Bju INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 57-1088101)

Darren Lawson’s $132K as Dean - School of Fine Arts and Communication is at the 2nd 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Steve Pettit	—	—	$174,806	$170,193	$176,050	$151,794
Darren Lawson	$132,442	—	—	—	—	—
Roger Bradley	$123,320	—	—	—	—	—
Russell Miller JR	$112,289	—	—	—	—	—
Alan Benson	—	$111,968	$94,065	$89,828	$84,819	$77,648
Brian Carruthers	$106,329	—	—	—	—	—
Gary Weier	$104,367	$101,190	$92,262	$91,420	$91,704	$81,950
Brian Hand	$102,136	—	—	—	—	—

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

Programs and updates

Provides Christian education and early childhood development programs for over 600 students from infancy through sixth grade.

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2 programs · $70.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Bju, inc. Served an average of 3,346 students (including online students) seeking associate, bachelor, master and doctorate degrees in 75 programs of study.

$66.5Mprogram expense

02

Bju, inc. Served an average of 562 students in its elementary school (k3 - grade 6) and 120 students in its child development center (infant - k2).

$4.5Mprogram 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

Folds of Honor FoundationFY2025$11K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

Grants paid · 8 grants · $119.7M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,705,041

Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,350,143

Dare for More Ministries INCTN · FY2023$163,058

Unitemized GrantFY2022$19,783,125

Harvest House INCGU · FY2022$183,078

Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,929,644

Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,189,345

Unitemized GrantFY2019$15,388,283

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$90.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$67.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$14.6M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M

Money outPt IX

$89.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$70.9M

Managementcol C$17.6M

Fundraisingcol D$920K

Owns and owesPt X

$193.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M

Total assetsLn 16$200.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

29

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a20

IndependentVI 1b19

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$67.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$153K

Other incomeLn 4–11$14.6M

Gains on assetsLn 7−$443K

Total revenueLn 12$90.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$3.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$154.2M

Other assetsLn 15$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$200.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M

Net assetsLn 32$193.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52,241

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderMay

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$6.2M	$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$15.7M	$15.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$153.1M	$154.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$203.8M	$200.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$11.4M	$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$192.4M	$193.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$15.4M	$15.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$770K	$586K	$172K	$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$25.7M	$19.6M	$5.7M	$418K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$321K	$245K	$72K	$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$10.4M	$7.9M	$2.3M	$169K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.8M	$1.4M	$407K	$30K
Legal feesLn 11b	$57K	$49K	$8K	$345
Investment management feesLn 11f	$92K		$92K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.2M	$1.8M	$300K	$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$962K	$425K	$526K	$12K
Office expensesLn 13	$2.2M	$1.2M	$907K	$111K
OccupancyLn 16	$5.1M	$3.4M	$1.8M	$6K
TravelLn 17	$1.4M	$711K	$603K	$44K
InterestLn 20	$92K	$44K	$47K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$6.7M	$6.6M	$194K
InsuranceLn 23	$808K	$95K	$712K	$664
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$14.2M	$11.0M	$3.1M	$75K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1.3M	$558K	$679K	$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$89.4M	$70.9M	$17.6M	$920K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$114.8M	$112.6M	$2.2M	$83.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$114.9M	$115.8M	−$885K	$80.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$104.9M	$107.1M	−$2.2M	$79.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$107.8M	$104.4M	$3.4M	$201.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$98.2M	$95.0M	$3.1M	$201.1M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$90.8M	$89.4M	$1.4M	$193.9M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $90,801,455 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,831,430$8,790,818

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,387,284$67,271,674

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,908,336$152,623

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,164,276$14,586,340

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $88,291,326$90,801,455

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,955,332$15,388,283

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,842,378$38,998,960

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $36,315,796$35,040,458

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $89,113,506$89,427,701

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$822,180$1,373,754

Part VI · Governance 19 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20

VI-1b Independent voting members19

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $90,801,455 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $751,646 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,790,818

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,790,818

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $66,879,869 · Unrelated business $391,805$67,271,674

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $595,164$595,164

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $7,808,675$7,808,675

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $489,435 · Unrelated business $26,221$515,656

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$442,541−$442,541

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,510,363$5,510,363

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $73,188,772 · Unrelated business $418,026 · Excluded from tax $8,403,839$90,801,455

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $89,427,701 across 18 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,388,283$15,388,283

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $585,708 · Management $171,713 · Fundraising $12,525$769,946

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,560,131 · Management $5,734,473 · Fundraising $418,297$25,712,901

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $244,568 · Management $71,700 · Fundraising $5,230$321,498

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,887,046 · Management $2,312,257 · Fundraising $168,666$10,367,969

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,389,553 · Management $407,377 · Fundraising $29,716$1,826,646

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $48,715 · Management $7,955 · Fundraising $345$57,015

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $92,003$92,003

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,839,688 · Management $300,414 · Fundraising $13,036$2,153,138

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $424,769 · Management $525,728 · Fundraising $11,948$962,445

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,210,322 · Management $906,851 · Fundraising $110,968$2,228,141

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,354,773 · Management $1,750,269 · Fundraising $6,300$5,111,342

IX-17 TravelPrograms $710,939 · Management $602,962 · Fundraising $44,264$1,358,165

IX-20 InterestPrograms $43,983 · Management $46,545 · Fundraising $1,758$92,286

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,551,786 · Management $194,356$6,746,142

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $95,483 · Management $712,060 · Fundraising $664$808,207

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,025,877 · Management $3,072,251 · Fundraising $74,947$14,173,075

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $558,468 · Management $678,880 · Fundraising $21,151$1,258,499

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,920,092 · Management $17,587,794 · Fundraising $919,815$89,427,701

Part X · Balance sheet $200,386,142 assets, 18 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,249,612; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,207,568$3,108,309

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,952,914$852,578

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $177,635$162,176

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,171,837$877,292

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $153,144,890$154,178,730

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $15,720,599$15,835,316

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $23,000,000$23,000,000

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $912,452$1,122,129

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $203,816,047$200,386,142

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,141,088$4,460,328

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,123,015$1,276,812

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,500,000$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $282,241$659,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,387,531$6,443,424

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $172,664,459$175,596,656

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,764,057$18,346,062

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $192,428,516$193,942,718

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $203,816,047$200,386,142

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $193,942,718 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$90,801,455

XI-2 Total expenses$89,427,701

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,373,754

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$192,428,516

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$140,448

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$193,942,718

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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