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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SIMPSON COLLEGE

EIN 42-0680389 · Education (B420)

What they do

THROUGH INNOVATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, INDIVIDUAL STUDENT ATTENTION, and AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT to INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS, SIMPSON COLLEGE CULTIVATES A DIVERSE COMMUNITY of LEARNERS to LEAD LIVES of MEANING and PURPOSE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $89.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders52 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

91.47%of revenue went to mission work89.8% of expenses · Program services
1.74%of revenue went to fundraising1.7% of expenses
$101.89spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
8.69%of revenue went to management and office costs8.5% of expenses
$1.66in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
9.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,584,921 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $388,532 for JAY N BYERS (PRESIDENT THROUGH 4/2025 - *DECEASED*). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$83,773,476
Mission workProgram services$76,628,15891.47% of revenue89.8% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$7,275,8518.69% of revenue8.5% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$1,454,3881.74% of revenue1.7% of expenses
Total expenses$85,358,397101.89% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 89.8% mission · 8.5% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.89% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 89.1% mission · 9.0% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.94% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 87.0% mission · 11.2% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.57% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 90.3% mission · 8.3% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.36% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 91.2% mission · 7.5% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.73% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 90.7% mission · 7.9% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.17% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 91.6% mission · 6.7% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.03% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 90.8% mission · 7.3% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.51% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$83,773,476
Expenses$85,358,397
Annual shortfall $1,584,921 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$76,628,158 · 89.8% of expenses
Management and office costs$7,275,851 · 8.5% of expenses
Fundraising$1,454,388 · 1.7% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$83,773,476
Expenses$85,358,397
Assets$141,701,919
Income$145,377,381
Contributions$8,133,768
Mission work (program services)$76,628,158
Fundraising$1,454,388
Management and general$7,275,851
Stocks and bonds$42,687,451
Accounting fees$145,550
Investing fees$227,618
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
JAY N BYERSPRESIDENT THROUGH 4/2025 - *DECEASED* · 40 hrs/week $388,532Base $360,968 · Other $27,564
BRET MILLSVP OF FINANCE/BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, CFO · 40 hrs/week $186,923Base $172,632 · Other $14,291
JARED BIENENMANNVICE PRESIDENT - COLLEGE ADVANCEMENT - END 06/2025 · 40 hrs/week $174,800Base $147,973 · Other $26,827
LEIGH D MLODZIKVP - ENROLLMENT · 40 hrs/week $164,660Base $138,566 · Other $26,094
JOHN WOELLACADEMIC DEAN - END 09/2024 · 40 hrs/week $162,715Base $155,294 · Other $7,421
CORYANNE HARRINGTONACADEMIC DEAN · 40 hrs/week $152,488Base $137,445 · Other $15,043
ROGER DEGERMANVP - MARKETING & STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $151,482Base $136,257 · Other $15,225
CHRISTOPHER GOODALEVP-SR DIRECTOR - ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $144,649Base $131,038 · Other $13,611
TRACIE PAVONASST VP- ENROLLMENT & FINANCIAL AID · 40 hrs/week $126,689Base $112,488 · Other $14,201
MARK BELLDIRECTOR - ATHLETICS - END 12/2025 · 40 hrs/week $123,801Base $110,148 · Other $13,653

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (52)

JAY N BYERSPRESIDENT THROUGH 4/2025 - *DECEASED*

BRET MILLSVP OF FINANCE/BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, CFO

JARED BIENENMANNVICE PRESIDENT - COLLEGE ADVANCEMENT - END 06/2025

LEIGH D MLODZIKVP - ENROLLMENT

JOHN WOELLACADEMIC DEAN - END 09/2024

CORYANNE HARRINGTONACADEMIC DEAN

ROGER DEGERMANVP - MARKETING & STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

CHRISTOPHER GOODALEVP-SR DIRECTOR - ADVANCEMENT

TRACIE PAVONASST VP- ENROLLMENT & FINANCIAL AID

MARK BELLDIRECTOR - ATHLETICS - END 12/2025

TRENT MURPHYTRUSTEE

LAURA HOWETRUSTEE

MARK L HILLTRUSTEE

VIRGINIA LAURIDSENTRUSTEE

MARTHA DAVIS-GOLDSTEINTRUSTEE

NICK ANDERSENTRUSTEE

NICOLE L CRAINTRUSTEE

NILE D RAMSBOTTOMTRUSTEE

RICK W EXLINETRUSTEE

ROBERT G RILEYTRUSTEE

TERRANCE J LILLISTRUSTEE

TIM BONNEYTRUSTEE

RON CARLSONTRUSTEE

RONALD L KELLERTRUSTEE

SEAN M KENNEDYTRUSTEE

THOMAS J KEATINGTRUSTEE

TERRY W HANDLEYBOARD CHAIR

STEVEN C FITERMANTRUSTEE

STEVEN G JOHNSONTRUSTEE

SUSAN E VOSSSECRETARY

JAY T MARSHALLTRUSTEE

BEN F GAUMERTRUSTEE

BISHOP KENNETHA BIGHAM-TSAITRUSTEE

D ROBERT DOWNINGTRUSTEE

DEANNA STRABLE-SOETHOUTTREASURER

DENISE M GRIFFEYTRUSTEE

ELIZABETH RAYMOND NIGUTTRUSTEE

GARRETT PIKLAPPTRUSTEE

HANK NOREMTRUSTEE

IZAAH JB KNOXTRUSTEE

JAMES C SPOONERTRUSTEE

MARIBETH WRIGHTTRUSTEE

JESSICA BOLTINGHOUSETRUSTEE

JOE SORENSONTRUSTEE

JOHN R NORRISTRUSTEE

JOHN T LAWLORTRUSTEE

JULI M WILLEMANTRUSTEE

KAMIE DOWNING-HAYNESTRUSTEE

KEVIN HALTERMANTRUSTEE

KIRK J TYLERTRUSTEE

BARBARA A MILLERTRUSTEE

MANUEL A CORNELLTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1939
Location
701 N C ST, INDIANOLA, IA 50125-1264
County
Warren
In care of
% BRET L MILLS
Primary officer
Susan D Stuebner, President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(515) 961-6251

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
June 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
FORVIS MAZARS LLP
NTEE classification
Education (B420)

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