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Nonprofit · EIN 43-1291797

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY

Also known as SE MISSOURI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · CPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701

Financials

$10.9M$8.1M2022$16.8M$10.6M2023$12.9M$9.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$12,891,011$9,751,410$3,139,601$166,698,592$4,692,374$162,006,218
June 30, 2024990$16,818,864$10,566,244$6,252,620$156,713,893$4,616,395$152,097,498
June 30, 2023990$10,895,460$8,108,514$2,786,946$143,115,150$5,146,505$137,968,645
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$4,168,892
Program service revenue
$155,515
Investment income
$7,992,988
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,748,026
Net income from fundraising events
$20,619
Other revenue
$573,616

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$6,368,278
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,988
Accounting fees
$43,500
Occupancy
$38,550
Travel
$119,130
Depreciation
$176,835
Program services (functional)
$7,562,903
Management and general (functional)
$2,099,815
Fundraising (functional)
$88,692

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$156,713,893
Total assets, end of year
$166,698,592
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,692,374
Net assets, end of year
$162,006,218
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,506,883
Publicly traded securities
$146,298,568
Net assets without donor restrictions
$25,479,381
Net assets with donor restrictions
$136,526,837
Gross receipts
$56,057,575
Employees
0
Volunteers
90
Year formed
1983
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
DR CARLOS VARGAS-ABURTOUNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$392,776$72,045
DR DOUGLAS S KOCHINTERIM PROVOST
Trustee or director
1$0$212,223$41,302
WENDELL C SNODGRASSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$166,929$32,118
DIANA HARLEYTREASURER/INTERIM VP FINANCE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$134,343$14,416
MELISSA A ODEGARDFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$129,674$16,121
DR FELIPE BRITOFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE (EFF. 6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$68,148$8,527
JENNIFER N SMITHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$52,088$7,522
ROSS MCFERRONCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MAUREEN CLANCY-MAYCHAIRMAN (THRU 12/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ERIC L LEVINVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ZAKI M ALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
J DAVID BLAKEMOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERTA L BROEKERDIRECTOR (EFF. 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR LINDA BURNSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LAYNE COLLIERDIRECTOR - EX-OFFICIO (EFF. 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
41 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
C MICHAEL DAMBACHDIRECTOR (THRU 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
DAWN DAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEITH DICKENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH FONSECADIRECTOR (THRU 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
DR JOHN M FREEZEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EDWARD P GARGASDIRECTOR (EFF. 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT D GILESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCIS GOULDDIRECTOR - EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
DR MAUDE M HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD HARTMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARSHA HASKELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS HENDRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANE HUXELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RONALD ISOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CLINT KARNESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTY KAUFMANDIRECTOR (EFF. 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN KELLYDIRECTOR (THRU 1/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM KIDDDIRECTOR (THRU 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
TINA KLOCKEDIRECTOR - EX-OFFICIO (THRU 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
JAY B KNUDTSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOAN LANGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON LEGRANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES LIMBAUGHDIRECTOR - EX-OFFICIO (EFF. 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN MONTGOMERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
REESE MULLINSDIRECTOR - EX-OFFICIO (EFF. 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
BETH L ORWICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN O'TOOLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBRA REIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES W RILEY JRDIRECTOR (THRU 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
DR JANET RUOPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JON RUSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA SCHULTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA SILVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN W UELEKEDIRECTOR (EFF. 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIE VINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR RONALD W WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR TIMOTHY WENCEWICZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR PERNELL WITHERSPOONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR CHRIS WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR JILL YOUNGDIRECTOR (EFF. 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
NADEEM ZAFARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 58 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
DR CARLOS VARGAS-ABURTOUNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$382,437$71,627
DR MICHAEL P GODARDUNIVERSITY PROVOST
Trustee or director
1$0$217,545$51,307
DOUGLAS S KOCHINTERIM PROVOST
Trustee or director
1$0$187,232$40,838
BRAD W SHERIFFTREASURER/UNIV. CFO (THRU 3/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$196,177$17,349
WENDELL C SNODGRASSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$161,506$32,447
MELISSA A ODEGARDFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE - EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$122,478$12,055
DIANA HARLEYTREASURER/UNIV. CONTROLLER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$62,060$11,522
JENNIFER N SMITHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$50,197$7,348
MAUREEN CLANCY-MAYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ROSS MCFERRONVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
CLINT KARNESPAST CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ZAKI M ALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
J DAVID BLAKEMOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERTA L BROEKERDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 3/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCI BURCHELLDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 3/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LINDA BURNSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
C MICHAEL DAMBACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAWN DAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEITH DICKENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILLIAM DIEPENBROCK JRDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 3/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSH FONSECADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR JOHN M FREEZEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD GETTINGERDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 3/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT D GILESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FRANCIS GOULDDIRECTOR - EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR MAUDE M HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD HARTMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARSHA HASKELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS HENDRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DANE HUXELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RONALD ISOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRIAN KELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ADAM KIDDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TINA KLOCKEDIRECTOR - EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAY B KNUDTSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL D KOHLFELDDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 3/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOAN LANGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JASON LEGRANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ERIC L LEVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEVIN MONTGOMERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BETH L ORWICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEVIN O'TOOLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DEBRA REIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES W RILEY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR JANET RUOPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JON RUSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SCHULTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SILVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JALIK SMITHDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 3/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRECKEN STYLESDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 3/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JULIE VINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEANETTE WACHTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR RONALD W WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR TIMOTHY WENCEWICZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PERNELL WITHERSPOONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR CHRIS WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR JILL YOUNGDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 3/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NADEEM ZAFARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 61 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
DR CARLOS VARGAS-ABURTOUNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$363,864$58,268
BRAD SHERIFFTREASURER / UNIV. CFO
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$180,802$55,272
DR MICHAEL GODARDUNIVERSITY PROVOST
Trustee or director
1$0$209,306$22,514
DR TRUDY LEEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$117,481$28,613
KEVIN HAMPTONDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$101,248$33,300
JENNIFER SMITHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$47,531$18,852
WENDELL SNODGRASSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$23,186$0
TINA KLOCKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
C MICHAEL DAMBACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CLINT KARNESPAST CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ROBERTA BROEKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCI BURCHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GLENN CAMPBELLDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR MAUREEN CLANCY-MAYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DAWN DAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEITH DICKENSDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILLIAM DIEPENBROCK JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MOLLY EGGLESTONDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSHUA FONSECADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR JOHN M FREEZEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
EDWARD GARGASDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TIMOTHY GOODMANDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
T RONALD HAHSDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PATRICIA JACKSONDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ADAM KIDDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JERRY KINDERDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL KOHLFELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JASON LEGRANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ERIC LEVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROSS MCFERRONVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DR JILL YOUNG RICKARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JIM RILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JON RUSTDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SCHULTEDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RON WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WALT WILDMANDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR PERNELL WITHERSPOONDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHELLE AYCOCKDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRIAN KELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DEBRA REIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LINDA BURNSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD GETTINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT GILESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR MAUDE HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD HARTMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARSHA HASKELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DANE HUXELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEVIN MONTGOMERYDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BETH ORWICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEVIN O'TOOLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN TAYLORDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JALIK SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRECKEN STYLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ZAKI M ALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
J DAVID BLAKEMOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAY B KNUDTSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR JANET RUOPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SILVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEANETTE WACHTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NADEEM ZAFARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FRANCES GOULDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1 UNIVERSITY PLZ, CPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701-4710
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
WENDELL SNODGRASS, ONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701
Signed the 990
DIANA HARLEY, TREASURER
Phone
(573) 651-2175
Return prepared by
RUBINBROWN LLP

Mission

ASSIST SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY IN ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE FOUNDATION FUNCTIONS AS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY'S OFFICIAL GIFT RECEIVING ORGANIZATION WHICH RAISES AND MANAGES RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY. FUNDS ARE RECEIVED FROM MANY SOURCES AND BENEFIT A VARIETY OF UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS, PROGRAMS AND STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
    Expenses $7,562,903 · grants $6,368,278 · revenue $155,515

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
43-1291797
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
1984
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B110)
Assets (IRS master file)
$166,698,592
Income (IRS master file)
$56,057,575

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$12,891,011$9,751,410$166,698,592XML
990June 2024$16,818,864$10,566,244$156,713,893IRS
990June 2023$10,895,460$8,108,514$143,115,150XML
990June 2022$19,679,164$6,382,137$133,455,588IRS
990June 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 43-1291797).

Questions about SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY is 43-1291797.
Is SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
Are donations to SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY 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 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY 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 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY 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 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WENDELL SNODGRASS.
Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 56 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,891,011, expenses of $9,751,410 and total assets of $166,698,592 at year end.

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