Bell Credit Union

Hutchinson, KSUnknown exempt organizationSince 1938 EIN 48-0572498Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbellcu.com1601 N Lorraine · Hutchinson, KS

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It is our vision to exceed all expectations and be totally committed to the service of our members and the financial soundness of our credit union.

Run by 11 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $124K a year · 9% 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
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
63 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 63.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$24.7M
91% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 91% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$999K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$907K
FY2021$975K
FY2022$909K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$71,879Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$56,659Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Crystal Miller$71,879$68,581$63,240$62,206$59,135$58,592
Sharon Thornhill$56,659$54,002$49,729$50,795$49,788$49,331
Linda Corwin——$30$483$194$1,092

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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  • 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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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provides a source of credit to members at a fair and reasonable rate of interest. As of December 31, 2025, there were 2,134 loans outstanding totaling $18,136,578.

Pt IX · col B
02

Bell Credit Union paid dividends on member deposits totaling $640,503 for the year.

Pt IX · col B
03

Provides financial and financially related services to 2,106 members.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$297K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.8M
Total assetsLn 16$27.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$297K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$105K
SavingsLn 2$8.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$85K
Other assetsLn 15$315K
Total assetsLn 16$27.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M$8.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95K$85K
Total assetsLn 16$25.5M$27.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.1M$24.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K
Office expensesLn 13$183K
Information technologyLn 14$95K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K
TravelLn 17$425
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K
InsuranceLn 23$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$870K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.7M$209K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.6M$109K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M$81K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$909K$216K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$975K$36K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $999K$907K$92K$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,885,059 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,501,095$1,587,859
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $206,904$297,200
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,707,999$1,885,059
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $376,422$397,287
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,222,767$1,278,307
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,599,189$1,675,594
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,810$209,465
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,885,059 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,586,859 · Unrelated business $1,000 · Excluded from tax $0$1,587,859
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $297,200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$297,200
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,884,059 · Unrelated business $1,000 · Excluded from tax $0$1,885,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,675,594 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$148,411
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$167,575
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$4,482
IX-9 Other employee benefits$55,234
IX-10 Payroll taxes$21,585
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$1,731
IX-11c Accounting fees$9,678
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$51,627
IX-13 Office expenses$183,421
IX-14 Information technology$95,027
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$24,557
IX-17 Travel$425
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$4,525
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$13,648
IX-23 Insurance$23,573
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$870,095
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,675,594
Part X · Balance sheet $27,255,995 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $17,958,492; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,715$104,776
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,619,874$8,735,936
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,253$33,793
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,637$23,065
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95,465$85,347
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $283,972$314,586
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,469,868$27,255,995
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,409$182,671
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,070,006$24,534,406
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,140,415$24,717,077
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,329,453$2,538,918
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,469,868$27,255,995
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,538,918 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,885,059
XI-2 Total expenses$1,675,594
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$209,465
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,329,453
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,538,918

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

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