Totals
- Total revenue
- $30,576,466
- Total expenses
- $29,791,754
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,715,277
- Grants paid
- $11,958,509
- Program service revenue
- $24,738,840
- Investment income
- $122,820
- Other revenue
- -$471
- Total assets, end of year
- $39,397,726
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,384,706
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$986,980
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $26,130,611
- Management and general expenses
- $3,493,541
- Fundraising expenses
- $167,602
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $26,130,611
Program services were 87.7% 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
$1,796,207
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,919,070
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$4,670
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2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION, GENERAL
total $18,439,675 · related or exempt $18,439,675
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2b · Program service revenue: STUDENT HOUSING
total $3,567,478 · related or exempt $3,567,478
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2c · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
total $2,605,605 · related or exempt $2,605,605
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2d · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITIES & OTHER
total $126,082 · related or exempt $126,082
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3 · Investment income
total $122,820 · excluded $122,820
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$3,788
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$4,259
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$471 · related or exempt -$471
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $11,958,509 · program services $11,958,509
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $582,913 · management and general $546,845 · fundraising $36,068
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,688,292 · program services $5,204,461 · management and general $471,020 · fundraising $12,811
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $316,949 · program services $306,677 · management and general $10,703 · fundraising -$431
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $757,235 · program services $661,614 · management and general $90,387 · fundraising $5,234
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $422,699 · program services $369,268 · management and general $50,985 · fundraising $2,446
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11b · Fees: legal
total $28,559 · management and general $27,252 · fundraising $1,307
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $114,432 · management and general $109,193 · fundraising $5,239
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,791,366 · program services $976,316 · management and general $777,738 · fundraising $37,312
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $17,954 · program services $5,228 · management and general $12,143 · fundraising $583
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13 · Office expenses
total $188,140 · program services $149,607 · management and general $36,769 · fundraising $1,764
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14 · Information technology
total $584,000 · program services $420,882 · management and general $155,651 · fundraising $7,467
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16 · Occupancy
total $849,670 · program services $771,314 · management and general $74,769 · fundraising $3,587
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17 · Travel
total $260,479 · program services $232,965 · management and general $26,254 · fundraising $1,260
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20 · Interest
total $742,881 · program services $719,703 · management and general $22,117 · fundraising $1,061
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,766,300 · program services $1,711,191 · management and general $52,586 · fundraising $2,523
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23 · Insurance
total $817,627 · program services $262,311 · management and general $529,895 · fundraising $25,421
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24a · Other expenses: FOOD/MEALS
total $1,382,441 · program services $1,365,394 · management and general $16,267 · fundraising $780
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $507,659 · program services $464,687 · management and general $41,005 · fundraising $1,967
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24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT
total $447,515 · management and general $427,029 · fundraising $20,486
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24d · Other expenses: TEXTBOOK RENTAL PROGRAM
total $284,065 · program services $284,065
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24e · All other expenses
total $282,069 · program services $266,419 · management and general $14,933 · fundraising $717
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $4,130,859 · end of year $1,442,069
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $235,612 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $741,465 · end of year $794,230
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $27,775 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $85,466 · end of year $59,777
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$67,002,697
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$30,247,961
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $36,283,291 · end of year $36,754,736
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,120,592 · end of year $16
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $152,947 · end of year $156,620
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $695,826 · end of year $155,877
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $33,059 · end of year $34,401
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,324,472 · end of year $529,803
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $778,861 · end of year $733,116
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $23,855,728 · end of year $22,481,636
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $18,310,353 · end of year $16,640,151
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$2,589,555 · end of year -$1,853,898
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $827,033 · end of year $866,918
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
BETHANY COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE WHOSE MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, DEVELOP, AND CHALLENGE INDIVIDUALS TO REACH FOR TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE AS THEY LEAD LIVES OF FAITH, LEARNING, AND SERVICE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
A PRIVATE, FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
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EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION - BETHANY COLLEGE, ESTABLISHED BY SWEDISH LUTHERAN IMMIGRANTS IN 1881, IS A COLLEGE OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA (ECLA) LOCATED IN LINDSBORG, KANSAS. BETHANY IS A SMALL, PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION IN OVER 42 ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE MAJORS AND PROGRAMS OF STUDY WHICH LEAD TO THREE DEGREES. THE COLLEGE PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS WITH AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY THAT EMPHASIZES THE MISSION, WHICH IS TO EDUCATE, DEVELOP, AND CHALLENGE INDIVIDUALS TO REACH FOR TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE AS THEY LEAD LIVES OF FAITH, LEARNING, AND SERVICE.
Expenses $20,729,862 · Grants $11,958,509 · Revenue $18,439,675
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STUDENT SERVICES - THE MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT IS TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE PERSON - MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT - ACCORDING TO THE RUBRIC EXPRESSED IN THE MISSION AND VALUES OF THE COLLEGE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING CARE, DIRECTION, ACTIVITY, AND EDUCATION IN ALL AREAS OF THE STUDENTS' LIVES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.
Expenses $2,213,679 · Revenue $3,693,560
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AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: AUXILIARY OPERATIONS OF THE COLLEGE PROVIDE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING, FOOD SERVICE, AND THE SWEDE NATION STATION BOOKSTORE.
Expenses $3,187,070 · Revenue $2,605,134
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Dr Cheryl RasmussenDR CHERYL RASMUSSEN
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Becky AndersonBECKY ANDERSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Susan Candea BishopREV SUSAN CANDEA BISHOP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan ConcannonSUSAN CONCANNON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bruce DaiseBRUCE DAISE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Roper DegarmoROPER DEGARMO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike DrierMIKE DRIER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Paul FishburnPAUL FISHBURN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marie FriedemannMARIE FRIEDEMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bishop Michael GirlinghouseBISHOP MICHAEL GIRLINGHOUSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carol GuseniusCAROL GUSENIUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cynthia GustavsonCYNTHIA GUSTAVSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Robert HabigerDR ROBERT HABIGER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jack LinquistJACK LINQUIST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark LysellMARK LYSELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James MartinJAMES MARTIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Anne MillerANNE MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Nick OkesonDR NICK OKESON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shane ReifSHANE REIF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah SchilitzSARAH SCHILITZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shelly SwayneSHELLY SWAYNE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Min Euguene Thomas JrMIN EUGUENE THOMAS JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Booker VanceREV BOOKER VANCE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth MauchELIZABETH MAUCH
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $270,735
- From this org
- $252,503
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,232
- Hours/week
- 60 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $247,503
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,232
- Filer's total
- $270,735
-
Haley WesleyHALEY WESLEY
VP OF ENROLLMENT
- Total calculated
- $160,926
- From this org
- $139,626
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,300
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,626
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,300
- Filer's total
- $160,926
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Adam PryorADAM PRYOR
PROVOST
- Total calculated
- $152,154
- From this org
- $130,854
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,300
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $130,854
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,300
- Filer's total
- $152,154
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Krista HarrisKRISTA HARRIS
CFO THRU 1/31/24
- Total calculated
- $97,572
- From this org
- $76,272
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,300
- Hours/week
- 60 + 1 related
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Jacob SpilkerJACOB SPILKER
VP ADVANCEMENT & ALUMNI EN
- Total calculated
- $96,648
- From this org
- $90,528
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,120
- Hours/week
- 60
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
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 1A
- THE PRESIDENT'S CONTRACT INCLUDES A PROVISION FOR HOUSING AND COUNTRY CLUB DUES.
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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501(C)(3) · ENDOWMENT · KS · controlled entity
Directly controlled by BETHANY COLLEGE
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KANSAS INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION
501(C)(4) · EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION · KS
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 TRUSTS (11)
DONOR TRUST · KS
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 13 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501359349301525
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