Purdue Student Publishing Foundation

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Educating students at Purdue university about the skills necessary to publish a newspaper and website by exposing them to all aspects of production

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2026. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-1163471) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2026 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2026, this tax year.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $302K a year · 43% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
68% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
2.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$26K
0.6% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$933K
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$933K
FY2026▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$713K
FY2022$727K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$818K
FY2025$648K
FY2026$933K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2026▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$946K
FY2025$943K
FY2026$1.1M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2026▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$3.8M
FY2026$4.0M

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending May 2026) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Dec 1969.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $734K Management & general 32% · $338K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Publisher/Gm
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Student Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alumni Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alumni Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Patrick J Kuhnle————$80,829$80,472
Kyle Charters$75,000$59,238————
Stacy L Kellogg——$75,000$65,000——

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

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1 program · $717K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Publication of student newspaper and website at purdue university

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-1163471) · Dispute this line
$717Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$933K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$615K
Other incomeLn 4–11$183K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$734K
Managementcol C$338K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$615K
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$183K
Gains on assetsLn 7$183K
Total revenueLn 12$933K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500
SavingsLn 2$189K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
Accounts receivableLn 4$98K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$26K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5194
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$75K$38K$38K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$350K$304K$46K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K$469$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$20K$6K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$24K$9K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$0$9K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$18K$0$18K$0
Office expensesLn 13$52K$29K$22K$0
OccupancyLn 16$203K$98K$105K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$34K$7K$0
InsuranceLn 23$19K$0$19K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$175K$132K$44K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$66K$51K$14K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$734K$338K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 17, 2026 $933K$1.1M−$139K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2025Filed with the IRS Aug 27, 2025 $648K$943K−$295K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 9, 2024 $818K$946K−$128K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $365K$1.0M−$665K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2022 $727K$1.0M−$290K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 3, 2021 $713K$1.0M−$297K$5.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $933,066 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,268$76,010
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $395,193$615,421
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $231,749$241,635
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $648,210$933,066
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $447,384$489,038
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $495,754$582,860
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $943,138$1,071,898
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$294,928−$138,832
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $933,066 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,010
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,010
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $180,946 · Excluded from tax $39,939$615,421
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $58,670$58,670
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $182,965$182,965
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $394,536 · Unrelated business $180,946 · Excluded from tax $281,574$933,066
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,071,898 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $37,500 · Management $37,500 · Fundraising $0$75,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $304,136 · Management $46,255 · Fundraising $0$350,391
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,916 · Management $469 · Fundraising $0$4,385
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,888 · Management $6,485 · Fundraising $0$26,373
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,537 · Management $9,352 · Fundraising $0$32,889
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,277 · Fundraising $0$9,277
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,689 · Fundraising $0$17,689
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,496 · Management $22,370 · Fundraising $0$51,866
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,431 · Management $104,761 · Fundraising $0$203,192
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,075 · Management $7,166 · Fundraising $0$41,241
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $18,994 · Fundraising $0$18,994
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $131,528 · Management $43,544 · Fundraising $0$175,072
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $51,482 · Management $14,047 · Fundraising $0$65,529
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $733,989 · Management $337,909 · Fundraising $0$1,071,898
Part X · Balance sheet $4,033,380 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $45,157$188,977
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $127,576$98,052
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $42,505$26,281
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $158,440$91,016
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,286,611$1,245,370
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,207,284$2,380,340
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,844$2,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,870,917$4,033,380
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,129$25,945
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,129$25,945
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,844,788$4,007,435
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,844,788$4,007,435
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,870,917$4,033,380
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,007,435 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$933,066
XI-2 Total expenses$1,071,898
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$138,832
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,844,788
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$301,479
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,007,435

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