Oregon State University Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 93-6022772)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$132.4M
FY2021	$180.6M
FY2022	$272.2M
FY2023	$137.9M
FY2024	$184.9M
FY2025	$176.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$123.7M
FY2021	$86.0M
FY2022	$128.6M
FY2023	$139.6M
FY2024	$161.0M
FY2025	$132.4M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$738.9M
FY2021	$968.4M
FY2022	$969.3M
FY2023	$996.9M
FY2024	$1.1B
FY2025	$1.2B

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1951.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

55%

28%

18%

Program services 55% · $72.3M Management & general 28% · $36.9M Fundraising 18% · $23.2M

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

38 people listed on the 990; $3.0M 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

Shawn L Scoville

President & CEO

$805,348Pt VII · Sec A

Todd R Bastian

Senior VP, Development

$371,203Pt VII · Sec A

Constance C French

VP for Principal Gifts

$368,991Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin L Harvey

Treasurer, VP & CFO

$335,278Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin G Watkins

VP Donor Engagement & Chief Marketing Officer

$298,453Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Escobar

VP Development, Athletics

$289,342Pt VII · Sec A

Mark C Koenig

VP Technology, Chief Innvation Officer

$289,053Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia M Nowak

Assistant Treasurer - Controller

$156,957Pt VII · Sec A

Shawn L Scoville’s $805K as President & CEO is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
J Michael Goodwin	—	—	—	—	$124,026	$1,156,229
Shawn L Scoville	$805,348	—	—	—	—	—
Shawn Scoville	—	$722,979	$673,165	$621,594	$580,202	$554,499
Todd R Bastian	$371,203	$355,353	$308,751	$271,714	$244,230	$231,431
Constance C French	$368,991	$361,515	$345,352	$327,068	$311,053	$290,112
Jeffrey W Comfort	—	$334,268	$321,699	$302,033	$340,469	$354,313
Steven M Schauble	—	$330,523	$345,799	$331,970	$324,595	$317,344
Kevin L Harvey	$335,278	$286,746	$260,537	$256,423	$243,692	$239,758

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

Raises and manages private donations to support Oregon State University’s teaching, research, faculty recruitment, and student programs.

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3 programs · $55.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Capital Programs

The OSU foundation distributed these amounts, in accordance with donor intent, to the University in FY25 to support the construction or renovation of campus facilities. Major projects in FY25 included: The Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex, Valley Football Center enhancements, Reser Stadium - west side renovation, Withycombe Hall…

$29.6Mprogram expense

02

Scholarships & Other Student Support

The OSU foundation distributed these amounts, in accordance with donor intent, to the University in FY25 to support students through scholarships, fellowships, and other awards. Over time, donors have created over 2.418 unique scholarship, fellowship, and student support funds of various types and amounts at the OSU Foundation, of which…

$16.5Mprogram expense

03

Instruction & Research

The OSU Foundation distributed these amounts, in accordance with donor intent, to the University in FY25 to support teaching and research. During the year, donor funds helped support OSU's internationally recognized programs in marine sciences, forestry and agricultural sciences, among others.

$8.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Grays Harbor Community FoundationFY2025$75K

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$31K

Willamette Valley Track and Field INCFY2025$28K

Oregon Consular Corps Scholarship FundFY2025$6K

Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-LoriFY2025$5K

The Doug and Betsey Schwab and Family Foundation INCFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$146K

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$176.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$43.4M

Other incomeLn 4–11$30.0M

Money outPt IX

$132.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$72.3M

Managementcol C$36.9M

Fundraisingcol D$23.2M

Owns and owesPt X

$1.2B

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M

Total assetsLn 16$2.3B

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1B

PeoplePt VI, VII

38

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a28

IndependentVI 1b28

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$55K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$36.4M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$43.4M

Other incomeLn 4–11$30.0M

Gains on assetsLn 7$29.9M

Total revenueLn 12$176.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$6.3M

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.19B

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.8M

Other assetsLn 15$978.8M

Total assetsLn 16$2.3B

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1B

Net assetsLn 32$1.2B

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5183

VolunteersI 639

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$7.6M	$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.08B	$1.19B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$14.3M	$13.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$2.08B	$2.28B
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.00B	$1.10B
Net assetsLn 32	$1.08B	$1.17B

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.5M		$543K	$932K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$30.5M	$14.1M	$3.5M	$12.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$2.8M	$0	$645K	$2.2M
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2.4M	$0	$779K	$1.6M
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.5M	$0	$383K	$1.1M
Legal feesLn 11b	$474K	$6K	$468K	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$217K	$0	$217K	$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$60K	$0	$60K	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$27K			$27K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$109K	$0	$109K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$938K	$301K	−$139K	$775K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$45K	$11K	$500	$34K
Office expensesLn 13	$3.1M	$2.5M	$324K	$366K
Information technologyLn 14	$2.4M	$506K	$1.3M	$592K
OccupancyLn 16	$246K	$190K	$55K	$40
TravelLn 17	$4.5M	$3.7M	$225K	$638K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2.0M	$1.7M	$178K	$136K
InterestLn 20	$6.6M	$6.5M	$74K	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$904K	$0	$904K	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$159K	$11K	$148K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$58.6M	$58.0M	$431K	$176K
All other expensesLn 24e	$13.4M	−$15.1M	$26.8M	$1.8M
Total functional expensesLn 25	$132.4M	$72.3M	$36.9M	$23.2M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$176.0M	$132.4M	$43.6M	$1.2B	990 PDF
FY2024	$184.9M	$161.0M	$23.8M	$1.1B	990 PDF
FY2023	$137.9M	$139.6M	−$1.6M	$996.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$272.2M	$128.6M	$143.6M	$969.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$180.6M	$86.0M	$94.5M	$968.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$132.4M	$123.7M	$8.7M	$738.9M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $175,978,965 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $134,593,239$101,570,016

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,053,262$1,041,096

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,477,145$43,370,180

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,733,836$29,997,673

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $184,857,482$175,978,965

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,083,122$38,665,887

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $27,000$27,000

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,902,210$93,696,045

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $161,012,332$132,388,932

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,845,150$43,590,033

Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28

VI-1b Independent voting members28

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 $175,978,965 across 13 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $4,147 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1e Government grants$55,043

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,514,973

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$36,448,448

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,570,016

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,041,096 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,041,096

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,486,016$13,486,016

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,868$7,868

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $50,825 · Excluded from tax $0$50,825

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $29,884,164 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$29,884,164

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $280,647$280,647

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $29,654,186 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$29,654,186

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,583,593 · Unrelated business $50,825 · Excluded from tax $13,774,531$175,978,965

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $132,388,932 across 22 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $543,120 · Fundraising $931,659$1,474,779

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,122,324 · Management $3,501,746 · Fundraising $12,848,565$30,472,635

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $644,754 · Fundraising $2,190,266$2,835,020

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $778,874 · Fundraising $1,603,212$2,382,086

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $383,489 · Fundraising $1,117,878$1,501,367

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,648 · Management $468,299 · Fundraising $0$473,947

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $217,336 · Fundraising $0$217,336

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $60,000 · Fundraising $0$60,000

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $27,000$27,000

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $109,021 · Fundraising $0$109,021

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $301,439 · Management −$138,931 · Fundraising $775,179$937,687

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,875 · Management $500 · Fundraising $33,564$44,939

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,457,544 · Management $324,169 · Fundraising $366,351$3,148,064

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $506,058 · Management $1,281,123 · Fundraising $591,648$2,378,829

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $190,499 · Management $55,135 · Fundraising $40$245,674

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,657,385 · Management $225,034 · Fundraising $637,547$4,519,966

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,651,555 · Management $178,061 · Fundraising $135,730$1,965,346

IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,485,892 · Management $74,220 · Fundraising $0$6,560,112

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $903,935 · Fundraising $0$903,935

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,082 · Management $147,559 · Fundraising $0$158,641

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,951,807 · Management $430,625 · Fundraising $176,415$58,558,847

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$15,088,216 · Management $26,751,625 · Fundraising $1,750,292$13,413,701

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $72,263,892 · Management $36,939,694 · Fundraising $23,185,346$132,388,932

Part X · Balance sheet $2,278,175,324 assets, 23 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,463,711; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,568,337$6,341,594

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $110,265,611$85,787,813

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $338,806$656,657

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $458,822$487,636

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,328,571$13,764,836

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $678,811,597$733,948,023

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $397,009,085$456,877,180

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $868,300,680$978,847,874

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,078,439,015$2,278,175,324

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,821,366$17,548,638

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $28,264$25,820

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $964,266,536$1,086,752,161

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,002,116,166$1,104,326,619

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,952,977$30,393,605

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,054,369,872$1,143,455,100

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,076,322,849$1,173,848,705

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,078,439,015$2,278,175,324

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,173,848,705 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$175,978,965

XI-2 Total expenses$132,388,932

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,590,033

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,076,322,849

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$69,878,319

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses−$15,932,224

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,272

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,173,848,705

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

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