Southern Univerty System
Southern Univerty System reported $21.0 million in revenue and $13.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $51.27 went to program services, $43.23 to management and general costs and $5.50 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.3% of the total. Revenue rose 83% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 51.3% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 43.2% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.5% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 82.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.1% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 26.9 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe organization's primary exempt purpose is to promote the educational and cultural welfare of southern university and a&m college system and to provide additional resources for the benefit of the university system, to encourage, solicit, receive, and administer gifts and request of property and funds for scientific, educational and charitable purposes, all for the advancement of the southern university system
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 53
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Southern Univerty System totaling $620K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Southern Univerty System's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Southern Univerty System reported that 51.3% of its $13.7 million in expenses went to program services, 43.2% to management and general and 5.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Southern Univerty System get its money?
Of $21.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 82.3% came from contributions and grants and 8.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Southern Univerty System a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7052911 as a 501(c)(3) organization (organization operated for a governmental college or university), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523219349318502 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443239349301659 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349323647 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233079349301548 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349320486 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7052911: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.