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CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY (EIN 38-1443369)
Tax period
2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31
Filed
2025-10-15
IRS object ID
202542889349301324
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2025-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Forvis Mazars LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line1111 E Wayne Street Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
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US Address USAddress

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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe University, including Cornerstone Theological Seminary, Asia Biblical Theological Seminary, and radio ministries, exists to empower men and women to excel as influencers in our world for Christ by offering a student focused learning community where Jesus Christ is central.MissionDesc
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DescAcademic instruction and academic support make up the educational expenses. The university has over 270 full- and part-time staff and faculty. We have just under 2000 students on a 120-acre campus and online.Desc

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DescStudent services includes campus life and activities including athletics, health counseling services, enrollment services financial aid, etc. Organized activities include summer sports camps, golf outings, special academic and athletic trips, banquets, and other miscellaneous activities.Desc

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DescAuxiliaries include room and board, apartment rentals, hospitality and events, and radio ministries. Cornerstone Radio Ministries includes the operations of five noncommercial radio stations WCSG, Grand Rapids with signals also in Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor and Battle Creek. 3,536,960 is included in contribution revenue on Part VIII, Line 1f.Desc

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Carole Bos
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Dr Albert Meredith
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Dr Mark Campbell
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Drew Martin
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Jeff Baker
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Kelly Miller
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Lee Zuidema
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Nathan Vriesman
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Patrina Moseley
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Heidi Cece
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Donald King
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John VerBerkmoes
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Jonathan Marko
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Misty Emmons
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Michigan Software Labs
7471 River St SEAdaMI49301Software development$2,262,560
Google Inc
1600 Amphitheatre PkwyMountain ViewCA94043Advertising$1,211,803
Slingshot LP
1500 S Western AveMarionIN46953TextBook/Mail service$947,410
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PO Box 88029ChicagoIL606801029Food Supplier$786,309
Entheon Institute Llc
4219 Gardner RdMetamoraMI48455Academic Consulting Services$515,309
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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EOY$95,975EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,930BOYAmt
EOY$16,302EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$820,069BOYAmt
EOY$1,002,999EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$137,560,807LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$66,094,919LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,370,232BOYAmt
EOY$71,465,888EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,208,851BOYAmt
EOY$18,691,883EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,225,637BOYAmt
EOY$106,631,231EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,716,378BOYAmt
EOY$2,463,708EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,730,234BOYAmt
EOY$1,989,792EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,752,628BOYAmt
EOY$4,221,058EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261,161BOYAmt
EOY$254,375EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,460,401BOYAmt
EOY$8,928,933EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,136,415BOYAmt
EOY$51,581,846EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,628,821BOYAmt
EOY$46,120,452EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,765,236BOYAmt
EOY$97,702,298EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,225,637BOYAmt
EOY$106,631,231EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$993,254ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,268,810NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$13,200DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$351,694OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,553,985CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,728,865CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,580,347CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,023,059CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,960,737CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,846,993TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,553,985CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,728,865CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,580,347CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,023,059CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,960,737CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,846,993TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,423,769SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$43,423,224PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$274,685CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$602,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$465,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$428,410CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$818,730CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,589,971TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,036CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$81,809CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,314CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,159TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,100CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,140CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,422CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,662TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$48,594,785TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$310,754,976GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.89358PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91986PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other IncomeFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION - , COLUMN A - 1100.0, COLUMN B - 2140.0, COLUMN C - 14422.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 17662.0;ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$2,894,910AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,011,940BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$313,981ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,408,059InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$663,029GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$264,341OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,806,610EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,507,899BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$477,786ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,189,833InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,006,445GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$157,133OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,011,940EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,402,620BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,085,094ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$297,267InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$591,522GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$91,026OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$16,507,899EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,675,882BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,470,526ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,000,143InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$645,121GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$98,524OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$16,402,620EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,574,278BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,249,095ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,612,885InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$657,994GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$102,382OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,675,882EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.14BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.86PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.0TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,775,683OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,775,683BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$100,527,693OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,583,945DepreciationAmt
Book Value$63,943,748BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,304,264OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,483,700DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,820,564BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,953,167OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,027,274DepreciationAmt
Book Value$925,893BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$71,465,888TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Federal Income Taxes
Liabilities under split interest agreements$254,375
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$254,375TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$38,362,394TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,268,803NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$13,200DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$215,182OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,066,821RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$37,295,573RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$9,930,706OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,930,706RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$47,226,279TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$38,425,339TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$136,512OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$136,512ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$38,288,827ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$9,930,706OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,930,706ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$48,219,533TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part XIII ASC 740MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNDERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collectionsCornerstone has some art sculptures displayed around campus that portray the Christian Worldview that we aspire to Creation, Fall, and Redemption. Since our school mascot is a Golden Eagle, we have a Golden Eagle sculpture in our athletic center. In Christ Chapel, we have four very large stained glass windows, a cross sculpture, and a large sculpture representing the life of Christ. We have had some more paintings and a German Torah Scroll donated to the University.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment fundsThe endowment funds have been established to provide financial support to the University, to award scholarships to students, and generate operating funds for certain divisions across campus.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS - -351694 FUNDRAISING EXPENSE - 21016 RENTAL EXPENSES - 115496
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statementsSCHOLARSHIPS ADDBACK - 9930706
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990RENTAL EXPENSES - 115496 FUDRAISING EXPENSE - 21016
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4(b) Other expenses in form 990 not in audited financial statementsSCHOLARSHIPS ADDBACK - 9930706

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (true)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICYOur non-discrimination statement can be found under the Title IX information found on cornerstone.edu which directly addresses race.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6(a) FINANCIAL AID OR ASSISTANCE FROM A GOVERNMENTFunds are received from the State of Michigan and Federal government agencies for student financial aid and work study programs.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSouth AsiaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Providedtheological educationSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$128,064RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$128,064SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$128,064TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statementsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSOUTH ASIA-AccrualExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
JMilito & Associates
720 3 Mile Rd NWGrand RapidsMI49544telephone fundraising servicesfalse$12,020$19,382-$7,362
The Timothy Group Inc
1663 Sutherland Dr SEGrand RapidsMI49508outsourced advancement servicesfalse$0$85,546-$85,546
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$12,020TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$104,928TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$92,908TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Advancement Golf InvitationalEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$71,650GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$71,650CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$0GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$11,588RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,367OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Athletics Golf InvitationalEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$44,248GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$44,248CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$0GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$5,149RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,912OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Other Events$0GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$115,898GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$115,898CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$0GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$16,737RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$4,279OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$21,016DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$21,016NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1233RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$9,930,706CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant fundsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe financial aid office of the University tracks the scholarships issued to students through the financial aid module of our ERP system. It tracks the information from the awarding process through the posting and disbursement processes. Award amounts are posted directly to the student accounts. No cash is distributed directly to the students.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Dr Gerson Moreno-Riano
President$325,000$0$0$0$6,836$0$13,000$0$36,493$0$381,329$0$0$0
Heidi Cece
VP Chief of Staff$213,873$0$0$0$0$0$8,525$0$28,398$0$250,796$0$0$0
David Veneklase Start 1023
VP Finance / CFO$245,406$0$0$0$0$0$4,375$0$801$0$250,582$0$0$0
Bradford Sample
VP for Academics$145,016$0$0$0$0$0$10,033$0$11,092$0$166,141$0$0$0
John VerBerkmoes
Sec Dir of Accreditation$141,138$0$0$0$0$0$9,880$0$0$0$151,018$0$0$0
Scott Stewart
Controller & Advancement Officer$120,000$0$0$0$14,655$0$9,450$0$64,148$0$208,253$0$0$0
Donald King
VP for Strategic Initiatives$177,605$0$0$0$0$0$2,333$0$27,909$0$207,847$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companionsOccasional travel by the President or Advancement executives require their spouses to travel with them for donor meetings that are essential to the business of the University. This benefit is not treated as compensation.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation feesThe Board of Trustees considers the President's membership at a local country club to be critical to the furthering of business of the University. The benefit is listed as a taxable compensation on the employee's W-2 form.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control paymentJohn Verberkmoes left the university on 07/14/2023. His last payment is on 01/31/2025. For the tax year 2024 he was paid $141,138.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$9,350CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceSCHOLARSHIPTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeMerit ScholarshipsAssistancePurposeTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,016NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENTDesc
Contribution29ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,427NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributionsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSecurities - Publicly traded - THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS DONATED. Other - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS DONATED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

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Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services(Expenses $ including grants of $)(Revenue $ 887,147) Other program services
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing bodyThe Board receives an electronic copy of the Form 990 prior to filing. Management also reviews Form 990 with our independent CPA audit firm prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policyAt the fall board meeting each year, the Board members, Officers, and Key Employees are sent a copy of the policy and are asked to complete the conflict of interest survey online. They are asked to complete the conflict of interest questions by the end of August. It is the policy of the Board of Trustees of Cornerstone University that, in the event that the Board, officers, and/or managers of Cornerstone University are considering a transaction on behalf of Cornerstone University which will also involve 1. A member of the Board, an officer, a manger of Cornerstone University, or a member of their family's spouse, parents, brothers, sisters, or lineal descendants, or 2. An organization with which any such person is affiliated as described below, then such trustee, officer, or manager at first knowledge of any such transaction, shall disclose fully the precise nature of his or her interest or involvement.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management officialThe Executive Committee of the Board determines the wage for the President after reviewing salary comparisons of other like schools. The President also uses comparisons of other like schools in determining wages for Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents wages are recommended by the President and approved by the Executive Committee of the Board. The Executive Committee minutes are ratified by the full Board in the Board minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employeesMost positions are compared to industry survey reports. Associations used for wage comparisons include Coalition of Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) and College & University Personnel Association (CUPA)
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the publicCornerstone University makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request. The form 990 is available on www.guidestar.org
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service RevenueOther - Total Revenue: 887147, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 887147, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balancesSPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS - -351694;
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3The University uses general ledger expense accounts to track the expenses to support the ABTS theological education program in Southeast Asia. The University uses the accrual basis for accounting for these types of expenditures.
Form 990, Part IV, Line 4Cornerstone University pays membership dues to several state, regional, and national professional organizations MICU, NAIA, NACUBO, NASFA, CIC, CCCU, etc. consisting of numerous colleges and universities. Some of the professional organizations include varying degrees of lobbying activities in their overall focus. For the tax year ended 5/31/25, the dues notices did not include any lobbying expenses.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1aThe purpose of the Executive Committee, made up of a Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer, is to assist the Board chairperson and the President with their joint responsibility to aid the Board in functioning effectively and efficiently, to assist the President at his or her request to address the business of the University between meetings of the Board, and to oversee the work of the Board committees between meetings of the Board. Between meetings of the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee shall have general supervision of the administration and property of the University except that it may not take any action inconsistent with a prior act of the Board of Trustees, unless specifically empowered by the Board to do so. All actions taken by the Executive Committee shall be subject to revision, revocation, or alteration by the Board of Trustees, provided that no rights of third persons shall be adversely affected thereby. During this fiscal year, there were no unusual circumstances requiring Executive Committee action apart from the full Board. All Executive Committee decisions were brought to the full Board for approval. All members of the Executive Committee are Board members.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 3bBecause Cornerstone University participates in the Federal Title IV Financial Aid programs, the university is required to have an Uniform Guidance UG Audit conducted on the schedule of federal financial aid expenditures.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

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Business Name Line1Asia Biblical Theological Seminary LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11001 E Beltline NEAddressLine1Txt
CityGrand RapidsCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49525ZIPCd
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Primary ActivitiesProvides education to students in southeast AsiaPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$153,994TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$288,563EndOfYearAssetsAmt

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Business Name Line1Cornerstone UniversityBusinessNameLine1Txt