Gretchen C Northrup Foundation

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The Gretchen Northrup Foundation was established to maintain the preston gaines Northrup hall on the campus of trinity university, a 501 (C) (3) organization, and to supplement the salaries of professors of the university.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-6294095) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.8M a year · 72% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
37
of 37 voting members
37 of 37 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$3.4M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$67.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +380%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$228K
FY2022$644K
FY2023$528K
FY2024$659K
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$67.7M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25.6M
FY2021$29.0M
FY2022$35.3M
FY2023$38.8M
FY2024$53.4M
FY2025$67.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1981.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $3.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

41 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice-Chair (beg. 05/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair (end 05/25), Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Maintains a campus hall, supplements professor salaries, and funds annual annuity payments at Trinity University.

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3 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Maintenance and expenses related to the preston gaines Northrup hall on the campus of trinity university which contains administrative offices and classrooms.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-6294095) · Dispute this line
$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Supplement trinity university professors' salaries

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-6294095) · Dispute this line
$153Kprogram expense
03

Fund annual annuity payments for the helen hogan annuity administered by trinity university.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-6294095) · Dispute this line
$25Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $6.3M · 2019–2024
Trinity UniversityTX · FY2024$3,164,780
Trinity UniversityTX · FY2023$653,715
Trinity UniversityTX · FY2022$418,474
Trinity UniversityTX · FY2021$563,396
Trinity UniversityTX · FY2020$153,173
Trinity UniversityTX · FY2019$1,306,957

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$3.4M
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$67.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$67.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a37
IndependentVI 1b37
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$3.4M
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
InvestmentsLn 11–13$67.7M
Total assetsLn 16$67.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$67.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$67.7M$64.8M$57.6M$56.9M$49.0M
SpentLn 1d–1f$3.2M$659K$528K$644K$228K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53.4M$67.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$53.4M$67.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$53.4M$67.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.2M$3.2M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$3.2M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 13, 2026 $3.4M$3.2M$251K$67.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 8, 2025 $3.2M$659K$2.5M$53.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2024 $4.1M$528K$3.6M$38.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2023 $6.9M$644K$6.3M$35.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 14, 2022 $3.6M$228K$3.3M$29.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 14, 2021 $2.4M$1.4M$969K$25.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,415,343 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,179,681$3,415,343
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,179,681$3,415,343
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $653,715$3,164,780
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,539$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $659,254$3,164,780
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,520,427$250,563
Part VI · Governance 37 of 37 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body37
VI-1b Independent voting members37
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,415,343 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,415,343$3,415,343
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,415,343$3,415,343
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,164,780 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,164,780$3,164,780
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,164,780 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,164,780
Part X · Balance sheet $67,652,341 assets, 12 lines filed
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $53,386,568$67,652,341
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,386,568$67,652,341
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,386,568$67,652,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,386,568$67,652,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,386,568$67,652,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,652,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,415,343
XI-2 Total expenses$3,164,780
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$250,563
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,386,568
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,602,405
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$11,412,805
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,652,341

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