Asu Research Enterprise

Tax-deductible

Tempe, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2012Human ServicesEIN 90-0868685Revenue $843K in FY2025

On file with the IRSasure.asu.eduPo Box 2260attn Payroll Benefits, 85281-0000 · Tempe, AZTax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 13 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $538K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 377% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 377% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
57 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 56.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$393K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$843K
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$272K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$843K
FY2025▼ -58%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$57.6M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$809K
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$843K
Expenses
$272K
FY2025▼ -77%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$52.4M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$272K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +128%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023−$379K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $166K Management & general 39% · $105K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $1.0M 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 (thru 6/24)
$231,036Pt VII · Sec A
Ld. Prin. Eng. Res. Sci. (thru 3/25)
$180,401Pt VII · Sec A
Principal Engineer (thru 3/25)
$172,572Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research Compliance Svcs.
$136,936Pt VII · Sec A
Member of Research Staff (thru 3/25)
$133,953Pt VII · Sec A
Principal Engineer
$104,229Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Asst./ Office Mgr./Secretary
$64,293Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raja Suresh’s $231K as Managing Director (thru 6/24) is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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
Raja Suresh$231,036$83,700———
Ronald Thompson—$214,017$173,676——
David Thomas———$143,877$188,003
Ben Strasser$180,401————
Anthony Bloch$172,572————
Justin Wheeler—$150,836———
Claudia Eldib————$137,297
Christian Fortunato————$136,993

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.

See Asu Research Enterprise executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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

Conducts applied research and development from concept to implementation, coordinating with Arizona State University.

Questions for Asu Research Enterprise

Tap to ask. Asu Research Enterprise sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Asu Research Enterprise answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program · $166K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grow asu research enterprise (asure) into a recognized leader in technology innovation through applied research and development in order to strengthen asu's reach, reputation, and impact on the toughest challenges facing national security and global well-being.

$166Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $15.1M · 2020–2024
Arizona State UniversityFY2024$143,945
Arizona State UniversityFY2023$645,553
Asu Enterprise PartnersFY2022$1,411,000
Arizona State UniversityFY2022$214,051
Asu Enterprise PartnersAZ · FY2021$3,490,000
Arizona State UniversityFY2021$83,428
Asu Enterprise PartnersAZ · FY2020$9,000,000
Arizona State UniversityFY2020$78,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$843K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$796K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Money outPt IX
$272K
Ln 25
Programscol B$166K
Managementcol C$105K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$393K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$796K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Total revenueLn 12$843K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$393K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 65
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$424K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$794K$393K
Net assetsLn 32$448K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$144K$144K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$9K$39K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$105$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$9K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$244$3K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$809$8K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$2K$624$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$147$137$10
InterestLn 20$274$274
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$481
Total functional expensesLn 25$272K$166K$105K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $843K$272K$571K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.2M$827K$448K 990 PDF
FY2023 $809K$3.5M−$2.7M−$379K 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.2M$9.4M−$1.2M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $57.6M$52.4M$5.2M$3.5M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 $842,846 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $170,000$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,816,879$796,246
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,433$46,600
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,002,312$842,846
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $645,553$143,945
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $314,522$70,044
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $215,446$57,669
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,175,521$271,658
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $826,791$571,188
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $842,846 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $796,246$796,246
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $46,600$46,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $796,246 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $46,600$842,846
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $271,658 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $143,945$143,945
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $4,808$4,808
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,378 · Management $38,976$48,354
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $2,533$2,533
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $105 · Management $9,851$9,956
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,393$4,393
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,689$1,689
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,722 · Management $3,515$12,237
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $244 · Management $2,566$2,810
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $809 · Management $7,746$8,555
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,814$10,814
IX-17 TravelPrograms $624 · Management $1,029$1,653
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $137 · Management $10$147
IX-20 InterestManagement $274$274
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $16,628$16,628
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,381 · Management $481$2,862
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $166,345 · Management $105,313 · Fundraising $0$271,658
Part X · Balance sheet $1,411,825 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $424,332$1,280,835
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $752,299$63,495
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $65,777$67,495
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,242,408$1,411,825
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $530,942$233,347
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $58,747$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $204,796$159,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $794,485$392,714
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $447,923$1,019,111
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $447,923$1,019,111
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,242,408$1,411,825
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,019,111 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$842,846
XI-2 Total expenses$271,658
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$571,188
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$447,923
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,019,111

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.