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Nonprofit · EIN 06-6070722

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

Tax-exempt · STORRS, CT 06269

Financials

$134.6M$85.2M2022$97.5M$94.9M2023$139.3M$113.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$139,327,144$113,506,278$25,820,866$951,473,069$70,739,758$880,733,311
June 30, 2024990$97,529,610$94,918,627$2,610,983$862,688,618$39,835,177$822,853,441
June 30, 2023990$134,559,275$85,237,029$49,322,246$791,405,326$39,453,139$751,952,187
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$60,841,282
Program service revenue
$16,339,240
Investment income
$62,103,683
Net gain from sales of assets
$37,623,515
Net income from fundraising events
$42,939
Other revenue
$42,939

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$64,251,331
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,595,107
Other salaries and wages
$16,854,542
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$23,601,939
Professional fundraising fees
$947,832
Legal fees
$58,281
Accounting fees
$142,793
Occupancy
$208,206
Travel
$495,153
Depreciation
$176,340
Program services (functional)
$64,251,331
Management and general (functional)
$24,424,644
Fundraising (functional)
$24,830,303

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$862,688,618
Total assets, end of year
$951,473,069
Total liabilities, end of year
$70,739,758
Net assets, end of year
$880,733,311
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,256,420
Publicly traded securities
$357,613,581
Net assets without donor restrictions
$22,353,350
Net assets with donor restrictions
$858,379,961
Gross unrelated business income
$324,513
Gross receipts
$139,387,120
Employees
260
Volunteers
310
Year formed
1964
State of legal domicile
CT

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
AMY YANCEYPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$588,651$50,959
DAVID CARNEYSVP FINANCE AND CFO
Officer
40$398,470$60,008
LAURA PADRONSVP ADVANCEMENT SERVICES (THRU 7/24)
Officer
40$387,860$34,459
MO COTTON KELLYCPO & SVP ALUMNI RELATIONS
Key employee
40$345,917$63,288
SUZANNE O' CONORGENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$317,260$30,441
JENNIFER SARGENTSVP ADVANCEMENT SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$282,173$27,167
PETER LAMOTHESVP HEALTH SCIENCES
Highest-paid employee
40$223,943$51,948
RACHEL MARSHALLVP SCHOOL AND PROGRAM GIVING
Highest-paid employee
40$217,603$49,760
MICHAEL VAN SAMBECKVP PRINCIPAL GIVING AND CAMPAIGN
Highest-paid employee
40$211,687$18,954
MELISSA MAYNARDAVP FINANCE AND CONTROLLER
Former
40$184,417$45,897
JONATHAN GREENBLATT - INTERIMCEO (THRU 03/24)/DIR (AS OF 10/24)
Trustee or director
1$60,988$4,806
CRAIG ASHMOREDIRECTOR, CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TRISHA BAILEYDIRECTOR (THRU 05/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE BARRIOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK A BEAUDOINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
26 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ALAN R BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI BIANCAMANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TONI BOUCHERDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
SUE A COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANGELO DEFAZIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG A DOUGLASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD ELDHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY J ERRETTDIRECTOR, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOHN FODORSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAVID H FORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN M GREENSPANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL G KOPPELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORRAINE HRITCKODIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
SURESH NAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH E PARSONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA POREMBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI RIISKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANTHONY RIZZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL K ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDSAY SCHINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT SHERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAULA SINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CURTIS TEARTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK VERGNANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHLEEN WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES F WHALEN JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DAVID CARNEYSVP FINANCE AND CFO
Officer
40$384,883$59,058
LAURA PADRONSVP ADVANCEMENT SERVICES
Officer
40$350,279$51,948
MO COTTON KELLYSVP STOCKHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Key employee
40$334,657$61,560
SUZANNE O'CONORGENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$307,217$29,627
PETER LAMOTHEVP FOR DEVELOPMENT HEALTH SCIENCES
Highest-paid employee
40$218,073$50,783
JENNIFER SARGENTVP FOR ADVANCEMENT SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$243,447$23,725
FRANK GIFFORDAVP DONOR RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$198,681$48,983
MELISSA MAYNARDAVP FINANCE AND CONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$186,538$45,329
JONATHAN L GREENBLATTINTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 3/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$213,246$17,162
JACOB LEMONFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO
Former
0$151,572$22,934
AMY YANCEYPRESIDENT AND CEO (AS OF 01/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
CRAIG ASHMOREDIRECTOR, CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TRISHA BAILEYDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE BARRIOSDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK A BEAUDOINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN R BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI BIANCAMANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOHA H CARRINGTONDIRECTOR (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM B CLEMENS IIIDIRECTOR (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUE A COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELO DEFAZIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRAIG A DOUGLASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD ELDHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY J ERRETTDIRECTOR, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN FODORSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID H FORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINA GIRALDODIRECTOR (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN M GREENSPANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL G KOPPELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BENJAMIN W MICHELSONDIRECTOR (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SURESH NAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH E PARSONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA POREMBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM J QUINLAN IIIDIRECTOR (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI RIISKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY RIZZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL K ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDSAY SCHINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT SHERMANDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA SINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURTIS TEARTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK VERGNANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES F WHALEN JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JACOB LEMONPRESIDENT AND CEO (UNTIL 3/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$489,300$55,465
DAVID CARNEYSVP FINANCE AND CFO
Officer
40$363,651$55,660
MO COTTON KELLYSVP STOCKHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Key employee
40$287,614$57,340
SUZANNE O'CONORGENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$274,288$26,947
FRANK GIFFORDAVP DONOR RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$213,913$47,581
MICHAEL OBLINGERSR. ASSOC. ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$198,215$46,507
JENNIFER SARGENTVP FOR ADVANCEMENT SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$219,179$21,738
MELISSA MAYNARDAVP FINANCE AND CONTROLLER
Officer
40$191,395$43,384
GREG KNOTTAVP ADVANCEMENT SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$186,862$17,063
LAURA PADRONSVP ADVANCEMENT SERVICES
Officer
40$90,416$14,244
JONATHAN L GREENBLATTSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
CRAIG ASHMOREDIRECTOR, CHAIR (AS OF 10/22)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARK A BEAUDOINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN R BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI BIANCAMANODIRECTOR (AS OF 10/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOHA H CARRINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM B CLEMENS IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUE A COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELO DEFAZIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRAIG A DOUGLASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD ELDHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY J ERRETTDIR, TREASURER (AS OF 10/22)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN FODORSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID H FORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINA GIRALDODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN M GREENSPANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL G KOPPELTREASURER (UNTIL 10/22), DIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BENJAMIN W MICHELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SURESH NAIRDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH E PARSONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA POREMBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM J QUINLAN IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI RIISKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY RIZZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL K ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDSAY SCHINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA SINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURTIS TEARTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK VERGNANODIRECTOR (AS OF 10/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN WALSHDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES F WHALEN JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE AYLWARDDIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY BLANDDIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELINDA BROWNCHAIR (UNTIL 10/22)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2390 ALUMNI DRIVE U3206, STORRS, CT 06269-3603
In care of
% DAVID CARNEY
Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
2390 Alumni Drive 3206, Storrs CT 06269
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
AMY YANCEY, 2390 ALUMNI DR UNIT 3206, STORRS, CT 06269
Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
Alisa Collins, 49 Ridge Rd, Wethersfield CT 06109
Signed the 990
DAVID CARNEY, CFO
Phone
(860) 486-5000
Return prepared by
GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS - THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION, INC. RECEIVES GIFTS ON BEHALF OF DONORS RESTRICTED TO THE SUPPORT OF FINANCIAL AID FOR UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STUDENTS. TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL UNIVERSITY, FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL AID REQUIREMENTS, THE UNIVERSITY SELECTS THE STUDENT RECIPIENTS AND MAKES THE AWARDS DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS. AFTER RECEIVING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO THE UNIVERSITY TO FUND FINANCIAL AID EXPENDITURES. THE EXPENDITURES ARE FUNDED FROM INVESTMENT INCOME EARNED ON ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND GIFTS RESTRICTED FOR FINANCIAL AID.
    Expenses $27,887,440 · grants $27,887,440
  • SEE SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $17,492,144 · grants $17,492,144
  • PROGRAM SERVICES - THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION, INC. RECEIVES GIFTS ON BEHALF OF DONORS RESTRICTED TO THE SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT. GENERALLY, THE EXPENDITURE IS MADE TO THE VENDOR DIRECTLY BY THE UNIVERSITY WITH THE FOUNDATION THEN PROVIDING A GRANT TO THE UNIVERSITY TO FUND THE EXPENDITURE AFTER RECEIVING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION. OCCASIONALLY THE FOUNDATION WILL PAY THE VENDOR DIRECTLY.
    Expenses $13,801,316 · grants $13,801,316
  • EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTSTHE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION, INC. RECEIVES GIFTS ON BEHALF OF DONORS RESTRICTED TO THE SUPPORT OF EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE PURCHASES AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. GENERALLY, THE EXPENDITURE IS MADE TO THE VENDOR DIRECTLY BY THE UNIVERSITY, WITH THE FOUNDATION THEN PROVIDING A GRANT TO THE UNIVERSITY TO FUND THE EXPENDITURE AFTER RECEIVING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION. OCCASIONALLY THE FOUNDATION WILL PAY THE VENDOR DIRECTLY.
    Expenses $5,070,431 · grants $5,070,431 · revenue $16,339,240

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
06-6070722
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1964
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B110)
Assets (IRS master file)
$951,473,069
Income (IRS master file)
$139,387,120

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$139,327,144$113,506,278$951,473,069XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$97,529,610$94,918,627$862,688,618XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990-N for 2022
Officer: Alisa Collins
June 30, 2023≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 2023$134,559,275$85,237,029$791,405,326XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$150,826,250$72,182,679$744,628,423IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-6070722).

Questions about UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

What is the EIN of UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED is 06-6070722.
Is UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
Are donations to UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AMY YANCEY.
Who are the officers and directors of UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 41 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $588,651 (AMY YANCEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $139,327,144, expenses of $113,506,278 and total assets of $951,473,069 at year end.

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