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← BETHEL UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BETHEL UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$127,136,085
Total expenses
$125,158,728
Contributions and grants received
$14,087,780
Grants paid
$36,939,339
Program service revenue
$110,160,731
Investment income
$2,882,886
Other revenue
$4,688
Total assets, end of year
$235,708,441
Total liabilities, end of year
$75,346,676
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$160,361,765
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$94,771,660
Management and general expenses
$29,249,873
Fundraising expenses
$1,137,195
Program service expenses (Part III)
$94,771,660

Program services were 75.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $51,201

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $502,100

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,118,236

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,416,243

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $391,997

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $92,430,690 · related or exempt $92,430,690

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $14,692,283 · related or exempt $14,675,078 · unrelated business $17,205

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER STUDENT FEES

    total $3,037,758 · related or exempt $3,037,758

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,736,751 · excluded $1,736,751

  • 6a · Gross rents

    personal property $17,457

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    personal property $4,980

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property $12,477

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $12,477 · unrelated business $12,477

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $30,772,071

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $29,625,936

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,146,135

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,146,135 · excluded $1,146,135

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $22,844

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $51,201

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $53,939

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$31,095 · excluded -$31,095

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $842,749

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $819,443

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $23,306 · related or exempt $23,306

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $36,820,712 · program services $36,820,712

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $118,627 · program services $118,627

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,093,767 · program services $511,858 · management and general $227,076 · fundraising $354,833

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $37,708,001 · program services $27,561,190 · management and general $9,825,321 · fundraising $321,490

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $731,271 · program services $540,304 · management and general $179,333 · fundraising $11,634

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,995,283 · program services $6,652,478 · management and general $2,200,123 · fundraising $142,682

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,704,575 · program services $1,957,912 · management and general $700,758 · fundraising $45,905

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $391,266 · program services $3,045 · management and general $388,221

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $113,154 · management and general $113,154

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $155,443 · management and general $155,443

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,112,327 · program services $2,001,781 · management and general $2,015,686 · fundraising $94,860

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,952,897 · program services $270,897 · management and general $3,607,224 · fundraising $74,776

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,869,220 · program services $1,545,731 · management and general $1,289,257 · fundraising $34,232

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,916,501 · program services $186,525 · management and general $1,729,976

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,566,432 · program services $540,717 · management and general $3,025,715

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,529,673 · program services $2,215,019 · management and general $296,942 · fundraising $17,712

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,282,751 · program services $1,849,028 · management and general $433,723

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,160,862 · program services $4,180,298 · management and general $980,564

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,203,288 · management and general $1,203,288

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES MEMBERSHIP & LICEN

    total $5,306,663 · program services $5,306,663

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $3,173,231 · program services $2,496,766 · management and general $637,394 · fundraising $39,071

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENENCE

    total $252,784 · program services $12,109 · management and general $240,675

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,105,101 · end of year $9,021,443

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $357,763 · end of year $1,465,666

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,848,460 · end of year $1,421,454

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,054,831 · end of year $4,412,988

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $745,366 · end of year $821,774

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $794,497 · end of year $1,034,400

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $236,052,834

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $127,338,394

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $110,598,119 · end of year $108,714,440

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $77,378,191 · end of year $89,896,821

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $15,869,431 · end of year $18,918,402

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $168,772 · end of year $1,053

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,916,904 · end of year $3,630,532

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,623,404 · end of year $2,432,246

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $47,641,825 · end of year $47,513,177

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $26,499,310 · end of year $21,770,721

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,331,381 · end of year $44,391,310

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $98,907,707 · end of year $115,970,455

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BOLDLY INFORMED AND MOTIVATED BY THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, BETHEL UNIVERSITY EDUCATES AND ENERGIZES MEN AND WOMEN FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EDUCATE AND ENERGIZE MEN AND WOMEN FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE.

  • EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION:COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES (LIBERAL ARTS, UNDERGRADUATE): 1,823 STUDENTS; GRADUATE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE OF ADULT & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (ADULT DEGREE COMPLETION): 899 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 376 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;BETHEL SEMINARY: 368 STUDENTS

    Expenses $65,172,279 · Grants $36,939,339 · Revenue $92,430,690

  • ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES:SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: BETHEL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, HEALTH SERVICES, COUNSELING CENTER, AND ATHLETICS.

    Expenses $17,566,242 · Revenue $55,220

  • AUXILIARY SERVICES:SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: STUDENT HOUSING (APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF STUDENTS ARE IN BETHEL HOUSING), FOOD SERVICE, CAMPUS STORE.

    Expenses $11,604,196 · Revenue $17,680,922

  • FOUNDATION SUPPORT

    Expenses $428,943

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ross Allen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $387,847
    From this org
    $351,307
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,540
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $348,994
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,313
    Deferred
    $7,110
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,430
    Filer's total
    $387,847
  • Robin Rylaarsdam

    UNIVERSITY PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $187,888
    From this org
    $170,304
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,584
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,004
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,300
    Deferred
    $3,468
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,116
    Filer's total
    $187,888
  • Paul McGinnis

    VP OF MARKETING & ENROLLMENT

    Total calculated
    $175,142
    From this org
    $147,062
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,080
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,778
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $284
    Deferred
    $3,060
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,020
    Filer's total
    $175,142
  • Christina Hanson

    PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $147,631
    From this org
    $141,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,923
    Hours/week
    40
  • Randall Bergen

    ASSOC PROVOST COLLEGE OF ADULT & PROF STUDIES

    Total calculated
    $173,174
    From this org
    $138,507
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,667
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,763
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $744
    Deferred
    $2,912
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,755
    Filer's total
    $173,174
  • Miranda Powers

    VP OF STUDENT LIFE

    Total calculated
    $173,712
    From this org
    $134,429
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,283
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,323
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $106
    Deferred
    $2,761
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,522
    Filer's total
    $173,712
  • Chuck Broz

    HVAC, PLUMBING & ELECTRIC SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $174,204
    From this org
    $134,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,534
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,961
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $709
    Deferred
    $2,945
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,589
    Filer's total
    $174,204
  • Jeanne Osgood

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $171,143
    From this org
    $131,602
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,541
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,342
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $260
    Deferred
    $2,884
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,657
    Filer's total
    $171,143
  • Joel Costa

    VP OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $132,137
    From this org
    $107,335
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,802
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Alan Johnson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Andrea Schilling

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Randy Dorn

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Linda Goodwin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related
  • Michael Brocker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Leslie Chapman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related
  • Jim Green

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Wayne Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ronn Kreps

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joel Lawrence

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Daniel Lindh

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dawn Marcus

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Laura McKnight

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related
  • Chris Meidt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephanie Williams O'Brien

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kristi Piehl

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • George Soltero

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ann Tschetter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Steve Wilhite

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Troy Kopischke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gasby Brown

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sergio Amezcua

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David Edgerton Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lamarr Lark

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • John K Jenkins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ken Nabi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stacie Stanley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Wendy Ulfrets

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jon Wicklund

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

  • BETHEL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF ENDOWMENTS AND TRUST ACCOUNTS FOR BETHEL UNIVERSITY · MN · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BETHEL 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 partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • ROYALS INVESTMENT FUND LLC

    INVESTMENT INCOME · INVESTMENT FUND · MN · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by BETHEL UNIVERSITY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501039349301200

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