Seattle Pacific University

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1891Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 91-0565553Revenue $136.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSspu.edu3307 3rd Ave W, 98119-1940 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Feb 1943School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Seattle Pacific University is a christian University fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 79 volunteers and 1,459 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7.5M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $19K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99.9M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$136.3M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$135.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$221.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$136.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$170.2M
FY2021$172.5M
FY2022$148.5M
FY2023$140.8M
FY2024$128.4M
FY2025$136.3M
Expenses
$135.1M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$173.7M
FY2021$177.0M
FY2022$156.0M
FY2023$154.5M
FY2024$145.7M
FY2025$135.1M
Net assets
$221.1M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$230.9M
FY2021$274.7M
FY2022$254.6M
FY2023$251.5M
FY2024$237.1M
FY2025$221.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Feb 1943.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $119.9M Management & general 10% · $13.2M Fundraising 1% · $2.0M

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

27 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$362,009Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Business & Finance
$260,495Pt VII · Sec A
VP for University Advancement
$210,261Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Enrollment Management & Marketing
$210,207Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
$206,335Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Business Govt & Economics
$205,920Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Student Life
$192,221Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff, Special Advisor to the President F
$173,487Pt VII · Sec A

Deana Porterfield’s $362K as President is at the 20th 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
Daniel Martin———$234,582$258,057$419,133
Pete Menjares—$392,781$391,318$142,799——
Deana Porterfield$362,009$152,448————
Jeffrey Van Duzer————$155,755$349,365
Laura Hartley—$305,116$245,971$256,300——
Kimberly Sawers$260,495$278,057$233,343$171,829$158,361—
Craig Kispert———$262,862$258,277$259,015
Bruce Congdon————$134,332$254,353

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

Programs and updates

Provides Christian higher education, student housing, and dining services to develop graduates of competence and character who engage and positively influence global culture.

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3 programs · $118.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The academic program serves 2,101 undergraduate and graduate students at its main seattle campus as well as 747 students in continuing education centers across washington state. The university offers 37 undergraduate majors and 44 minor areas of study carried out through the college of arts and sciences and the schools of business…

$78.1Mprogram expense
02

The university provides activities and services to 2,101 students in co-curricular and support programs while engaged in their academic activities. The university also provides programs for more than 50,478 alumni to keep them engaged with the university for years to come.

$23.1Mprogram expense
03

Student Housing and Dining

As of fall quarter 2024, housing services are provided for 884 students and 724 students took part in the university meal plans.

$16.9Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$19K
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Grants paid · 24 grants · $383K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,934
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,570
Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,161
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,200
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,543
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,650
Unitemized GrantFY2021$43,845
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$24,923
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,341
Unitemized GrantFY2019$40,200
Parklane CrcCA · FY2019$23,450
Lake Burien Presbyterian ChurchFY2019$14,050
Silverdale United Methodist ChurchFY2019$13,650
Westminster Presbyterian ChurchFY2019$13,450
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$136.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$32.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.0M
Money outPt IX
$135.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$119.9M
Managementcol C$13.2M
Fundraisingcol D$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$221.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.4M
Total assetsLn 16$321.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$482K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$32.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$452K
Gains on assetsLn 7$32.0M
Total revenueLn 12$136.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17.9M
SavingsLn 2$500K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$167.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124.8M
Other assetsLn 15$48K
Total assetsLn 16$321.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99.9M
Net assetsLn 32$221.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,459
VolunteersI 679
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M$18.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$191.0M$167.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$133.9M$124.8M
Total assetsLn 16$346.5M$321.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$109.3M$99.9M
Net assetsLn 32$237.1M$221.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$42.4M$42.4M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$397K$397K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.9M$1.6M$1.0M$324K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37.0M$33.2M$3.3M$403K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.3M$2.1M$208K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6.5M$5.8M$667K$82K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.1M$2.7M$340K$48K
Legal feesLn 11b$293K$26K$267K
Accounting feesLn 11c$198K$198K
Investment management feesLn 11f$700K$700K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9.6M$8.5M$771K$242K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$43K$6K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$550K$355K$167K$29K
Information technologyLn 14$3.0M$1.2M$1.8M$26K
RoyaltiesLn 15$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$11.3M$10.3M$1.0M$3K
TravelLn 17$1.4M$1.3M$65K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$94K$89K$4K$872
InterestLn 20$2.4M$2.1M$231K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6.0M$5.4M$608K$61K
InsuranceLn 23$1.8M$372K$1.4M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$1.3M$191K$345K$729K
Total functional expensesLn 25$135.1M$119.9M$13.2M$2.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $136.3M$135.1M$1.3M$221.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $128.4M$145.7M−$17.3M$237.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $140.8M$154.5M−$13.7M$251.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $148.5M$156.0M−$7.5M$254.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $172.5M$177.0M−$4.5M$274.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $170.2M$173.7M−$3.5M$230.9M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $136,323,721 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,084,547$9,008,592
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $106,504,127$94,345,175
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,343,245$32,517,470
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $463,427$452,484
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $128,395,346$136,323,721
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,506,987$42,772,490
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $59,504,116$51,814,769
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,677,065$40,484,728
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $145,688,168$135,071,987
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,292,822$1,251,734
Part VI · Governance 13 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $136,323,721 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $872,098 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$120,738
VIII-1d Related organizations$763,422
VIII-1e Government grants$2,546,723
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,577,709
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$481,589
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,008,592
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $94,345,175$94,345,175
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $519,580$519,580
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$526,634−$526,634
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $31,997,890$31,997,890
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $107,020$107,020
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $94,345,175 · Unrelated business $107,020 · Excluded from tax $32,862,934$136,323,721
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $135,071,987 across 23 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $42,375,261$42,375,261
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $397,229$397,229
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,558,170 · Management $1,034,141 · Fundraising $323,822$2,916,133
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,242,073 · Management $3,322,536 · Fundraising $402,681$36,967,290
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,058,315 · Management $208,357 · Fundraising $33,960$2,300,632
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,793,062 · Management $667,302 · Fundraising $82,339$6,542,703
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,699,609 · Management $340,439 · Fundraising $47,963$3,088,011
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $25,749 · Management $267,066$292,815
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $198,447$198,447
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $700,000$700,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,538,748 · Management $771,160 · Fundraising $241,795$9,551,703
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $42,671 · Management $5,501 · Fundraising $1,602$49,774
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $354,525 · Management $167,351 · Fundraising $28,515$550,391
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,200,337 · Management $1,791,234 · Fundraising $25,611$3,017,182
IX-15 RoyaltiesManagement $4,627$4,627
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,284,862 · Management $1,036,657 · Fundraising $2,873$11,324,392
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,346,227 · Management $64,708 · Fundraising $6,898$1,417,833
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $88,945 · Management $3,709 · Fundraising $872$93,526
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,102,011 · Management $231,151 · Fundraising $24,039$2,357,201
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,367,968 · Management $608,459 · Fundraising $61,389$6,037,816
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $371,598 · Management $1,401,744$1,773,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,850,122$1,850,122
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $191,375 · Management $345,115 · Fundraising $729,067$1,265,557
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $119,888,857 · Management $13,169,704 · Fundraising $2,013,426$135,071,987
Part X · Balance sheet $321,052,996 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,641,609; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,272,463$17,903,276
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $497,752$500,155
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,693,064$1,087,274
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,826,980$4,607,320
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $410,567$326,624
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,315,889$1,797,102
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $133,851,437$124,751,474
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $182,358,204$158,186,484
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $8,618,881$9,203,401
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $221,475$48,277
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $346,465,858$321,052,996
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,824,154$4,961,194
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,114,075$2,815,360
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $62,324,097$77,322,847
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,986,348$10,338,203
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $109,328,188$99,939,427
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,207,894$89,106,509
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $129,929,776$132,007,060
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $237,137,670$221,113,569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $346,465,858$321,052,996
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $221,113,569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$136,323,721
XI-2 Total expenses$135,071,987
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,251,734
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$237,137,670
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$16,471,055
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$804,780
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$221,113,569

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