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Vanguard University Foundation

Costa Mesa, CA · EIN 91-2164193 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Vanguard University Foundation reported $35.5 million in revenue and $795,234 in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.89 went to program services, $9.11 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $428,686 (PRESIDENT-VANGUARD UNIVERSITY). Revenue rose 4925% 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 $795K

Program services$90.89 $723K
Management & general$9.11 $72,412
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 $36M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$95.50 $34M
Investment income$4.50 $1.6M

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)	90.9%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	9.1%	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	95.5%	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	$428,686	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	53.91%	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	796.1	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	15 of 19	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

$723K expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $723K

The foundation administers the various endowed scholarship programs that provide needed aid to Vanguard University current students, reducing the gap between the cost of a college education and the family's ability to contribute

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
PRESIDENT-VANGUARD UNIVERSITY Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$299,933	$128,753	$428,686
PRESIDENT-FOUNDATION Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$152,838	$104,649	$257,487
TREASURER (THRU 08/24) Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$83,679	$97,611	$181,290
TREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$153,255	$26,777	$180,032

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Vanguard University 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, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$36M	$795K	90.9%	$53M	$428,686
FY2024 ⓘ	$1.2M	$624K	86.1%	$17M	$412,339
FY2023 ⓘ	$6.5M	$377K	86.4%	$16M	$417,527
FY2022 ⓘ	$790K	$295K	74.4%	$8.8M	$384,872
FY2021 ⓘ	$1.0M	$340K	84.5%	$9.8M	$363,820
FY2020 ⓘ	$707K	$180K	74.8%	$7.5M	$366,416

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–1b19 · 15 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 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
Volunteers Part I, line 642

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Vanguard University Foundation totaling $10,000 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

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Questions people ask

How much of Vanguard University Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Vanguard University Foundation reported that 90.9% of its $795,234 in expenses went to program services, 9.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Vanguard University Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Vanguard University Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $428,686, for the role of PRESIDENT-VANGUARD UNIVERSITY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Vanguard University Foundation get its money?

Of $35.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Vanguard University Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 91-2164193 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202621219349301547 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511259349302076 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411179349301916 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311329349307416 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211249349301701 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349307535 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 91-2164193: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.