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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$139,201,323
Total expenses
$75,639,219
Contributions and grants received
$84,728,927
Grants paid
$60,949,069
Program service revenue
$147,456
Investment income
$51,056,635
Other revenue
$3,268,305
Total assets, end of year
$1,072,650,055
Total liabilities, end of year
$44,271,002
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,028,379,053
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$66,770,243
Management and general expenses
$4,790,183
Fundraising expenses
$4,078,793
Program service expenses (Part III)
$66,770,243

Program services were 88.3% 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

    $145,210

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,358,430

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,556

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $82,217,731

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $19,960,863

  • 2a · Program service revenue: N/D PORTION OF CONTRIBUTION

    total $92,334 · related or exempt $92,334

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROG SRVC REGISTRATION

    total $55,122 · related or exempt $55,122

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,745,998 · unrelated business -$1,444,329 · excluded $8,190,327

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $69,912 · excluded $69,912

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $880

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $880

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $880 · excluded $880

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $340,605,138

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

    securities $296,294,501

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $44,310,637

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $44,310,637 · unrelated business $85,727 · excluded $44,224,910

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $275,673

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

    $145,210

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $184,160

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $91,513 · excluded $91,513

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADMIN COST RECOVERY

    total $3,102,805 · related or exempt $3,102,805

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,195 · related or exempt $3,179 · unrelated business $16

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,106,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $60,949,069 · program services $60,949,069

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $562,969 · management and general $332,543 · fundraising $230,426

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $3,431,228 · program services $304,189 · management and general $1,958,117 · fundraising $1,168,922

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $30,995 · program services $7,114 · management and general $18,513 · fundraising $5,368

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $102,000 · management and general $102,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $327,035 · program services $151,621 · management and general $74,160 · fundraising $101,254

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $388,229 · program services $254,304 · management and general $15,422 · fundraising $118,503

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $697,059 · program services $474,795 · management and general $76,891 · fundraising $145,373

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,278,980 · program services $64,930 · management and general $1,212,960 · fundraising $1,090

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $118,308 · program services $116,757 · management and general $13 · fundraising $1,538

  • 17 · Travel

    total $807,183 · program services $214,240 · management and general $34,079 · fundraising $558,864

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $179,172 · program services $81,068 · management and general $73,823 · fundraising $24,281

  • 24a · Other expenses: OFFICIAL GUESTS AND ENT

    total $5,640,323 · program services $3,737,496 · management and general $239,853 · fundraising $1,662,974

  • 24b · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

    total $584,847 · program services $78,294 · management and general $474,854 · fundraising $31,699

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER NONPROFESSIONAL O

    total $541,822 · program services $336,366 · management and general $176,955 · fundraising $28,501

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $21,283,627 · end of year $55,578,114

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $75,608,395 · end of year $76,469,831

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

    $1,669,852

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

    $289,535

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,487,023 · end of year $1,380,317

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $335,194,322 · end of year $363,377,538

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $463,811,039 · end of year $560,930,974

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $12,182,825 · end of year $14,913,281

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $535,893 · end of year $521,275

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $15,329 · end of year $119,935

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $39,418,939 · end of year $43,629,792

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $44,158,474 · end of year $51,099,665

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $825,438,596 · end of year $977,279,388

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AN EDUCATIONAL, LAND GRANT INSTITUTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AN EDUCATIONAL, LAND-GRANT INSTITUTION WHICH IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 115.

  • GRANTS TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY (AU) FOR ACADEMIC, OUTREACH AND RESEARCH MISSIONS AND ITS SUPPORTING/RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSES, OUTREACH AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, IN SUPPORT OF AU.

    Expenses $60,732,069 · Grants $60,732,069 · Revenue $3,105,984

  • EXPENDITURES MADE BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (AUF) ON BEHALF OF AU IN SUPPORT OF ITS ACADEMIC, OUTREACH AND RESEARCH MISSIONS.

    Expenses $5,821,174 · Revenue $147,456

  • GRANTS TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION, INC.(AUREF), FOR OPERATIONS AND THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTIES TO AU FOR PERPETUAL MANAGEMENT.

    Expenses $217,000 · Grants $217,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paul Jacobson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.08 + 0.25 related
  • Steve Cates

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.27 related
  • Kath Carter

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.46
  • Beau Byrd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.46 + 0.15 related
  • Beth Stukes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.69
  • Bruce Donnellan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.77
  • Dan Arnold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.85
  • Dan Davidson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.77
  • Greg Winchester

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.46 + 0.2 related
  • Javier Goizueta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.58
  • Joe Cowan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.08
  • John Stein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.77
  • Ken Henderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.42
  • Kerry Bradley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.46
  • Leslee Belluchie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15
  • Mark Forchette

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Nick Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.35
  • Nicole Faulk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.62
  • Pat Henry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.46 + 0.27 related
  • Sarah Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.12
  • Shirley Boulware

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.69
  • Robert Wellbaum

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $402,798
    From this org
    $328,374
    From related orgs
    $17,283
    Other
    $57,141
    Hours/week
    9.6 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $328,374 + $17,283 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,022 + $2,264 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,475 + $604 related
    Filer's total
    $382,871 + $20,151 related
  • Erin Lewis

    CHEIF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $327,953
    From this org
    $258,917
    From related orgs
    $22,514
    Other
    $46,522
    Hours/week
    9.2 + 3.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $258,917 + $22,514 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,893 + $2,773 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,113 + $966 related
    Filer's total
    $301,923 + $26,253 related
  • Margaret Arnold

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $214,969
    From this org
    $174,316
    From related orgs
    $3,557
    Other
    $37,096
    Hours/week
    6 + 0.8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,316 + $3,557 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,736 + $505 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,837 + $242 related
    Filer's total
    $210,889 + $4,304 related
  • William Hughes

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $216,886
    From this org
    $166,859
    From related orgs
    $14,510
    Other
    $35,517
    Hours/week
    23.6 + 3.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,859 + $14,510 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,769 + $1,893 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,113 + $966 related
    Filer's total
    $199,741 + $17,369 related
  • Regena Isbell

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $168,813
    From this org
    $141,311
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,502
    Hours/week
    20.4

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,311
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,994
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,732
    Filer's total
    $169,037
  • Timothy Jones Thru 53124

    INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $163,569
    From this org
    $130,943
    From related orgs
    $1,323
    Other
    $31,303
    Hours/week
    5.2 + 0.4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,943 + $1,323 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,253 + $194 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,958 + $121 related
    Filer's total
    $162,154 + $1,638 related
  • Lee Sheppard

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $134,164
    From this org
    $102,072
    From related orgs
    $8,876
    Other
    $23,216
    Hours/week
    22 + 3.2 related
  • Wanda Sperow

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $120,049
    From this org
    $89,752
    From related orgs
    $4,724
    Other
    $25,573
    Hours/week
    36 + 2 related
  • Laurel Hendrix

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $98,169
    From this org
    $77,727
    From related orgs
    $4,091
    Other
    $16,351
    Hours/week
    20 + 2 related
  • Shauna Monroe

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $100,570
    From this org
    $76,332
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,238
    Hours/week
    12.8
  • William Williams

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $244,382
    From this org
    $208,820
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,562
    Hours/week
    2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,820
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,054
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,732
    Filer's total
    $244,606
  • Alesia Davenport

    SR DIRECTOR, GIFT PLANNING

    Total calculated
    $198,880
    From this org
    $171,514
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,366
    Hours/week
    2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,514
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,415
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,176
    Filer's total
    $199,105
  • Daniel Sasser

    CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $185,265
    From this org
    $153,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,907
    Hours/week
    4

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,358
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,052
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,079
    Filer's total
    $185,489
  • Rebecca Coan

    SR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $162,596
    From this org
    $131,647
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,949
    Hours/week
    2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,647
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,094
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,077
    Filer's total
    $162,818
  • Jennifer Stephens

    SR. DIR. ADVANCEMENT COMPLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $148,723
    From this org
    $126,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,015
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Morris

    FORMER PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $303,938
    From this org
    $238,719
    From related orgs
    $42,127
    Other
    $23,092
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $238,719 + $42,127 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,910 + $2,278 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,896 + $1,217 related
    Filer's total
    $258,525 + $45,622 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

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses

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 3
AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION HAS NO EMPLOYEES; AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS THE COMMON PAYMASTER FOR AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON MARKET SURVEYS AND INTERNAL DATA COMPILED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY'S HUMAN RESOURCES. AUBURN UNIVERSITY HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT MAY CONSIDER AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD ON POLICIES RELATED TO TOTAL COMPENSATION OF UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES BALANCING GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES WITH PROMOTION OF A QUALITY WORK FORCE BY PROVIDING COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION.

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
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521429349300212

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