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Ottawa University FY2020 filing

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Ottawa, KS501(c)(3)Since 1865Colleges & Universities EIN 48-0543772Revenue $83.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSottawa.edu1001 S Cedar St 1020, 66067-3341 · Ottawa, KSTax-exempt since Apr 1946School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Building on its foundation as a christ-inspired community of grace and open inquiry, Ottawa University prepares professional and liberal arts graduates for lifetimes of personal significance, vocational fulfillment, and service to god and humanity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.5M 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $345K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.5M
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
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $21.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $21.5M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$83.6M
78% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 78% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$83.3M
Spent
$80.9M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$23.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$83.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$83.3M
FY2021$89.8M
FY2022$96.3M
FY2023$95.5M
FY2024$95.9M
FY2025$103.7M
Expenses
$80.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$80.9M
FY2021$86.5M
FY2022$95.9M
FY2023$96.9M
FY2024$101.9M
FY2025$104.5M
Net assets
$23.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23.6M
FY2021$28.9M
FY2022$27.7M
FY2023$27.0M
FY2024$24.0M
FY2025$25.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Apr 1946.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $72.1M Management & general 9% · $7.6M Fundraising 1% · $1.1M

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; $2.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kevin Eichner
Chancellor
$530,357Pt VII · Sec A
J Clark Ribordy
Executive Vice President and CFO
$279,101Pt VII · Sec A
Terrel Haines
Executive VP and Provost
$222,855Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Wingert
Executive VP of Online Program
$219,024Pt VII · Sec A
Reggies Wenyika
President Ouks Campus
$204,526Pt VII · Sec A
Dennis Tyner
President Ouaz
$198,269Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Sandusky
Chief Enrollment Officer Ouaz
$164,315Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Bean
VP of Advancement
$161,228Pt VII · Sec A

William Tsutsui’s $343K as Chancellor is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $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
Kevin Eichner———$488,411$712,155$530,357
William Tsutsui$343,321$343,321$334,829$179,686——
J Clark Ribordy———$262,564$261,250$279,101
Craig Kispert$267,512$267,512$261,459$20,163——
Terrel Haines——$232,809$232,253$221,310$222,855
Susan Salahshor$228,685$228,685————
Nancy Wingert$156,992$156,992$207,668$228,343$220,067$219,024
Dennis Tyner$202,932$202,932$193,743$214,475$206,251$198,269

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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1 program · $72.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Ottawa university strives to provide the highest quality liberal arts and professional education in a caring, christ-inspired community of grace integrating faith, learning and life.

$72.1Mprogram expense

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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
Folds of Honor FoundationFY2025$16K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $172.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,710,890
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,579,960
Unitemized GrantFY2022$29,812,627
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,913,290
Unitemized GrantFY2020$24,585,694
Unitemized GrantFY2019$20,949,819

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$83.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.8M
Money outPt IX
$80.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$72.1M
Managementcol C$7.6M
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$23.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$107.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$331K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$83.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.1M
SavingsLn 2$905K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69.8M
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$107.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83.6M
Net assetsLn 32$23.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,131
VolunteersI 640
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.8M$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.8M$21.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59.1M$69.8M
Total assetsLn 16$96.9M$107.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75.9M$83.6M
Net assetsLn 32$21.0M$23.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20.9M$20.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.0M$572K$975K$420K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20.4M$18.5M$1.6M$272K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$344K$334K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.5M$3.3M$233K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.4M$185K$29K
Management feesLn 11a$1.2M$1.0M$224K$400
Legal feesLn 11b$100K$2K$98K
Accounting feesLn 11c$95K$95K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8.8M$8.1M$635K$88K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.2M$1.2M$63K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$1.0M$633K$383K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$535K$356K$112K$66K
OccupancyLn 16$6.1M$5.5M$638K
TravelLn 17$2.0M$1.9M$77K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$301K$260K$34K$7K
InterestLn 20$2.9M$1.9M$1.0M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.7M$3.2M$553K
InsuranceLn 23$467K$120K$204K$143K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.2M$2.8M$430K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$424K$372K$52K$189
Total functional expensesLn 25$80.9M$72.1M$7.6M$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $103.7M$104.5M−$757K$25.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $95.9M$101.9M−$6.1M$24.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $95.5M$96.9M−$1.4M$27.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $96.3M$95.9M$393K$27.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $89.8M$86.5M$3.3M$28.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $83.3M$80.9M$2.5M$23.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $83,319,178 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,080,816$6,337,651
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $68,123,432$74,866,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $353,719$331,124
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,666,211$1,783,603
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $78,224,178$83,319,178
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,041,994$20,949,819
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,704,897$27,811,353
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,216,382$32,102,063
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $75,963,273$80,863,235
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,260,905$2,455,943
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $83,319,178 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,748,904
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,588,747
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,337,651
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $74,866,800$74,866,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $326,433$326,433
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $6,500$6,500
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $10,705$10,705
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,691$4,691
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,766,398$1,766,398
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $74,866,800 · Unrelated business $10,705 · Excluded from tax $2,104,022$83,319,178
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $80,863,235 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,949,819$20,949,819
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $571,512 · Management $974,611 · Fundraising $419,887$1,966,010
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,487,364 · Management $1,625,625 · Fundraising $272,033$20,385,022
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $333,936 · Management $9,948$343,884
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,267,507 · Management $233,101 · Fundraising $17,097$3,517,705
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,384,408 · Management $185,285 · Fundraising $29,039$1,598,732
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,015,609 · Management $224,479 · Fundraising $400$1,240,488
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,660 · Management $98,108$99,768
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $95,447$95,447
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,066,212 · Management $635,430 · Fundraising $88,104$8,789,746
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,152,448 · Management $62,965 · Fundraising $2,857$1,218,270
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $632,816 · Management $382,828 · Fundraising $34,203$1,049,847
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $356,331 · Management $112,008 · Fundraising $66,173$534,512
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,456,776 · Management $637,789$6,094,565
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,853,368 · Management $77,141 · Fundraising $24,118$1,954,627
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $259,616 · Management $34,128 · Fundraising $6,877$300,621
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,889,001 · Management $1,017,154$2,906,155
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,160,842 · Management $552,700$3,713,542
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $120,052 · Management $203,852 · Fundraising $142,654$466,558
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,782,728 · Management $430,193 · Fundraising $1,081$3,214,002
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $371,951 · Management $51,775 · Fundraising $189$423,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $72,113,956 · Management $7,644,567 · Fundraising $1,104,712$80,863,235
Part X · Balance sheet $107,254,264 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,001,075$4,143,272
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,812,602$905,384
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,094,120$6,670,019
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,004,878$2,676,018
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $376,434$348,794
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $631,472$1,186,547
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,118,037$69,755,038
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,077,996$18,806,639
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,028,063$349,608
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,697,025$2,346,944
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $56,834$66,001
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $96,898,536$107,254,264
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,519,147$4,548,047
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,756,699$8,753,160
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $16,225,000$15,975,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,896,103$2,512,207
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,881,378$83,631,737
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,168,440$10,143,437
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,848,718$13,479,090
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,017,158$23,622,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $96,898,536$107,254,264
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,622,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$83,319,178
XI-2 Total expenses$80,863,235
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,455,943
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,017,158
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$149,426
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,622,527

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