2026-01-21T08:11:48-06:00 2025-06-30 480764317 KNUDSEN MONROE & COMPANY LLC 512 N MAIN ST NEWTON KS 671142229 990 2024-07-01 480543782 BETHEL COLLEGE BETH 3162832500 300 E 27TH STREET NORTH NEWTON KS 671178016 GREGG DICK VP FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE 3162832500 2026-01-21 1 1 CHRIS D STAUFFER P00818871 3162835366 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GREGG DICK 300 E 27TH STREET NORTH NEWTON KS 671178016 28638948 0 X WWW.BETHELKS.EDU X 1887 KS SEE SCHEDULE O - FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION 21 21 476 30 0 0 8910703 4339880 22159629 23915312 321005 383756 0 0 31391337 28638948 10888028 12094332 0 0 9106533 9339898 0 0 682402 7569621 8914292 27564182 30348522 3827155 -1709574 69786060 72727444 2886160 2885389 66899900 69842055 X 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. 0 0 24253866 12094332 19095571 GENERAL AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS 1960243 4819741 STUDENT HOUSING, FOOD SERVICE AND BOOKSTORE 26214109 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 710 0 1 476 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X BETHEL COLLEGE BUSINESS OFFICE 3162832500 300 E 27TH NORTH NEWTON KS 67117 WYNN GOERING CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LORI SCHMIDT-HARRISON VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA PERKINS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS PENNER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS ADRIAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAITH ALLEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE BECKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE BRUBACHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL FLICKINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN FUNK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL GAEDDERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERTA HODGSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALVADOR LUJANO JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN MURPHY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC RHOADES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZANDRA SAWATZKY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA SCHUNN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTOR SIMMONS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON WALTNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES WARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA ZERGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN GERING PRESIDENT 40.00 X 169983 0 33793 JAYNA BERTHOLF VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE 40.00 X 114000 0 10358 PAMELA TIESZEN VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCE 40.00 X 113120 0 8865 HEIDI HOSKINSON VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLM 40.00 X 112521 0 10335 509624 0 63351 4 0 1 0 ALADDIN FOOD MGMT SERVICES LLC 16567 COLLECTIONS CENTER DR CHICAGO IL 60693 FOOD SERVICE FOR STUDENTS 1199724 CORE EDUCATION SERVICES 201 N UNION ST STE 110 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 CONSULTING 551194 JENZABAR 101 HUNTINGTON AVE STE 2205 BOSTON MA 02199 SOFTWARE CONVERSION 366750 TESSERE INC 1525 E DOUGLAS WICHITA KS 67211 ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING 250195 CITY WIDE FACILITY SOLUTIONS 151 S LAURA AVE WICHITA KS 67211 JANITORIAL SERVICES 168658 6 137139 4202741 374638 4339880 STUDENT TUITION & FEES 611600 19095571 19095571 ROOM & BOARD 611710 4143171 4143171 AUXILIARY INCOME 611710 676570 676570 23915312 383756 383756 28638948 23915312 0 383756 12094332 12094332 574279 153314 308843 112122 7235499 6603670 377576 254253 92717 84100 4803 3814 908366 739075 124968 44323 529037 455568 48287 25182 22849 22849 54250 54250 2714218 1589883 1092752 31583 154400 146084 5985 2331 533372 432635 52067 48670 749171 684952 64219 1172381 935996 186871 49514 90057 90057 1596856 1247147 291972 57737 559524 246047 313477 EQUIP RENT/MAINTENANCE 733865 378680 304616 50569 OTHER 346633 332569 11760 2304 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 186716 186716 30348522 26214109 3452011 682402 5170 5134 13259327 10968232 2602675 910237 252481 160209 502454 461250 127618 110029 55161879 33432065 19390373 21729814 33408772 38152834 237190 229705 69786060 72727444 365394 518062 492114 450776 264886 1247645 1245956 516121 670595 2886160 2885389 X 20309948 22079007 46589952 47763048 66899900 69842055 69786060 72727444 -1709574 4651729 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 36871951 2253715 4856847 1565066 42417447 30554330 3481202 4172686 1336267 36871951 27577842 1418191 3154987 1596690 30554330 31624566 1671531 -4563779 1154476 27577842 18765279 8780997 5024264 945974 31624566 0.10467 0.88685 0.00848 0 0 1171376 186233 1357609 96202 43227114 28009124 15314192 6672443 5422941 1249502 3808511 3808511 21729814 DEPOSITS 437600 ANNUITIES PAYABLE 35490 LEASE LIABILITY 197505 670595 21196345 4651729 4651729 16544616 12094332 12094332 28638948 18254190 0 18254190 12094332 12094332 30348522 PART III, LINE 1A: PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE REPORTED IN THE YEAR OF ACQUISITION AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS, OR IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS WERE RESTRICTED TO THAT USE BY DONOR STIPULATION. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REPORTED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DISPOSAL OF AND INSURANCE RECOVERIES RELATED TO COLLECTION ITEMS ARE REPORTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. PART III, LINE 4: THE COLLEGE'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 40,000 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS AND CONSIST OF CULTURAL HISTORY ARTIFACTS AND NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS FOR STUDY AND RESEARCH HELD BY THE KAUFFMAN MUSEUM. PART V, LINE 4: THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S FUTURE PROGRAM NEEDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON SPECIFIC ENDOWMENTS BY THE RESPECTIVE DONORS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: TUITION DISCOUNTS NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 12,094,332. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: TUITION DISCOUNTS NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 12,094,332. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 A NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS DISCLOSED IN STUDENT MAGAZINES IN ADDITION TO DISCLOSURES AS DESCRIBED IN #2 ABOVE. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 1 SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS TO STUDENTS 515 12094332 PART I, LINE 2: BETHEL COLLEGE EVALUATES EACH STUDENT FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL AID USING THE INFORMATION ON THE FAFSA FORM AS WELL AS OTHER APPLICATION MATERIALS COMPLETED FOR THEIR INSTITUTIONAL AID OFFERINGS. STUDENTS MUST MEET ALL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GUIDELINES TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID, INCLUDING LOANS. SUCH GUIDELINES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SATISFACTORY ADADEMIC PROGRESS, ATTENDANCE, NUMBER OF HOURS, AND A CLEAN FINANCIAL AID HISTORY. STUDENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR MERIT-BASED AID AND SOME MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID. IN ADDITION TO BOTH NEED- AND MERIT-BASED QUALIFICATIONS, STUDENTS MUST MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN AID ELEMENTS. ALL DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE BY THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS, ADMISSIONS STAFF, AND DEVELOPMENT/ADVANCEMENT STAFF. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JONATHAN GERING PRESIDENT 169983 0 0 0 0 0 2550 0 31243 0 203776 0 0 0 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. 17387 MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS FINANCIAL AID X 1 300 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 1000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 5 46910 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 328150 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 2 2722 COST X TRAVEL EXPENSES 6 4949 COST X MUSEUM PANELS TRANSLATION 1 1535 FAIR MARKET VALUE X EVENT PRIZES 1 800 COST X PLANTS AND MULCH 1 391 COST X CHRISTMAS TREE 1 300 COST X MUSEUM STORE MERCHANDISE 1 210 COST X ORNAMENTS 1 200 COST X VARIOUS SUPPLIES 1 25 COST 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION BETHEL COLLEGE IS A FOUR-YEAR FAITH-BASED LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION FOUNDED IN 1887 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF WHAT IS NOW MENNONITE CHURCH USA. BETHEL IS KNOWN FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS. BETHEL GRADUATES IN NURSING, SOCIAL WORK AND TEACHER EDUCATION ARE IN HIGH DEMAND STATEWIDE AND REGIONALLY. THE COLLEGE HAS THE STATE'S HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO GO ON TO COMPLETE M.D. AND PH.D. DEGREES. BETHEL ALUMNI CONSISTENTLY MENTION HOW WELL BETHEL PREPARED THEM FOR GRADUATE WORK. BETHEL'S CHARTER STATED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT IT WOULD BE A COLLEGE "OPEN TO ALL, AND THAT IS ALSO PART OF THE COLLEGE'S LONGSTANDING REPUTATION. IN RECENT YEARS, THIS HAS TRANSLATED TO BETHEL BEING THE FIRST COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN KANSAS TO BE PART OF TRUTH, RACIAL HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION (TRHT), A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT OF THE KELLOGG FOUNDATION THAT SEEKS TO CREATE CHANGE BY ADDRESSING THE CONTEMPORARY EFFECTS OF RACISM IN COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS. BETHEL WAS NAMED A TRHT CAMPUS CENTER IN 2019, AND NOW HAS ITS FIRST VICE PRESIDENT FOR CULTURE AND BELONGING TO CARRY ON AND EXTEND THE WORK OF TRHT AND OTHER EFFORTS TO FOSTER INCLUSION AND BELONGING ON CAMPUS. BETHEL HAS WELCOMED ITS FIRST COHORTS OF STUDENTS WHO WILL GO THROUGH THEIR TENURE (AS FIRST-YEAR OR TRANSFER STUDENTS) AS PART OF EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES, THROUGH WHICH ALL STUDENTS HAVE JOBS, ON CAMPUS OR OFF, AND RECEIVE AN ANNUAL GRANT TOWARD TUITION. BETHEL IS THE ONLY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE WITH SUCH A PROGRAM, AND IS ON TRACK FOR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED WORK COLLEGE STATUS. EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF BETHEL'S GOAL OF GRADUATING STUDENTS WHO ARE BOTH PREPARED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE AND LESS STRAPPED BY COLLEGE DEBT. OTHER THINGS BETHEL IS KNOWN FOR: AN AWARD-WINNING MUSIC PROGRAM, BOTH VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL; AN EMPHASIS ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND STEM INTERNSHIPS AT TOP RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS; AND ONE OF THE OLDEST PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION INSTITUTES IN THE UNITED STATES, THE KANSAS INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION. FINALLY, BETHEL ALUMNI CONSISTENTLY MENTION THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF BETHEL'S "CULTURE OF COMMUNITY" - RESULTING IN LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS THAT SPRING FROM PARTICIPATION IN TEAM SPORTS AND RESIDENCE HALL LIFE, STRONG MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FACULTY, AND FREQUENT RETURNS TO CAMPUS FOR HOMECOMING AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS REVIEWED FOR CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES BY THE VP OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS AND THE CONTROLLER. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM PRIOR TO EACH BOARD MEETING THAT THEY COMPLETE AND RETURN TO THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS REVIEWED AT LEAST EVERY 3 YEARS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. KANSAS INDEPENDENT COLLEGE FOUNDATION 700 S KANSAS AVE SUITE 622B TOPEKA KS 66603 480636041 FINANCIAL SUPPORT, STUDENT AID & STAFF DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH INSURANCE POOL KS 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY 0 KANSAS INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION 700 S KANSAS AVE SUITE 622A TOPEKA KS 66603 480766794 ASSIST MEMBER COLLEGES IN STUDENT RECRUITING AND GOV'T/PUBLIC RELATIONS KS 501(C)(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 KANSAS INDEPENDENT COLLEGE FOUNDATION M 1300672 KANSAS INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION M 94585