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The mission of the Truman State University Foundation is to advance the University through lasting relationships, strong private gift support and prudent stewardship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 135 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.6M a year · 49% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $79.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $274K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$615K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$5.0M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$85.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2025▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$5.0M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$85.1M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60.3M
FY2021$76.3M
FY2022$67.3M
FY2023$71.4M
FY2024$78.3M
FY2025$85.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Dec 1985.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $3.9M Management & general 9% · $407K Fundraising 7% · $324K

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

26 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
University President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

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3 programs · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Higher Education

Funds are donated to the foundation in support of academic areas and initiatives at truman state university, which includes expenditures for operating expenses of the various academic units, institutional capital projects, academic learning events, and supplementing of the budgets for the various departments provided by the university.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Scholarship Programs

Scholarships are provided for truman state university students in accordance with criteria established by donors for the various scholarship funds. For fiscal year 2025, the foundation granted scholarships to 756 students.

$1.5Mprogram expense
03

Athletic and Sports Programs

Funds are donated to the foundation in support of the athletic programs at truman state university. The foundation and university support 18 sports programs and 369 student athletes. The support from the foundation is used for such areas as team travel to sporting events and other direct expenses of the sports programs.

$258Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · $15.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,519,136
Truman State UniversityFY2024$1,220,779
Truman State UniversityFY2023$1,902,481
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,261,224
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,446,521
Truman State UniversityFY2022$998,652
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,255,855
Truman State UniversityFY2021$631,394
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,034,513
Truman State UniversityFY2020$727,651
Truman State UniversityFY2019$1,618,953
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,470,110

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$407K
Fundraisingcol D$324K
Owns and owesPt X
$85.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.2M
Total assetsLn 16$85.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$615K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$306K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$6.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$79.0M
Other assetsLn 15$267K
Total assetsLn 16$85.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$615K
Net assetsLn 32$85.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6135
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$41K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$76.8M$70.2M$62.1M$58.7M$67.9M
Given inLn 1b$577K$1.0M$285K$569K$1.1M
SpentLn 1d–1f$1.2M$1.1M$1.3M$692K$1.0M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.2M$6.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$72.5M$79.0M
Total assetsLn 16$78.9M$85.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$588K$615K
Net assetsLn 32$78.3M$85.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.2M$1.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.5M$1.5M
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$186K$186K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$285K$285K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$195K$188K$1K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$141K$1K$139K
Office expensesLn 13$435K$409K$12K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$65K$36K$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$275K$230K$8K$37K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$9K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$223K$112K$41K$70K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$939$76$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$3.9M$407K$324K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 6, 2026 $5.0M$4.6M$394K$85.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2025 $6.9M$4.9M$2.0M$78.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 28, 2024 $1.9M$3.9M−$2.1M$71.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.8M$3.1M$7.7M$67.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 28, 2022 $10.0M$2.5M$7.5M$76.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 11, 2021 $10.2M$4.0M$6.2M$60.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,027,739 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,811,229$3,252,980
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,086$9,428
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,949,528$1,601,094
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $121,168$164,237
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,897,011$5,027,739
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,163,705$2,739,915
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $29,089$27,832
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,688,048$1,865,730
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,880,842$4,633,477
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,016,169$394,262
Part VI · Governance 20 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,027,739 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $164,237 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,252,980
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40,827
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,252,980
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,428$9,428
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$32,056 · Excluded from tax $1,939,498$1,907,442
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $11,650 · Excluded from tax −$317,998−$306,348
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,428 · Unrelated business −$20,406 · Excluded from tax $1,785,737$5,027,739
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,633,477 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,220,779$1,220,779
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,519,136$1,519,136
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,300$30,300
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $185,989$185,989
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $27,832$27,832
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $285,133$285,133
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $188,350 · Management $1,375 · Fundraising $4,790$194,515
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,171 · Fundraising $139,343$140,514
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $409,381 · Management $12,389 · Fundraising $13,035$434,805
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,053 · Management $14,298 · Fundraising $14,294$64,645
IX-17 TravelPrograms $229,579 · Management $8,382 · Fundraising $36,615$274,576
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,353$3,353
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,305 · Fundraising $5,326$14,631
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,772 · Management $41,424 · Fundraising $70,000$223,196
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $939 · Management $76 · Fundraising $13,058$14,073
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,901,978 · Management $407,206 · Fundraising $324,293$4,633,477
Part X · Balance sheet $85,669,112 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,150,407$6,204,828
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $70,723$175,045
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $30,019,607$34,406,768
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $42,220,632$44,489,066
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $217,457$126,902
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $248,862$266,503
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $78,927,688$85,669,112
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $154,512$275,726
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $433,736$338,931
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $588,248$614,657
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,671,274$6,611,371
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $72,668,166$78,443,084
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $78,339,440$85,054,455
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $78,927,688$85,669,112
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $85,054,455 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,027,739
XI-2 Total expenses$4,633,477
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$394,262
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$78,339,440
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,276,712
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$44,041
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$85,054,455

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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