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.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.8M 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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FY2023 · 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.8M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $252.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$142.9M
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.5M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$35.8M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$218.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$17.5M
FY2023▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$28.6M
FY2022$24.0M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$14.1M
FY2025$26.1M
Expenses
$35.8M
FY2023▲ +21%
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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
$218.9M
FY2023▲ +6%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $26.2M Management & general 25% · $9.0M Fundraising 1% · $527K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $3.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$795,656Pt VII · Sec A
MD & CEO (si)
$619,800Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director Ur
$370,308Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer
$359,841Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel/Corporate Secretary
$296,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, CFO & Treasurer
$295,537Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Officer (thru 06/2023)
$275,238Pt VII · Sec A
SVP & Chief Patent Counsel (si)
$271,842Pt 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

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  • 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 · $26.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

See schedule oprogram service activity #3EP 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.

$17.6Mprogram expense
02

See schedule oprogram service activity #1EP through its subsidiary university realty aims to advance asu by accepting and monetizing commercial office, retail, multifamily buildings, as well as vacant land received from philanthropic real estate gifts from donors.

$7.6Mprogram expense
03

See schedule oprogram service activity #2EP through its subsidiary skysong innovations works with asu faculty, postdocs, and students to translate their research innovations into commercial applications.

$1.1Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.5M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.8M
Money outPt IX
$35.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$26.2M
Managementcol C$9.0M
Fundraisingcol D$527K
Owns and owesPt X
$218.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$361.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$17.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.0M
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$252.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63.2M
Other assetsLn 15$23.6M
Total assetsLn 16$361.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142.9M
Net assetsLn 32$218.9M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.8M$9.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$237.0M$252.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92.5M$63.2M
Total assetsLn 16$381.1M$361.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$175.2M$142.9M
Net assetsLn 32$205.9M$218.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15.3M$15.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$980K$196K$588K$196K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.9M$1.3M$3.4M$252K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$299K$71K$228K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$98K$952K$75K
Payroll taxesLn 10$373K$72K$301K
Management feesLn 11a$50K$50K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.2M$898K$269K
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$8K$66K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$260K$260K
Investment management feesLn 11f$472K$472K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$434K$695K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$2K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$1.5M$1.2M$283K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$1.2M$1.2M
OccupancyLn 16$3.0M$3.0M$24K
TravelLn 17$118K$3K$115K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$48K$622$48K
InterestLn 20$932K$873K$59K
InsuranceLn 23$281K$62K$219K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.2M$286K
Total functional expensesLn 25$35.8M$26.2M$9.0M$527K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $26.1M$25.5M$663K$273.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.1M$24.2M−$10.1M$235.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,546,517 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,357,054$4,334,297
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,377,886$3,655,351
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,202,264$3,792,002
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,050,195$5,764,867
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,987,399$17,546,517
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,683,498$15,260,453
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,492,746$7,721,241
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,367,155$12,800,056
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,543,399$35,781,750
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,556,000−$18,235,233
Part VI · Governance 8 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
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 $17,546,517 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$4,334,297
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,334,297
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,655,351$3,655,351
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,784,404$3,784,404
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $103,565$103,565
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $245,473$245,473
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,598$7,598
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,415,829$5,415,829
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,071,180 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,141,040$17,546,517
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,781,750 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,260,453$15,260,453
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $196,059 · Management $588,177 · Fundraising $196,059$980,295
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,293,749 · Management $3,398,365 · Fundraising $252,004$4,944,118
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $71,442 · Management $227,755$299,197
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,922 · Management $952,355 · Fundraising $74,822$1,125,099
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $71,801 · Management $300,731$372,532
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $50,009$50,009
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $898,308 · Management $268,826$1,167,134
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,374 · Management $65,905$74,279
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $259,890$259,890
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $472,358$472,358
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $434,273 · Management $694,803$1,129,076
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,500 · Management $4,747$7,247
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,208,608 · Management $283,425 · Fundraising $4,238$1,496,271
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,249,509$1,249,509
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,973,432 · Management $24,352$2,997,784
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,913 · Management $114,615$117,528
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $622 · Management $47,685$48,307
IX-20 InterestPrograms $872,706 · Management $59,078$931,784
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,000 · Management $218,573$280,573
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,232,579 · Management $285,728$2,518,307
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,210,108 · Management $9,044,519 · Fundraising $527,123$35,781,750
Part X · Balance sheet $361,760,963 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,774,784$6,966,339
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,002,484$2,039,820
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,288,847$12,937,996
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $409,512$627,744
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $92,490,725$63,215,209
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $236,961,588$252,352,894
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $27,166,730$23,620,961
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $381,094,670$361,760,963
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,794,959$26,186,991
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $238,266$319,643
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $80,755,000$49,434,882
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $68,363,481$66,923,869
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $175,151,706$142,865,385
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $204,906,137$217,820,748
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,036,827$1,074,830
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $205,942,964$218,895,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $381,094,670$361,760,963
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $218,895,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,546,517
XI-2 Total expenses$35,781,750
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,235,233
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$205,942,964
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,848,211
XI-7 Investment expenses$472,358
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,867,278
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$218,895,578

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