CONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION

EIN 41-0693977 · Religion-Related (X)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE O.CONCORDIA COLLEGE is A FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE of THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH of AMERICA OFFERING 68 MAJORS and 12 PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, CONCORDIA COLLEGE HAD AN ENROLLMENT of 1,850 STUDENTS; 1,031 of THESE STUDENTS WERE RESIDING IN DORMITORIES or OTHER FORMS of ON-CAMPUS HOUSING and 1,258 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SOME VARYING FORM of A MEAL PLAN THROUGH THE ON-CAMPUS DINING SERVICE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $86.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders36 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

73.01%of revenue went to mission work86.9% of expenses · Program services

1.75%of revenue went to fundraising2.1% of expenses

$83.98spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.22%of revenue went to management and office costs11.0% of expenses

$3.44in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

20.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$138,334,204

Mission workProgram services$101,002,10873.01% of revenue86.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$12,756,4549.22% of revenue11.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,419,0021.75% of revenue2.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$22,156,64016.02% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$116,177,56483.98% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 86.9% mission · 11.0% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.98% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.3% mission · 11.3% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.06% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 11.9% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.57% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 12.0% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.78% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 10.8% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.80% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 88.5% mission · 9.7% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.64% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 89.1% mission · 9.1% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.37% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.0% mission · 9.2% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.21% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$138,334,204

Expenses$116,177,564

Annual surplus $22,156,640 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$101,002,108 · 86.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$12,756,454 · 11.0% of expenses

Fundraising$2,419,002 · 2.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$138,334,204

Expenses$116,177,564

Assets$399,319,943

Income$140,125,656

Contributions$27,744,102

Mission work (program services)$101,002,108

Fundraising$2,419,002

Management and general$12,756,454

Stocks and bonds$178,085,660

Accounting fees$143,256

Investing fees$877,270

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

DR COLIN IRVINEPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $429,124Base $369,367 · Other $59,757

DR SUSAN J LARSONPROVOST AND DEAN OF THE COLLEGE · 40 hrs/week $192,617Base $185,590 · Other $7,027

CHRISTOPHER J MASONDEAN, OFFUTT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS · 40 hrs/week $180,080Base $161,684 · Other $18,396

MARY M KOSIR EDCONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES · 40 hrs/week $172,433Base $167,671 · Other $4,762

DR LISA SETHRE-HOFSTAD VPSTUDENT DEVEL. AND CAMPUS LIFE · 40 hrs/week $164,398Base $162,704 · Other $1,694

REV TERRY BRANDTVP FOR ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $164,394

JOSHUA LYNSEVP, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $154,555Base $147,090 · Other $7,465

LINDA J BROWNTREASURER/VP FOR FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $153,452Base $134,949 · Other $18,503

RACHEL CLARKETREASURER/VP FOR FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $139,673Base $129,669 · Other $10,004

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 (36)

DR COLIN IRVINEPRESIDENT

DR SUSAN J LARSONPROVOST AND DEAN OF THE COLLEGE

CHRISTOPHER J MASONDEAN, OFFUTT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MARY M KOSIR EDCONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES

DR LISA SETHRE-HOFSTAD VPSTUDENT DEVEL. AND CAMPUS LIFE

REV TERRY BRANDTVP FOR ADVANCEMENT

JOSHUA LYNSEVP, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

LINDA J BROWNTREASURER/VP FOR FINANCE

RACHEL CLARKETREASURER/VP FOR FINANCE

REV MARY PECHAUERTRUSTEE

MARYANN ANDERSONTRUSTEE

PAUL HANSONTRUSTEE

REV GARY R HENDERSONVICE CHAIR

REV HANS DAHLTRUSTEE

REV LAMONT WELLSTRUSTEE

TROY J BUTNERTRUSTEE

ROBERT JOSSARTTRUSTEE

RUTH ANNA BUFFALOTRUSTEE

SCOTT ANSETHTRUSTEE

STEPHANIE LUNDQUISTTRUSTEE

TAMMY LEETRUSTEE

ASMAH TAREENTRUSTEE

MARY S RANUMCHAIR

MARK JORDAHLTRUSTEE

KATHRYN HASBARGENTRUSTEE

JOHN E YDSTIETRUSTEE

JEAN E BYETRUSTEE

ELIZABETH CHENEYTRUSTEE

DR PATRICIA PEPPERTRUSTEE

DR JULIE A BLEHMSECRETARY

DAVID J HORAZDOVSKYTRUSTEE

DAVID ANDERSONTRUSTEE

CORREY L HAALANDTRUSTEE

BISHOP TESSA MOON LEISETHTRUSTEE

BISHOP CRAIG SCHWEITZERTRUSTEE

BETH ANN RENNERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1988
Location: 901 8TH ST S, MOORHEAD, MN 56562-0001
County: Clay
In care of: % MRI PAYROLL
Primary officer: RACHEL CLARKE, VP FOR FINANCE & TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(218) 299-4206 Officer phone(218) 299-3126

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: May 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
NTEE classification: Religion-Related (X)
IRS tax category: Religion-Related