UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN MINISTRY AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN MINISTRY AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (EIN 36-2734435)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-04-17
IRS object ID
202531079349300223
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-04-17T09:04:27-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN363998687PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHERYL ROHLFS & ASSOCIATES LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 HUEHL ROAD SUITE 1EAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHBROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362734435EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN MINISTRY ATBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUNIVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8478642320PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11834 CHICAGO AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityEVANSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEGAN BEHNKEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8478642320PhoneNum
Signature2025-04-17SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHERYL K ROHLFS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01387972PTIN
Phone8477539200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMEGAN BEHNKEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityEVANSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.UCMNORTHWESTERN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1972FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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MEGAN BEHNKE
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANYA ABRAHAM
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PAUL ARNTON
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KATIE BRICK
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PASTOR KELLI HARRISON
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PATRICK MAY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,618OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$670TotalAmt
Management And General$670ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,748TotalAmt
Program Services$19,748ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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INVESTMENT EXPENSES$13,412$13,412
GENERAL UPKEEPING$5,624$5,624
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$4,838$4,838

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Total$18,368TotalAmt
Program Services$9,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$206,874TotalAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,566BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$1,583,613BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,643,103BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$304BOYAmt
EOY$448EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,420BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$3,535BOYAmt
EOY$2,920EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$5,259BOYAmt
EOY$3,368EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$474,420BOYAmt
EOY$474,420EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,163,424BOYAmt
EOY$1,291,036EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,637,844BOYAmt
EOY$1,765,456EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,643,103BOYAmt
EOY$1,768,824EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$47,081ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$80,531NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ChurchYes (X)ChurchInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITDesc
Amt$2,920Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,920TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THR FORM 990 BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS MONITORED ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY AND DETERMINES COMPENSATION LEVEL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH REQUEST AT ITS OFFICE.

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