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← FERRIS FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FERRIS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,366,973
Total expenses
$7,184,957
Contributions and grants received
$5,917,082
Grants paid
$6,599,973
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,575,929
Other revenue
-$126,038
Total assets, end of year
$123,419,079
Total liabilities, end of year
$131,026
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$123,288,053
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,599,973
Management and general expenses
$448,469
Fundraising expenses
$136,515
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,599,973

Program services were 91.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $198,948

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,718,134

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $733,423

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,548,192 · unrelated business $8,141 · excluded $1,540,051

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,305,426

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

    securities $5,277,689

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,027,737

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,027,737 · excluded $1,027,737

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $2,984

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $198,948

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $129,022

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$126,038 · excluded -$126,038

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,599,973 · program services $6,599,973

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,000 · management and general $6,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $472,235 · management and general $335,720 · fundraising $136,515

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,237 · management and general $13,237

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,501 · management and general $3,501

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,629 · management and general $10,629

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,333 · management and general $18,333

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,931 · management and general $9,931

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES AND OTHER

    total $40,662 · management and general $40,662

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONF. FEE (NON TRAVEL)

    total $5,260 · management and general $5,260

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS

    total $4,940 · management and general $4,940

  • 24d · Other expenses: AWARD PRIZES NON SCHOLA

    total $256 · management and general $256

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $513,906 · end of year $562,150

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,342,991 · end of year $3,938,415

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,744,410 · end of year $2,880,212

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,646,675 · end of year $15,513,199

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $99,940,698 · end of year $100,525,103

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $50,877 · end of year $44,430

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $96,108 · end of year $86,596

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,832,534 · end of year $23,427,923

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $93,209,161 · end of year $99,860,130

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE MISSION AND GOALS OF FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY BY GENERATING AND MANAGING PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

  • OUR MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH: A COMPREHENSIVE, AGGRESSIVE, AND ETHICAL PRIVATE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM TARGETED TOWARD IDENTIFIED UNIVERSITY NEEDS AND GOALS; AGGRESSIVE, YET PRUDENT, FISCAL MANAGEMENT OF LONG-TERM PRIVATE ASSETS; AND ENTHUSIASTIC AND ETHICAL ADVOCACY OF THE UNIVERSITY AMONG ALL ITS CONSTITUENTS.

    Expenses $6,599,973 · Grants $6,599,973

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Murray

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,164
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $148,563
    Other
    $38,601
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $148,563 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $38,601 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $187,164 related
  • Jennifer Shaw

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 40 related
  • Arlen-Dean Gaddy

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Emily Hancock

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Kurt Hofman

    IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Tim Murphy

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Davd Pilgrim

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $284,905
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $236,926
    Other
    $47,979
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $236,926 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $47,979 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $284,905 related
  • Susan Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $211,193
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $171,311
    Other
    $39,882
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $171,311 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $39,882 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $211,193 related
  • Barbara Benda

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $154,444
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $119,178
    Other
    $35,266
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $119,178 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $35,266 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $154,444 related
  • Russell Visner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Alton Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Gary Granger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jack Roberts

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Howard C Stross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Christine Visner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Matthew Nawrocki

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr John Engelman II

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Thomas P Scholler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Kevin Simon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Jean K Elder

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Kevin Cross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Matthew Bissett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Paul Doyle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Denise Graves

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Dana King

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jenifer Cutter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Andrew Kalinowski

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Richard Shaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Kenneth Bailey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Terry Stewart

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Bill Pink

    PRESIDENT, FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY

    Total calculated
    $276,964
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $249,533
    Other
    $27,431
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $249,533 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $27,431 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $276,964 related
  • Jim Bachmeier

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $271,059
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $227,000
    Other
    $44,059
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $227,000 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $44,059 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $271,059 related

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

None.

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

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
6 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401309349303200

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