Mid-America Christian University

Overview

Mission

Mid-America Christian University prepares students through a Wesleyan perspective to create, collaborate, and innovate to solve local and global problems for the glory of God through Jesus Christ and the good of society. Vision Statement. We are deeply committed to providing a Christian higher education from a Biblical, Christ-centered worldview. Our distinguished faculty will help you excel in your chosen field while also encouraging you to grow in your spiritual life. We provide many opportunities for worship, fun, service, and fellowship. You can join one of our outstanding athletic teams or participate in on-campus activities. When you take a class or pursue a degree with us, you become part of the MACU family! I hope you will take time to review our website, contact us directly, and let us roll out the red carpet of hospitality on-campus or virtually. We would love to help you...

Operating model

Revenue model

Other-operating. 86% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.

Distribution model

Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 72% for direct work, and 28% for grants.

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

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 70
• Transparency & Controls: 88
• Accountability: 95
• Sustainability: 58
• 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: 72.2% of revenue deployed · 76.9% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 30 of 30 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $27.7M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $299K · 37 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.3M reported
• Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
• Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
• 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.

• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 38/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
• High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.