Public Charity

Bluffton University

Based in BLUFFTON, OH, Bluffton University operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $30.1M in revenue, $33.0M in expenses, $67.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 57 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.2M.

EIN: 344428207 BLUFFTON, OH Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$30.1M
Total Expenses$33.0M
Total Assets$67.1M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SHAPED BY THE HISTORIC PEACE CHURCH TRADITION AND NOURISHED BY A DESIRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ALL PHASES OF ITS PROGRAMS, BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO PREPARE STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS FOR LIFE AS WELL AS VOCATION, FOR RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP, FOR SERVICE TO ALL PEOPLES AND, ULTIMATELY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF GOD'S UNIVERSAL KINGDOM.

Where $100 goes at Bluffton University

How Bluffton University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $91 for programs

$91
Bluffton University provides an educational experience that promotes our four enduring values of discovery, community, respect and service
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 566 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT (START 07/2025) Alex Sider
BOARD MEMBER Alysa Short
BOARD MEMBER Annette Heslep
BOARD MEMBER Azra Nakicevic
BOARD MEMBER Bethny Ricks
BOARD CHAIR Cheryl Hacker

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$610,030 25 grants
General Support
$335,158 23 grants
Research & Policy
$92,400 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$7,500 1 grant
Economic Development
$6,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $30.1M $33.0M $67.1M
2024 $33.9M $34.9M $69.0M
2023 $34.3M $34.4M $70.3M
2022 $35.7M $35.0M $69.8M
2021 $35.9M $32.8M $71.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $35.9M to $30.1M (-16%), with total assets most recently reported at $67.1M.

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