Benedictine College FY2021 filing

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Atchison, KS501(c)(3)Since 1971Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 48-0777079Revenue $96.4M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbenedictine.edu1020 N 2nd St, 66002-1402 · Atchison, KSTax-exempt since Mar 1946School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Benedictine college's mission as a catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts, residential College is the education of men & women within a community of faith & scholarship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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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 $17.7M a year · 15% 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $113K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$58.7M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 28 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$96.4M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$88.5M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$105.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$96.4M
FY2021▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$89.0M
FY2021$96.4M
FY2022$131.6M
FY2023$111.3M
FY2024$139.4M
FY2025$148.2M
Expenses
$88.5M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$86.4M
FY2021$88.5M
FY2022$100.3M
FY2023$101.8M
FY2024$113.3M
FY2025$119.3M
Net assets
$105.0M
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$89.5M
FY2021$105.0M
FY2022$127.0M
FY2023$138.9M
FY2024$159.1M
FY2025$183.0M

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 Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $75.6M Management & general 12% · $10.9M Fundraising 2% · $2.1M

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

39 people listed on the 990; $1.5M 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
$338,395Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and CFO
$166,899Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Advancement
$155,412Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$138,981Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Enrollment Management
$126,616Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc Prof/Bus. School Chair
$117,012Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Student Life
$111,451Pt VII · Sec A
VP for College Relations
$110,248Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen D Minnis’s $516K as President is at the 40th 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
Stephen D Minnis$516,092$467,273$357,217$347,901$338,395$331,006
Stan Sluder$195,413$175,004$84,896———
Kelly Vowels$184,108$176,367$167,466$170,856$155,412$158,746
Ronald J Olinger——$101,378$180,566$166,899$169,235
Kimberly C Shankman$172,015$158,782$148,005$151,370$138,981$143,374
Pete Helgesen$166,938$156,250$141,750$141,974$126,616$124,104
Jacqulene Harris$136,243$145,021$147,534$123,015——
Kristie R Scholz$146,225$130,147$104,353$92,604$85,504$81,641

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates men and women in faith and scholarship within a Catholic, liberal arts community.

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1 program · $75.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$75.6Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 31 grants · $235.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$46,140,196
FocusCO · FY2024$22,641
Praying Pelican MissionsMN · FY2024$13,480
Napa InstituteCA · FY2024$11,625
LegatusMI · FY2024$10,000
Catholic Information CenterDC · FY2024$5,182
Unitemized GrantFY2023$43,495,738
FocusCO · FY2023$12,102
Life Group INCNE · FY2023$10,000
Christ in the CityCO · FY2023$6,120
Regina Caeli INCGA · FY2023$5,300
Unitemized GrantFY2022$39,613,738
Napa InstituteCA · FY2022$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$96.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$79.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$88.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$75.6M
Managementcol C$10.9M
Fundraisingcol D$2.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$105.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20.8M
Total assetsLn 16$163.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
39
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$489K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$79.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$96.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
SavingsLn 2$20.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$52.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82.9M
Other assetsLn 15$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$163.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58.7M
Net assetsLn 32$105.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,255
VolunteersI 631
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$19.3M$20.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$41.4M$52.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87.5M$82.9M
Total assetsLn 16$155.7M$163.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66.2M$58.7M
Net assetsLn 32$89.5M$105.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$74K$74K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$34.4M$34.4M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$47K$47K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$894K$178K$716K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$191K$191K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.0M$16.2M$2.1M$691K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$537K$458K$52K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.4M$2.5M$2.8M$94K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.3M$1.1M$146K$48K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$95K$95K
Accounting feesLn 11c$96K$96K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$207K$207K
Investment management feesLn 11f$145K$145K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.5M$5.1M$298K$93K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$64K$7K$56K$455
Office expensesLn 13$2.1M$1.2M$845K$56K
Information technologyLn 14$924K$183K$741K$12
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.8M$1.4M$312K$69K
TravelLn 17$552K$452K$89K$11K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$24K$641$30
InterestLn 20$1.5M$1.5M
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7.3M$6.5M$732K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$422K$325K$80K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.4M$3.4M
All other expensesLn 24e$2.7M$683K$1.5M$539K
Total functional expensesLn 25$88.5M$75.6M$10.9M$2.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $148.2M$119.3M$28.9M$183.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $139.4M$113.3M$26.1M$159.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $111.3M$101.8M$9.6M$138.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $131.6M$100.3M$31.4M$127.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $96.4M$88.5M$7.9M$105.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $89.0M$86.4M$2.6M$89.5M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $96,440,027 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,422,198$13,776,062
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,932,276$79,577,204
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,215,316$2,008,702
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,424,166$1,078,059
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $88,993,956$96,440,027
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,376,362$34,517,690
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,642,749$27,307,174
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $237,304$207,017
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,180,116$26,496,561
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,436,531$88,528,442
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,557,425$7,911,585
Part VI · Governance 23 of 28 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $96,440,027 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,070,402 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,138,760
VIII-1d Related organizations$4,051
VIII-1e Government grants$6,921,206
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,712,045
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$489,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,776,062
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $79,577,204$79,577,204
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $806,188$806,188
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $3,840$3,840
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,202,514$1,202,514
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$143,930−$143,930
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $147,747$147,747
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $80,647,606 · Unrelated business $147,747 · Excluded from tax $1,868,612$96,440,027
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $88,528,442 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $74,111$74,111
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $34,396,234$34,396,234
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $47,345$47,345
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $178,119 · Management $716,021$894,140
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsFundraising $190,721$190,721
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,184,873 · Management $2,121,215 · Fundraising $691,371$18,997,459
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $458,240 · Management $52,347 · Fundraising $26,291$536,878
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,456,202 · Management $2,835,569 · Fundraising $93,666$5,385,437
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,108,453 · Management $146,290 · Fundraising $47,796$1,302,539
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $95,179$95,179
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $95,873$95,873
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $207,017$207,017
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $144,651$144,651
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,067,963 · Management $297,717 · Fundraising $92,824$5,458,504
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,855 · Management $56,464 · Fundraising $455$63,774
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,181,857 · Management $845,245 · Fundraising $55,755$2,082,857
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $183,417 · Management $740,521 · Fundraising $12$923,950
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,370,280 · Management $311,796 · Fundraising $68,521$1,750,597
IX-17 TravelPrograms $451,822 · Management $88,589 · Fundraising $11,376$551,787
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,604 · Management $641 · Fundraising $30$24,275
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,529,022$1,529,022
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,517,637 · Management $732,232 · Fundraising $17,174$7,267,043
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $325,045 · Management $79,571 · Fundraising $17,834$422,450
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,354,803$3,354,803
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $683,071 · Management $1,509,396 · Fundraising $539,329$2,731,796
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $75,598,953 · Management $10,869,317 · Fundraising $2,060,172$88,528,442
Part X · Balance sheet $163,686,664 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $190,580$225,524
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,083,496$20,571,543
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,420,624$2,308,092
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $478,240$1,019,663
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $355,577$369,868
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $394,866$715,618
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $87,539,183$82,877,661
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $39,166,834$50,220,936
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,260,225$1,763,037
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,825,664$3,614,722
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $155,715,289$163,686,664
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,701,621$3,994,681
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,208,214$1,032,249
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $53,036,466$50,274,110
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,266,979$3,397,297
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $66,213,280$58,698,337
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,372,816$55,882,267
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,129,193$49,106,060
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,502,009$104,988,327
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $155,715,289$163,686,664
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $104,988,327 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$96,440,027
XI-2 Total expenses$88,528,442
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,911,585
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,502,009
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,608,108
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$33,375
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$104,988,327

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