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BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE & SEMINARY INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE & SEMINARY INC (EIN 41-0747165)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-02-15
IRS object ID
201740479349300444
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-02-15T00:00:00-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN410747165EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Bethany Lutheran College IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBETHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5073447000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1700 Luther DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityMankatoCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonGene R PfeiferPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone5073447000PhoneNum
Signature2017-02-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLawrence H Mohr CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00447603PTIN
Phone6128764500PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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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$28,729,625GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Evangelical Lutheran Synod AS WELL AS TO SERVE THE SYNOD'S THEOLOGICAL NEEDS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBethany Lutheran College, owned and operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 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. The College serves Lutherans and others by offering a challenging, student-centered approach to education that fosters spiritual development, intellectual and creative growth, self-understanding, and responsible citizenship. In keeping with its heritage, Bethany aspires to produce students with a clear understanding of Christian vocation, which encourages students to make the most of their God-given talents.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$12,286,492RevenueAmt
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 2015-2016 ACADEMIC YEAR ENROLLMENT WAS 500 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) STUDENTS IN THE FALL SEMESTER AND 461 FTE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SPRING SEMESTER. OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 2015-2016 ACADEMIC YEAR, 112 MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF GRADUATION.Desc

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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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DescAUXILIARY ENTERPRISES AT BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE PROVIDES 4 RESIDENCE HALLS ON CAMPUS, 1 DINING VENUE, AND A BOOKSTORE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. OF THE TOTAL STUDENT BODY, 73% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS LIVED ON-CAMPUS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE RESIDENT STUDENT BOARD PLAN. 348 STUDENTS RESIDED IN CAMPUS HOUSING IN THE 2015-2016 FALL SEMESTER AND 325 IN THE SPRING SEMESTER.Desc

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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
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Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DANIEL MUNDAHLBusinessNameLine1Txt
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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 (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Rev Herbert C Huhnerkoch
Chairman - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Harold A Theiste
Vice-chair - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Paul T Chamberlin
Secretary - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Willis Anthony
Member - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Mark Bartels
Member - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Bruce Gratz
Member - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Erwin J Ekhoff
Member - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Lyle Fahning
Member - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr James Minor
Member - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev David Thompson
Member - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Tim Thiele
Member - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Nicholas Proksch
Member - Board of Regents1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Gene Pfeifer
College President40.00Yes (X)$68,880$0$27,880
Daniel Mundahl
VP of Finance and Administration40.00Yes (X)$116,936$0$12,541
Rev Gaylin Schmeling
Seminary President40.00Yes (X)$78,418$0$32,022
Arthur Westphal
VP of Advancement40.00Yes (X)$96,895$0$13,197
Eric Woller
VP of Academic Affairs40.00Yes (X)$81,945$0$27,533
Gregory Costello
Controller40.00Yes (X)$69,951$0$14,470
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Pioneer College Caterers
12351 W 96th Terrace Suite 204LenexaKS66215Food Service$835,935
Securitas Security Services USA Inc
5000 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY STE 200MINNEAPOLISMN55422SECURITY SERVICES$132,262
RW Carlstrom Co
1901 Excel DrveMankatoMN56001Remodeling Contractor$118,831
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$7,035FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$136,786GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,507,144AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,650,965TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and Fees611710$12,184,604$12,184,604
Auxiliary Enterprises611710$3,115,832$3,115,832
Academic, Institutional, Student611710$253,082$253,082
Vicarage and Student preaching in611710$101,888$101,888
Student Activities611710$65,946$65,946
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$15,721,352TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$640,125TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$640,125ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$136,534RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$72,597RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$63,937RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$63,937ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,963,317SecuritiesAmt
Other$129,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,357,263SecuritiesAmt
Other$36,977OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$606,054SecuritiesAmt
Other$92,023OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$698,077TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$698,077ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$20,839ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Other Income900099$356,265$356,265
Finance Charges & Cost recoveries900099$60,946$60,946
Conventions900099$25,124$25,124
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$442,335OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,422,978ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,972,655TotalAmt
Program Services$5,972,655ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$640,669TotalAmt
Program Services$86,390ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$424,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$129,444FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,655,107TotalAmt
Program Services$5,461,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$866,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$327,482FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$322,885TotalAmt
Program Services$233,643ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,332FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,183,441TotalAmt
Program Services$1,033,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,242FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$469,935TotalAmt
Program Services$355,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,934ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,042FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,268TotalAmt
Management And General$11,268ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,684TotalAmt
Management And General$52,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,970TotalAmt
Management And General$91,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,342,973TotalAmt
Program Services$1,309,667ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,886FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,285TotalAmt
Program Services$27,743ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,185ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$82,357FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$493,203TotalAmt
Program Services$442,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,390FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,704TotalAmt
Program Services$189,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,408ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$587FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$705,441TotalAmt
Program Services$600,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,571ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,472FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$660,933TotalAmt
Program Services$586,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,888ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,603FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,576TotalAmt
Program Services$55,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,323FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$438,676TotalAmt
Program Services$438,676ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,016,168TotalAmt
Program Services$1,954,073ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,350TotalAmt
Program Services$115,304ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Repair & Maintenance$900,950$884,810$9,684$6,456
Dues & Memberships$69,674$59,956$3,753$5,965
PLEDGED CONTRIBUTIONS W$22,400$7,467$7,466$7,467
Books & Subscriptions$3,215$2,174$618$423

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$976,190TotalAmt
Program Services$974,791ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,398FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,640,352TotalAmt
Program Services$20,793,056ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,076,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$770,869FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,361,717BOYAmt
EOY$1,963,352EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,368BOYAmt
EOY$99,310EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$198,420BOYAmt
EOY$223,855EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$854,435BOYAmt
EOY$418,408EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,700BOYAmt
EOY$231,296EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,740BOYAmt
EOY$31,775EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$87,498,410LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$39,181,583LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,877,603BOYAmt
EOY$48,316,827EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,943,548BOYAmt
EOY$26,212,201EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,075,512BOYAmt
EOY$14,603,960EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,087,131BOYAmt
EOY$1,029,472EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,823,174BOYAmt
EOY$93,130,456EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,033,254BOYAmt
EOY$1,039,625EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,924,955BOYAmt
EOY$12,381,734EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,232,263BOYAmt
EOY$1,799,967EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,190,472BOYAmt
EOY$15,221,326EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,856,631BOYAmt
EOY$14,074,867EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,666,139BOYAmt
EOY$30,182,814EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,109,932BOYAmt
EOY$33,651,449EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,632,702BOYAmt
EOY$77,909,130EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,823,174BOYAmt
EOY$93,130,456EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,402,722ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$2,290,400NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$30,450OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

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 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$104,215OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$104,215TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
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, LINE 1I IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DUES PAID BY BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR TO MINNESOTA PRIVATE COLLEGE COUNCIL, AN ASSOCIATION THAT SERVES A VARIETY OF ITS MEMBERS' SHARED NEEDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT ONLY, NONPARTISAN 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$43,004,782BeginningYearBalanceAmt
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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$37,433,399BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,636,952ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,038,807InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,106,004GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$911,983OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$193,950AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$39,897,221EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$37,015,377BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,496,181ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$629,040InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,204,306GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$155,586OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$89,227AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$37,433,399EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.03660BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.83350PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.12990TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$66,381,869OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,827,179DepreciationAmt
Book Value$39,554,690BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,347,430OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,427,286DepreciationAmt
Book Value$920,144BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,743,578OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,927,118DepreciationAmt
Book Value$816,460BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$48,316,827TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Annuity Contracts$26,357F
CSV of Life Insurance Policies$363,601F
Dynamic Asset Allocation Overlay Fund$8,344,622F
Funds of Hedge Funds$5,869,380F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$14,603,960TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities Payable$1,041,711
Deposits Held in Custody for Others$167,272
Deposit Accounts$141,074
Government grants refundable$449,910
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,799,967TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,949,910TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$2,290,400NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$67,305OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$2,223,095RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,173,005RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$91,970InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$5,972,655OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$6,064,625RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$22,237,630TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,673,482TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$97,755OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$97,755ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,575,727ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$91,970InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$5,972,655OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$6,064,625ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$23,640,352TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 and library needs.
Part X, Line 2:tHE CORPORATION 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 CORPORATION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2016 AND JUNE 30, 2015. THE CORPORATION'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 -13,085. Unrealized Gain on beneficial interest held in perpetual trust -44,574. Direct Fundraising Event Expenses 72,597. Direct Rental Expenses 25,158. actuarial adjustment 27,209.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Scholarships and grants 5,972,655.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Direct FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 25,158. Direct Rental Expenses 72,597.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Scholarships and Grants 5,972,655.

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Central America and the Caribbean -00Investment Activities$5,744,602
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Program Services$7,500Study Abroad Programs
East Asia and the Pacific00Program Services$2,000Study Abroad Programs
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Program Services$10,500Speechless Film Festival
North America00Program Services$500Speechless FIlm Festival
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$5,765,102SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,765,102TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part IV, Line 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe college has directly invested in a passive foreign investment company. 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1mankato golf outingEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$40,317GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$3,558CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$36,759GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$2,494NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$5,837RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$7,605FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,182OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Laube Golf OutingEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$12,715GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$3,478CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$9,237GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$360NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$4,680RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$1,627FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$372OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$53,032GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$7,036CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$45,996GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$2,854NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$10,517RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$9,232FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,554OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$25,157DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$20,839NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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
Recipient484RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$5,972,655CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBETHANY 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.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
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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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. THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED HOUSING AS PART OF HIS BENEFIT PACKAGE. ARTHUR WESTPHAL HAS A MEMBERSHIP AT THE MANKATO GOLF CLUB FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES ONLY. He USEs THE MEMBERSHIP FOR BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE BUSINESS, ENTERTAINING DONORS AND OTHER CLIENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKasey GratzPersonNm
Relationship With OrgDaughter of Regent Member Bruce GratzRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$9,208CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceInstitutional AidTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeFinancial Aid for attending the collegeAssistancePurposeTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2John Moldstad, President of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod has a family relationship with the College Chaplain Don Molstad.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD DELEGATES ARE THE MEMBERS.
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 B, line 11The 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 990 is provided to the Board of Regents for review prior to the filing of the Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAnnually the full Board of Regents is asked to read and sign the Conflict of Interest Policy. If a conflict is determined to exist the board member involved would abstain from voting on the conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Daniel Mundahl, VPFA, gathers information from CUPA, The Chronicle of Higher Education and from MPCC (MN 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, officers and other individuals.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All policies that are available for public viewing would be made available upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Actuarial Adjustment 27,209. UNREALIZED GAIN ON BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD IN TRUST -13,085. Unrealized Gain on beneficial interest held in perpetual trust -44,574.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe oversight and selection process of the audit has not changed from prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Evangelical Lutheran SynodBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16 Browns CourtAddressLine1Txt
CityMankatoCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237181739EIN
Primary ActivitiesReligious Not-for-ProfitPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 1PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Charitable Remainder Unitrust (4)
Charitable TrustMNN/AT0
Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust (1)
Charitable TrustMNN/AT0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Evangelical Lutheran SynodBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$100,269InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt