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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,291,177
Total expenses
$17,405,260
Contributions and grants received
$11,543,768
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$153,165
Investment income
$646,851
Other revenue
$10,947,393
Total assets, end of year
$159,935,912
Total liabilities, end of year
$133,571,073
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$26,364,839
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,438,191
Management and general expenses
$3,967,069
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,438,191

Program services were 77.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $6,251,268

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,292,500

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $285,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $88,165 · related or exempt $88,165

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $65,000 · related or exempt $65,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $756,441 · unrelated business $21,571 · excluded $734,870

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $3,666,648 · related or exempt $3,666,648

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $6,857,070

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,857,070

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,857,070 · related or exempt $6,376,876 · unrelated business $480,194

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,837 · other assets $101,190

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

    securities $0 · other assets $215,617

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,837 · other assets -$114,427

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$109,590 · excluded -$109,590

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $423,675

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $423,675 · related or exempt $423,675

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,558,987 · program services $507,137 · management and general $1,051,850

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $117,864 · management and general $117,864

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,490,721 · program services $3,023,698 · management and general $467,023

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $477,081 · program services $385,520 · management and general $91,561

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $339,899 · program services $272,831 · management and general $67,068

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $347,959 · program services $243,571 · management and general $104,388

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $652,666 · program services $565,531 · management and general $87,135

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $72,031 · management and general $72,031

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $9,600 · management and general $9,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,217,013 · management and general $1,217,013

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,964 · program services $11,964

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,913 · management and general $23,913

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $276,099 · management and general $276,099

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $2,771,309 · program services $2,771,309

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,128,001 · program services $2,127,221 · management and general $780

  • 17 · Travel

    total $77,910 · management and general $77,910

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $26,290 · management and general $26,290

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,368,296 · program services $1,368,296

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,439,049 · program services $1,428,369 · management and general $10,680

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $462,659 · program services $410,313 · management and general $52,346

  • 24a · Other expenses: MAXWELL RANCH EXPENSES

    total $186,494 · program services $186,494

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & LICENSES

    total $35,125 · program services $1,518 · management and general $33,607

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING

    total $19,838 · management and general $19,838

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $294,492 · program services $134,419 · management and general $160,073

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $481,912 · end of year $83,979,770

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,104,109 · end of year $2,963,044

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,772,248 · end of year $1,507,137

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $8,161,193 · end of year $7,848,522

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $25,215 · end of year $34,821

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $30,614 · end of year $48,507

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

    $61,400,347

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

    $14,683,770

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,400,232 · end of year $46,716,577

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,585,255 · end of year $8,402,084

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $58 · end of year $52

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,625,323 · end of year $8,435,398

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,565,495 · end of year $7,394,186

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $322,443 · end of year $241,951

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    end of year $81,557,258

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $36,032,826 · end of year $36,845,123

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,786,473 · end of year $7,532,555

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,282,976 · end of year $26,168,893

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $195,946 · end of year $195,946

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CSU STRATA WAS ORGANIZED IN 1941 TO AID THE UNIVERSITIES GOVERNED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (CSUS, INCLUDING COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PUEBLO, AND CSU GLOBAL) IN THEIR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS. CSU STRATA PROVIDES PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT LEASING, PATENT AND LICENSING MANAGEMENT, DEBT FINANCING THROUGH MORTGAGE DEBT SERVICE, AND LAND ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AID & ASSIST UNIVERSITIES GOVERNED BY THE CSU SYSTEM IN THEIR RESEARCH & EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS.

  • CSU STRATA PROVIDES MANAGEMENT OF VARIOUS COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES HELD BY OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY.

    Expenses $10,666,882 · Revenue $6,953,716

  • TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ASSISTS WITH PATENT AND LICENSING MANAGEMENT.

    Expenses $2,771,309 · Revenue $3,666,648

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Bob Hotman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Conrad

    VICE-CHAIR/ SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Ikard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Gabel

    TRUSTEE (FROM 10/08/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Victoria Quintana

    TRUSTEE (FROM 10/08/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arthur Valdez

    TRUSTEE (FROM 10/08/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Hudnut

    TRUSTEE (THRU 04/01/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Don Marostica

    TRUSTEE (THRU 10/08/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ajay Menon

    PRESIDENT/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $610,735
    From this org
    $530,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,028
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $529,123
    Bonus
    $1,584
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $51,120
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,546
    Filer's total
    $612,373
  • Lynn Johnson

    CFO & SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $300,314
    From this org
    $239,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,743
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $238,086
    Bonus
    $1,485
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,675
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,642
    Filer's total
    $301,888
  • Richard Magid

    VICE PRESIDENT - TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

    Total calculated
    $255,611
    From this org
    $212,643
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,968
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,344
    Bonus
    $299
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,804
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,687
    Filer's total
    $257,134
  • Stephen Laughlin - Vp

    ADVANCED LASER (THRU 03/15/25)

    Total calculated
    $101,788
    From this org
    $93,330
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,458
    Hours/week
    40
  • Peter Meyer- Vp - Real

    ESTATE SERVICES (FROM 11/18/24)

    Total calculated
    $26,140
    From this org
    $25,678
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $462
    Hours/week
    40
  • Joshua Peterson - Vp

    ADVANCED LASER (FROM 06/16/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steve Foster

    DIRECTOR - LICENSING

    Total calculated
    $185,343
    From this org
    $146,954
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,389
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,672
    Bonus
    $282
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,656
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,840
    Filer's total
    $186,450
  • James Poss

    DIRECTOR - VENTURES CREATIONS

    Total calculated
    $225,266
    From this org
    $172,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,808
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,090
    Bonus
    $368
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,152
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,992
    Filer's total
    $226,602
  • Diana Prieto

    DIRECTOR - HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $187,743
    From this org
    $153,206
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,537
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,651
    Bonus
    $555
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,373
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,274
    Filer's total
    $188,853
  • Thomas Jankowski

    DIRECTOR - TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $165,558
    From this org
    $144,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,673
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,398
    Bonus
    $487
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,567
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,160
    Filer's total
    $166,612
  • Greggory Ullmann

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $141,421
    From this org
    $126,641
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,780
    Hours/week
    40
  • Julie Birdsall- Former Cfo

    SENIOR MANAGER FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

    Total calculated
    $134,860
    From this org
    $107,764
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,096
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,339
    Bonus
    $425
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,727
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,302
    Filer's total
    $135,793

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

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
CSU STRATA ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCES OF THE EXECUTIVE STAFF AND OTHER STAFF TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF BONUSES WILL BE PAID. DURING CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024, BONUSES WERE AWARDED BASED ON REVIEW OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE AND SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION.

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.

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.

  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION DE MEXICO AC

    OPERATE TODOS SANTOS CAMPUS · MX · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CSU STRATA

  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION TODOS SANTOS AC

    PROVIDE COURSES & WORKSHOPS · MX · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CSU STRATA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503009349301720

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