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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CITADEL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$37,924,388
Total expenses
$35,560,054
Contributions and grants received
$26,806,005
Grants paid
$24,337,431
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$9,944,317
Other revenue
$1,174,066
Total assets, end of year
$332,294,617
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,463,918
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$308,830,699
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,570,352
Management and general expenses
$4,048,234
Fundraising expenses
$6,941,468
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,570,352

Program services were 69.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $26,806,005

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,646,678

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $930,994 · excluded $930,994

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $12,532,659

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,519,336

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $9,013,323

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $9,013,323 · unrelated business $1,682,127 · excluded $7,331,196

  • 11a · Other revenue: CITADEL TRUST SERVICE FEES

    total $759,860 · related or exempt $759,860

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $414,206 · related or exempt $414,206

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,174,066

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $24,337,431 · program services $24,337,431

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $885,693 · management and general $223,802 · fundraising $661,891

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,228,684 · management and general $1,068,527 · fundraising $3,160,157

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $395,909 · management and general $100,040 · fundraising $295,869

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,366,138 · management and general $345,203 · fundraising $1,020,935

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $443,136 · management and general $111,974 · fundraising $331,162

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $102,976 · management and general $92,442 · fundraising $10,534

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $232,921 · program services $232,921

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,467,612 · management and general $1,467,612

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $69,903 · management and general $62,758 · fundraising $7,145

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $452,505 · management and general $134,668 · fundraising $317,837

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $206,449 · management and general $70,325 · fundraising $136,124

  • 17 · Travel

    total $391,770 · management and general $62,476 · fundraising $329,294

  • 20 · Interest

    total $208,061 · management and general $208,061

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $87,814 · management and general $87,814

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,789 · management and general $20,789

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $360,225 · fundraising $360,225

  • 24b · Other expenses: DONOR RELATIONS

    total $234,011 · management and general $422 · fundraising $233,589

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $57,177 · management and general -$18,054 · fundraising $75,231

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $10,850 · management and general $9,375 · fundraising $1,475

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,092,386 · end of year $5,324,567

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,268,924 · end of year $9,833,692

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $21,079,226 · end of year $15,997,206

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $511,841 · end of year $339,695

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $175,586

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $116,497

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $29,719 · end of year $59,089

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $256,849,901 · end of year $280,405,239

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,746,211 · end of year $1,723,224

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,507,502 · end of year $18,607,405

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,255,292 · end of year $3,632,504

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $7,031,810 · end of year $9,753,888

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,000,000 · end of year $4,000,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,078,242 · end of year $6,077,526

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $78,125,081 · end of year $83,043,943

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $208,595,285 · end of year $225,786,756

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE CITADEL FOUNDATION SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CITADEL BY RAISING, RECEIVING, STEWARDING, GRANTING, INVESTING, AND REINVESTING MONEY AND PROPERTY, AND USING THE RECEIPTS THEREFROM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITADEL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CITADEL FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE CITADEL. GIFTS FROM ALUMNI AND FRIENDS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT THE COLLEGE USES TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS, RECRUIT AND RETAIN OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, PROVIDE THEM WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES, AND ENRICH CAMPUS LIFE THROUGH ATHLETIC AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. THE TOP THREE AREAS OF FOCUS OF THE CITADEL FOUNDATION ARE TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO THE CITADEL, INCREASE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, AND SUSTAIN ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA CORPS OF CADETS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS.

  • ACADEMIC SUPPORT: UNRESTRICTED GIFTS TO THE CITADEL ARE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT IN MAINTAINING THE COLLEGE'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND FISCAL STABILITY. UNRESTRICTED GIFTS HAVE AN IMMEDIATE AND ENDURING IMPACT ON CAMPUS PRIORITIES AND THE MOST URGENT NEEDS, PROVIDING THE FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S MOST CRITICAL OBJECTIVES. UNRESTRICTED GIFTS ENABLE THE CITADEL TO:1. ENHANCE THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE AND LIBRARY RESOURCES 2. SUPPORT CADET RESEARCH AND TRAVEL INITIATIVES 3. PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES 4. ENGAGE AND RETAIN THE MOST TALENTED FACULTY AND STAFF 5. EXPAND LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 6. KEEP PACE WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCESANNUAL GIFTS ALSO INCREASE DONOR PARTICIPATION RATES, WHICH ARE OFTEN INFLUENTIAL FACTORS IN NATIONWIDE COLLEGE RANKINGS AND FUNDING DECISIONS BY POTENTIAL CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GRANT MAKERS. SUCH ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES ARE ESSENTIAL TO OFFSET TUITION INCREASES AND SUPPLEMENT STATE SUPPORT. UNRESTRICTED GIFTS TO THE CITADEL CONTINUE THE COLLEGE'S LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF PROVIDING CADETS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION IN A DISCIPLINED ENVIRONMENT, DEEP BONDS AND LASTING FRIENDSHIPS, AND ABOVE ALL, THE ABILITY AND CONFIDENCE TO FACE WHATEVER CHALLENGES COME THEIR WAY.

    Expenses $2,566,817 · Grants $2,333,896

  • SCHOLARSHIPS: SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOW THE CITADEL TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN PROMISING CADETS AND STUDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 55% OF THE CITADEL'S 2,300-MEMBER CORPS OF CADETS RECEIVE INSTITUTIONALLY PROVIDED, DONOR-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. THE CITADEL'S OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDS APPROXIMATELY $16 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS FROM ENDOWMENTS HELD AT THE CITADEL'S AFFILIATED FOUNDATIONS, INCLUDING NEARLY $12 MILLION IN ACADEMIC MERIT- AND NEED-BASED AWARDS. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS RANGE FROM FULL-TUITION, MERIT-BASED AWARDS TO NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AWARDS THAT SUPPORT DEDICATED CADETS WHO SIMPLY NEED HELP TO COMPLETE THEIR CITADEL EDUCATION. MOST SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE CITADEL ARE RENEWABLE FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT, PROVIDING THAT THE CADET RECIPIENT REMAINS IN GOOD STANDING AND CONTINUES TO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE, NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF THE CORPS OF CADETS RECEIVES SOME DEGREE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARD EARNING THEIR CITADEL DEGREE.

    Expenses $3,451,529 · Grants $3,451,529

  • ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS: THE CITADEL HAS ESTABLISHED A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S MISSION TO EDUCATE AND PREPARE GRADUATES TO BECOME PRINCIPLED LEADERS IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE BY INSTILLING THE CORE VALUES OF THE CITADEL IN A CHALLENGING INTELLECTUAL ENVIRONMENT. THESE PROGRAMS ENHANCE THE COLLEGE'S ACADEMIC STANDING BY ENABLING CADETS AND CITADEL GRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND CONFERENCES, AND BY HELPING TO PROMOTE THE CITADEL THROUGH ASSOCIATIONS WITH PEER INSTITUTIONS FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. EXAMPLES OF PROGRAM INITIATIVES INCLUDE:1. THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED KRAUSE SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS, COMBINING THE EXISTING KRAUSE CENTER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES TO FORM THE COLLEGE'S SIXTH ACADEMIC SCHOOL2. CYBERCORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE PROGRAM3. FACILITY ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING THE DESIGN OF A NEW SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING BUILDING, RENOVATIONS TO CLASSROOM AND LABRATORY SPACES IN BYRD AND DUCKET HALLS, RAISING FUNDS TO REBUILD THE EAST SIDE STANDS AT JOHNSON HAGOOD STADIUM, AND RENOVATING THE BASEBALL CLUBHOUSE AND LOCKER ROOMS AT JOE RILEY PARK.4. EMERGING TOPICS IN INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY STUDIES LECTURE SERIES5. FACULTY AND STUDENT PANELS EXPLORING THE MERITS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES OF INCORPORATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTO CLASSROOM AND CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

    Expenses $11,544,639 · Grants $11,544,639

  • REAL ESTATE: THE CITADEL REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION (TCREF) SUPPORTS THE CITADEL THROUGH VARIOUS REAL PROPERTY INITIATIVES. TCREF MAY REQUEST AND ACCEPT GIFTS AND GRANTS FROM THE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THOSE INITIATIVES. IN 2024 GRANTS WERE MADE TO TCREF RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEBT SERVICE OF BASTIN HALL, AND THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES ON DUNNEMAN AVENUE AND GROVE STREET ALONG THE EDGE OF THE CITADEL CAMPUS.

    Expenses $7,007,367 · Grants $7,007,367

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mr David D Aughtry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Tommy B Baker

    NOMINATIONS/COMP COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Charles B Coe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Louis E Costa II

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Rafael R Costas Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Stephen L Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Col F G Delleney Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Radm Stephen C Evans-Beg 0424

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Col Thomas L Hendricksusaf Ret

    AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Robert R Hill Jr

    GRANTS COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ms M Russell Holliday Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Joseph J Keenan

    REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr L William Krause

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Charles B Lawless

    INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr A Foster McKissick III

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Brett S Miller-Beg 0424

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr J Brice O'Brien

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ms Amanda M Orson-Beg 0424

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Col Alvin A Perkins Usa Ret

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr William S Stafford-Beg 1124

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Peter Sulick Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Christopher C Sullivan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Christopher C Swain

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr L William Varnerjr-Beg0424

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gen Glenn M Walters Usmc Ret

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related
  • Mr Anderson D Warlick

    EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr J Todd Watkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Claudius E Watts IV

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lt Col William R Cullbreath Jr Us

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr W Henry Johnson-Thru 0424

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr James A King II-Thru 0424

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Daniel McQueeney-Thru 0424

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Norman Poole Jr-Thru 1124

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr James W Reed - Thru 0424

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Richard Sandersjr-Thru0424

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr James J Ethridge Jr

    CHAIRMAN, EXEC COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mr Luther C Kissam IV

    VICE CHAIRMAN, DEV/OMC COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mrs Marina Daniel Buescher

    TREASURER/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jay P Dowd III

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $609,937
    From this org
    $522,355
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,582
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $439,355
    Bonus
    $83,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $38,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,074
    Filer's total
    $609,937
  • Shannon N Mease

    COO/CFO

    Total calculated
    $445,870
    From this org
    $363,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $82,532
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $302,838
    Bonus
    $60,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $49,493
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,039
    Filer's total
    $445,870
  • Jonathan Kresken

    VP LEGACY, ANNUAL & REUNION GIVING

    Total calculated
    $329,113
    From this org
    $257,933
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,180
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,670
    Bonus
    $31,263
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,098
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,082
    Filer's total
    $329,113
  • Gaylord Greene

    VP ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $265,942
    From this org
    $229,863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,079
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,758
    Bonus
    $29,105
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,071
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,008
    Filer's total
    $265,942
  • Ashley Santos

    ASSOC. VP, PRINCIPAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $240,359
    From this org
    $170,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,065
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,356
    Bonus
    $21,938
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,529
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,536
    Filer's total
    $240,359
  • Jodi Collins

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $214,507
    From this org
    $185,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,622
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,385
    Bonus
    $23,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,428
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,194
    Filer's total
    $214,507
  • Robert Stephenson

    ASSOC. VP FOR MAJOR GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $224,087
    From this org
    $155,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,098
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,689
    Bonus
    $20,300
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,493
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,605
    Filer's total
    $224,087

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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)

PART I, LINE 1B
ALL HEALTH CLUB/SOCIAL DUES ARE RELATED TO FURTHERING THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL ASSOCIATED EXPENSES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CFO.

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

  • THE CITADEL

    $17,562,985

    TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CITADEL, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.

  • FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BASTIN HALL, PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • THE CITADEL

    115 · ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN THE EDUCATION OF PRINCIPLED LEADERS. · SC

  • THE CITADEL REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITADEL. · SC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513179349300621

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