McPherson College FY2021 filing

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McPherson, KS501(c)(3)Since 1887Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 48-0543736

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To develop whole persons through scholarship, participation and service. McPherson College is a vibrant community of persons from diverse faiths and cultural backgrounds. The College provides education in over 30 areas of study, serving approximately 847 students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$625K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120.2M a year · 75% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$625K
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
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $363K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14.8M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$41.5M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$35.4M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$74.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$41.5M
FY2021▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$37.6M
FY2021$41.5M
FY2022$65.4M
FY2023$690.6M
FY2024$63.5M
FY2025$67.4M
Expenses
$35.4M
FY2021▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$33.8M
FY2021$35.4M
FY2022$39.5M
FY2023$43.9M
FY2024$43.9M
FY2025$48.5M
Net assets
$74.9M
FY2021▲ +20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$62.2M
FY2021$74.9M
FY2022$95.8M
FY2023$745.2M
FY2024$769.4M
FY2025$787.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 1935.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $30.6M Management & general 11% · $4.0M Fundraising 2% · $803K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $625K 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
College Pres
$310,161Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Finan
$110,311Pt VII · Sec A
VP Auto Rest
$102,808Pt VII · Sec A
VP Academic
$101,932Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Schneider’s $444K as College Pres is at the 84th 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
Michael Schneider$444,447$373,839$336,952$312,986$310,161$295,408
Aaron Meis$202,216—————
Carol Summervill$157,650$128,408$105,488———
Amanda Gutierrez$148,209$145,955$128,955$109,192$102,808$100,911
Erik Vogel$137,192$118,699$113,298———
Matt Skillen$126,908—————
Josh Daume$122,502—————
Richard Tuxhorn—$118,334$114,660$116,733$110,311$108,169

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

Educates students in over 30 fields, fostering holistic development through scholarship, participation, and service.

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1 program service account for $30.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Mcpherson college is a private four-year institution which providese education in over 30 areas of study for two degrees. The college provides approximately 846 students with an educational opportunity that emphasizes the mission which is to develop whole persons through scholarship, participation, and service.

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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
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $101.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,890,883
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,781,743
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,304,660
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,602,954
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,074,463
Unitemized GrantFY2019$13,738,234

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$41.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.7M
Money outPt IX
$35.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$30.6M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Fundraisingcol D$803K
Owns and owesPt X
$74.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.2M
Total assetsLn 16$89.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$381K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$41.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$433K
SavingsLn 2$6.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$48.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.0M
Other assetsLn 15$262K
Total assetsLn 16$89.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.8M
Net assetsLn 32$74.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5526
VolunteersI 645
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$38.3M$48.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.7M$26.0M
Total assetsLn 16$80.4M$89.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.2M$14.8M
Net assetsLn 32$62.2M$74.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$15.1M$15.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$420K$31K$296K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.7M$6.5M$749K$492K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$708K$545K$133K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$955K$736K$181K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$549K$435K$92K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$238K$1K$236K$150
Legal feesLn 11b$48K$48K
Accounting feesLn 11c$97K$97K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$297K$291K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$158K$46K$105K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$604K$274K$252K$77K
Information technologyLn 14$399K$47K$352K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$1.1M$122K
TravelLn 17$299K$278K$2K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$150K$73K$64K$12K
InterestLn 20$471K$442K$29K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.5M$1.4M$90K
InsuranceLn 23$598K$396K$202K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.8M$2.9M$913K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$115K$69K$43K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$35.4M$30.6M$4.0M$803K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $67.4M$48.5M$18.9M$787.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $63.5M$43.9M$19.6M$769.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $690.6M$43.9M$646.7M$745.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $65.4M$39.5M$25.9M$95.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $41.5M$35.4M$6.2M$74.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $37.6M$33.8M$3.8M$62.2M 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $41,526,128 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,826 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$2,500,570
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,527,413
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$380,990
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,027,983
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,320,796$28,320,796
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,225,800$1,225,800
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $222,084$222,084
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,291,792 · Excluded from tax −$8,157$1,283,635
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,437,004$2,437,004
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,049,592 · Excluded from tax $1,448,553$41,526,128
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,372,459 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,074,463$15,074,463
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,016 · Management $296,408 · Fundraising $93,048$420,472
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,465,909 · Management $749,169 · Fundraising $492,471$7,707,549
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $544,619 · Management $133,143 · Fundraising $30,424$708,186
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $736,382 · Management $180,853 · Fundraising $37,282$954,517
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $435,271 · Management $92,219 · Fundraising $21,375$548,865
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,141 · Management $236,299 · Fundraising $150$237,590
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $48,211$48,211
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $96,630$96,630
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $290,989 · Management $5,714$296,703
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $46,390 · Management $105,111 · Fundraising $6,617$158,118
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $274,462 · Management $252,404 · Fundraising $77,104$603,970
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,756 · Management $351,903$398,659
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,085,756 · Management $122,239$1,207,995
IX-17 TravelPrograms $278,182 · Management $1,889 · Fundraising $19,044$299,115
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $73,139 · Management $64,389 · Fundraising $12,119$149,647
IX-20 InterestPrograms $441,939 · Management $29,371$471,310
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,363,996 · Management $90,313$1,454,309
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $395,662 · Management $202,448$598,110
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,899,032 · Management $913,361 · Fundraising $10,186$3,822,579
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $68,888 · Management $42,898 · Fundraising $3,675$115,461
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,553,992 · Management $4,014,972 · Fundraising $803,495$35,372,459
Part X · Balance sheet $89,653,708 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $873,916; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $316,684$432,800
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,721,924$6,797,793
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,672,638$3,996,079
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $704,908$576,446
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,508,745$1,731,732
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,483$34,823
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,743,080$26,030,786
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,001,987$31,794,505
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $14,298,527$17,122,470
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $247,841$262,358
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,364,043$89,653,708
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $974,927$987,039
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $399,462$212,188
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $10,531,570$10,250,311
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,993,043$2,960,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,192,189$14,769,089
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $22,739,021$28,928,444
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,432,833$45,956,175
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,171,854$74,884,619
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,364,043$89,653,708
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,884,619 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$41,526,128
XI-2 Total expenses$35,372,459
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,153,669
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,171,854
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,470,342
XI-7 Investment expenses−$596,980
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,314,266
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,884,619

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