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BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE & SEMINARY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE & SEMINARY INC (EIN 41-0747165)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-03-18
IRS object ID
201910779349300011
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-03-18T13:25:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 S 6TH ST 2300AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN410747165EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBETHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5073447000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 LUTHER DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMANKATOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGENE R PFEIFERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5073447000PhoneNum
Signature2019-03-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAWRENCE H MOHR CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00447603PTIN
Phone6128764500PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.88.188.75IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-03-07IPDt
IP Tm12:36:15IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGENE R PFEIFERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 LUTHER DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMANKATOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$35,361,420GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BLC.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1927FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, RESIDENTIAL, LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE COMMITTED TO THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE AS SET FORTH IN THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS. BETHANY PROVIDES STUDIES CULMINATING IN A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE. BETHANY LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY EXISTS IN ORDER TO TRAIN MEN FOR THE PUBLIC MINISTRY IN THE ELS AS WELL AS TO SERVE THE SYNOD'S THEOLOGICAL NEEDS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$1,763,945PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,632,807CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$496,885PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,163,328CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$24,465,670PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$24,986,365CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$6,486,757PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$7,007,304CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$864,470CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,572,432PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$9,348,787CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$25,122,256PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$27,275,148CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$656,586PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,288,783CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$94,795,915TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$93,421,643TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$14,799,492TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$13,696,002TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$79,996,423NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$79,725,641NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE PROVIDES CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION IN A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT WHERE PERSONAL MENTORING GUIDES STUDENTS TO PURSUE KNOWLEDGE, TRUTH, AND DISCERNMENT FOR PRODUCTIVE AND FULFILLING LIVES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$15,772,193ExpenseAmt
Grant$7,007,304GrantAmt
Revenue$14,218,979RevenueAmt
DescINSTRUCTION: BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE AWARDS THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREES WITH MAJORS IN MORE THAN 20 SUBJECT AREAS AND A MASTER OF DIVINITY AND A MASTER OF ARTS DEGREES. THE 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR ENROLLMENT WAS 566 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) STUDENTS IN THE FALL SEMESTER AND 528 FTE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SPRING SEMESTER. OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR, 90 MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF GRADUATION.Desc

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Expense$5,355,694ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$59,677RevenueAmt
DescSTUDENT SERVICES & ACADEMIC SUPPORT: BETHANY BOASTS A LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATING THE WHOLE PERSON BY NOURISHING THE INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS OF STUDENTS' LIVES. THE COLLEGE OFFERS A CURRICULUM THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES EFFECTIVELY, A CAMPUS LIFE THAT ENCOURAGES INVOLVEMENT AND SERVICE (OVER 25 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS), A COMMUNITY OF FAITH THAT NURTURES SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPS MORAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT INSPIRE STUDENTS TO TEST THEIR OWN LIMITS AND EXPRESS THEIR INDIVIDUALITY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$3,239,801RevenueAmt
DescAUXILIARY ENTERPRISES AT BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE PROVIDES FOUR RESIDENCE HALLS ON CAMPUS, ONE DINING VENUE, AND A BOOKSTORE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. OF THE TOTAL STUDENT BODY, 69% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS LIVED ON-CAMPUS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE RESIDENT STUDENT BOARD PLAN. 348 STUDENTS RESIDED IN CAMPUS HOUSING IN THE 2017-2018 FALL SEMESTER AND 333 IN THE SPRING SEMESTER.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$23,911,167TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DANIEL L MUNDAHLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5073447739PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 LUTHER DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMANKATOCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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REV HERBERT HUHNERKOCH
CHAIRMAN-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV MARK BARTELS
VICE-CHAIR-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV EDWARD BRYANT
SECRETARY-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR WILLIS ANTHONY
MEMBER-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR PAUL T CHAMBERLIN
MEMBER-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV ERWIN EKHOFF
MEMBER-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR LYLE FAHNING
MEMBER-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR BRUCE GRATZ
MEMBER-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOSHUA MEARS
MEMBER-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR JAMES MINOR
MEMBER-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR TIM THIELE
MEMBER-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV DAVID THOMPSON
MEMBER-BOARD OF REGENTS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR GENE R PFEIFER
COLLEGE PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$143,578$0$44,846
DANIEL L MUNDAHL
VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN/TREASURER40.00Yes (X)$128,135$0$15,990
REV GAYLIN SCHMELING
SEMINARY PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$92,886$0$38,753
GREGORY COSTELLO
CONTROLLER/ASST. TREASURER40.00Yes (X)$71,259$0$15,908
ARTHUR WESTPHAL
VP OF ADVANCEMENT40.00$100,819$0$12,639Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$536,677TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$128,136TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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PIONEER COLLEGE CATERERS
12351 W 96TH TERRACE SUITE 204LENEXAKS66215FOOD SERVICE$909,415
SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA INC
5000 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY STE 200MINNEAPOLISMN55422SECURITY SERVICES$131,820
LAKE CRYSTAL COACHES
128 SHAMROCK DRMANKATOMN56001TRANSPORTATION SERVICES$112,565
MINNESOTA ELEVATOR INC
19336 607TH AVEMANKATOMN56001ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE$112,155
STREAMWORKS
3640 PHEASANT RIDGE DR NEMINNEAPOLISMN55449MAIL PROCESSING$103,218
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$6,638FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$73,402GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,591,733AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,671,773TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES611710$14,218,979$14,218,979
AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES611710$3,239,801$3,239,801
STUDENT ACTIVITIES611710$59,677$59,677
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$17,518,457TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$498,086TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$498,086ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$530,412TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$530,412ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$126,775RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$99,332RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$27,443RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27,443TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$27,443ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$11,382,874SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,248,153SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,134,721SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,134,721TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,134,721ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$61,332FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$6,638ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$27,570FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,762TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$33,762ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$571,711TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$571,711ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$571,711OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,986,365TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,518,457RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,796,135ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,978,807TotalAmt
Program Services$6,978,807ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,497TotalAmt
Program Services$28,497ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$664,812TotalAmt
Program Services$93,203ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$420,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$151,143FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,687,066TotalAmt
Program Services$6,436,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$934,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$316,674FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$366,146TotalAmt
Program Services$277,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,946FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,639,893TotalAmt
Program Services$1,358,037ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$233,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,821FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$561,140TotalAmt
Program Services$440,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,911FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,143TotalAmt
Management And General$7,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,491TotalAmt
Management And General$62,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$355,221TotalAmt
Management And General$355,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,579,671TotalAmt
Program Services$1,543,647ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,435FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,540TotalAmt
Program Services$23,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,487ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$119,604FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$547,213TotalAmt
Program Services$470,308ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,882FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$268,731TotalAmt
Program Services$235,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,809ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,964FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,023,758TotalAmt
Program Services$961,510ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,498ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,750FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,026,149TotalAmt
Program Services$969,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,573FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,909TotalAmt
Program Services$68,974ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,983ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,952FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$398,626TotalAmt
Program Services$398,626ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,985,031TotalAmt
Program Services$1,925,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,286TotalAmt
Program Services$120,621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE$970,897$948,523$13,424$8,950
DUES & MEMBERSHIPS$79,246$67,771$4,007$7,468
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS$3,977$2,467$1,510

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$608,898TotalAmt
Program Services$561,292ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,397FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,275,148TotalAmt
Program Services$23,911,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,499,511ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$864,470FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$314,561BOYAmt
EOY$175,256EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,834BOYAmt
EOY$44,737EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223,363BOYAmt
EOY$212,531EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$425,355BOYAmt
EOY$351,520EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$236,054BOYAmt
EOY$172,009EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,190BOYAmt
EOY$33,675EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$88,356,174LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$43,043,482LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,746,464BOYAmt
EOY$45,312,692EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,114,901BOYAmt
EOY$28,394,430EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,554,204BOYAmt
EOY$17,631,199EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,047,989BOYAmt
EOY$1,093,594EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,795,915BOYAmt
EOY$93,421,643EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,112,837BOYAmt
EOY$924,513EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,755BOYAmt
EOY$36,447EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,984,681BOYAmt
EOY$11,235,069EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,677,219BOYAmt
EOY$1,499,973EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,799,492BOYAmt
EOY$13,696,002EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,977,707BOYAmt
EOY$37,137,618EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,939,120BOYAmt
EOY$7,379,093EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,079,596BOYAmt
EOY$35,208,930EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,996,423BOYAmt
EOY$79,725,641EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,795,915BOYAmt
EOY$93,421,643EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,288,783ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,862,191NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$155,810OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$111,525OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$111,525TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAMOUNT ON PART II-B IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DUES PAID BY BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE, INC. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR TO MINNESOTA PRIVATE COLLEGE COUNCIL, AN ASSOCIATION THAT SERVES A VARIETY OF ITS MEMBER'S SHARED NEEDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT ONLY, NON-PARTISAN AND NON-ELECTORAL ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC POLICY THAT MEETS STUDENTS' NEEDS AND ADVANCES THE INTEREST OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION, A PORTION OF THIS AMOUNT, BUT NOT ALL OF IT, SUPPORTED ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("LOBBYING").ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$43,295,521BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,911,552ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,156,241InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,576,974GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,943,648OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$582,402AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$44,260,290EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$39,853,189BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,371,191ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,047,172InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,476,339GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$993,665OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$506,027AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$43,295,521EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$43,004,782BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,799,460ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,191,206InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,395,454GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$898,925OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$465,468AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$39,853,189EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$43,155,718BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,234,779ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$835,798InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,906,117GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,758,068OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$557,328AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$43,004,782EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$39,897,221BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,696,755ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,862,207InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,186,678GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,422,445OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$691,342AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$43,155,718EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.08000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.78000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.14000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,025,533OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,025,533BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$69,530,994OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,224,894DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,306,100BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,658,410OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,818,588DepreciationAmt
Book Value$839,822BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$141,237OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$141,237BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$45,312,692TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$17,631,199BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$17,631,199TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ANNUITIES PAYABLE$927,975
DEPOSITS HELD IN CUSTODY FOR OTHERS$123,963
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS$139,842
GOVERNMENT GRANTS REFUNDABLE$308,193
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,499,973TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,741,173TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,862,191NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$255,142OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,117,333RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,623,840RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$355,221InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$7,007,304OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$7,362,525RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$24,986,365TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,011,955TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$99,332OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$99,332ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,912,623ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$355,221InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$7,007,304OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$7,362,525ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$27,275,148TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS, THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE COLLEGE, AND OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENTAL NEEDS, LIBRARY NEEDS AND ARCHIVE NEEDS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE COLLEGE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ACCORDING TO AN INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DETERMINATION LETTER. ACCORDINGLY, THE COLLEGE IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT IT DERIVES INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES (UNRELATED TRADE OR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES). THE COLLEGE HAD NO MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING THE YEAR. IT IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAX. THE COLLEGE FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE COLLEGE FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017. THE COLLEGE'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:UNREALIZED GAIN ON BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD IN TRUST 4,781. UNREALIZED GAIN ON BENEFICIAL INTEREST HELD IN PERPETUAL TRUST 63,178. DIRECT RENTAL EXPENSES 99,332. ACTUARIAL ADJUSTMENT 87,851.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS 7,007,304.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT RENTAL EXPENSES 99,332.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS 7,007,304.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media0PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE USE OF THESE MEDIA FORMATS ARE PRIMARILY USED FOR EVENT RELATED ACTIVITIES. THE COLLEGE DOES NOT USE THEM TO SOLICIT STUDENTS FOR ENROLLMENT.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE PARTICIPATES IN TITLE IV FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS, SO MANY STUDENTS RECEIVE AID THROUGH FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES$8,360,851
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES$2,392,067
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$12,390
SOUTH ASIA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$16,107
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$10,781,415SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$10,781,415TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)2$12,390APPLIED TO STUDENT ACCOUNT$0
SOUTH ASIA1$16,107APPLIED TO STUDENT ACCOUNT$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:ACCRUAL METHOD
SCHEDULE F, PART IV:LINE 1: THE COLLEGE HAS DIRECTLY INVESTED IN FOREIGN CORPORATIONS. HOWEVER, THE COLLEGE DOES NOT MEET THE FILING REQUIREMENTS OF FILING FORM 926 FOR THE TAX YEAR. LINE 3: THE COLLEGE HAS DIRECTLY INVESTED IN FOREIGN CORPORATIONS. HOWEVER, THE COLLEGE DOES NOT MEET THE FILING REQUIREMENTS OF FILING FORM 5471 FOR THE TAX YEAR. LINE 4: THE COLLEGE HAS DIRECTLY INVESTED IN A PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY (PFIC). HOWEVER, THE PFIC DOES NOT CREATE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE COLLEGE TO REPORT. UNDER THESE FACTS, IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE COLLEGE TO FILE FORM 8621. LINE 5: THE COLLEGE HAS DIRECTLY INVESTED IN FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS AND FILED THE REQUIRED FORMS 8865 FOR THE TAX YEAR.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1MANKATO GOLF OUTINGEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$51,138GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$3,914CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$47,224GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$2,193NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,299RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$8,508FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,085OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2JOEL LAUBE GOLF OUTINGEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$16,832GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$2,724CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$14,108GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$1,145NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$4,945RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$1,699FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$696OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$67,970GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$6,638CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$61,332GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$3,338NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$11,244RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$10,207FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,781OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$27,570DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$33,762NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS PROVIDED AS FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient542RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$6,978,807CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBETHAN LUTHERAN COLLEGE OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS TO HELP REDUCE THEIR OUT OF POCKET TUITION COSTS. STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF THIS FORM MUST MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA SUCH AS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, FINANCIAL NEED, AND OTHER SIMILAR STANDARDS WHETHER PUT IN PLACE BY THE COLLEGE OR BY DONORS OF RESTRICTED FUNDS. THESE AWARDS ARE MONITORED AND AWARDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDR GENE R PFEIFERPersonNm
TitleCOLLEGE PRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$142,208BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$1,370OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$15,160DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$29,686NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$188,424TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDR. GENE PFEIFER, PRESIDENT - TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS - THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE TRAVELS WITH THE PRESIDENT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. SHE RECEIVES A STIPEND FOR THE TRAVEL AND IT IS COUNTED AS PART OF HER DUTIES TO TRAVEL WITH THE PRESIDENT, AS NEEDED. NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. DR. GENE PFEIFER, PRESIDENT - HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE AND PERSONAL SERVICES - THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED HOUSING AS PART OF HIS BENEFIT PACKAGE. MAID SERVICE IS PROVIDED FOR THIS RESIDENCE. NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. ARTHUR WESTPHAL, VP OF ADVANCEMENT - HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES - THE VP FOR ADVANCEMENT HAS A MEMBERSHIP AT THE MANKATO GOLF CLUB FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES ONLY. THE MEMBERSHIP IS USED FOR BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE BUSINESS, ENTERTAINING DONORS AND OTHER CLIENTS. INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$41,360CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceINSTITUTIONAL AIDTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeNEED BASED SCHOLARSHIPAssistancePurposeTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE COLLEGE'S MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF THOSE CONGREGATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD AND HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD DELEGATES HAVE THE AUTHORITY OR RIGHT TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE ARTICLES, BYLAWS AND GUIDELINES OF THE COLLEGE MAY BE AMENDED BY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE, PROVIDED THAT NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN IN THE BOOK OF REPORTS AND MEMORIALS OR THE CONVENTION HANDBOOK. AMENDMENTS BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL BY THE CONVENTION AND FILING WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AT THEIR FEBRUARY MEETING EACH YEAR. AFTER THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE REDACTED PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS THE BOARD OF REGENTS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE SEMINARY PRESIDENT. ANNUALLY THE FULL BOARD OF REGENTS IS ASKED TO READ AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. CONFLICTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OR AT THE CABINET LEVEL, WHERE APPROPRIATE. THE REGENT WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ABSTAINS FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING ON THE CONFLICT. PROCEEDINGS RESULTING FROM POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15DANIEL L. MUNDAHL, VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, GATHERED INFORMATION FROM THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND FROM THE MINNESOTA PRIVATE COLLEGE COUNCIL FOR COMPARISONS USING THE MEDIAN MEASURE AND LOOKING AT COLLEGES OF SIMILAR SIZE AND PURPOSE. THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO REVIEWS, EVALUATES, AND DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS IN MINUTES THAT ARE RETAINED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN MAY, 2018. THE PRESIDENT AND VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS USING THE INFORMATION GATHERED FOR THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN MAY, 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE COLLEGE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ACTUARIAL ADJUSTMENT 87,851. UNREALIZED GAIN ON BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD IN TRUST 4,781. UNREALIZED GAIN ON BENEFICIAL INTEREST HELD IN PERPETUAL TRUST 63,178.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION PROCESS OF THE AUDIT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

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