The Wright State University Foundation's mission is to partner with Wright State University in providing funding that assists students from the Dayton region and beyond to obtain an affordable, quality education by: 1) promoting and facilitating a culture of engagement and philanthropy 2) prudently protecting, managing, and investing funds entrusted to it 3) disbursing funds aligned with the university's mission and priorities and ensuring funds disbursed are used as intended.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$469K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8.2M a year · 46% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$469K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $161.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
22
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 22 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.6M
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.7M
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$10.3M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$169.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.7M
FY2024▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.0M
FY2021$13.3M
FY2022$22.3M
FY2023$19.1M
FY2024$13.7M
FY2025$22.3M
Expenses
$10.3M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$8.1M
FY2022$9.3M
FY2023$10.4M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$9.6M
Net assets
$169.1M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$134.7M
FY2021$162.6M
FY2022$145.6M
FY2023$156.2M
FY2024$169.1M
FY2025$189.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1969.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $7.3M Management & general 24% · $2.4M Fundraising 5% · $552K

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

40 people listed on the 990; $469K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$268,926Pt VII · Sec A
$134,863Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$65,259Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

R Scott Rash’s $272K as President & CEO is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
R Scott Rash$271,781$268,926$251,991$261,673$252,672$71,772
Robert T Batson$137,677$134,863$131,491$127,903$134,240$136,259
Andrea Wall$69,309$65,259$61,841—$61,661$61,804

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Provides funding to help students get an affordable, quality education.

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3 programs · $7.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Scholarships

Students at wright state university receive a quality education that is paid partly by tuition and partly by state subsidy. The latter revenue source has declined in recent years thereby making it more difficult to finance a college education.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

University Programs

Donated resources for various academic and support functions at wright state university allows administrators flexibility to deliver quality programs to their constituencies. These contributions supplement the university's budget allocation and allow program managers to offer unique and creative learning opportunities for students.

$3.1Mprogram expense
03

Athletic Programs

Through its athletic programs, wright state offers its students the opportunity to compete on one of its twelve ncaa division one men's an d women's sports teams. These programs seek to transform the lives of its student-athletes, building a solid foundation for student success at all levels.

$643Kprogram 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 · 12 grants · $41.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,624,847
Wright State University FoundationFY2024$3,065,709
Wright State UniversityFY2023$3,973,376
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,335,408
Wright State UniversityFY2022$4,448,205
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,144,682
Wright State UniversityFY2021$3,670,715
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,987,939
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,072,025
Wright State UniversityFY2020$2,555,680
Wright State UniversityFY2019$4,618,586
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,939,855

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.7M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$8.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$410K
Money outPt IX
$10.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.3M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Fundraisingcol D$552K
Owns and owesPt X
$169.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$172.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$8.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$410K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$14K
Total revenueLn 12$13.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$161.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$172.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$169.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$147.3M$161.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$160.1M$172.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$156.2M$169.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.0M$4.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.3M$3.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$538K$538K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$275K$275K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$236K$236K
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Investment management feesLn 11f$853K$853K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$153K$0$56K$98K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$12K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$409K$51K$358K
OccupancyLn 16$171K$171K
TravelLn 17$119K$26K$93K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$119K$119K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$42K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.3M$7.3M$2.4M$552K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $22.3M$9.6M$12.7M$189.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $13.7M$10.3M$3.4M$169.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $19.1M$10.4M$8.7M$156.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $22.3M$9.3M$13.0M$145.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.3M$8.1M$5.2M$162.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.0M$10.1M$5.9M$134.7M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $13,746,175 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,171,637$5,172,459
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,617,439$8,163,457
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $355,159$410,259
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,144,235$13,746,175
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,592,887$7,308,784
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,130,308$1,048,351
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,713,146$1,941,770
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,436,341$10,298,905
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,707,894$3,447,270
Part VI · Governance 34 of 34 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34
VI-1b Independent voting members34
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 $13,746,175 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,172,459
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$67,971
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,172,459
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $13,023 · Excluded from tax $8,164,907$8,177,930
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $151,959$151,959
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$14,473−$14,473
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $258,300$258,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $258,300 · Unrelated business $13,023 · Excluded from tax $8,302,393$13,746,175
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,298,905 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,973,376$3,973,376
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,335,408$3,335,408
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $537,965$537,965
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $274,641$274,641
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $235,745$235,745
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,200$24,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,272$35,272
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $852,591$852,591
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $55,870 · Fundraising $97,545$153,415
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,264 · Fundraising $1,824$14,088
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $51,475 · Fundraising $358,011$409,486
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $171,064$171,064
IX-17 TravelManagement $26,072 · Fundraising $93,247$119,319
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $118,899$118,899
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $42,359 · Fundraising $1,077$43,436
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,308,784 · Management $2,438,417 · Fundraising $551,704$10,298,905
Part X · Balance sheet $172,642,347 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,286,610$1,877,147
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,634,200$3,784,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,691,663$1,607,830
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $124,899,158$137,697,765
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $22,422,845$24,062,507
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,208,644$3,612,298
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $160,143,120$172,642,347
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $666,893$295,411
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $968,060$779,608
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,933,667$3,589,849
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,352,149$15,242,878
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $143,857,304$153,809,620
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $156,209,453$169,052,498
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $160,143,120$172,642,347
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,052,498 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,746,175
XI-2 Total expenses$10,298,905
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,447,270
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$156,209,453
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,191,297
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$204,478
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,052,498

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