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Nonprofit · EIN 41-0706151

NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404

Financials

$35.1M$37.1M2022$35.3M$36.7M2023$32.3M$32.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
May 31, 2025990$32,346,499$32,506,010-$159,511$49,269,358$13,526,286$35,743,072
May 31, 2024990$35,319,667$36,667,729-$1,348,062$50,696,042$14,822,371$35,873,671
May 31, 2023990$35,126,055$37,098,682-$1,972,627$47,336,353$10,433,293$36,903,060
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,538,919
of which government grants
$178,818
Program service revenue
$29,823,770
Investment income
$1,029,601
Net gain from sales of assets
$340,098
Net income from fundraising events
-$38,289
Net income from sales of inventory
-$94,617
Other revenue
-$45,791

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$11,625,852
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$534,005
Other salaries and wages
$7,732,719
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$9,959,399
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$42,341
Accounting fees
$67,300
Occupancy
$986,271
Travel
$565,234
Depreciation
$1,940,551
Program services (functional)
$28,485,593
Management and general (functional)
$3,712,032
Fundraising (functional)
$308,385

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$50,696,042
Total assets, end of year
$49,269,358
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,526,286
Net assets, end of year
$35,743,072
Land, buildings and equipment
$29,450,956
Publicly traded securities
$3,939,699
Net assets without donor restrictions
$26,823,014
Net assets with donor restrictions
$8,920,058
Gross receipts
$34,541,770
Employees
644
Volunteers
30
Year formed
1930
State of legal domicile
MN

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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Douglas GrahamInterim President (LEFT 05/2025)
Officer
40$194,438$16,401
Darnell Williams SrFORMER FACULTY / PRESIDENT (START 05/2025)
Officer
40$111,299$17,543
Katherine KetterlingVP Operations & HR
Officer
40$92,729$23,973
Adam SikorskiFaculty
Highest-paid employee
40$108,098$6,648
Bethany HarshbargerVP of Enrollment & Student Devel
Officer
40$96,864$14,999
Desiree LibengoodProvost
Highest-paid employee
40$100,633$8,978
Brad TraskVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Kathy MadsonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Shawn DockterBOARD Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Aaron HlavinREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Bill SvobodaREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Chad McAteeREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Fred WashingtonREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Gary DenbowREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Gary GroganREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
John DavisREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Julie BoyntonREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Linda CollinsREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Mark DeanREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Nate RuchREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Patrick GuireREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Peggy DunstonREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Phil SchneiderREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Rob KetterlingREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Steve SchaibleREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Steve TrippREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Toby SchnecklothREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
Winston TitusREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Timothy A HagerVP of Business and Operations
Officer
40$137,181$53,536
Douglas GrahamPRESIDENT
Officer
40$149,047$13,639
Bethany HarshbargerVP of Enrollment & Student Devel
Officer
40$103,280$43,332
Collin S MillerFaculty
Highest-paid employee
40$101,057$20,916
Scott HaganFORMER President
Former
40$37,219$75,449
Ellington W PorterFaculty
Highest-paid employee
40$105,355$1,423
Brad TraskVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Kathy MadsonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Shawn DockterBOARD Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Aaron HlavinREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Bill SvobodaREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Chad McAteeREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Fred WashingtonREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Gary DenbowREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Gary GroganREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
James WeaverREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
John DavisREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Julie BoyntonREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kirby JohnREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kwame AnkuREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Linda CollinsREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Mark DeanREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Nate RuchREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Patrick GuireREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Peggy DunstonREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Phil SchneiderREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rob KetterlingREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Steve SchaibleREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Steve TrippREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Toby SchnecklothREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Winston TitusREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 37 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SCOTT HAGANPRESIDENT
Officer
40$41,910$175,005
TIMOTHY HAGERVP BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
Officer
40$132,247$70,522
JASON WENSCHLAGVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$157,146$35,201
BETHANY HARSBARGERVP OF ENROLLMENT
Officer
40$103,543$62,848
ADAM SIKORSKIFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$107,993$46,605
COLLIN MILLERFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$96,946$40,701
WILLIAM TIBBETTSDEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$88,878$37,534
LON FLIPPOFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$55,180$51,315
ELLINGTON PORTERFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$101,647$936
SHAWN DOCKTERBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MARK DEANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KATHY MADSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ERIK COOPERREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRAD TRASKREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PEGGY DUNSTONREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE TRIPPREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULIE BOYNTONREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PHIL SCHNEIDERREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG GRAHAMREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PATRICK GUIREREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NATE RUCHREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LINDA COLLINSREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RON BONTRAGERREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KWAME ANKUREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RAY BREWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AARON HLAVINREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMES WEAVERREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DON GIFFORDREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROB KETTERLINGREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WINSTON TITUSREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN DAVISREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GARY GROGANREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KIRBY ST JOHNREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TOBY SCHNECKLOTHREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FRED WASHINGTONREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE SCHAIBLEREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BILL SVOBODAREGENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
910 ELLIOT AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404-1322
In care of
% TIMOTHY HAGER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DARNELL WILLIAMS SR, 910 ELLIOT AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404
Signed the 990
DARNELL WILLIAMS SR, PRESIDENT
Phone
(612) 343-4464
Return prepared by
Forvis Mazars LLP

Mission

NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY IS A CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY WITH A COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (THE UNIVERSITY) IS A CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, WITH AN URBAN AND INTERNATIONAL FOCUS, WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PREPARE PENTECOSTAL LEADERS TO SERVE GOD IN THE CHURCH, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THE WORLD. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS ABOUT SIXTY AREAS OF STUDY THROUGH ITS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, AND COLLEGE OF CHURCH LEADERSHIP. THE CURRICULUM IS SUPPORTED WITH A CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW DEVELOPED THROUGH A MEANINGFUL, INTEGRATED GENERAL EDUCATION CORE PROGRAM. THE UNIVERSITY TRAINS STUDENTS TO SERVE GOD IN A VARIETY OF WAYS ACCORDING TO THEIR VOCATION AND GIFTS. PROGRAM FOCUS AT NORTH CENTRAL IS PARTICULARLY UPON URBAN AND INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS, UTILIZING THE METROPOLITAN CONTEXT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AREA AS LABORATORY FOR EFFECTIVE MINISTRY AND WORK IN THE MARKETPLACE, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A FULL ARRAY OF CREATIVE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. NORTH CENTRAL IS A COEDUCATIONAL, PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE RESIDENTIAL UNIVERSITY, OPERATED BY 11 ASSEMBLIES OF GOD DISTRICTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST. FOUNDED IN 1930, THE UNIVERSITY CURRENTLY SERVES A POPULATION OF ABOUT 1,100 STUDENTS.
    Expenses $28,485,593 · grants $11,625,852 · revenue $29,823,770

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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025May 31, 2026October 15, 2026Not on file
2024May 31, 2025October 15, 2025990 on file
2023May 31, 2024October 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
41-0706151
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Exempt since
1964
Accounting year ends
May
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B500)
Assets (IRS master file)
$49,269,358
Income (IRS master file)
$34,541,770

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990May 2025$32,346,499$32,506,010$49,269,358XML
990-TMay 2025–––IRS
990May 2024$35,319,667$36,667,729$50,696,042XML
990-TMay 2024–––IRS
990May 2023$35,126,055$37,098,682$47,336,353XML
990May 2022$37,778,406$37,591,907$48,028,269IRS
990May 2021–––IRS
990May 2020–––IRS
990May 2019–––IRS
990May 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 41-0706151).

Questions about NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY is 41-0706151.
Is NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
Which annual return does NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY 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 NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names DARNELL WILLIAMS SR.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $194,438 (Douglas Graham, Interim President (LEFT 05/2025)).
How much revenue does NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $32,346,499, expenses of $32,506,010 and total assets of $49,269,358 at year end.

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