Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by KANSAS UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue: $9,053,555
Total expenses: $8,344,087
Contributions and grants received: $7,075,238
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $980,170
Investment income: $468,503
Other revenue: $529,644
Total assets, end of year: $63,776,465
Total liabilities, end of year: $3,396,290
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $60,380,175
Program services expenses (Part IX): $6,627,398
Management and general expenses: $857,864
Fundraising expenses: $858,825
Program service expenses (Part III): $6,627,398

Program services were 79.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1b · Membership dues

$547,890
1c · Fundraising events

$466,214
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$6,061,134
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$147,135
2a · Program service revenue: AUX. EVENT REVENUE/FEES

total $87,992 · related or exempt $87,992
2b · Program service revenue: JWC OPERATING SUBSIDY

total $451,251 · related or exempt $451,251
2c · Program service revenue: PERIODICAL ADVERTISING

total $176,862 · unrelated business $176,862
2d · Program service revenue: DIGITAL ADVERTISING

total $72,840 · unrelated business $72,840
2e · Program service revenue: TRAVEL TOUR COMMISSIONS

total $191,225 · unrelated business $191,225
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $467,963 · excluded $467,963
5 · Royalties

total $466,479 · excluded $466,479
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

other assets $540
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $540
7d · Net gain or loss

total $540 · excluded $540
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$328,178
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$466,214
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$535,362
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$207,184 · excluded -$207,184
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$289,363
10b · Cost of goods sold

$24,968
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $264,395 · related or exempt $212,995 · unrelated business $51,400
11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

total $5,954 · related or exempt $5,954
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$5,954

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $1,103,093 · program services $823,719 · management and general $143,635 · fundraising $135,739
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $2,465,112 · program services $1,840,787 · management and general $320,987 · fundraising $303,338
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $161,046 · program services $120,259 · management and general $20,970 · fundraising $19,817
9 · Other employee benefits

total $395,367 · program services $295,235 · management and general $51,481 · fundraising $48,651
10 · Payroll taxes

total $243,232 · program services $181,630 · management and general $31,672 · fundraising $29,930
11b · Fees: legal

total $7,088 · management and general $7,088
11c · Fees: accounting

total $96,820 · management and general $96,820
11g · Fees: other

total $844,407 · program services $647,937 · management and general $124,116 · fundraising $72,354
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $18,000 · program services $10,722 · management and general $295 · fundraising $6,983
13 · Office expenses

total $250,548 · program services $149,236 · management and general $4,105 · fundraising $97,207
14 · Information technology

total $26,138 · program services $7,993 · management and general $10,141 · fundraising $8,004
16 · Occupancy

total $331,837 · program services $330,951 · management and general $886
17 · Travel

total $95,035 · program services $78,197 · management and general $9,923 · fundraising $6,915
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $59,649 · program services $49,081 · management and general $6,228 · fundraising $4,340
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $177,000 · program services $177,000
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $1,455,073 · program services $1,451,190 · management and general $3,883
23 · Insurance

total $130,847 · program services $130,498 · management and general $349
24a · Other expenses: DUES & ADMISSIONS

total $184,219 · program services $151,579 · management and general $19,235 · fundraising $13,405
24b · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS

total $166,212 · program services $99,003 · management and general $2,724 · fundraising $64,485
24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE & SHIPPING

total $120,406 · program services $71,719 · management and general $1,973 · fundraising $46,714
24d · Other expenses: EVENTS & HOSPITALITY

total $12,958 · program services $10,662 · management and general $1,353 · fundraising $943
24e · All other expenses

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $1,052,719 · end of year $921,486
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $481,540 · end of year $572,922
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $95,620 · end of year $226,025
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$33,874,209
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$6,588,213
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $28,721,531 · end of year $27,285,996
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $33,777,820 · end of year $34,770,036
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $1,160,414 · end of year $1,059,984
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $1,400,915 · end of year $263,412
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $2,631,510 · end of year $2,072,894
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $38,672,808 · end of year $38,871,296
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $20,263,583 · end of year $21,508,879

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE BUILD LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AND THE LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE EMBODIED BY ITS STUDENTS, ALUMNI, FACULTY, STAFF AND FRIENDS.

ALUMNI, STUDENT, AND UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS - KU ALUMNI PROVIDES ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ALUMNI PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY, NURTURING A CONSISTENTLY GROWING, ACTIVE, AND POWERFUL KU COMMUNITY THAT CREATES IMPACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:1) NETWORKS - 162 DOMESTIC, INTERNATIONAL, AND AFFINITY-BASED NETWORKS HELD EVENTS FOCUSED ON UNIVERSITY ISSUES, INCLUDING CAMPUS NEWS, STUDENT RECRUITMENT, MEMBERSHIP ADVANCEMENT, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS SERVED THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEETINGS, EVENTS, AND NEWSLETTERS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AND KEEPING ALUMNI INFORMED REGARDING THEIR AREAS OF ACADEMIC INTEREST. PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS FOR ALUMNI AND UNIVERSITY FRIENDS INCLUDE IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS; 2) ADAMS ALUMNI CENTER - PROVIDED BANQUET AND MEETING SERVICES FOR UNIVERSITY, TRADITIONAL KU ALUMNI EVENTS, AND KU ALUMNI CONSTITUENTS; 3) JAYHAWK WELCOME CENTER (JWC)- AN ADDITION TO THE ADAMS ALUMNI CENTER IN SPRING 2023, THE JWC SERVES AS THE STARTING POINT FOR CAMPUS VISITS BY PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ADDITIONALLY INCLUDES CREATION OF EXPERIENCES EMPHASIZING BOTH STORYTELLING AND SPACES FOR COLLABORATION AND CELEBRATION FOR ALUMNI AND GUESTS OF ALL AGES, HOSTING OVER 80,000 GUESTS; 4) SUPPORT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS - ENCOURAGED AND PROMOTED GATHERINGS OF ALUMNI AND INTERESTED PERSONS TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS PROGRAMS; 5)STUDENT ALUMNI NETWORK PROGRAMS - PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO INTERACT WITH KU ALUMNI, ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF MENTORS, AND TO LEARN KU TRADITIONS; AND 6) JAYHAWK CAREER NETWORK - FEATURING THE DIGITAL KU MENTORING PLATFORM UNITING CAREER SERVICES ACROSS THE KU CAMPUS WITH OVER 16,000 USERS, INCLUDING 5,200 STUDENTS AND 40,000 MESSAGES SINCE FALL 2018.

Expenses $5,187,787 · Revenue $758,192
PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - PROVIDING COVERAGE OF NEWS AND ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH PUBLICATION AND DELIVERY OF THE AWARD-WINNING, QUARTERLY KANSAS ALUMNI MAGAZINE TO NEARLY 37,000 KU ALUMNI SUPPORTERS; PRODUCTION OF REGULAR (OVER 525 ANNUALLY) BROADCAST EMAILS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS REACHING NEARLY 224,000 SUPPORTERS AND OTHER KU FRIENDS ON BEHALF OF KU ALUMNI AND VARIOUS UNIVERSITY CONSTITUENCIES. SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON-LINE ACTIVITIES REACH AND ENGAGE MORE THAN 62,000 FOLLOWERS, 36,000 MOBILE ALUMNI APP SESSIONS, AND NEARLY 160,000 UNIQUE WEBSITE VISITS.

Expenses $915,409
ALUMNI RECORDS - AS OFFICIAL RECORD KEEPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FOR PERSONAL AND MAILING RECORDS FOR THE FORMER STUDENTS AND GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY, KU ALUMNI CONTINUALLY UPDATES AN ACTIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS DATABASE INCLUDING OVER 278,000 DEGREE-HOLDERS AND NEARLY 495,000 UNIVERSITY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS.

Expenses $524,202

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Taylor BurchTAYLOR BURCH

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Allen Fee '25ALLEN FEE '25

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Becky Sloan '26BECKY SLOAN '26

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Bobb Meckenstock '26BOBB MECKENSTOCK '26

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Chip Hilleary '29CHIP HILLEARY '29

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
David Ochoa '28DAVID OCHOA '28

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Francie Stoner '29FRANCIE STONER '29

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Gautham Reddy '29GAUTHAM REDDY '29

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Glen Cox '29GLEN COX '29

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jessica Nelson Palm '26JESSICA NELSON PALM '26

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jim Small '29JIM SMALL '29

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jodi Sellers '25JODI SELLERS '25

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Joseen Bryant '29JOSEEN BRYANT '29

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Joseph Courtright '25JOSEPH COURTRIGHT '25

CHAIR ELECT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Joy Maxwell '28JOY MAXWELL '28

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Julie Andrews '25JULIE ANDREWS '25

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Keturah Harding PohlKETURAH HARDING POHL

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Leah Vomhof '29LEAH VOMHOF '29

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lisa Evans Tuchtan '26LISA EVANS TUCHTAN '26

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lisa Stump '28LISA STUMP '28

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Marlon Marshall '28MARLON MARSHALL '28

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Michael HappeMICHAEL HAPPE

PAST CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Monique Garcia 28MONIQUE GARCIA 28

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Paul Wise '28PAUL WISE '28

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ryan Pfeiffer '26RYAN PFEIFFER '26

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tamara Huff Johnson '27TAMARA HUFF JOHNSON '27

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Dwight S ParmanDWIGHT S PARMAN

TREASURER/CFO

Total calculated

$222,843

From this org

$186,961

From related orgs

$0

Other

$35,882

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$171,665

Bonus

$15,296

Other

$0

Deferred

$13,908

Nontaxable benefits

$21,974

Filer's total

$222,843
Heath PetersonHEATH PETERSON

PRESIDENT & CEO

Total calculated

$300,246

From this org

$253,806

From related orgs

$0

Other

$46,440

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$233,700

Bonus

$20,106

Other

$0

Deferred

$18,210

Nontaxable benefits

$28,230

Filer's total

$300,246
Jennifer J SannerJENNIFER J SANNER

SECRETARY/SR VP

Total calculated

$191,267

From this org

$161,629

From related orgs

$0

Other

$29,638

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$155,902

Bonus

$5,727

Other

$0

Deferred

$12,433

Nontaxable benefits

$17,205

Filer's total

$191,267
Angela Riffey StoreyANGELA RIFFEY STOREY

SVP DONOR RELATION

Total calculated

$183,149

From this org

$164,106

From related orgs

$0

Other

$19,043

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$153,991

Bonus

$10,115

Other

$0

Deferred

$11,837

Nontaxable benefits

$7,206

Filer's total

$183,149
Kristi LacleKRISTI LACLE

SVP OPS & PROGRAMS

Total calculated

$187,785

From this org

$175,110

From related orgs

$0

Other

$12,675

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$163,008

Bonus

$12,102

Other

$0

Deferred

$12,675

Nontaxable benefits

$0

Filer's total

$187,785
Austin HarrisAUSTIN HARRIS

SVP REV DEV

Total calculated

$138,256

From this org

$122,801

From related orgs

$0

Other

$15,455

Hours/week

40
Jodi NachtigalJODI NACHTIGAL

AVP FINANCE

Total calculated

$127,388

From this org

$114,222

From related orgs

$0

Other

$13,166

Hours/week

40
Mary PadillaMARY PADILLA

AVP STRAT COMMS

Total calculated

$126,501

From this org

$107,157

From related orgs

$0

Other

$19,344

Hours/week

40
Nick KallailNICK KALLAIL

AVP NETWORK DEV

Total calculated

$121,904

From this org

$105,702

From related orgs

$0

Other

$16,202

Hours/week

40
Sandifer MykalaSANDIFER MYKALA

AVP UNIV RELATIONS

Total calculated

$123,074

From this org

$106,239

From related orgs

$0

Other

$16,835

Hours/week

40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
3 · Compensation committee
3 · Compensation survey or study

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
7 · Other non-fixed payments
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees: KU ALUMNI PAYS THE COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. THESE PAYMENTS ARE ANALYZED AND REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION, TO THE EXTENT THESE MEMBERSHIP DUES PAYMENTS ARE DEEMED TO BE PERSONAL, RATHER THAN BUSINESS RELATED.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 11 May 2026
IRS schema version: 2024v5.1
Source object: 202611319349303101

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