Public Charity

BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC

BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC, of MISHAWAKA, IN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $42.0M in revenue, $44.6M in expenses, $46.1M in total assets. 50 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 350935587 MISHAWAKA, IN Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$42.0M
Total Expenses$44.6M
Total Assets$46.1M
Grant Records50
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO SUPPORT BETHEL UNIVERSITY'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$130,740
2024
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
$94,212
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$57,200
$46,192

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Officers & Directors

VP ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Amanda Slaughter
PRESIDENT Barbara Bellefeuille
TRUSTEE Bill Gates
VP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Brent Lavigne
TRUSTEE/VICE-CHAIR Brian Habegger
TRUSTEE/SECRETARY Bruce Korenstra

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Top Grant Purposes

GROWTH
$505,585 7 grants
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
$497,763 9 grants
See Part IV
$260,215 3 grants
To support Bethel University's exempt purpose
$210,095 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$133,700 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $42.0M $44.6M $46.1M
2024 $43.4M $44.2M $47.8M
2023 $44.5M $44.2M $48.2M
2022 $46.4M $46.0M $46.2M
2021 $45.7M $42.6M $49.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $45.7M to $42.0M (-8%), with total assets most recently reported at $46.1M.

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