Georgia State University Research Foundation
Georgia State University Research Foundation reported $154.1 million in revenue and $151.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.26 went to program services, $2.74 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.1% of the total. Government grants made up 76.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,005,694 (DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 44% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $151MFor 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $154MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.3% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.7% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.1% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 76.3% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,005,694 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.66% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.7 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 10 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResearch grants are awarded to Georgia State University. Georgia State University is a premier urban public research university, solving global challenges in human health. Researchers utilize the university's state-of-the-art facilities and work across the disciplines to address critical quality of life issues, such as cancer, obesity, inflammation, vaccine development, child and adult literacy, and public health issues related to smoking, and other chronic diseases. Annual grant awards received at the university have exceeded the $100 million milestone for the past three years. Federal…
The foundation supported the learning engineering tools competition in 2024, a multi-million dollar prize challenge to leverage technology, data, and learning science to meet the urgent needs of learners across generations. The competition invited technologists, digital learning platforms, researchers, students, and teachers from around the globe to propose innovative tools or technologies targeting one of the four following areas in education: acceleration of learning in elementary and secondary literacy and math; transformation of k-12 assessments in both cost and quality; facilitation of…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $844,636 | $161,058 | $1,005,694 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $462,920 | $46,180 | $509,100 |
| VICE CHAIR Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $439,492 | $52,698 | $492,190 |
| DIRECTOR (AS OF 8/2024) Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $304,881 | $40,171 | $345,052 |
| SECRETARY Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $284,508 | $47,432 | $331,940 |
| CHAIRPERSON Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $273,541 | $46,497 | $320,038 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $203,636 | $26,497 | $230,133 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $163,589 | $29,990 | $193,579 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Georgia State University Research Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b10 · 0 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- 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 4Yes
- 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 50
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PD KIM CONSULTING Consulting | $281,800 |
| MEUNIER CARLIN & CURFMAN LLC Legal services | $222,413 |
| KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP Legal services | $218,844 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to Georgia State University Research Foundation totaling $6.2M 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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Of every $100 Georgia State University Research Foundation spent in FY2025, $97.26 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Georgia State University Research Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Georgia State University Research Foundation reported that 97.3% of its $151.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Georgia State University Research Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Georgia State University Research Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,005,694, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Georgia State University Research Foundation get its money?
Of $154.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.1% came from contributions and grants (including 76.3% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Georgia State University Research Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-1845423 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631319349305513 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541329349300909 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421229349301222 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311299349303061 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201299349301780 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121309349301937 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-1845423: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.