To advance the effectiveness of public multi-campus systems of post- secondary education in the u.s.; to serve as a forum for the exchange of information and perspectives relating directly or indirectly to the administration and leadership of systems of higher education; to work to maximize opportunities and to resolve common problems in higher education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $495K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $703K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$109K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+299% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +299%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.7M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +160%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$426K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.4M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +106%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2007.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.0M Management & general 5% · $58K Fundraising 2% · $18K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Jessica Todtman’s $261K as President is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Jessica Todtman$261,235—
Jason Lane$163,474—
Nancy Zimpher—$131,295

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Providing a forum for the exchange of views and information among the members and with other higher education organizations to maximize opportunities and to resolve common problems in higher education. The 43 current members are the chief executives drawn from 65 colleges and university systems of public education in the united states.

$1.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 72 grants · $2.0M · 2020–2024
The University of Texas SystemFY2024$192,500
Consortium of Universities of WashiFY2024$40,000
Utah System of Higher EducationFY2024$37,500
Loisiana Board of RegentsFY2024$32,500
The Texas A&m University SystemFY2024$32,500
University System of MDFY2024$29,500
AcueFY2024$22,500
University of MD College ParkFY2024$22,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$15,000
Uc Office of the PresidentFY2024$10,000
The Regents of the University of CaFY2024$10,000
Southwestern CollegeFY2024$10,000
Sonoma State UniversityCA · FY2024$10,000
San Diegfo State UniversityFY2024$10,000
Modesto Junior CollegeFY2024$10,000
Foundation for the Los Angeles CommFY2024$10,000
East Stroudsburg UniversityFY2024$10,000
Cypress CollegeFY2024$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$751K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$958
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
SavingsLn 2$622K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$751K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$511K$751K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$574K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$109K
Net assetsLn 32$491K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$628K$628K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$180K$132K$37K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$165K$160K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$767$398
Information technologyLn 14$1K$861$272
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$102K$101K$776
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$1K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$143$223
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$58K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.7M$4.4M$242K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$3.6M$661K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$2.3M$1.1M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.6M$1.1M$521K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $408K$426K−$18K$491K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,626,586 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $402,482$1,465,687
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,500$154,400
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,007$958
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,052$5,541
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $408,041$1,626,586
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $118,000$627,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $201,622$180,268
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,348$298,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $425,970$1,105,929
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,929$520,657
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,626,586 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$165,687
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,300,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,465,687
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $154,400$154,400
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $958$958
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,541$5,541
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $159,941 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $958$1,626,586
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,105,929 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $627,500$627,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,249 · Management $37,277 · Fundraising $10,742$180,268
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,452$1,452
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $160,040 · Fundraising $5,000$165,040
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $767 · Management $398$1,165
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $861 · Management $272$1,133
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,554 · Fundraising $1,588$5,142
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $100,953 · Fundraising $776$101,729
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,132$15,132
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,157 · Management $3,409$4,566
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,436 · Management $143 · Fundraising $223$2,802
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,029,517 · Management $58,083 · Fundraising $18,329$1,105,929
Part X · Balance sheet $1,123,055 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,073$129,345
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $490,754$621,713
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,400$355,525
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,409$3,472
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,000$13,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $573,636$1,123,055
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,749$108,540
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $82,278$108,540
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $385,987$464,515
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $105,371$550,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $491,358$1,014,515
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $573,636$1,123,055
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,014,515 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,626,586
XI-2 Total expenses$1,105,929
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$520,657
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$491,358
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,500
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,014,515

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