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Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation
Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation reported $16.6 million in revenue and $1.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $457,435 (EXECUTIVE DI). Revenue rose 4144% between FY2021 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 $1.2MFor context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 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 $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 100.0% | 84.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 10.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 83.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $457,435 | $357,133 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 39.48% | 1.52% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 12 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 160.6 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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 expenseThe organization is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to and supporting the charitable, educational and scientific mission and program of the south dakota science and technology authority
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here5 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–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation totaling $18 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 Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation spent in FY2025, $100.00 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation reported that 100.0% of its $1.2 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $457,435, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation get its money?
Of $16.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-2556473 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 (amended), object 202630909349301558 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520919349300747 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400739349301615 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300539349301355 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230919349301723 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-2556473: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.