Nonprofit · EIN 43-6052681
CALVARY UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64147
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,735,915 | $5,129,734 | -$1,393,819 | $9,560,391 | $1,324,327 | $8,236,064 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,439,761 | $4,987,863 | -$548,102 | $10,812,327 | $1,126,322 | $9,686,005 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,816,931 | $6,231,940 | $584,991 | $12,554,072 | $2,315,648 | $10,238,424 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $789,489
- of which government grants
- $8,330
- Program service revenue
- $2,866,786
- Investment income
- $78,292
- Royalties
- $598
- Net rental income
- $10,825
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $5,486
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$10,259
- Other revenue
- $1,348
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $434,550
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $375,157
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,181,431
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,709,761
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $37,085
- Occupancy
- $376,100
- Travel
- $62,630
- Depreciation
- $397,680
- Program services (functional)
- $3,721,853
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,051,834
- Fundraising (functional)
- $356,047
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,812,327
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,560,391
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,324,327
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,236,064
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,041,278
- Publicly traded securities
- $469,690
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,633,056
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,603,008
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$165
- Gross receipts
- $4,268,210
- Employees
- 148
- Volunteers
- 32
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER GRANADOS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $74,523 | $17,607 |
| DR TEDDY BITNER | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Officer | 40 | $52,546 | $14,228 |
| JOHN MCGEE | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $38,617 | $17,930 |
| TASHA YOUNG | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $30,345 | $17,872 |
| DWIGHT ASCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VICTOR BORDEN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACIA BURNHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY WASHINGTON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY BOWLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PHILLIPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY MCGUIRE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINE RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ SIMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM MACE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL WARKENTIEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY RYFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY GRIMM | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER GRANADOS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $72,047 | $26,132 |
| DR TEDDY BITNER | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Officer | 40 | $64,876 | $1,218 |
| JOHN MCGEE | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $50,907 | $12,272 |
| TASHA YOUNG | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $23,896 | $21,092 |
| JEFF CAMPA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $20,405 | $6,141 |
| DWIGHT ASCHER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VICTOR BORDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACIA BURNHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY WASHINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY WINKLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY BOWLIN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BREWER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PHILLIPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAVID VITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD BABCOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY MCGUIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINE RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ SIMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER GRANADOS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $80,473 | $3,178 |
| DR TEDDY BITNER | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Officer | 40 | $59,843 | $94 |
| JOHN MCGEE | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $54,295 | $109 |
| JEFF CAMPA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $49,375 | $375 |
| TOM STOLBERG | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $23,510 | $0 |
| DWIGHT ASCHER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VICTOR BORDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACIA BURNHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY WASHINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRION ROBERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY WINKLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY BOWLIN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BREWER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PHILLIPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAVID VITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD BABCOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY MCGUIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINE RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ SIMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 15800 CALVARY RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64147-1303
- In care of
- % CALV
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR TEDDY BITNER, 15800 CALVARY ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO 641471341
- Signed the 990
- DR TEDDY BITNER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (816) 322-0110
- Website
- WWW.CALVARY.EDU
- Return prepared by
- KELLER & OWENS LLC
Mission
CALVARY UNIVERSITY IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-DENOMINATIONAL INSTITUTION PROVIDING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION WHICH PREPARES CHRISTIANS TO LIVE AND SERVE IN THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD ACCORDING TO A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CURRICULA AND A CLIMATE WHICH FOSTERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY, LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, SERVANTHOOD, AND A SENSE OF MISSION.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION OF CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY. FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS-APPROXIMATELY 321 EACH SEMESTER.Expenses $3,721,853 · grants $434,550 · revenue $2,866,970
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
- 43-6052681
- 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
- 1962
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,560,391
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,268,210
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,735,915 | $5,129,734 | $9,560,391 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,439,761 | $4,987,863 | $10,812,327 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,816,931 | $6,231,940 | $12,554,072 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,824,151 | $5,643,119 | $11,548,468 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 43-6052681).
Questions about CALVARY UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of CALVARY UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALVARY UNIVERSITY is 43-6052681.
- Is CALVARY UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.
- Are donations to CALVARY UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CALVARY 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 CALVARY UNIVERSITY 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 CALVARY UNIVERSITY 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 CALVARY UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR TEDDY BITNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALVARY UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $74,523 (ALEXANDER GRANADOS, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CALVARY UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,735,915, expenses of $5,129,734 and total assets of $9,560,391 at year end.
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