Nonprofit · EIN 35-0935587
BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC
Tax-exempt · MISHAWAKA, IN 46545
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $41,972,799 | $44,609,229 | -$2,636,430 | $46,093,957 | $17,693,364 | $28,400,593 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $43,373,503 | $44,164,162 | -$790,659 | $47,831,788 | $17,535,519 | $30,296,269 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $44,455,066 | $44,198,686 | $256,380 | $48,188,984 | $17,881,782 | $30,307,202 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,775,570
- of which government grants
- $80,342
- Program service revenue
- $37,559,653
- Investment income
- $453,425
- Net rental income
- $44,650
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $115,586
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$120
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $28,451
- Other revenue
- $184,151
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $16,329,143
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $822,516
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,951,225
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,630,745
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,940
- Accounting fees
- $105,792
- Occupancy
- $1,365,853
- Travel
- $1,295,209
- Depreciation
- $2,109,855
- Program services (functional)
- $39,514,310
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,480,781
- Fundraising (functional)
- $614,138
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $47,831,788
- Total assets, end of year
- $46,093,957
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $17,693,364
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,400,593
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $24,858,794
- Publicly traded securities
- $11,868,683
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,170,134
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $19,230,459
- Gross unrelated business income
- $111,170
- Gross receipts
- $43,110,912
- Employees
- 865
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1947
- State of legal domicile
- IN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA BELLEFEUILLE | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $241,463 | $30,500 |
| Pamela Campbell | CFO, VP for Administration and Finance Officer | 40 | $133,096 | $8,400 |
| BRENT LAVIGNE | VP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $113,477 | $13,094 |
| AMANDA SLAUGHTER | VP ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Officer | 40 | $112,362 | $5,615 |
| SHAWN HOLTGREN | VP STUDENT DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $91,376 | $15,780 |
| Julie Beam | VP for Student Development and Success Officer | 40 | $68,276 | $10,880 |
| BRIAN HABEGGER | TRUSTEE/VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE KORENSTRA | TRUSTEE/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL GATES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES HABEGGER | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARYL PANNABECKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC KINSMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GARDNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE MENDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSHUA GREGORY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN COLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OCTAVIAN SAYUMWE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PABLO RODRIGUEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP WAGLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY LEHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REV DAVE ENGBRECHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REV DR SHARON AYABE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REV RODNEY ARNOLD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD FELIX | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM DAVENPORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA BELLEFEUILLE | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $243,585 | $40,167 |
| BRENT LAVIGNE | VP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $112,434 | $23,170 |
| AMANDA SLAUGHTER | VP ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Officer | 40 | $110,108 | $0 |
| SHAWN HOLTGREN | VP STUDENT DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $84,598 | $10,027 |
| Julie Beam | VP for Student Development and Success Officer | 40 | $56,277 | $2,474 |
| Pamela Campbell | CFO, VP for Administration and Finance Officer | 40 | $30,108 | $0 |
| BRIAN HABEGGER | TRUSTEE/VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE KORENSTRA | TRUSTEE/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HARTMAN | TRUSTEE/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNOLD SALLIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL GATES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES HABEGGER | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARYL PANNABECKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN MCCLENDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GARDNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE MENDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA GREGORY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN COLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PABLO RODRIGUEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP WAGLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY LEHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV RODNEY ARNOLD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD FELIX | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HOSSLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM SMILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA BELLEFEUILLE | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $220,497 | $4,654 |
| JERRY WHITE | VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Officer | 40 | $134,566 | $11,140 |
| BRENT LAVIGNE | VP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $119,019 | $5,252 |
| BRADLEY SMITH LEFT 0623 | VP ACADEMIC SERVICES Officer | 40 | $107,515 | $772 |
| SHAWN HOLTGREN | VP STUDENT DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $78,262 | $22,020 |
| AMANDA SLAUGHTER | VP ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Officer | 40 | $85,585 | $0 |
| ARNOLD SALLIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HABEGGER | TRUSTEE/VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE KORENSTRA | TRUSTEE/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES HABEGGER | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ENGBRECHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC KINSMAN | TRUSTEE/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HARTMAN | TRUSTEE/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY SANTIAGO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN MCCLENDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GARDNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE MENDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA GREGORY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN COLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PABLO RODRIGUEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP WAGLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY LEHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD FELIX | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM DAVENPORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HOSSLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM SMILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1001 BETHEL CIR, MISHAWAKA, IN 46545-2232
- In care of
- % DR BARBARA BELLEFEUILLE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR DEE MCDONALD, 1001 BETHEL CIRCLE, MISHAWAKA, IN 46545
- Signed the 990
- DR DEE MCDONALD, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (574) 807-7000
- Website
- BETHELUNIVERSITY.EDU
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
CHALLENGING ACADEMIC COURSES, STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS, INTERNSHIPS, SHORT TERM MISSION EXPERIENCES, AND LOCAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES ARE A FEW OF THE WAYS BETHEL UNIVERSITY PREPARES ITS STUDENTS FOR THEIR CALLING AND CAREER AND TO BE AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST IN THE WORLD. FOUNDED IN 1947, BETHEL IS AN ACCREDITED EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES OFFERING MORE THAN 50 AREAS OF STUDY. SOME OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM BETHEL'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE MEDICAL SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE RATE, 100% JOB PLACEMENT RATE IN NURSING, AND 99% JOB PLACEMENT RATE IN MUSIC EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- BETHEL UNIVERSITY PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 1,200 STUDENTS DURING THE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. THIS INCLUDES OVER FIFTY (50) ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, AWARDING BOTH GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES.Expenses $39,514,310 · grants $16,329,143 · revenue $37,588,104
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 35-0935587
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1948
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $46,093,957
- Income (IRS master file)
- $43,110,912
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $41,972,799 | $44,609,229 | $46,093,957 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $43,373,503 | $44,164,162 | $47,831,788 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $44,455,066 | $44,198,686 | $48,188,984 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $46,428,108 | $46,049,876 | $46,181,049 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 35-0935587).
Questions about BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC
- What is the EIN of BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC is 35-0935587.
- Is BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1948.
- Are donations to BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR DEE MCDONALD.
- Who are the officers and directors of BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $241,463 (BARBARA BELLEFEUILLE, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $41,972,799, expenses of $44,609,229 and total assets of $46,093,957 at year end.
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