Bethel University
We educate and equip students to lead lives of impact through transformative academics in a christ-centered community.
Bethel University at a glance
In short: Bethel University gave $166K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $166K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $165,605
- +39.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $165,605
- Median grant
- $165,605
- Total assets
- $251,026,001
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Bethel University
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Bethel University
Who Bethel University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bethel University Foundation ($166K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2022) to $447K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $166K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bethel University Foundation St. Paul, MN | General Operating | $165,605 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $251,026,001 | $138,482,716 | $132,261,620 | $165,605 | 1 | $5,300,251 |
| 2024 | $235,708,441 | $127,136,085 | $125,158,728 | $118,627 | Total only | $2,882,886 |
| 2023 | $220,920,531 | $124,922,475 | $125,612,255 | $69,782 | Total only | $3,289,412 |
| 2022 | $227,108,582 | $163,942,333 | $137,330,745 | $52,300 | Total only | $2,809,625 |
| 2021 | $210,773,506 | $136,689,038 | $140,321,203 | $369,694 | 1 | $2,943,149 |
| 2020 | $206,434,060 | $146,758,836 | $143,225,963 | $446,869 | 1 | $1,676,868 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Bethel University
Based on IRS filings
Bethel University is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $251.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $166K. Net investment income was $5.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bethel University is led by Ross Allen, President on every filing since 2021; 10 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ross Allen
President
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$231K (2021) → $351K (2025)
Alan Johnson
Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Tschetter
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Meidt
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Lindh
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Marcus
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gasby Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Soltero
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Green
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Lawrence
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Piehl
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura McKnight
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Chapman
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Brocker
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronn Kreps
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie K. Williams O'Brien
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Wilhite
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Troy Kopischke
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Edgerton Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John K. Jenkins
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lamarr Lark
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sergio Amezcua
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Wicklund
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Nabi
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacie Stanley
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Ulfrets
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Rylaarsdam
University Provost
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$154K (2022) → $175K (2025)
Jeanne Osgood
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$121K (2023) → $139K (2025)
Rahn Franklin
Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$131K (2023) → $175K (2025)
Chuck Broz
Hvac, Plumbing & Electric Supervisor
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$135K (2024) → $151K (2025)
Joel Costa
CFO, Vice President Finance & Operations
Vice President of Finance & Operations → CFO, Vice President Finance & Operations, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$107K (2024) → $161K (2025)
Paul McGinnis
Vice President of Marketing & Enrollment
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$147K (2024) → $151K (2025)
Cynthia Goetz
Physician Assistant Program Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$141K (2025)
Mark Hintz
Vice President of Transformational Giving
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$158K (2025)
Michael Freer
Chief Human Resources Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$157K (2025)
Linda Goodwin
Secretary
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Dorn
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Schilling
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (72)
- Former: Randall Bergen (2021–2024) — Associate Provost College of Adult & Prof Studies
- Former: Christina Hanson (2023–2024) — Physician Assistant Program Director
- Former: Miranda Powers (2024) — Vice President of Student Life
- Former: Dan Dye (2021–2023) — Chair
- Former: Dan Fromm (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: David Horsager (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Eric Green (2021–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: James Bender (2021–2023) — Vice President for Advancement
- Former: Mark Bjorlo (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Pamela Olson (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Mitton (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Tory Kopischke (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Posner (2023) — Vice President Facilities & Technology
- Former: Scott Moats (2023) — Interim CFO
- Former: Amy Blaz (2021–2022) — Vice President for Finance
- Former: Brian Provost (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: John Addleman (2021–2022) — Vice President of Student Experience
- Former: Kristi Moline (2021–2022) — Executive Director & Center for Healthcare Excellence
- Former: Scott Ridout (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: William Ankerberg (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Cara Wald (2022) — Vice President for Human Resources
- Former: Barbara Nicholson (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Collin Barr (2021) — Chair
- Former: Deanna Conrad (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Deb Harless (2021) — Executive Vice President & Provost
- Former: James Barnes (2021) — President
- Former: John Butcher (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Roderick Hairston (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sheri Guimont (2021) — Trustee
- Former: William Washington (2021) — Vice President for Student Life
- Former: Addleman John (2020) — Special Assistant to the President
- Former: Ankerberg William (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Barnes Iii James H. (2020) — President
- Former: Barr Collin E. (2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Bender James (2020) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Bjork Robert (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Blaz Amy (2020) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Boeve Wallace (2020) — Director Phys Assistant Studies
- Former: Brocker Michael (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Broz Charles (2020) — Hvac, Plumbing & Electrical Supervisor
- Former: Carlson Daniel H. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Chapman Leslie J. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Conrad Deanna (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Dorn Randy (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Dye Daniel (2020) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Evans Thomas C. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Fredrickson Joel (2020) — Associate Dean of Institutional Assessment & Accredi
- Former: Fromm Dan (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Goodwin Linda (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Green Eric M. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Green Jim (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Guimont Sheri (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Hairston Roderick (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Harless Deb (2020) — Ec Vice President & Provost
- Former: Horsager David (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Johnson Alan (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Johnson Joel K. (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Johnson Wayne (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kaups Krista L. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kopischke Troy (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kreps Ronn (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Marcus Dawn (2020) — Trustee
- Former: McKnight Laura (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Meidt Chris (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mitton Paul (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Myers Vikki J. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nicholson Barbara (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Olson Pamela (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Provost Brian E. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ridout Scott (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Smith Harold B. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: White Julie (2020) — Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $351K, to Ross Allen (President). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Bethel University
How much does Bethel University give each year?
Bethel University gave $166K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $119K in grants paid.
How large is Bethel University?
Bethel University reported $251.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $138.5M.
What is Bethel University?
Bethel University is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $251.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bethel University operate?
Bethel University has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Bethel University's EIN?
Bethel University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0708577. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Live grants for the work Bethel University funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- UK Annual Writing Award: 'Pleasure in the Task of Writing' £250 (1st prize); £50 (runners-up); books for school library · Due November 5, 2026
- Nellie Mae Event Sponsorship Fund Grant Up to US $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
- Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute Up to $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
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