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Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development

Mississippi State, MS · EIN 81-3934085 · 501(c)(3) · Organization operated for a governmental college or university
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development reported $10.5 million in revenue and $10.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.55 went to program services, $1.45 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $169,160 (DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 1755% 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 $11M

Program services$98.55 $11M
Management & general$1.45 $154K
Fundraising$0.00 $0

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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$99.42 $10M
Government grants$0.26 $26,667
Investment income$0.07 $7,790
Other revenue$0.25 $26,290

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	98.6%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	1.4%	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	99.7%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.3%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$169,160	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.59%	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	0.1	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	10 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 expense

$11M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $34,080

Research and development program expenses to develop andadminister opportunities arising from research ortechnological innovations of a scientific or educational nature and to promote economic development

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, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$169,160	$0	$169,160
PRESIDENT Officer, 1.00 hrs/week	$31,992	$0	$0	$31,992

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$10M	$11M	98.6%	$132K	$169,160
FY2024 ⓘ	$1.8M	$1.5M	94.0%	$338K	$213,090
FY2023 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	99.5%	$65,908	$184,185
FY2022 ⓘ	$2.5M	$2.4M	98.4%	$64,712	$187,211
FY2021 ⓘ	$276K	$230K	85.2%	−$5,633	$140,781
FY2020 ⓘ	$564K	$555K	95.7%	−$51,855	$145,239

Governance 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 · 10 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 51

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Questions people ask

How much of Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development reported that 98.6% of its $10.7 million in expenses went to program services, 1.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $169,160, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development get its money?

Of $10.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-3934085 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

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620659349301722 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540999349301704 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411209349301101 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340239349300509 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123449349301312 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202023149349303567 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-3934085: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.