Totals
- Total revenue
- $89,070,673
- Total expenses
- $86,539,141
- Contributions and grants received
- $9,156,185
- Grants paid
- $19,759,543
- Program service revenue
- $79,887,207
- Investment income
- $17,637
- Other revenue
- $9,644
- Total assets, end of year
- $77,907,213
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $51,005,430
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $26,901,783
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $76,307,625
- Management and general expenses
- $8,320,160
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,911,356
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $76,307,625
Program services were 88.2% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$45,210
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1d · Related organizations
$1,119,708
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,341,631
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,649,636
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$112,575
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION
total $66,902,968 · related or exempt $66,902,968
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2b · Program service revenue: ROOM AND BOARD
total $6,181,404 · related or exempt $6,181,404
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2c · Program service revenue: OTHER REVENUE AND STUDENT SERVICE
total $3,285,977 · related or exempt $3,285,977
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2d · Program service revenue: EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
total $3,200,349 · related or exempt $3,200,349
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2e · Program service revenue: CONVENTIONS AND OTHER EVENTS
total $255,673 · related or exempt $255,673
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $60,836 · related or exempt $60,836
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3 · Investment income
total $32,676 · excluded $32,676
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6a · Gross rents
real property $527,542
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $471,301
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $56,241
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $56,241 · excluded $56,241
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $15,039
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$15,039
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$15,039 · excluded -$15,039
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$8,328
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$45,210
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$54,925
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$46,597 · excluded -$46,597
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $19,759,543 · program services $19,759,543
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,625,186 · program services $913,311 · management and general $466,189 · fundraising $245,686
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $27,532,745 · program services $23,333,328 · management and general $3,421,070 · fundraising $778,347
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,299,947 · program services $1,094,295 · management and general $163,222 · fundraising $42,430
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,508,475 · program services $2,890,451 · management and general $479,241 · fundraising $138,783
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,846,508 · program services $1,507,505 · management and general $258,330 · fundraising $80,673
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11b · Fees: legal
total $222,693 · management and general $222,693
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $118,256 · management and general $118,256
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11g · Fees: other
total $15,234,064 · program services $14,715,946 · management and general $436,420 · fundraising $81,698
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13 · Office expenses
total $650,525 · program services $575,169 · management and general $53,407 · fundraising $21,949
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14 · Information technology
total $2,141,578 · program services $1,475,178 · management and general $531,189 · fundraising $135,211
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16 · Occupancy
total $3,721,803 · program services $3,407,895 · management and general $292,392 · fundraising $21,516
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17 · Travel
total $962,829 · program services $859,089 · management and general $42,783 · fundraising $60,957
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20 · Interest
total $1,624,786 · program services $1,540,678 · management and general $66,417 · fundraising $17,691
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,636,579 · program services $3,505,581 · management and general $90,745 · fundraising $40,253
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23 · Insurance
total $716,776 · program services $149,397 · management and general $567,379
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24a · Other expenses: CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE
total $1,076,656 · management and general $879,315 · fundraising $197,341
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $829,260 · program services $549,327 · management and general $231,112 · fundraising $48,821
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24c · Other expenses: STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM
total $30,932 · program services $30,932
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $245,125 · end of year $187,876
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $4,848,542 · end of year $3,653,422
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $8,600,288 · end of year $8,325,640
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,890,355 · end of year $2,616,845
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$100,935,096
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$43,776,380
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $58,469,419 · end of year $57,158,716
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $205,750 · end of year $1,668,437
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,379,159 · end of year $4,296,277
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,978,971 · end of year $5,068,898
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18 · Grants payable
end of year $4,947,261
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $5,013,305
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $7,472,609 · end of year $6,323,937
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $36,199,962 · end of year $34,320,639
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $315,780 · end of year $344,695
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $18,565,671 · end of year $18,099,641
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,092,340 · end of year $8,802,142
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
STEADFAST IN JESUS CHRIST AS REVEALED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO PROMOTES ACADEMIC RIGOR IN ITS LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS; GROUNDS STUDENTS IN OBJECTIVE TRUTH, INTEGRITY, AND EXCELLENCE; AND PRACTICES FAITHFULNESS TO THE CONFESSIONAL TEACHINGS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD, AS IT FORMS STUDENTS FOR VOCATIONS IN CHURCH, FAMILY, AND THE WORLD.
Activities or mission (Part I)
LIBERAL ARTS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FOR ALL WHO SEEK TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
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EDUCATION, GENERAL AND OTHER - OPERATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION DIVISIONS INCLUDING SUPPORT PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING FOR BOTH MASTER'S LEVEL AND DOCTORAL, AS WELL AS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. (FALL 2024 TOTAL ENROLLMENT - 4,771)
Expenses $65,133,152 · Grants $19,759,543 · Revenue $69,799,357
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CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER UNIVERSITY EVENTS - EACH FISCAL YEAR, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO HOSTS SEVERAL EVENTS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION. EVENTS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, STUDENT LED CONCERTS, THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND ATHLETIC EVENTS. NOT ONLY DO THESE EVENTS ENHANCE OUR STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, BUT THEY ALSO HELP EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE OVERALL COMMUNITY.
Expenses $4,588,578 · Revenue $479,713
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COLLEGE STUDENT ROOM AND BOARD - CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, LIKE MOST OTHER COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, PROVIDES ROOM AND BOARD TO ITS STUDENTS. DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, 563 STUDENTS LIVED IN THE DORMS.
Expenses $3,880,720 · Revenue $6,407,788
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OPERATION OF CHILDCARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD, AND PRIMARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, ALL OF WHICH INCLUDE A STRONG EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT, AS WELL AS A CORE CHRISTIAN VALUE COMPONENT. LAST YEAR, THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER SERVED NEARLY 200 CHILDREN.
Expenses $2,705,175 · Revenue $3,200,349
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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Michelle KazmierczakMICHELLE KAZMIERCZAK
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Rev Matthew ZicklerREV MATTHEW ZICKLER
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jeff SchwarzJEFF SCHWARZ
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Rev Eric AndraeREV ERIC ANDRAE
BOARD MEMBER - THRU DEC 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John BlakkanJOHN BLAKKAN
BOARD MEMBER - THRU JUNE 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Allan BussREV ALLAN BUSS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Seth ClemmerREV SETH CLEMMER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Kyle KnoepfelDR KYLE KNOEPFEL
BOARD MEMBER - AS OF 3/25
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John KrauseJOHN KRAUSE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher KroheCHRISTOPHER KROHE
BOARD MEMBER - THRU MAY 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Thomas McCainTHOMAS MCCAIN
BOARD MEMBER - THRU DEC 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Gerhard MundingerDR GERHARD MUNDINGER
BOARD MEMBER - AS OF 3/25
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Lawrence RastREV LAWRENCE RAST
BOARD MEMBER - AS OF 5/25
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Larry RichardsonLARRY RICHARDSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dominic SalvinoDOMINIC SALVINO
BOARD MEMBER - THRU MAY 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bruce SchultzBRUCE SCHULTZ
BOARD MEMBER - THRU JUNE 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Frank SimekFRANK SIMEK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer SiukolaJENNIFER SIUKOLA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Virginia TerrellVIRGINIA TERRELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John ThoelkeJOHN THOELKE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Alison WitteDR ALISON WITTE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Russell DawnRUSSELL DAWN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $435,975
- From this org
- $283,485
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $152,490
- Hours/week
- 48 + 2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $282,090
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,395
- Deferred
- $30,881
- Nontaxable benefits
- $121,609
- Filer's total
- $435,975
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Randall BarfieldRANDALL BARFIELD
CFO/VICE PRESIDENT - THRU JUNE 2025
- Total calculated
- $234,933
- From this org
- $215,418
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,515
- Hours/week
- 48 + 2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $215,418
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,480
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,035
- Filer's total
- $234,933
-
Gwen KanelosGWEN KANELOS
VICE PRESIDENT - THRU NOV 2024
- Total calculated
- $259,830
- From this org
- $234,202
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,628
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,471
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $78,731
- Deferred
- $14,433
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,195
- Filer's total
- $259,830
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Jeffrey HynesJEFFREY HYNES
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $246,141
- From this org
- $189,593
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $56,548
- Hours/week
- 45 + 5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $189,593
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $18,377
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,171
- Filer's total
- $246,141
-
Jamie KowalczykJAMIE KOWALCZYK
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $225,162
- From this org
- $184,096
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,066
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $184,096
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,928
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,138
- Filer's total
- $225,162
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Eli HestermannELI HESTERMANN
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $221,533
- From this org
- $178,061
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,472
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $178,061
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,700
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,772
- Filer's total
- $221,533
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Kathryn GebhardtKATHRYN GEBHARDT
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $203,492
- From this org
- $157,662
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,830
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $157,662
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,268
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,562
- Filer's total
- $203,492
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Theresa MiyashitaTHERESA MIYASHITA
PROFESSOR/CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $208,823
- From this org
- $197,918
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,905
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $197,918
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,600
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,305
- Filer's total
- $208,823
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Pamela KonkolPAMELA KONKOL
ASSOCIATE DEAN
- Total calculated
- $180,138
- From this org
- $169,257
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,881
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,257
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,266
- Nontaxable benefits
- $615
- Filer's total
- $180,138
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Scott WardSCOTT WARD
ASSOCIATE VP
- Total calculated
- $194,171
- From this org
- $157,485
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,686
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $157,485
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,916
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,770
- Filer's total
- $194,171
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Lynn HunnicuttLYNN HUNNICUTT
DEAN
- Total calculated
- $190,612
- From this org
- $154,523
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,089
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,523
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,600
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,489
- Filer's total
- $190,612
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Kristen BayerKRISTEN BAYER
PROFESSOR
- Total calculated
- $168,995
- From this org
- $149,914
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,081
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,914
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,475
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,606
- Filer's total
- $168,995
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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 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
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED WITH A PRIVATE RESIDENCE ALONG THE BORDER OF CAMPUS AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. THE MAIN FLOOR LIVING AREAS ARE USED FOR VARIOUS UNIVERSITY FUNCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SUCH AS HOSTING RECEPTIONS FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS OR SMALLER STUDENT GROUPS. THIS BENEFIT IN NONTAXABLE. THE PRESIDENT WAS REIMBURSED $1395 FOR UNIVERSITY CLUB OF CHICAGO DUES IN JULY 2024, WHICH WAS INCLUDED ON HIS W-2 FOR 2024.
- PART I, LINE 4A
- GWEN KANELOS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $78,731.
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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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · TO PROMOTE CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY · IL · controlled entity
Directly controlled by CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 30 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601249349301615
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