Purdue Student Publishing Foundation FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

W Lafayette, IN501(c)(3)Since 1969EIN 35-1163471Revenue $727K in FY2022

On file with the IRSpurdueexponent.orgPo Box 2506, 47996-2506 · W Lafayette, INTax-exempt since Dec 1969Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $335K a year · 51% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$89K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$727K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$727K
FY2022▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$713K
FY2022$727K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$818K
FY2025$648K
FY2025$933K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$946K
FY2025$943K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2022▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$3.8M
FY2025$4.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending May 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $729K Management & general 28% · $289K

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; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Publisher/Gm
$80,829Pt VII · Sec A
Student Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Faculty Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alumni Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Faculty Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
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

Programs and updates

Trains Purdue students in all aspects of newspaper and website publishing.

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1 program · $714K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Publication of student newspaper and website at purdue university

$714Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$727K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$435K
Investment incomeLn 3$279K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$729K
Managementcol C$289K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
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$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$435K
Investment incomeLn 3$279K
Gains on assetsLn 7$211K
Total revenueLn 12$727K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500
SavingsLn 2$189K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$528K$449K$80K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$12K$2K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$31K$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$30K$10K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$30K$0$30K$0
Office expensesLn 13$28K$10K$18K$0
OccupancyLn 16$128K$36K$92K$0
TravelLn 17$10K$10K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$79K$61K$18K$0
InsuranceLn 23$17K$0$17K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K$92K$14K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$729K$289K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $648K$943K−$295K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $818K$946K−$128K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $365K$1.0M−$665K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $727K$1.0M−$290K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $713K$1.0M−$297K$5.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $726,874 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $120,557$12,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $348,448$435,184
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $244,094$278,884
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $713,099$726,874
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $616,050$614,564
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $393,614$402,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,009,664$1,017,365
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$296,565−$290,491
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 $726,874 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,806
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $129,394 · Excluded from tax $34,465$435,184
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $67,719$67,719
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $211,165 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$211,165
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $482,490 · Unrelated business $129,394 · Excluded from tax $102,184$726,874
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,017,365 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $448,558 · Management $79,741 · Fundraising $0$528,299
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,092 · Management $1,800 · Fundraising $0$13,892
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,597 · Management $1,721 · Fundraising $0$32,318
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,739 · Management $10,316 · Fundraising $0$40,055
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,625 · Fundraising $0$5,625
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $30,320 · Fundraising $0$30,320
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,650 · Management $18,145 · Fundraising $0$27,795
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,819 · Management $92,171 · Fundraising $0$127,990
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,658 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,658
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,540 · Management $18,140 · Fundraising $0$78,680
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $16,708 · Fundraising $0$16,708
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,108 · Management $13,917 · Fundraising $0$106,025
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $728,761 · Management $288,604 · Fundraising $0$1,017,365
Part X · Balance sheet $4,866,330 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $207,143$188,628
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,339$47,036
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $21,581$36,928
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $436,817$372,223
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,511,513$1,435,463
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,369,356$2,782,708
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,844$2,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,572,093$4,866,330
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,610$25,501
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,794$6,420
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $95,163$56,775
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $123,567$88,696
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,448,526$4,777,634
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,448,526$4,777,634
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,572,093$4,866,330
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,777,634 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$726,874
XI-2 Total expenses$1,017,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$290,491
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,448,526
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$380,007
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$394
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,777,634

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