Public Charity

STERLING COLLEGE

STERLING COLLEGE is a Public Charity headquartered in STERLING, KS. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $23.8M revenue, $24.8M expenses, $43.6M total assets. 42 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 480543728 STERLING, KS Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$23.8M
Total Expenses$24.8M
Total Assets$43.6M
Grant Records42
Funding Total$8.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Where $100 goes at Sterling College

How Sterling College divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$51
Instruction instructional programs, servicing approximately 650 full-time students
60% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 650 students
$15
Auxiliary enterprises value-added services that foster personal, professional, and academic growth for students, staff, and faculty
17% of program spending
$15
Student services financial aid advising, admissions, athletics and all other miscellaneous student services
17% of program spending

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

BOARD MEMBER Aaron Wallman
BOARD MEMBER Anna Wyatt
BOARD MEMBER Carol Sibley
BOARD MEMBER Charles Larsen
BOARD MEMBER Daryl Nuss
BOARD MEMBER Dick Henkle

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$8,055,168 13 grants
Education
$209,571 22 grants
Human & Social Services
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$190,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $23.8M $24.8M $43.6M
2024 $21.6M $25.0M $43.9M
2023 $23.2M $23.8M $45.2M
2022 $21.2M $23.5M $45.5M
2021 $23.2M $21.2M $48.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $23.2M to $23.8M (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $43.6M.

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

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