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Bacone Baptist Church

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Oklahoma City, OK501(c)(3)Since 1880Colleges & Universities EIN 73-0590036Revenue $7.9M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbacone.edu10313 Greenbriar Pkwy, 73159-7648 · Oklahoma City, OKTax-exempt since Apr 1955Church

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Bacone college is a four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the american Baptist Church embracing a historic educational mission with american indians.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$546K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $286K a year · 3% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$546K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $80K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.9M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$8.8M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$6.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$7.9M
FY2021▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.3M
FY2021$7.9M
Expenses
$8.8M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$8.8M
Net assets
$6.1M
FY2021▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$6.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 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: FY2021. IRS ruling in Apr 1955.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $7.4M Management & general 50% · $4.4M Fundraising 5% · $459K

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

30 people listed on the 990; $546K 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
Ferlin Clark
President
$150,670Pt VII · Sec A
Ferlin Clark
President
$150,670Pt VII · Sec A
Jerome Steele
Vice President of Finance/CFO
$64,637Pt VII · Sec A
Jerome Steele
Vice President of Finance/CFO
$64,637Pt VII · Sec A
Leroy Thompson
VP of Academic Affairs
$57,598Pt VII · Sec A
Leroy Thompson
VP of Academic Affairs
$57,598Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Bunch
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ferlin Clark’s $151K as President is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Ferlin Clark$150,670$119,660
Jerome Steele$64,637$52,030
Leroy Thompson$57,598$63,717

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates Native American students in a four-year liberal arts program.

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4 programs · $12.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Program costs related to liberal arts, career and continuing education programs.

$6.7Mprogram expense
02

Program costs related to liberal arts, career and continuing education programs.

$4.0Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary enterprises, endowment and miscellaneous expenses.

$756Kprogram expense
04

Auxiliary enterprises, endowment and miscellaneous expenses.

$742Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Tides FoundationFY2022$50K
National Society of the Daughters of the American RevolutionFY2022$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$80K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $5.1M · 2019–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,834,032
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,834,032
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,472,445

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$8.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.4M
Managementcol C$4.4M
Fundraisingcol D$459K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$367K
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$204K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$480
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$7.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$367K
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5127
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $7.9M$8.8M−$964K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.3M$7.8M$1.5M$6.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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