Nonprofit · EIN 37-6024575
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CARBONDALE, IL 62901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $44,960,092 | $24,771,782 | $20,188,310 | $317,869,167 | $7,402,299 | $310,466,868 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $38,360,348 | $22,708,769 | $15,651,579 | $287,174,426 | $4,369,405 | $282,805,021 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $23,597,409
- of which government grants
- $490,346
- Membership dues
- $700
- Program service revenue
- $107,441
- Investment income
- $21,239,921
- Royalties
- $840
- Net rental income
- $29,990
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $14,428,045
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$52,477
- Net income from gaming
- $3,762
- Other revenue
- $15,321
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $15,840,778
- Other salaries and wages
- $65,883
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $90,271
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,040
- Accounting fees
- $42,980
- Occupancy
- $240,825
- Travel
- $705,826
- Depreciation
- $44,539
- Program services (functional)
- $20,666,446
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,328,436
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,776,900
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $287,174,426
- Total assets, end of year
- $317,869,167
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,402,299
- Net assets, end of year
- $310,466,868
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $19,388,870
- Publicly traded securities
- $217,681,159
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,980,823
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $282,486,045
- Gross unrelated business income
- $166,858
- Gross receipts
- $51,785,467
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1942
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DANIEL F MAHONY | PRESIDENT-SIU Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $609,846 | $95,521 |
| MATTHEW KUPEC | CEO-FOUNDATION Officer | 59 | $0 | $522,075 | $14,501 |
| DR AUSTIN A LANE | CHANCELLOR-SIU Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $460,709 | $67,196 |
| JEFFREY GLEIM | COO-FOUNDATION Officer | 45 | $0 | $217,360 | $54,423 |
| CYNTHIA M CIGANOVICH | CFO-FOUNDATION (THRU 01/23/25) Officer | 40 | $0 | $196,666 | $72,828 |
| DARLA PETERMAN | CORPORATE SECRETARY Officer | 44 | $0 | $114,887 | $27,770 |
| DIANE COMPARDO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL G KORTE | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BAME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAPT BARRY BATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN BOSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BILL CASPERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OYD J CRADDOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIUS ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT DENNIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD A HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER B TEDRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KELLY HIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR A DAWN KORTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ELLA LACEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD Y LO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM J MCGRAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT MOLLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'DAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY RAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEIL SWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID E HARTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLORIA TISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN M FORBES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG W WEBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONI R WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT SOLVERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MILLER | INTERIM CFO (START 1/1/25) Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DANIEL F MAHONY | PRESIDENT - SIU Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $605,883 | $84,839 |
| AUSTIN A LANE | CHANCELLOR - SIU Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $457,049 | $65,296 |
| MATTHEW KUPEC | CEO- FND Officer | 57 | $0 | $439,186 | $22,385 |
| JEFFREY GLEIM | COO-FOUNDATION Officer | 46 | $0 | $215,347 | $57,385 |
| CYNTHIA M CIGANOVICH | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $0 | $173,575 | $67,254 |
| DARLA A PETERMAN | CORPORATE SECRETARY Officer | 44 | $0 | $100,508 | $20,943 |
| MATT SOLVERSON | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE COMPARDO | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BAME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAPT BARRY BATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN BOSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BILL CASPERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OYD J CRADDOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| G DAVID DELANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT DENNIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD A HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LAWRENCE HATCHETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KELLY HIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL G KORTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN KORTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ELLA LACEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD Y LO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM J MCGRAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MOLLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'DAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAIRE PUTNAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY RAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL SWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR STEVEN TEDESCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA TISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG WEBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1264 LINCOLN DR, CARBONDALE, IL 62901-4304
- In care of
- % CYNTHIA M CIGANOVICH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MATTHEW KUPEC, 1235 DOUGLAS DR, CARBONDALE, IL 62901
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER MILLER, INTERIM CFO
- Phone
- (618) 453-4900
- Website
- WWW.SIUF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SIKICH LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE ALUMNI AND OTHER FRIENDS A MEANS TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF OTHERS BY PROVIDING PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AND THE POPULATION IT SERVES.
Program accomplishments
- ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH SUPPORT FUND ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY AND THE INDIVIDUALS IT SERVES.Expenses $7,434,682 · grants $3,014,084
- UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FUND ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT RELATED PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND THE INDIVIDUALS IT SERVES.Expenses $6,653,153 · grants $6,286,684 · revenue $107,441
- STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER AWARDS PROGRAMS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ALSO, GRANTING FUNDS TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING STUDENT LOANS.Expenses $6,578,611 · grants $6,540,010
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-6024575
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Organization supporting a government college or university
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B110)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $317,869,167
- Income (IRS master file)
- $51,785,467
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $44,960,092 | $24,771,782 | $317,869,167 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $38,360,348 | $22,708,769 | $287,174,426 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $23,315,718 | $20,788,797 | $251,646,865 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 37-6024575).
Questions about SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION is 37-6024575.
- Is SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
- Are donations to SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 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 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 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 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 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 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MATTHEW KUPEC.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $44,960,092, expenses of $24,771,782 and total assets of $317,869,167 at year end.
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