ANDERSON UNIVERSITY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ANDERSON UNIVERSITY INC

EIN 35-0867954 · Education (B420)

What they do

The Mission of Anderson University is to Educate for A Life of Faith and Service In The Church and Society. Established and Sustained Within The Free and Open Traditions of The Church of God, This University is Committed to Being A Teaching-learning Community of The Highest Order, Engaged In The Pursuit of Truth From A Christian Faith Perspective. Through Academic and Christian Discovery, We Intend to Graduate People With A Global Perspective Who Are Competent, Caring, Creative, Generous Individuals of Character and Potential. We Will Build Those Quality Programs That Will Enable Each Member of The University to Become Stronger In Body, Mind, and Spirit, to Experience What It Means to Love God and Neighbor, and to Adopt Christ Like Servant Ways In All of Life. The Mission Statement and Supporting Statements Were Adopted By The Board of Trustees In 2007.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders30 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

96.60%of revenue went to mission work86.5% of expenses · Program services

1.70%of revenue went to fundraising1.5% of expenses

$111.72spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

13.42%of revenue went to management and office costs12.0% of expenses

$1.80in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

8.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $7,152,939 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $261,786 for JOHN PISTOLE (PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$61,014,638

Mission workProgram services$58,939,62196.60% of revenue86.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$8,188,18413.42% of revenue12.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,039,7721.70% of revenue1.5% of expenses

Total expenses$68,167,577111.72% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 86.5% mission · 12.0% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.72% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 15.0% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.67% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 84.7% mission · 13.5% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.69% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 84.5% mission · 13.8% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.69% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 83.2% mission · 15.0% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.79% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 15.0% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.51% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 13.6% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.65% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 85.1% mission · 13.0% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.70% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$61,014,638

Expenses$68,167,577

Annual shortfall $7,152,939 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$58,939,621 · 86.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$8,188,184 · 12.0% of expenses

Fundraising$1,039,772 · 1.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$61,014,638

Expenses$68,167,577

Assets$122,521,597

Income$66,865,980

Contributions$5,407,014

Mission work (program services)$58,939,621

Fundraising$1,039,772

Management and general$8,188,184

Stocks and bonds$31,246,943

Accounting fees$109,980

Investing fees$66,053

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JOHN PISTOLEPRESIDENT · 35 hrs/week $261,786Base $209,755 · Other $52,031

LARA MANNVP FOR ENROLLMENT AND MARKETING · 35 hrs/week $165,374Base $147,338 · Other $18,036

SUAHIL HOUSHOLDERVP FOR FINANCE AND TREASURER · 35 hrs/week $135,396Base $122,160 · Other $13,236

BRENT BAKERVP ADVANCEMENT AND SECRETARY · 35 hrs/week $133,314Base $120,078 · Other $13,236

COURTNEY TAYLORPROVOST AND VP OF CORPORATION · 35 hrs/week $132,761Base $118,973 · Other $13,788

MISCHON HARTVP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION · 35 hrs/week $112,448Base $98,819 · Other $13,629

RONDA REEMERASSISTANT SECRETARY · 35 hrs/week $46,266Base $45,816 · Other $450

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (30)

JOHN PISTOLEPRESIDENT

LARA MANNVP FOR ENROLLMENT AND MARKETING

SUAHIL HOUSHOLDERVP FOR FINANCE AND TREASURER

BRENT BAKERVP ADVANCEMENT AND SECRETARY

COURTNEY TAYLORPROVOST AND VP OF CORPORATION

MISCHON HARTVP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION

RONDA REEMERASSISTANT SECRETARY

REV CHARLES J MYRICKS JRTRUSTEE

BETH S THARPTRUSTEE

STEVEN R DAVISTRUSTEE

ROBRT C BYERSTRUSTEE

REV STEVE L RENNICKTRUSTEE

REV NABIL F SAFITRUSTEE

REV MARTIN D GRUBBSTRUSTEE

REV MARK S KRENZTRUSTEE

REV JESSICA S UITVLUGTTRUSTEE

REV ERIN M TAYLORTRUSTEE

REV DOUG TALLYCHAIR

REV DEIDRE D FRANKLINTRUSTEE

DONNA A HARMANTRUSTEE

PHD PRISCILLA ARCHANGELTRUSTEE

MITCHELL BENBOWTRUSTEE

MARY E JAMERSONTRUSTEE

CHARLES R CARROLLTRUSTEE

KYLE M SCHOEDERTRUSTEE

KIMBERLY JOHNSONTRUSTEE

JAY B RICKERVICE CHAIR

JAMES W OSTROGNAITRUSTEE

GUY F PERRYTRUSTEE

DR THOMAS J SNYDERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1926
Location: 1100 East 5th Street, ANDERSON, IN 46012
County: Madison
In care of: JOHN PISTOLE
Primary officer: JOHN PISTOLE, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@anderson.edu Phone(765) 641-4001

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FORVIS MAZARS LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B420)