Public Charity

CENTRAL COLLEGE

CENTRAL COLLEGE is a Public Charity headquartered in PELLA, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $70.0M revenue, $54.4M expenses, $187.9M total assets. 147 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 420680344 PELLA, IA Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$70.0M
Total Expenses$54.4M
Total Assets$187.9M
Grant Records147
Funding Total$6.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CENTRAL COLLEGE IS A RESIDENTIAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE DEDICATED TO HELPING STUDENTS DISCOVER AND DEVELOP THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL. GUIDED BY ITS ECUMENICAL CHRISTIAN TRADITION, THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY ENGAGES IN VIGOROUS, OPEN INQUIRY IN PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. THE COLLEGE NURTURES THE DEVELOPOMENT OF THE MIND, WHILE FOSTERING SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL MATURITY AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. CENTRAL INTEGRATES CAREER PREPARTATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF VALUES ESSENTIAL TO RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP, EMPOWERING GRADUATES FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICE IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at Central College

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

$89 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$46
Provided educational services related to classroom teaching, laboratory experiences, and program service to 1,109 students, including 1,044 receiving institutional financial assistance
52% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,109 students; 1,988,898 grants
$20
Expenses related to providing personal services and activities for students at a residential college, including counseling, extra-curricular activities, wellness, admissions, and student government
22% of program spending
$19
Provided room and board on a residential campus to 1,014 students living in residential units and 1,010 students with board contracts
22% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,014 students; 1,010 students

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

Dean of Faculty Aaron Roerdink
TRUSTEE Amy Eilers
TRUSTEE Barbara Pettit
VICE CHAIR OF BOARD Bernadette Allen
TRUSTEE Chad Huyser
VP ENROLLMENT Chevy Freiburger

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,221,944 76 grants
Education
$1,847,150 45 grants
Arts & Culture
$421,164 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$146,000 1 grant
Sports & Recreation
$40,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $70.0M $54.4M $187.9M
2024 $51.7M $53.9M $176.3M
2023 $50.3M $54.4M $178.1M
2022 $50.6M $51.2M $187.6M
2021 $52.4M $50.4M $195.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $52.4M to $70.0M (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $187.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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