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← BETHEL COLLEGE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BETHEL COLLEGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,822,139
Total expenses
$27,162,102
Contributions and grants received
$6,342,307
Grants paid
$11,021,042
Program service revenue
$21,382,887
Investment income
$96,945
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$62,349,877
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,300,761
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$59,049,116
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,032,488
Management and general expenses
$2,486,699
Fundraising expenses
$642,915
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,032,488

Program services were 88.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,557,399

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,784,908

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $12,160

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT TUITION & FEES

    total $17,206,325 · related or exempt $17,206,325

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ROOM & BOARD

    total $3,348,194 · related or exempt $3,348,194

  • 2c · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY INCOME

    total $828,368 · related or exempt $828,368

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $96,945 · excluded $96,945

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $11,021,042 · program services $11,021,042

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $449,543 · program services $116,719 · management and general $215,686 · fundraising $117,138

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,882,740 · program services $6,227,788 · management and general $411,190 · fundraising $243,762

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $57,866 · program services $51,405 · management and general $4,079 · fundraising $2,382

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $724,857 · program services $587,508 · management and general $105,015 · fundraising $32,334

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $492,451 · program services $415,560 · management and general $52,633 · fundraising $24,258

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,500 · management and general $51,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,090,710 · program services $1,521,855 · management and general $558,314 · fundraising $10,541

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $205,305 · program services $186,454 · management and general $16,520 · fundraising $2,331

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $567,466 · program services $468,516 · management and general $53,982 · fundraising $44,968

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $750,978 · program services $687,385 · management and general $63,233 · fundraising $360

  • 17 · Travel

    total $994,856 · program services $812,397 · management and general $129,400 · fundraising $53,059

  • 20 · Interest

    total $94,020 · program services $94,020

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,487,306 · program services $1,167,518 · management and general $254,104 · fundraising $65,684

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $286,573 · program services $34,475 · management and general $252,098

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIP RENT/MAINTENANCE

    total $527,291 · program services $320,885 · management and general $161,371 · fundraising $45,035

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $325,926 · program services $318,961 · management and general $5,902 · fundraising $1,063

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $151,672 · program services $0 · management and general $151,672 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,200 · end of year $5,200

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,183,994 · end of year $10,227,458

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,288,274 · end of year $1,852,973

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $216,107 · end of year $376,019

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $136,242 · end of year $131,543

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

    $50,681,855

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

    $30,403,383

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,719,471 · end of year $20,278,472

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $25,535,047 · end of year $28,663,360

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,243,876 · end of year $814,852

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $328,331 · end of year $497,255

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $960,052 · end of year $566,799

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $781,250 · end of year $528,068

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,251,013 · end of year $1,250,065

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $641,809 · end of year $458,574

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,753,662 · end of year $22,464,541

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $37,612,094 · end of year $36,584,575

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

BETHEL COLLEGE EDUCATES LEADERS THROUGH FAITH AND LEARNING, BUILDING ITS PROGRAMS ON FOUR CENTRAL VALUES: DISCIPLESHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, SERVICE AND INTEGRITY. DISTINCTIVE ELEMENTS OF A BETHEL EDUCATION INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS IN CROSS-CULTURAL LEARNING AND RELIGION AND AN EMPHASIS ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, INTERNSHIPS AND STUDY ABROAD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PREPARE STUDENTS, THROUGH ACTIVE LEARNING AND RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION IMBURED WITH THE SPIRIT OF LIBERAL ARTS, TO BECOME CRITICAL THINKERS AND ENGAGED GLOBAL CITIZENS.

  • GENERAL AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS

    Expenses $22,538,498 · Grants $11,021,042 · Revenue $17,206,325

  • STUDENT HOUSING, FOOD SERVICE AND BOOKSTORE

    Expenses $1,493,990 · Revenue $4,176,562

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • WYNN GOERING

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LORI SCHMIDT-HARRISON

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GALEN GOERTZEN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THOMAS PENNER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THOMAS ADRIAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • FAITH ALLEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANIEL FLICKINGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOEL GAEDDERT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ROBERTA HODGSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BLAIR LOGANBILL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHARON NANCE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CYNTHIA PERKINS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ERIC RHOADES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ZANDRA SAWATZKY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DIANA SCHUNN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHARON WALTNER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SANDRA ZERGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JONATHAN GERING

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $192,533
    From this org
    $167,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,883
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,650
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,216
    Filer's total
    $192,533
  • JAYNA BERTHOLF

    VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $98,250
    From this org
    $85,674
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,576
    Hours/week
    40
  • PAMELA TIESZEN

    VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $120,046
    From this org
    $105,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,879
    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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REGULARLY COMPARES THE SALARY FOR PRESIDENT TO THAT OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE PRESIDENT HAS A WRITTEN CONTRACT WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
16 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333219349301108

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