Kentucky Wesleyan College

Overview

Mission

Kentucky Wesleyan College, in partnership with the United Methodist Church, fosters a liberal arts education that nourishes, stimulates and prepares future leaders intellectually, spiritually and physically to achieve success in life. We are defined by the tenants of the “Wesleyan Way,” a commitment to Love in Christ, Honor, Integrity, and Support. Read More To be loved is the greatest human experience. Jesus taught us to love God and neighbor. As neighbors on campus, we commit to loving each other through patience, kindness, care, protection, and sacrifice. Honor embodies integrity, respect, and ethical conduct. We compete with honor and uphold the principles of fairness and respect in all our endeavors. We honor and respect the dignity and rights of all individuals and create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and heard.

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 85% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.

Distribution model

Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 52% for direct work, and 48% for grants.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 81
• Transparency & Controls: 67
• Accountability: 91
• Sustainability: 56
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 88.9% of revenue deployed · 85.8% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $31.3M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $205K · 39 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.5M reported
• Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
• Schedules: 12 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 17 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

• High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
• High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
• Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
• High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.