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Berea College

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
Other · BEREA, KY · EIN 61-0444650

About

Berea college seeks to transform the lives of its students and their families by admitting academically promising students from low-income families. CORE to its mission of transforming lives and circumstances, the college covers the cost of tuition for every degree-seeking student. (continued on schedule o)

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
1,084
Volunteers
278

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$157.5M
Expenses
$134.1M
Assets
$2.0B
Liabilities
$109.7M

Financial history

$250.8M$125.4M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $157.5M · Peak FY2019: $250.8M · Avg: $198.0M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$180.4M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Central America and the Caribbean
Central America and the Caribbean
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Middle East and North Africa
North America (Canada & Mexico only)
South America
Sub-Saharan Africa
North America (Canada & Mexico only)

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$13K
Grants Given
BEREA COLLEGE
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Address

CPO 2214
Berea, KY, 40404-000

Governance

Voting board members34
Independent members33
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %52.9%
Permanent endowment %18.5%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$2.0M
Net to org$1.5M
Retained by contractors$525K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
Public records
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