Baptist University of the Americas
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 742599785
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2014
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2014
- Location
- San Antonio, TX, USA
- Phone
- 210.924.4338
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $6,893,983
- Expenses
- $4,905,514
- Assets
- $13,785,547
- Liabilities
- $1,262,949
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
26 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RENE MACIEL (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- RENE MACIEL (PRESIDENT): $121,502 total reported compensation
- BARRY TYLER (VP FINANCE): $69,346 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of Baptist University of the Americas is to provide an exemplary education that produces global Christian leaders. The mission of Baptist University of the Américas is to provide an exemplary education that produces global Christian leaders. Vision: The vision of Baptist University of the Américas is to transform the world through Christian ministry and missions. Vision:. What If I Am Not Satisfied with the University’s Resolution of My Complaint? A student dissatisfied with the University’s resolution to the complaint has seven calendar days to request a conference with the President. Prior to or at the conference, the student must submit a written appeal signed by the student containing a statement of the appeal, any evidence to support the...
What it reported doing in 2014
Auxiliary enterprises - costs incurred to provide room & board and other auxiliary service to the student resident population
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 54
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 78
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 49.1%; rating input score 49
- Program expense ratio: 64.2%; rating input score 64
- Fundraising efficiency: $13.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 28.8%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.81; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 49.1% of revenue deployed · 64.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $122K · 26 people listed
- Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2011 to 2014
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 53/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.