Seminole Boosters
Seminole Boosters reported $82.1 million in revenue and $97.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.45 went to program services, $9.43 to management and general costs and $6.12 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,872,326 (DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% 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 $97MFor 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 $82MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.5% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.4% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 82.9% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.1% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,872,326 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.93% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.7 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 53 of 57 | 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 expenseExpenditures include disbursements made to florida state university department of athletics, disbursements made to florida state university, and transfers to fsu financial assistance and fsu athletic association. These disbursements include, athletic development fund payments to supplement athletic department salaries, operating transfers to help pay student athlete scholarships, on behalf of disbursements to support various other sport needs, university presidental transfers to supplement the fundraising efforts of the university president, restricted disbursements made by individual sports…
Other expenditures include disbursements made for capital projects completed for the florida state university department of athletics as well as facilities maintenance expenses incurred to keep facilities functional during the fiscal year
Other program expenditures include disbursements that further the mission of the Seminole Boosters, including expenses for various banquets and events, spring tour expenditures, costs to administer the royalty program, additional scholarship expenditures, as well as various other expenditures that promote the education, health and physical welfare of students at florida state university
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, 0.25 hrs/week | $0 | $1,558,469 | $313,857 | $1,872,326 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.25 hrs/week | $0 | $1,557,937 | $56,262 | $1,614,199 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.25 hrs/week | $0 | $479,871 | $44,302 | $524,173 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.25 hrs/week | $0 | $410,093 | $53,352 | $463,445 |
| CEO/PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $390,877 | $0 | $26,949 | $417,826 |
| VP-DEV & REAL ESTATE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $312,511 | $0 | $14,387 | $326,898 |
| EVP - DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $279,578 | $0 | $17,870 | $297,448 |
| SVP - DEV & PLANNED GIVING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,486 | $0 | $14,716 | $244,202 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Seminole Boosters (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $681K (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b57 · 53 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 15aYes
- 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 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 5271
- Volunteers Part I, line 6115
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LEGENDS SALES & MARKETING LLC Sales consulting | $2,248,319 |
| LEGENDS HOSPITALITY LLC Food services | $2,148,673 |
| 4 TOPPS Stadium seats | $770,724 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to Seminole Boosters totaling $286K 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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Every number above is copied from Seminole Boosters's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Seminole Boosters, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Seminole Boosters's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Seminole Boosters reported that 84.5% of its $97.2 million in expenses went to program services, 9.4% to management and general and 6.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Seminole Boosters pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Seminole Boosters reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,872,326, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Seminole Boosters get its money?
Of $82.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 82.9% came from contributions and grants and 5.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Seminole Boosters a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-1561180 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202641359349313219 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (amended), object 202610289349300526 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349313189 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311319349302331 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211339349302821 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101329349302650 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-1561180: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.