Organization's missionasu Enterprise Partners ("asuep") serves as the resource-raising arm of arizona state university. As the parent organization of five nonprofits that are each tasked with identifying new revenue opportunities, Asu Enterprise Partners represents a highly efficient model for diversified revenue generation. Through its nonprofits, Asu Enterprise Partners invests in initiatives and partnership opportunities that provide resources to arizona state university.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 178 employees.
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
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4.6M a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.5M
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $281.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $14.9M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121.4M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$26.1M
+85% vs prior year
Spent
$25.5M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$273.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$26.1M
FY2025▲ +85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$28.6M
FY2022$24.0M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$14.1M
FY2025$26.1M
Expenses
$25.5M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$18.5M
FY2022$29.5M
FY2023$35.8M
FY2024$24.2M
FY2025$25.5M
Net assets
$273.0M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$136.0M
FY2022$205.9M
FY2023$218.9M
FY2024$235.8M
FY2025$273.0M

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 Mar 2016.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $15.3M Management & general 39% · $10.0M Fundraising 1% · $241K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $3.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director & CEO (si)
$595,793Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Invest. Officer/Managing Dir. Ur
$383,722Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Enterprise Partners Officer
$370,713Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir. Ur (thru 1/25)
$347,460Pt VII · Sec A
Ed & Chief Patent Counsel
$328,679Pt VII · Sec A
VP, CFO & Treasurer
$295,939Pt VII · Sec A
VP Venture Dev. & Phys Sci. (si)
$256,167Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir. Realm Spark
$229,533Pt VII · Sec A

Augustine Cheng’s $596K as Managing Director & CEO (si) is at the 94th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Daniel Dillon$177,026$824,034$795,656$761,014$563,463
Augustine Cheng$595,793$611,701$619,800$603,900$618,233
Mitchell Levin Thru 011521———$142,599$516,336
Jeff Mindlin$383,722$372,431$359,841$299,390—
Jeff Roberts$347,460$378,163$370,308$295,986—
Meridith Rentz$370,713————
Virginia Desanto———$280,300$338,015
Kyle Siegal$328,679$307,117$271,842$251,281$238,815

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

Raises funds and invests in initiatives to support Arizona State University.

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3 programs · $15.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

See schedule oasuep manages investment pools and programs that generate revenue through investments in education technology companies and an angel investor membership program to advance asu-affiliated startups.

$9.1Mprogram expense
02

See schedule oasuep through its subsidiary university realty aims to advance asu by accepting and monetizing commercial office, retail, and multifamily buildings. Additionally, they take advantage of opportunities to invest, acquire, and dispose of real estate at logical points in real estate cycles.

$4.7Mprogram expense
03

See schedule oskysong innovations, LLC is an arizona limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of asuep which, solely for tax purposes, makes it a disregarded entity of asuep. Skysong works with asu faculty, postdocs, and students to translate their research innovations intocommercial applications.

$1.5Mprogram 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 · 16 grants · $42.3M · 2020–2024
Arizona State UniversityFY2024$84,823
Invision AZAZ · FY2023$75,000
Arizona State UniversityFY2023$54,478
Asu Research EnterpriseAZ · FY2023$30,000
Arizona State UniversityFY2022$65,116
Invision AZAZ · FY2022$50,000
Invision AZAZ · FY2021$75,000
Arizona State UniversityFY2021$69,466
Arizona State UniversityFY2020$71,797

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.9M
Money outPt IX
$25.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.3M
Managementcol C$10.0M
Fundraisingcol D$241K
Owns and owesPt X
$273.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$394.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$84K
Total revenueLn 12$26.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.7M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$281.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55.0M
Other assetsLn 15$22.3M
Total assetsLn 16$394.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121.4M
Net assetsLn 32$273.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5178
VolunteersI 69
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M$5.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$259.1M$281.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60.0M$55.0M
Total assetsLn 16$368.0M$394.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132.2M$121.4M
Net assetsLn 32$235.8M$273.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7.0M$7.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$324K$667K$121K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$743K$4.0M$84K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$262K$43K$219K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$933K$53K$846K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$374K$57K$317K
Management feesLn 11a$270K$135K$135K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.1M$936K$158K
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$62K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$430K$430K
Investment management feesLn 11f$708K$708K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$943K$393K$550K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$1.5M$1.3M$263K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1.5M$9K$1.5M
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$1.3M$35K
TravelLn 17$104K$17K$88K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$2K$33K
InterestLn 20$797K$768K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$261K$62K$199K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.5M$375K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.5M$15.3M$10.0M$241K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $26.1M$25.5M$663K$273.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.1M$24.2M−$10.1M$235.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.5M$35.8M−$18.2M$218.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $24.0M$29.5M−$5.6M$205.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $28.6M$18.5M$10.1M$136.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $26,141,383 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $293,954$14,816,150
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,717,481$3,868,805
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,232,250$3,858,635
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,887,538$3,597,793
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,131,223$26,141,383
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,438,775$6,997,781
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,030,576$7,517,642
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,739,778$10,962,948
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $24,209,129$25,478,371
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,077,906$663,012
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $26,141,383 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$14,798,147
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,003
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,816,150
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,868,805$3,868,805
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,774,199$3,774,199
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $110,764$110,764
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $197,987$197,987
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $84,436$84,436
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,289,042$3,289,042
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,157,847 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,167,386$26,141,383
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,478,371 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,997,781$6,997,781
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $324,198 · Management $667,216 · Fundraising $120,613$1,112,027
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $742,763 · Management $4,009,826 · Fundraising $83,587$4,836,176
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $42,649 · Management $219,051$261,700
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,982 · Management $845,502 · Fundraising $34,981$933,465
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,319 · Management $316,955$374,274
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $134,505 · Management $135,417$269,922
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $936,397 · Management $157,541$1,093,938
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,205$62,205
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $430,000$430,000
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $708,283$708,283
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $393,442 · Management $549,715$943,157
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $22,759$22,759
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,266,208 · Management $262,730 · Fundraising $1,517$1,530,455
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,691 · Management $1,522,968$1,531,659
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,298,309 · Management $34,990$1,333,299
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,550 · Management $87,542$104,092
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,514 · Management $33,150$34,664
IX-20 InterestPrograms $768,320 · Management $28,634$796,954
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,500 · Management $198,885$261,385
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,464,870 · Management $375,306$1,840,176
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,277,281 · Management $9,960,392 · Fundraising $240,698$25,478,371
Part X · Balance sheet $394,391,590 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,593,353$5,687,682
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,039,820$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,831,429$29,737,960
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $492,193$399,829
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $60,009,933$54,951,505
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $259,096,606$281,350,905
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,911,899$22,263,709
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $367,975,233$394,391,590
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,390,229$27,029,450
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $263,133$287,846
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $46,330,066$43,070,250
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,239,529$51,025,841
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132,222,957$121,413,387
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $234,574,929$271,728,393
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,177,347$1,249,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $235,752,276$272,978,203
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $367,975,233$394,391,590
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $272,978,203 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$26,141,383
XI-2 Total expenses$25,478,371
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$663,012
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$235,752,276
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$35,826,155
XI-7 Investment expenses$708,283
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$28,477
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$272,978,203

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