Research Collaboratory at Asu: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 46-3815674)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$277K
FY2022	$389K
FY2023	$384K
FY2024	$1.1M
FY2025	$1.5M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$265K
FY2022	$373K
FY2023	$400K
FY2024	$607K
FY2025	$1.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$263K
FY2022	$279K
FY2023	$263K
FY2024	$748K
FY2025	$977K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2014.

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

Part of a larger organization · Schedule R

Research Collaboratory at Asu files its own Form 990, but Schedule R discloses 13 related entities — figures on this page are for this EIN only, not the whole group.

Ecasu Trust (malawi) · Ecasu Morocco · Research Collaboratory at Asu · Asu Enterprise Partners + 9 more · see all

Combined filings · FY2025 · 7 entities with data

Simple sum of each entity's Form 990 headline figures — not audited consolidated financials. This page's EIN is one member.

Group revenue

$488.1M

Group expenses

$268.7M

Group net assets

$2.0B

Asu Enterprise Partners · $26.1M rev · $273.0M net assets

Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · $452.6M rev · $1.7B net assets

Arthur & Ruth Taylor Irrv Trust FBO 0902304700 · $78K rev · $1.9M net assets

Asu Enterprise Partners Outreach Hub · $2.7M rev · $264K net assets

Asu Research Enterprise · $843K rev · $1.0M net assets

Newswell · $4.3M rev · $1.5M net assets

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

77%

23%

Program services 77% · $951K Management & general 23% · $288K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Virginia E Desanto

Vice President, CFO & Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim O'Brien

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sally Morton

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mackenzie Woods

General Counsel, Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Dillon

Former President and CEO

$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

Programs and updates

Supports education and science advancement for Arizona State University.

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1 program · $951K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Ecasu provides services to support emerging programs and global initiatives on behalf of arizona state university and generates revenue as part of service agreement.

$951Kprogram 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

Arizona State University Foundation for a New American UniversityFY2024$112K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$112K

Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024

Teotihuacan Holdings LLCFY2024$407,308

Teotihuacan Holdings LLCFY2023$210,000

Teotihuacan Holdings LLCFY2022$220,236

Teotihuacan Holdings LLCFY2021$157,300

Teotihuacan Holdings LLCFY2020$157,075

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$951K

Managementcol C$288K

Owns and owesPt X

$977K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$1.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$566K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$1.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$566K

Net assetsLn 32$977K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 61

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$619K	$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$761K	$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$13K	$566K
Net assetsLn 32	$748K	$977K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$419K	$419K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$198K		$198K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$90K		$90K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$526K	$526K
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$128	$128
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$5K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$951K	$288K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.5M	$1.2M	$228K	$977K	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.1M	$607K	$485K	$748K	990 PDF
FY2023	$384K	$400K	−$16K	$263K	990 PDF
FY2022	$389K	$373K	$16K	$279K	990 PDF
FY2021	$277K	$265K	$13K	$263K	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 $1,466,768 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,654$112,108

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $941,626$1,354,660

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,092,280$1,466,768

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $210,000$418,546

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $396,790$819,920

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $606,790$1,238,466

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $485,490$228,302

Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $1,466,768 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$112,108

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$112,108

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,354,660$1,354,660

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,354,660 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,466,768

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,238,466 across 7 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $418,546$418,546

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $197,648$197,648

IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $90,000$90,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $526,349$526,349

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,221$1,221

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $128$128

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,574$4,574

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $950,818 · Management $287,648 · Fundraising $0$1,238,466

Part X · Balance sheet $1,542,393 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $619,498$1,124,298

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,784$303,025

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $115,070$115,070

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $761,352$1,542,393

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,364$565,600

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,861$565,600

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $723,911$952,009

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,580$24,784

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $748,491$976,793

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $761,352$1,542,393

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $976,793 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,466,768

XI-2 Total expenses$1,238,466

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$228,302

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$748,491

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$976,793

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

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Research Collaboratory at Asu

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Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Research Collaboratory at Asu

Funders

Grants

Related Organizations

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV