Bethel College: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 48-0543782)

Jonathan Gering’s $170K as President is at the 24th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Jonathan Gering	$169,983	$161,757	$167,650	$143,143	$138,344
Jayna Bertholf	$114,000	$106,404	$85,674	—	—
Pamela Tieszen	$113,120	$113,339	$105,167	—	—
Heidi Hoskinson	$112,521	$103,187	—	—	—
Allen Wedel	—	—	—	—	$36,748

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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2 programs · $26.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

General and education services for students

$24.3Mprogram expense

02

Student housing, food service and bookstore

$2.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025

Central Kansas Community FoundationFY2025$24K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24K

Grants paid · 3 grants · $34.0M · 2022–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,094,332

Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,888,028

Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,021,042

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$28.6M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.9M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$384K

Money outPt IX

$30.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$26.2M

Managementcol C$3.5M

Fundraisingcol D$682K

Owns and owesPt X

$69.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.0M

Total assetsLn 16$72.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a21

IndependentVI 1b21

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$137K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$375K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$384K

Total revenueLn 12$28.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$5K

SavingsLn 2$11.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.0M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$38.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21.7M

Other assetsLn 15$230K

Total assetsLn 16$72.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M

Net assetsLn 32$69.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5502

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$13.3M	$11.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$33.4M	$38.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$19.4M	$21.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$69.8M	$72.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.9M	$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32	$66.9M	$69.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$12.1M	$12.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$574K	$153K	$309K	$112K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$7.2M	$6.6M	$378K	$254K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$93K	$84K	$5K	$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$908K	$739K	$125K	$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$529K	$456K	$48K	$25K
Legal feesLn 11b	$23K		$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$54K		$54K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.7M	$1.6M	$1.1M	$32K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$154K	$146K	$6K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$533K	$433K	$52K	$49K
OccupancyLn 16	$749K	$685K	$64K
TravelLn 17	$1.2M	$936K	$187K	$50K
InterestLn 20	$90K	$90K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.6M	$1.2M	$292K	$58K
InsuranceLn 23	$560K	$246K	$313K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.3M	$711K	$503K	$53K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$30.3M	$26.2M	$3.5M	$682K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$28.6M	$30.3M	−$1.7M	$69.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$31.4M	$27.6M	$3.8M	$66.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$27.8M	$27.2M	$660K	$59.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$18.6M	$15.5M	$3.1M	$55.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$27.5M	$14.3M	$13.2M	$56.9M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $28,638,948 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,910,703$4,339,880

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,159,629$23,915,312

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $321,005$383,756

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $31,391,337$28,638,948

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,888,028$12,094,332

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,106,533$9,339,898

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,569,621$8,914,292

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,564,182$30,348,522

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,827,155−$1,709,574

Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21

VI-1b Independent voting members21

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,638,948 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$137,139

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,202,741

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$374,638

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,339,880

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,915,312$23,915,312

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $383,756$383,756

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,915,312 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $383,756$28,638,948

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,348,522 across 17 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,094,332$12,094,332

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $153,314 · Management $308,843 · Fundraising $112,122$574,279

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,603,670 · Management $377,576 · Fundraising $254,253$7,235,499

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $84,100 · Management $4,803 · Fundraising $3,814$92,717

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $739,075 · Management $124,968 · Fundraising $44,323$908,366

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $455,568 · Management $48,287 · Fundraising $25,182$529,037

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $22,849$22,849

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,250$54,250

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,589,883 · Management $1,092,752 · Fundraising $31,583$2,714,218

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $146,084 · Management $5,985 · Fundraising $2,331$154,400

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $432,635 · Management $52,067 · Fundraising $48,670$533,372

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $684,952 · Management $64,219$749,171

IX-17 TravelPrograms $935,996 · Management $186,871 · Fundraising $49,514$1,172,381

IX-20 InterestPrograms $90,057$90,057

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,247,147 · Management $291,972 · Fundraising $57,737$1,596,856

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $246,047 · Management $313,477$559,524

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $711,249 · Management $503,092 · Fundraising $52,873$1,267,214

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,214,109 · Management $3,452,011 · Fundraising $682,402$30,348,522

Part X · Balance sheet $72,727,444 assets, 17 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $461,250; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,170$5,134

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,259,327$10,968,232

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,602,675$910,237

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $252,481$160,209

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $127,618$110,029

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,390,373$21,729,814

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $33,408,772$38,152,834

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $237,190$229,705

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $69,786,060$72,727,444

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $365,394$518,062

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $492,114$450,776

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $516,121$670,595

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,886,160$2,885,389

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,309,948$22,079,007

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $46,589,952$47,763,048

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $66,899,900$69,842,055

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $69,786,060$72,727,444

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,842,055 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$28,638,948

XI-2 Total expenses$30,348,522

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,709,574

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$66,899,900

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,651,729

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,842,055

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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