Supporting the university of new mexico as the source of innovation management, patent prosecution and licensing of technologies developed at the university of new mexico.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 36 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $504K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $12.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5.5M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.1M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$9.9M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$12.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$9.1M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$58.0M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$9.1M
Expenses
$9.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$52.3M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$9.3M
FY2025$9.9M
Net assets
$12.4M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$14.8M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$11.9M
FY2024$12.1M
FY2025$12.4M

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 Jun 1994.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $9.1M Management & general 8% · $795K

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

37 people listed on the 990; $1.2M 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
CEO & Chief Economic Dev. Officer
$390,104Pt VII · Sec A
$207,870Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Economic Development
$182,121Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Commercialization
$175,810Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Innov Manager - Life Sciences
$132,226Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$79,636Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Kuuttila’s $390K as CEO & Chief Economic Dev. Officer is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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
Elizabeth Kuuttila$390,104$297,854$319,750$793,550—
Elizabeth J Kuttilla————$719,818
Cara Michaliszyn$182,121$126,450$131,833$319,373$297,791
Arlene Young$175,810$117,613$127,574$302,969$273,567
Mathis Shinnick——$234,336——
Preston Hendrix———$222,886$210,324
Eri Hoshi————$209,644
H Brian Mirabal$207,870$146,245$145,186$11,378—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Commercialize university technologies through innovation management and licensing.

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1 program · $9.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Unm rainforest innovations is the technology transfer organization supporting the university of new mexico ("unm"), and the corporation was formed under the state of new mexico university research park and economic development act.

$9.1Mprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 16 grants · $998K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$250,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$100,000
Right to StartKS · FY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$100,000
Right to StartKS · FY2023$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$31,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$99,955
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,000
Right to StartKS · FY2021$100,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$99,992
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$780K
Money outPt IX
$9.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.1M
Managementcol C$795K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$17.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
37
listed · VII A
PaidVII A21
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$780K
Gains on assetsLn 7$301K
Total revenueLn 12$9.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$339K
Total assetsLn 16$17.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M
Net assetsLn 32$12.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 617
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$8.2M$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.7M$12.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$21.9M$17.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.9M$5.5M
Net assetsLn 32$12.1M$12.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$408K$408K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$851K$669K$181K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$815K$204K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$143K$114K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$114K$91K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$106K$84K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.7M$1.7M$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Investment management feesLn 11f$63K$63K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$17K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$20K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$688K$688K
TravelLn 17$8K$6K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$190K$190K$114
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$167K$167K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$49K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.2M$4.2M
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.9M$9.1M$795K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.1M$9.9M−$719K$12.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.2M$9.3M−$1.1M$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$5.4M−$1.0M$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.6M$8.9M−$364K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $58.0M$52.3M$5.7M$14.8M 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 $9,148,542 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,468,632$4,418,081
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,328,110$3,950,266
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $413,643$780,195
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,210,385$9,148,542
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $199,500$433,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,431,127$2,232,389
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,672,239$7,201,788
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,302,866$9,867,677
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,092,481−$719,135
Part VI · Governance 16 of 28 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $9,148,542 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$20,000
VIII-1e Government grants$4,258,240
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$139,841
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,418,081
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,950,266$3,950,266
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $153 · Excluded from tax $478,671$478,824
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $301,371$301,371
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,950,266 · Unrelated business $153 · Excluded from tax $780,042$9,148,542
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,867,677 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $408,500$408,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $669,113 · Management $181,481$850,594
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $815,448 · Management $203,861$1,019,309
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $114,118 · Management $28,530$142,648
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $91,370 · Management $22,844$114,214
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $84,500 · Management $21,124$105,624
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,673,884 · Management $2,508$1,676,392
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,284$40,284
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $62,777$62,777
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,216$24,216
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,326 · Management $4,333$21,659
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,083 · Management $5,020$25,103
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $688,238$688,238
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,416 · Management $1,604$8,020
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $189,946 · Management $114$190,060
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,156$4,156
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $166,993$166,993
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $49,072$49,072
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,244,818$4,244,818
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,072,976 · Management $794,701 · Fundraising $0$9,867,677
Part X · Balance sheet $17,853,939 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,319,514$1,434,632
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,899,960$2,785,358
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $510,834$714,888
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $117$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,986$15,397
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,685,152$12,561,341
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,448$3,448
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $495,279$338,875
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,940,290$17,853,939
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,923,176$1,552,643
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,799,867$3,026,518
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,137,592$889,242
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,860,635$5,468,403
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,079,655$12,385,536
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,079,655$12,385,536
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,940,290$17,853,939
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,385,536 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,148,542
XI-2 Total expenses$9,867,677
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$719,135
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,079,655
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,025,016
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,385,536

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