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Nonprofit · EIN 43-1234200

MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, MO 65897

Financials

$35.5M$37.4M2022$55.6M$27.6M2023$40.7M$27.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$40,740,762$27,493,457$13,247,305$237,217,477$14,077,064$223,140,413
June 30, 2024990$55,596,087$27,588,775$28,007,312$220,115,120$16,162,924$203,952,196
June 30, 2023990$35,483,515$37,440,927-$1,957,412$195,800,390$13,517,787$182,282,603
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$24,544,747
Program service revenue
$5,897,422
Investment income
$10,208,339
Net rental income
-$76,001
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,435,077
Net income from fundraising events
-$33,441
Other revenue
$90,254

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$21,969,752
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$231,754
Other salaries and wages
$4,799,804
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,031,558
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$74,363
Travel
$54,159
Program services (functional)
$26,083,971
Management and general (functional)
$658,662
Fundraising (functional)
$750,824

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$220,115,120
Total assets, end of year
$237,217,477
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,077,064
Net assets, end of year
$223,140,413
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,958,803
Publicly traded securities
$184,925,733
Net assets without donor restrictions
$22,828,572
Net assets with donor restrictions
$200,311,841
Gross unrelated business income
-$16,881
Gross receipts
$296,570,256
Employees
84
Volunteers
250
Year formed
1981
State of legal domicile
MO

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 / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
W BRENT DUNNEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
24$114,496$76,331$70,793
CYNTHIA SCHULLTREASURER
Officer
8$30,564$122,254$62,799
JENNIFER WETERSECRETARY
Officer
14$22,416$41,629$26,407
BEVERLY KELTNERCHAIR ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JIM WILSONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BONNALIE O CAMPBELLTRUSTEE, END 12/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAN COBBTRUSTEE, BEG 1/25
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE JENKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREG BECKTRUSTEE, BEG 1/25
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN D FOSTERTRUSTEE, END 12/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JUDY BREEDINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY H SCHRAGTRUSTEE, END 12/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MATT HARTHCOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD MILLERTRUSTEE, BEG 1/25
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN SIMS-GIDDENSTRUSTEE, BEG 1/25
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TIM FOOTETRUSTEE, END 8/24
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
W BRENT DUNNEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
24$108,681$72,454$65,615
STEPHEN A FOUCARTTREASURER, END 7/23
Officer
8$36,056$144,224$33,055
CYNTHIA SCHULLTREASURER, BEG 7/23
Officer
8$27,297$109,187$55,201
CINDY BUSBYSECRETARY, END 1/24
Officer
14$27,928$51,866$27,722
JENNIFER WETERSECRETARY, BEG 1/24
Officer
14$18,898$35,096$22,119
BEVERLY KELTNERCHAIR ELECT, BEG 1/24
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JIM WILSONCHAIR, BEG 1/24
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BONNALIE O CAMPBELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE JENKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN D FOSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JUDY BREEDINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK MCQUEARYCHAIR, END 1/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY H SCHRAGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MATT HARTHCOCKTRUSTEE, BEG 1/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TIM FOOTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
STEPHEN A FOUCARTTREASURER
Officer
6$27,247$154,398$53,613
W BRENT DUNNEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
24$102,904$68,603$59,235
CINDY BUSBYSECRETARY
Officer
14$25,843$47,995$25,344
BEVERLY KELTNERTRUSTEE BEG 1/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BONNALIE O CAMPBELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE JENKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JIM WILSONCHAIR ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHN D FOSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JUDY BREEDINGTRUSTEE BEG 1/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KAREN L HORNYTRUSTEE END 1/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK MCQUEARYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MARY H SCHRAGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT A FOSTERTRUSTEE END 1/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TIM FOOTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
901 S NATIONAL AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65897-0027
In care of
% MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ERIC SCHICK, 901 S NATIONAL, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65897
Signed the 990
ERIC SCHICK, TREASURER
Phone
(417) 836-5364
Return prepared by
Forvis Mazars LLP

Mission

The mission of the MSU Foundation is to unite with passionate supporters and donors of Missouri State University in pursuit of the university's goals and priorities, and to create significant philanthropic resources for the University, its students, faculty and staff, while serving as a responsible steward of those resources.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU) BY HOLDING FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR INSTRUCTION AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, STUDENT SERVICES, BROADCAST SERVICES, CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND THE GREAT SOUTHERN BANK ARENA, AS WELL AS GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT.
    Expenses $21,894,605 · grants $17,780,386 · revenue $5,897,422
  • MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS. DURING THE YEAR, 2,129 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE FOUNDATION.
    Expenses $4,189,366 · grants $4,189,366

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
43-1234200
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
1981
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B110)
Assets (IRS master file)
$237,217,477
Income (IRS master file)
$296,570,256

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$40,740,762$27,493,457$237,217,477IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$55,596,087$27,588,775$220,115,120IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$35,483,515$37,440,927$195,800,390XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$43,988,048$31,865,873$181,048,286IRS
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 43-1234200).

Questions about MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION is 43-1234200.
Is MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
Are donations to MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MISSOURI STATE 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 MISSOURI STATE 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 MISSOURI STATE 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 MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ERIC SCHICK.
Who are the officers and directors of MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,496 (W BRENT DUNN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $40,740,762, expenses of $27,493,457 and total assets of $237,217,477 at year end.

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