359K$183K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$879K$869K$8K$2K
TravelLn 17$148K$132K$13K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$122K$109K$10K$3K
InterestLn 20$202K$125K$77K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.6M$643K$957K
InsuranceLn 23$474K$293K$181K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$160K$99K$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30.5M$25.7M$4.3M$518K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
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 Viewing $31.5M$30.5M$1.0M$56.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $32.5M$31.0M$1.5M$53.9M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $31,528,656 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,939,858$7,959,300
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,042,866$21,350,458
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $488,315$1,081,615
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,035,951$1,137,283
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $32,506,990$31,528,656
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,352,296$6,108,257
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,097,569$15,867,210
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,561,200$8,546,958
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $31,011,065$30,522,425
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,495,925$1,006,231
Part VI · Governance 30 of 31 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members30
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $31,528,656 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $985,710 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$2,558,133
VIII-1e Government grants$2,444,935
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,956,232
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$168,903
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,959,300
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,259,154 · Unrelated business $91,304$21,350,458
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,071,655$1,071,655
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $151,573$151,573
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $9,960$9,960
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,244,864 · Unrelated business $242,877 · Excluded from tax $1,081,615$31,528,656
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,522,425 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,108,257$6,108,257
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $357,361 · Fundraising $25,975$383,336
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,403,582 · Management $1,443,773 · Fundraising $248,045$10,095,400
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $332,518 · Management $47,266 · Fundraising $9,098$388,882
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,465,734 · Management $602,115 · Fundraising $102,783$4,170,632
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $672,607 · Management $135,081 · Fundraising $21,272$828,960
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $33,404$33,404
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,869$47,869
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $46,945$46,945
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,646,216 · Management $44,797 · Fundraising $26,235$1,717,248
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $296,267 · Management $15,444 · Fundraising $21,341$333,052
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,101,810 · Management $84,324 · Fundraising $35,141$2,221,275
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $358,976 · Management $183,007 · Fundraising $19,516$561,499
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $869,260 · Management $7,739 · Fundraising $1,546$878,545
IX-17 TravelPrograms $131,692 · Management $12,581 · Fundraising $3,685$147,958
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $108,778 · Management $10,392 · Fundraising $3,044$122,214
IX-20 InterestPrograms $124,970 · Management $77,312$202,282
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $643,296 · Management $956,782$1,600,078
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $293,093 · Management $181,320$474,413
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,957 · Management $61,219$160,176
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,656,013 · Management $4,348,731 · Fundraising $517,681$30,522,425
Part X · Balance sheet $67,478,028 assets, 20 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,707,224$4,619,402
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,748,391$5,513,981
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,499,923$2,142,861
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $146,930$108,164
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $98,463$298,495
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,596,142$34,590,012
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,494,138$17,996,085
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,470,453$2,209,028
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,761,664$67,478,028
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,073,043$2,149,569
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,572,577$1,216,380
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $807,000$626,450
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $1,618,693$1,417,407
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,913,243$2,913,243
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,238,437$1,007,234
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,900,640$10,881,843
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,364,923$33,240,315
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,496,101$23,355,870
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,861,024$56,596,185
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,761,664$67,478,028
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,596,185 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$31,528,656
XI-2 Total expenses$30,522,425
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,006,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,861,024
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,491,592
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$237,338
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,596,185

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