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Stephen F Austin State University Foundation

Nacogdoches, TX · EIN 75-1494062 · 501(c)(3) · Organization operated for a governmental college or university
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Stephen F Austin State University Foundation reported $16.5 million in revenue and $111.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $5.35 went to program services, $94.65 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 91.4% of the total. Revenue rose 129% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $112M

For 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 $16M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
5.4%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
94.6%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
7.8%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%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 reported1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
Not reported8
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.713.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

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 expense
$5.6M expenses · 93.3% of program spending · grants $5.4M

Costs associated with maintenance of endowments and other major gifts, earnings from the endowments fund faculty supplements, scholarships, and outstanding lecturers for stephen f. Austin State University

$403K expenses · 6.7% of program spending

Donor recognition and development, including the costs associated with gathering, processing, and maintaining financial and donor information. This also includes the cost of organizing donor recognition activities

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$50M$100M$150M$200M201920202021202220232024$16M$112M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$16M$112M5.4%$16M—
2023 ⓘ$14M$7.0M98.7%$121M—
2022 ⓘ$11M$7.5M99.0%$105M—
2021 ⓘ$21M$5.7M99.2%$115M—
2020 ⓘ$17M$3.6M98.5%$98M—
2019 ⓘ$7.2M$2.4M98.4%$78M—

Governance 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–1b12 · 12 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • 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 50

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to Stephen F Austin State University Foundation totaling $2.2M 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Stephen F Austin State University Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Stephen F Austin State University Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Stephen F Austin State University Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Stephen F Austin State University Foundation reported that 5.4% of its $111.9 million in expenses went to program services, 94.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does Stephen F Austin State University Foundation get its money?

Of $16.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 7.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Stephen F Austin State University Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 75-1494062 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, 2020, 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 202503179349302040 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443189349310074 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349318157 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213129349301911 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202241379349301859 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043159349300819 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 75-1494062: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.