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Hastings College

EIN 47-0376525 · Hastings, NE

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair51 out of 100GovernanceStrong93 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

HASTINGS COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, CO-EDUCATION, RESIDENTIAL, LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE FOUNDED IN 1882.

Income
$58.2 million
Spending
$56.7 million
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
-3.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 69%
Employees
566
Volunteers
23
Highest pay
$180,289, chief financial officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    23 of 23 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $54.0 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE OFOUNDED IN 1882, HASTINGS COLLEGE IS A FOUR-YEAR, PRIVATE, LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE IN HASTINGS, NEBRASKA. THE COLLEGE SITS ON 120 ACRES WITH MORE THAN 40 ACADEMIC, RESIDENTIAL, AND ATHLETIC BUILDINGS; ENROLLS 871 STUDENTS FROM 34 STATES AND 21 FOREIGN COUNTRIES; AND IS FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION. HASTINGS COLLEGE OPERATES ON A MODIFIED BLOCK SCHEDULE TO PROVIDE MORE INTENSIVE LEARNING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE COMPLETION OF 120 HOURS OF CREDITS.HASTINGS COLLEGE STRIVES TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION FOR ITS STUDENTS WHILE SERVING AS AN IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER FOR THE HASTINGS COMMUNITY AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ITS MISSION IS AS FOLLOWS: "FORMED THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL TEACHING, DELIBERATE MENTORING, WELCOMING AND PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY, HASTINGS COLLEGE SENDS FORTH CREATIVE, CURIOUS, CARING STUDENTS WHO THRIVE AS CITIZENS AND LEADERS OF THEIR LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES."HASTINGS COLLEGE OFFERS MORE THAN 40 ACADEMIC MAJORS AND 14 PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS AND BESTOWS BACHELOR OF ARTS, BACHELOR OF MUSIC, AND MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING DEGREES. THE TOP MAJORS OF FULL-TIME STUDENTS ARE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, EXERCISE SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGY. WITH A STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO OF 14-TO-1, THE COLLEGE OFFERS ITS STUDENTS PERSONALIZED CONTACT WITH DEDICATED PROFESSORS FROM SOME OF THE NATION'S TOP GRADUATE PROGRAMS. NINETY PERCENT OF FULL-TIME FACULTY HAVE A DOCTORATE OR OTHER TERMINAL DEGREE.IN RECENT YEARS, HASTINGS COLLEGE HAS DEVELOPED IMPORTANT WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS, ENHANCED ITS CAMPUS FACILITIES, AND SECURED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FROM TRUSTEES, ALUMNI, AND FOUNDATIONS. IN 2023, HASTINGS COLLEGE, BRYAN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, AND MARY LANNING HEALTHCARE OPENED THE LINDA AND TIM DAUGHERTY EDUCATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT MARY LANNING'S NEW MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. THE 15,000-SQUARE-FOOT CENTER, WHICH CONTAINS CLASSROOMS, SKILLS LABORATORY, AND SIMULATION CENTER, SERVES STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM WHO TAKE SCIENCE AND GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES AT HASTINGS COLLEGE AND LIVE IN CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALLS. THIS WORKFORCE CATALYST ADDRESSES THIS REGION'S CRITICAL NEED FOR MORE REGISTERED NURSES WHILE INCREASING HASTINGS COLLEGE'S NET TUITION REVENUE AND STUDENT HOUSING OCCUPANCY.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SUZANNE AND WALTER SCOTT FOUNDATION AND SCOTT RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT (SRM), HASTINGS COLLEGE IS IMPROVING ITS RESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY UPGRADING FURNISHINGS AND COMMON SPACES IN CAMPUS APARTMENTS AND RESIDENCE HALLS AND RENOVATING THE HAZELRIGG STUDENT UNION. THE PARTNERS ARE ALSO CONSTRUCTING A 322-BED, 136,000-SQUARE-FOOT RESIDENCE HALL NAMED "THE 1882" IN HONOR OF THE COLLEGE'S FOUNDING YEAR. THE FOUR-STORY, U-SHAPED BUILDING, SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN FALL 2026, WILL FEATURE FOUR- AND TWO-BEDROOM UNITS AND STUDIO-STYLE ROOMS, AS WELL AS WORKOUT SPACE, CENTER COURTYARD, AND AMENITIES OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS. ANOTHER MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THIS PAST YEAR WAS THE REFURBISHING OF THE JACK OSBORNE TRACK COMPLEX INCLUDING A RESURFACED, EIGHT-LANE TRACK AND BLEACHERS SEATING 500.IN 2024, THE COLLEGE ANNOUNCED THE CREATION OF THE DOERR CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE TARGETED INITIATIVES PERTAINING TO CITIZENSHIP AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM.THE CENTER WAS FUNDED BY ROGER AND KAREN DOERR OF HASTINGS, NEBRASKA.IN COORDINATION WITH CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, HASTINGS COLLEGE IS OFFERING TWO NEW MAJORS PREPARING EDUCATION GRADUATES TO TEACH CAREER-READY COURSES IN NEBRASKA'S HIGH SCHOOLS. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION GRADUATES WILL TEACH COURSES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL RESOURCES. SKILLED AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES MAJORS WILL TEACH IN ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY AND ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURING; AND TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS DESIGNATED "CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION" A TEACHER SHORTAGE AREA IN NEBRASKA. ANOTHER NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAM IS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJOR HOUSED IN THE PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT. HASTINGS COLLEGE IS DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HIGHLY REGARDED FOR ITS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, MANY OF WHICH ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THESE INCLUDE GUEST LECTURES AND SYMPOSIA, CONCERTS AND RECITALS, ART EXHIBITS, AND THEATER PRODUCTIONS. STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF ARE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AS CIVIC LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS. IN RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS' COMMUNITY SERVICE, HASTINGS COLLEGE OFFERS A SERVICE LEARNING CERTIFICATE FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO ALIGN THEIR SERVICE WORK WITH ACADEMIC REFLECTION AND INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1952.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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