Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MID-AMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $65,901,490
- Total expenses
- $55,402,525
- Contributions and grants received
- $19,095,339
- Grants paid
- $18,153,331
- Program service revenue
- $46,203,648
- Investment income
- $35,142
- Other revenue
- $567,361
- Total assets, end of year
- $66,168,295
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,935,598
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $41,232,697
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $50,807,248
- Management and general expenses
- $3,230,614
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,364,663
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $50,807,248
Program services were 91.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1d · Related organizations
$12,988,154
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$6,105,584
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,601
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,601
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2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT TUITION
total $39,676,197 · related or exempt $39,676,197
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2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY INCOME
total $6,527,451 · related or exempt $6,527,451
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3 · Investment income
total $35,142 · excluded $35,142
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5 · Royalties
total $3,637 · excluded $3,637
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11a · Other revenue: CONFERENCE/EVENTS
total $530,486 · unrelated business $530,486
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11d · All other revenue
total $33,238 · related or exempt $33,238
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11e · Other revenue, total
$563,724
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $18,153,331 · program services $18,153,331
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $884,322 · program services $170,284 · management and general $537,946 · fundraising $176,092
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $211,002 · program services $176,730 · management and general $34,272
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $15,225,347 · program services $14,119,201 · management and general $665,307 · fundraising $440,839
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $123,209 · program services $116,254 · management and general $5,089 · fundraising $1,866
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,410,687 · program services $3,092,100 · management and general $216,673 · fundraising $101,914
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,135,383 · program services $1,010,789 · management and general $83,377 · fundraising $41,217
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11b · Fees: legal
total $44,745 · management and general $44,745
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $222,958 · management and general $222,958
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,880,359 · program services $2,436,497 · management and general $260,561 · fundraising $183,301
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $596,790 · program services $576,611 · management and general $9,679 · fundraising $10,500
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,472,887 · program services $1,266,155 · management and general $116,533 · fundraising $90,199
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14 · Information technology
total $1,099,749 · program services $979,066 · management and general $80,760 · fundraising $39,923
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,773,959 · program services $1,716,128 · management and general $40,735 · fundraising $17,096
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17 · Travel
total $1,324,752 · program services $1,221,733 · management and general $71,119 · fundraising $31,900
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $69,912 · program services $36,192 · management and general $23,075 · fundraising $10,645
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20 · Interest
total $1,322,168 · program services $1,216,597 · management and general $85,809 · fundraising $19,762
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,409,917 · program services $2,123,230 · management and general $223,039 · fundraising $63,648
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23 · Insurance
total $973,725 · program services $819,137 · management and general $121,845 · fundraising $32,743
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24a · Other expenses: BOOKSTORE & OTHER COGS
total $568,757 · program services $568,757
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24b · Other expenses: CHARGES/FEES/TESTING
total $546,183 · program services $503,587 · management and general $42,596
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24c · Other expenses: LABOR/MATERIALS EXPENSE
total $387,528 · program services $49,172 · management and general $337,634 · fundraising $722
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24d · Other expenses: UBI TAXES
total $30,000 · program services $30,000
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24e · All other expenses
total $534,855 · program services $425,697 · management and general $6,862 · fundraising $102,296
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $35,065 · end of year $9,468
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,631,763 · end of year $1,692,871
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $4,895,744 · end of year $5,002,268
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $77,422 · end of year $62,369
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $323,784 · end of year $250,407
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$103,580,906
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$45,510,360
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $48,563,050 · end of year $58,070,546
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $206,313 · end of year $155,763
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $915,903 · end of year $924,603
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,080,713 · end of year $3,356,083
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $848,973 · end of year $1,027,552
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $14,309,470 · end of year $17,759,089
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $8,702,327 · end of year $2,792,874
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $27,432,952 · end of year $28,870,103
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,274,609 · end of year $12,362,594
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (MNU) IS A TRANSFORMATIVE UNIVERSITY THAT NURTURES CHRISTLIKE COMMUNITY, PURSUES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND CULTIVATES A PASSION TO SERVE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)MNU IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY OFFERING UNDERGRADUATE AND SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR A LIFE OF SERVICE TO GOD, THE CHURCH, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD.
Activities or mission (Part I)
A UNIVERSITY EDUCATING STUDENTS FOR CAREER AND SERVICE PREPARATION WITHIN A CHRISTIAN CONTEXT.
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MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN, LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY FOUNDED IN 1966. THE CAMPUS IS LOCATED ON 105 ACRES IN OLATHE, KANSAS. IN 2016, MNU HAD ITS ACCREDITATION BY THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION REAFFIRMED. OFFERING MORE THAN 70 AREAS OF STUDY IN UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, MNU IS KNOWN FOR ITS PERSONAL, STUDENT-FOCUSED APPROACH. POPULAR PROGRAMS INCLUDE UNDERGRADUATE NURSING, KINESIOLOGY, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SPORTS MANAGEMENT, AND PSYCHOLOGY. ONLINE OFFERINGS INCLUDE CLASSES IN EDUCATION, NURSING, BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATE'S LEVEL STUDIES. STUDY ABROAD AS WELL AS SERVICE-LEARNING EXPERIENCES ARE OFFERED. ENROLLMENT FOR FY25 WAS 1,779. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)MNU FACTS: MNU IS THE ONLY PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF KANSAS TO OFFER A GRADUATE COUNSELING PROGRAM ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF COUNSELING & RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (CACREP). MNU HAS OFFERED INNOVATIVE, ACCELERATED ADULT DEGREE COMPLETION AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS SINCE 1987. THE YEARLY ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE UNIVERSITY PER THE KICA STUDY IS $84.8 MILLION ANNUALLY IN THE STATE OF KANSAS.
Expenses $50,807,248 · Grants $18,153,331 · Revenue $46,236,886
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Dr David J SpittalDR DAVID J SPITTAL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $205,763
- From this org
- $205,117
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $646
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $196,968
- Bonus
- $699
- Other
- $7,450
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $646
- Filer's total
- $205,763
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Dr Daniel RexrothDR DANIEL REXROTH
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Rev Steven HoffmanREV STEVEN HOFFMAN
VICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Chad CookMR CHAD COOK
SECRETARY/TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Ervin CashMR ERVIN CASH
TREASURER/TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Clark ArmstrongDR CLARK ARMSTRONG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Wendy BelcherDR WENDY BELCHER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Jay E BessmerREV JAY E BESSMER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Tim J BuchananMR TIM J BUCHANAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Alan Al D CarlsonMR ALAN AL D CARLSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Tim W CarterREV TIM W CARTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Marcos CisnerosREV MARCOS CISNEROS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Merrill R ConantDR MERRILL R CONANT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr John DahlMR JOHN DAHL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Deanna EdwardsDR DEANNA EDWARDS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Leetta FelterDR LEETTA FELTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Margaret Peggy HepherMRS MARGARET PEGGY HEPHER
TRUSTEE - LAY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Jason HillREV JASON HILL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Larry McIntireDR LARRY MCINTIRE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Rev Darren MeltonREV DARREN MELTON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Crystal PageMRS CRYSTAL PAGE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Phil RhoadesREV PHIL RHOADES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Branson C Roberts JrDR BRANSON C ROBERTS JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Kyle RogersREV KYLE ROGERS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Brenna SeldenMRS BRENNA SELDEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mr Andrew L SpeicherMR ANDREW L SPEICHER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Philip D SpeicherMR PHILIP D SPEICHER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Sokurt SuosREV SOKURT SUOS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rev Frederick B Toomey JrREV FREDERICK B TOOMEY JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr George R WilliamsDR GEORGE R WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr N Jeannie WilliamsDR N JEANNIE WILLIAMS
AT-LARGE/TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kyle PooleKYLE POOLE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike PalmerMIKE PALMER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kevin DonohoKEVIN DONOHO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kendall FranklinKENDALL FRANKLIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brent BarkmanBRENT BARKMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Dustin LedfordREV DUSTIN LEDFORD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Jon NorthDR JON NORTH
VP OF ADVANCEMENT
- Total calculated
- $176,005
- From this org
- $145,206
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,799
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $136,991
- Bonus
- $765
- Other
- $7,450
- Deferred
- $2,891
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,908
- Filer's total
- $176,005
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Mr Darrel AndersonMR DARREL ANDERSON
VP FOR FINANCE/CFO
- Total calculated
- $158,090
- From this org
- $142,139
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,951
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,374
- Bonus
- $765
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,914
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,037
- Filer's total
- $158,090
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Abby M HodgesABBY M HODGES
VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
- Total calculated
- $136,871
- From this org
- $127,108
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,763
- Hours/week
- 40
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Mrs Lisa HoodMRS LISA HOOD
VP STRATEGIC EXPANSION
- Total calculated
- $104,654
- From this org
- $91,521
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,133
- Hours/week
- 40
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Mr Daniel RinconesMR DANIEL RINCONES
VP FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $102,094
- From this org
- $89,862
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,232
- Hours/week
- 40
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Dr Todd FryeDR TODD FRYE
PROF. OF COUNSELOR ED, ASSOC. DEAN
- Total calculated
- $169,177
- From this org
- $102,160
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $67,017
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $102,160
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $67,017
- Filer's total
- $169,177
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Dr Martin CrosslandDR MARTIN CROSSLAND
ASSOC. VP INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
- Total calculated
- $130,691
- From this org
- $105,742
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,949
- Hours/week
- 40
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Dr Susan LarsonDR SUSAN LARSON
PROFESSOR OF NURSING
- Total calculated
- $126,559
- From this org
- $122,097
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,462
- Hours/week
- 40
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Dr Yorton ClarkDR YORTON CLARK
PROF. OF BUS. & MKTG, ASSOC. DEAN
- Total calculated
- $116,231
- From this org
- $105,181
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,050
- Hours/week
- 40
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Dr Addison LucchiDR ADDISON LUCCHI
PROF. OF ENGLISH
- Total calculated
- $114,791
- From this org
- $108,135
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,656
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Travel for companions
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE ACCOMPANIES THE PRESIDENT, DR. DAVID J. SPITTAL, TO CHURCH EVENTS AND UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENTS. THIS IS A NONTAXABLE BENEFIT FOR THE PRESIDENT BECAUSE IT IS FOR A BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSE.
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE ORGANIZATION MADE NONFIXED PAYMENTS IN THE FORM OF DISCRETIONARY BONUSES.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · SUPPORT MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY · KS · controlled entity
Directly controlled by MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (1)
T · CRUT · KS · controlled entity
Directly controlled by MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
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CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE FOUNDATION
T · PERPETUAL TRUST · KS · 100% owned · share of income $21,890 · share of assets $484,965 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 8 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202630989349300533
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