THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B430

Classification

2000

Street

1700 CHAPEL DRIVE - FINANCE OFFICE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• Undergraduate programs - Valparaiso University enrolls more than 2,000 undergraduate students in more than 60 academic programs that integrate the best of the liberal arts with professional preparation. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Nursing and Health Professions, as well as Christ College, Valparaiso University's Honors College. Valpo has been named one of the best values nationwide for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, the College of Nursing and Health Professions, the College of Business and the College of Engineering have been recognized for quality. Valparaiso University sponsors numerous international study opportunities and is recognized as a model in preparing graduates with strong cross-cultural skills and global awareness. The overall placement rate for Valparaiso University graduates from the class of 2024 was 98.2%. Valparaiso University's Division I Athletics teams continue to succeed in the classroom, with many honors bestowed upon Valpo student-athletes by the Missouri Valley Conference for the 2024-2025 academic and athletic year - 12 student-athletes received the President's Council Academic Excellence Honor, the Missouri Valley Conference's highest academic honor; 84 student-athletes achieved the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award; and 225 student-athletes were named to the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll.

  Expenses $146,353,503 · Grants $74,468,131 · Revenue $108,804,212

• VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS INCLUDING HOUSING AND DIVISION I ATHLETICS OPPORTUNITIES. ALSO, THE UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS THEATRE, MUSIC AND VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS BENEFICIAL TO STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

  Expenses $35,188,708 · Revenue $18,865,229

• Graduate Programs - Valparaiso University's Graduate Office offers more than 25 graduate and certificate programs that are fully integrated into the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, and Nursing and Health Professions. With rolling admissions, multiple start terms per year, and flexible course delivery options, graduate programs meet the needs of today's adult learners. With a majority of offerings at the professional master's level (plus doctorates of nursing practice and occupational therapy), graduate programs emphasize academic rigor, practical application for market ready skills, and career and professional development. In fall 2025, 380 students were enrolled in graduate studies with 31 international students and 88 students who did not self-identify as white. Comprehensive academic support provides a full-service complement to the cultural, emotional, and intellectual development of Valparaiso University graduate students.

  Expenses $8,667,626 · Grants $779,928 · Revenue $11,495,988

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $187,644,738

  Expenses

  $201,335,936

  Contributions

  $23,464,992

  Grants paid

  $75,248,059

• 2023

  Revenue

  $167,303,144

  Expenses

  $194,804,715

  Contributions

  $23,120,022

  Grants paid

  $76,954,533

• 2022

  Revenue

  $165,456,496

  Expenses

  $189,108,097

  Contributions

  $21,920,850

  Grants paid

  $75,112,782

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2023 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2022 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $194,686,967

  Expenses

  $206,305,516

  Assets (EOY)

  $643,359,261

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $197,856,544

  Expenses

  $189,300,150

  Assets (EOY)

  $674,383,035

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $192,641,554

  Expenses

  $204,953,827

  Assets (EOY)

  $578,078,702

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $191,580,438

  Expenses

  $217,269,217

  Assets (EOY)

  $585,354,605

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $199,153,602

  Expenses

  $205,381,421

  Assets (EOY)

  $593,756,639

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2025

Tax period

1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026

Principal officer

Not named on the postcard

Mailing address

1700 Chapel DriveValparaiso IN 46383

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

• CALIFORNIA STATE UNI LONG BEACH RESEARCH FDN

  $106,138

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• California State University Long Beach Research

  $34,669

  2023 · General Support

• University of Wisconsin

  $27,248

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY

  $12,500

  2023 · General Support

• INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

  $12,500

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• BELMONT UNIVERSITY

  $12,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $285,982

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

  $274,919

  2022 · Grants/Scholarships

• NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

  $268,174

  2023 · Grants/Scholarships

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $229,039

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $184,805

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $170,050

  2024 · EDUCATION

• UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS

  $159,395

  2022 · Reimbursing schools for Teacher stipends, supplies, and equipment that are related to the purpose of the grant/Contract

• LEGACY FOUNDATION INC

  $150,000

  2024 · ENGINEERING/SCIENCE

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $138,779

  2023 · EDUCATION

• MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE INC

  $124,623

  2022 · TO DISTRIBUTE NCAA SPECIAL ASSISTANCE AND STUDENT ATHLETE OPPORTUNITY FUNDS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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