Umgc Ventures INC

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Bethesda, MD501(c)(3)Since 2016EducationEIN 81-2898004Revenue $51.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSumgcventures.org7315 Wisconsin Ave, 20814-3202 · Bethesda, MDTax-exempt since Dec 2016College/university support org — 170(b)(1)(A)(iv)

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Umgc Ventures is an organization that supports the university of maryland university global campus (Umgc). The purpose of Umgc Ventures is threefold: - to support umgc's transformation into a first-class, market-leading innovation hub and the higher education destination of choice for adult learners wishing to advance their careers. - to create a platform from which all higher education, especially university system of maryland institutions, can leverage the potential of best practices and scale services common to the delivery of higher education. - to generate and capture economic benefit to enable Umgc to increase its capacity to deliver a low-cost, high value offering to its students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 219 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.3M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4.3M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4.7M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$51.0M
+0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$52.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$38.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$51.0M
FY2025+0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$84.3M
FY2021$47.7M
FY2022$43.4M
FY2023$40.1M
FY2024$50.7M
FY2025$51.0M
Expenses
$52.1M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$63.7M
FY2021$44.2M
FY2022$39.8M
FY2023$40.1M
FY2024$51.5M
FY2025$52.1M
Net assets
$38.9M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$36.3M
FY2021$40.3M
FY2022$40.8M
FY2023$39.9M
FY2024$39.5M
FY2025$38.9M

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 2016.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $46.3M Management & general 11% · $5.8M

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; $4.3M 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
Portfolio President/CIO
$488,700Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chief Executive Officer
$469,209Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$325,130Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Human Resources
$303,161Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Platform Engineering
$302,526Pt VII · Sec A
Avp, Crm
$276,796Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Learning Platforms
$262,823Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Scientist
$253,899Pt VII · Sec A

Ashish Patel’s $489K as Portfolio President/CIO is at the 88th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashish Patel$488,700$350,827————
David Cumberbatch Thru 0624$469,209—————
Wendelin Colby———$402,192$376,997—
Wendelin Colby Thru 0922——$366,057———
Timothy Brown Thru 0924$325,130—————
Tracy Sophia Harris————$309,448$15,276
Timothy Brown—$305,325$186,700———
Nichole McDonald$303,161$281,609$273,318$270,279$246,763$161,414

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

Transforms educational organizations' technology infrastructure to enhance online learning delivery worldwide.

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1 program · $46.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Umgc ventures provides innovative technology transformation services to educational organizations, the largest being umgc, through its own and its subsidiary, accelered, capabilities umgc ventures has provided a platform for the delivery of educational services that will serve the needs of higher educational institutions.

$46.3Mprogram 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 · 2 grants · $16.0M · 2019–2021
University System of Maryland FoundationFY2021$25,000
University System of Maryland FoundationFY2019$16,000,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$51.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$420K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Money outPt IX
$52.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$46.3M
Managementcol C$5.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$38.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19.5M
Total assetsLn 16$43.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A19
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$420K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Total revenueLn 12$51.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$450K
Other assetsLn 15$63K
Total assetsLn 16$43.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32$38.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5219
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.0M$19.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24.3M$17.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K$450K
Total assetsLn 16$44.5M$43.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32$39.5M$38.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.3M$3.0M$333K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21.9M$19.8M$2.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.6M$1.5M$140K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.3M$3.7M$637K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.8M$1.7M$115K
Legal feesLn 11b$209K$0$209K
Accounting feesLn 11c$269K$0$269K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13.6M$12.8M$811K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$0$3K
Office expensesLn 13$313K$0$313K
Information technologyLn 14$4.0M$3.5M$455K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$0$46K
TravelLn 17$439K$383K$56K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$0$60K
InsuranceLn 23$219K$0$219K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$52.1M$46.3M$5.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $51.0M$52.1M−$1.2M$38.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $50.7M$51.5M−$730K$39.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $40.1M$40.1M−$29K$39.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $43.4M$39.8M$3.6M$40.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $47.7M$44.2M$3.5M$40.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $84.3M$63.7M$20.6M$36.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $50,960,758 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $50,127,814$50,477,424
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $579,403$420,383
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,896$62,951
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $50,739,113$50,960,758
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $345$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $30,543,405$32,965,452
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,925,645$19,146,025
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $51,469,395$52,111,477
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$730,282−$1,150,719
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $50,960,758 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,477,424 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$50,477,424
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $420,383$420,383
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,951$62,951
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,477,424 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $483,334$50,960,758
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $52,111,477 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,961,249 · Management $332,990$3,294,239
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,835,865 · Management $2,106,996$21,942,861
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,473,705 · Management $139,500$1,613,205
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,672,853 · Management $637,454$4,310,307
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,689,547 · Management $115,293$1,804,840
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $209,189$209,189
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $269,334$269,334
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,774,490 · Management $811,158 · Fundraising $0$13,585,648
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,530$2,530
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $313,374$313,374
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,546,165 · Management $455,456$4,001,621
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $45,596$45,596
IX-17 TravelPrograms $383,372 · Management $55,980$439,352
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $60,455$60,455
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $218,926$218,926
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $46,337,246 · Management $5,774,231 · Fundraising $0$52,111,477
Part X · Balance sheet $43,587,547 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,967,002$19,537,902
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,807,028$5,152,284
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $342,020$453,492
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $69,119$450,168
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,722,450$15,755,736
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $3,537,712$2,175,126
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,793$62,839
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $44,486,124$43,587,547
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,023,323$4,683,796
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$22,935
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,023,323$4,706,731
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,462,801$38,880,816
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $44,486,124$43,587,547
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,880,816 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$50,960,758
XI-2 Total expenses$52,111,477
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,150,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,462,801
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$568,734
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,880,816

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