Heritage University

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Toppenish, WA501(c)(3)Since 1981Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 91-1160585

Heritage university empowers a multi-cultural and inclusive student body to overcome the social, cultural, economic, and geographic barriers that limit access to higher education. Rooted in the homeland of the yakama nation, we embrace transformational student-centered education that cultivates leadership and a commitment to the promotion of a more just society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 443 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.8M a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12.5M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$46.0M
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$34.8M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$81.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$46.0M
FY2024▲ +44%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.2M
FY2021$36.9M
FY2022$32.2M
FY2023$31.1M
FY2024$32.0M
FY2024$46.0M
Expenses
$34.8M
FY2024▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25.0M
FY2021$26.9M
FY2022$28.9M
FY2023$28.4M
FY2024$29.3M
FY2024$34.8M
Net assets
$81.4M
FY2024▲ +21%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$44.1M
FY2021$59.0M
FY2022$56.1M
FY2023$61.3M
FY2024$67.4M
FY2024$81.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1982.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $24.0M Management & general 28% · $9.8M Fundraising 3% · $972K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

39 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Heritage President (thru 6/25)
$326,150Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Advancement/Marketing
$147,561Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Student Affairs
$147,079Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Department of Nursing
$146,020Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Strategic Initiates
$144,659Pt VII · Sec A
Professor Arts & Science
$140,952Pt VII · Sec A
Provost/VP of Academic Affairs
$140,369Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CFO
$106,000Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Sund’s $326K as Heritage President (thru 6/25) is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Sund$326,150$326,150$326,150$294,525——
Sund Andrew————$292,623$291,102
Kazuhiro Sonoda—$143,352$152,100$141,750——
David Wise$147,561$137,132$137,132$137,132——
Corey Hodge$147,079$136,650————
Joel Thome$146,020$114,298$114,298———
Martin Valadez Torres$144,659—————
Kazhiro Sonoda$140,952—————

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

Provides accessible undergraduate and graduate education, financial aid, and academic support to underserved, multicultural, and low-income students in the Yakima Valley.

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1 program service account for $24.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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1. To provide classroom, faculty and services to all heritage students, predominantly minority undergraduate and graduate students, who are living in an isolated location at or below the federal poverty guidelines. 2.

$24.0Mprogram expense

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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 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 33 grants · $26.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,765,765
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,295,825
Unitemized GrantFY2024$441,094
Unitemized GrantFY2024$363,777
Unitemized GrantFY2024$104,462
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,619,228
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,038,990
Unitemized GrantFY2023$565,552
Unitemized GrantFY2023$213,166
Unitemized GrantFY2023$103,617
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,191,721
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,446,418
Unitemized GrantFY2022$499,184
Unitemized GrantFY2022$357,456
Unitemized GrantFY2022$101,434
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,874,335
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,222,405
Unitemized GrantFY2021$999,802
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$46.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.4M
Money outPt IX
$34.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$24.0M
Managementcol C$9.8M
Fundraisingcol D$972K
Owns and owesPt X
$81.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$94.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
39
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$120K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$591K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$548K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$46.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$4.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$46.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32.8M
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$94.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M
Net assetsLn 32$81.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5443
VolunteersI 630
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K$6.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$43.0M$46.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31.0M$32.8M
Total assetsLn 16$80.8M$94.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.3M$12.5M
Net assetsLn 32$67.4M$81.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.0M$5.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$666K$556K$111K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13.5M$10.7M$2.0M$674K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$635K$492K$118K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$994K$437K$107K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$897K$242K$56K
Legal feesLn 11b$105K$105K
Accounting feesLn 11c$183K$183K
Investment management feesLn 11f$267K$267K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$204K$12K$192K
Office expensesLn 13$3.9M$2.1M$1.8M$8K
Information technologyLn 14$866K$138K$726K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$2.4M$1.3M$1.1M$24K
TravelLn 17$449K$392K$46K$10K
InterestLn 20$511K$511K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.8M$1.3M$456K
InsuranceLn 23$194K$194K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$158K$1.2M$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$34.8M$24.0M$9.8M$972K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $32.0M$29.3M$2.7M$67.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $31.1M$28.4M$2.8M$61.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $32.2M$28.9M$3.3M$56.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $36.9M$26.9M$10.1M$59.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $25.2M$25.0M$242K$44.1M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $45,985,331 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $188,112 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$590,538
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,437,774
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$119,554
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,028,312
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,983,205$29,983,205
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,241,128$1,241,128
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $82,924$82,924
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,184,283$1,184,283
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $277,367$277,367
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,260,572 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,696,447$45,985,331
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $34,788,759 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,970,923$4,970,923
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $555,753 · Management $110,678$666,431
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,734,740 · Management $2,043,289 · Fundraising $674,251$13,452,280
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $491,611 · Management $117,605 · Fundraising $25,447$634,663
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $994,241 · Management $437,350 · Fundraising $106,919$1,538,510
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $896,554 · Management $242,128 · Fundraising $56,343$1,195,025
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $104,750$104,750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $182,770$182,770
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $266,804$266,804
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,819 · Management $192,449$204,268
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,103,229 · Management $1,828,375 · Fundraising $8,404$3,940,008
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $137,736 · Management $725,728 · Fundraising $2,800$866,264
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,277,929 · Management $1,105,672 · Fundraising $24,412$2,408,013
IX-17 TravelPrograms $392,223 · Management $46,255 · Fundraising $10,441$448,919
IX-20 InterestManagement $511,244$511,244
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,298,872 · Management $456,361$1,755,233
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $193,521$193,521
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $157,521 · Management $1,228,196 · Fundraising $63,416$1,449,133
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,023,151 · Management $9,793,175 · Fundraising $972,433$34,788,759
Part X · Balance sheet $93,970,470 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $344,285$2,014,238
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$4,114,848
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $202,605$518,827
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,567,493$5,651,683
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $24,015$27,775
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $716,528$782,626
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,952,397$32,840,173
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $42,995,528$46,411,207
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,967,470$1,609,093
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,770,321$93,970,470
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,398,439$4,105,159
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $292,199$724,559
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $5,051,317$4,519,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,784,202$1,498,251
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,326,157$12,521,417
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,815,058$68,104,180
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,629,106$13,344,873
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,444,164$81,449,053
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,770,321$93,970,470
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $81,449,053 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$45,985,331
XI-2 Total expenses$34,788,759
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,196,572
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,444,164
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,808,317
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$81,449,053

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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