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Nonprofit · EIN 47-5599177

ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS

Tax-exempt · TEMPE, AZ 85281

Financials

$14.1M$24.2M2023$26.1M$25.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$26,141,383$25,478,371$663,012$394,391,590$121,413,387$272,978,203
June 30, 2024990$14,131,223$24,209,129-$10,077,906$367,975,233$132,222,957$235,752,276
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$14,816,150
Program service revenue
$3,868,805
Investment income
$3,858,635
Royalties
$110,764
Net rental income
$197,987
Net gain from sales of assets
$84,436
Other revenue
$3,597,793

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$6,997,781
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,112,027
Other salaries and wages
$4,836,176
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$7,517,642
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,093,938
Accounting fees
$62,205
Occupancy
$1,333,299
Travel
$104,092
Program services (functional)
$15,277,281
Management and general (functional)
$9,960,392
Fundraising (functional)
$240,698

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$367,975,233
Total assets, end of year
$394,391,590
Total liabilities, end of year
$121,413,387
Net assets, end of year
$272,978,203
Land, buildings and equipment
$54,951,505
Publicly traded securities
$281,350,905
Net assets without donor restrictions
$271,728,393
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,249,810
Gross receipts
$50,614,825
Employees
178
Volunteers
9
Year formed
2015
State of legal domicile
AZ

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
AUGUSTINE CHENGMANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO (SI)
Key employee
50$595,793$51,857
JEFF MINDLINCHIEF INVEST. OFFICER/MANAGING DIR. UR
Key employee
40$383,722$61,369
MERIDITH RENTZCHIEF ENTERPRISE PARTNERS OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$370,713$47,483
JEFF ROBERTSMANAGING DIR. UR (THRU 1/25)
Key employee
50$347,460$48,020
KYLE SIEGALED & CHIEF PATENT COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$328,679$60,569
VIRGINIA E DESANTOVP, CFO & TREASURER
Officer
38$295,939$44,812
CHARLIE LEWISVP VENTURE DEV. & PHYS SCI. (SI)
Highest-paid employee
40$256,167$45,936
SAMANTHA BRADLEYMANAGING DIR. REALM SPARK
Highest-paid employee
40$229,533$34,189
GINA MILLERCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$212,713$36,695
ERIN BARRINGER-STERNERCHIEF DATA OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$209,005$17,256
DANIEL DILLONFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO
Former
38$177,026$21,294
MACKENZIE WOODSGENERAL COUNSEL, SECRETARY (AS OF 9/24)
Officer
47$65,376$12,087
JOHN GRAHAMCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JUANITA FRANCISVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NICOLE COLYERSECRETARY (THRU 8/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STEVE BETTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL CROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA LOODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE MARIUCCIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MORGAN OLSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
DANIEL DILLONPRESIDENT AND CEO (THRU 12/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
37$824,034$0$76,505
GRETCHEN BUHLIGDIRECTOR & CEO (ASUF)
Trustee or director
1$0$611,432$82,365
AUGUSTINE CHENGMD & CEO (SI)
Key employee
50$611,701$0$52,574
JEFF MINDLINCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$372,431$0$59,147
JEFF ROBERTSMANAGING DIRECTOR UR
Key employee
50$378,163$0$44,901
KYLE SIEGALED & CHIEF PATENT COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$307,117$0$53,471
VIRGINIA E DESANTOVICE PRESIDENT, CFO & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
38$305,588$0$44,378
HOPE SHARETTGENERAL COUNSEL/CORPORATE SECRETARY (THRU 12/23)
Officer
47$292,576$0$49,941
STEPHANIE LEACHCHIEF TECH. OFFICER (THRU 12/23)
Highest-paid employee
40$295,351$0$34,383
CHARLIE LEWISVP VENTURE DEV. & PHYS SCI. (SI)
Highest-paid employee
40$256,887$0$44,007
RAHIMA MISTRYVP STRATEGIC INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS
Highest-paid employee
40$251,142$0$46,872
MARK SEARLEPRESIDENT AND CEO (3/24 THRU 6/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
37$0$0$0
JOHN GRAHAMCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
NITA FRANCISVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MACKENZIE WOODSINTERIM SECRETARY (1/24 THRU 5/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
NICOLE COLYERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL CROWASU PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE BETTSCHAIR (UR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MORGAN OLSENVICE CHAIR (IC)
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CHRIS HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LISA LOODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANNE MARIUCCIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 2260ATTN PAYROLL BENEFITS, TEMPE, AZ 85281-0000
In care of
% VIRGINIA E DESANTO
Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
PO Box 2260, Tempe AZ 85280
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MERIDITH RENTZ, PO BOX 2260, TEMPE, AZ 852802260
Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
RF Shangraw Jr, PO Box 2260, Tempe AZ 85280
Signed the 990
VIRGINIA E DESANTO, VP/TREASURER/CFO
Phone
(480) 965-3759
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OORGANIZATION'S MISSIONASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS SERVES AS THE RESOURCE-RAISING ARM OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF FIVE NONPROFITS THAT ARE EACH TASKED WITH IDENTIFYING NEW REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES, ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS REPRESENTS A HIGHLY EFFICIENT MODEL FOR DIVERSIFIED REVENUE GENERATION. THROUGH ITS NONPROFITS, ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS INVESTS IN INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SEE SCHEDULE OASUEP THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY UNIVERSITY REALTY AIMS TO ADVANCE ASU BY ACCEPTING AND MONETIZING COMMERCIAL OFFICE, RETAIL, AND MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST, ACQUIRE, AND DISPOSE OF REAL ESTATE AT LOGICAL POINTS IN REAL ESTATE CYCLES. BUILDING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND FINANCING OF OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL, AND MULTI-FAMILY PROJECTS. CURRENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS $44.8 MILLION IN LAND AND BUILDING INVESTMENTS. UNIVERSITY REALTY OVERSEES PROJECTS NATIONWIDE, FROM SKYSONG IN SCOTTSDALE, TO BRICKYARD IN TEMPE, TO THE WASHINGTON CENTER IN THE HEART OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO THE HERALD EXAMINER BUILDING IN LOS ANGELES.
    Expenses $4,747,594 · grants $25 · revenue $3,602,541
  • SEE SCHEDULE OSKYSONG INNOVATIONS, LLC IS AN ARIZONA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ASUEP WHICH, SOLELY FOR TAX PURPOSES, MAKES IT A DISREGARDED ENTITY OF ASUEP. SKYSONG WORKS WITH ASU FACULTY, POSTDOCS, AND STUDENTS TO TRANSLATE THEIR RESEARCH INNOVATIONS INTOCOMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. TO DATE, MORE THAN 260 STARTUPS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED BASED ON ASU INNOVATIONS, ATTRACTING MORE THAN $1.5 BILLION IN FUNDING FROM OUTSIDE INVESTORS, GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL LOCAL ECONOMIC MPACT. THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS AND THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WNERS ASSOCIATION NOW RANKS ASU NUMBER 9 WORLDWIDE AND 5TH IN THE U.S. FOR US PATENTS GRANTED TO UNIVERSITIES.
    Expenses $1,471,596 · grants $8,000 · revenue $1,401,126
  • SEE SCHEDULE OASUEP MANAGES INVESTMENT POOLS AND PROGRAMS THAT GENERATE REVENUE THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND AN ANGEL INVESTOR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM TO ADVANCE ASU-AFFILIATED STARTUPS.
    Expenses $9,058,091 · grants $6,989,756 · revenue $2,154,180

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
47-5599177
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
2016
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B11)
Assets (IRS master file)
$394,391,590
Income (IRS master file)
$50,614,825

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025–––IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024–––IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$17,546,517$35,781,750$361,760,963IRS
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$23,987,399$29,543,399$381,094,670IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2015
Officer: RF Shangraw Jr
June 30, 2016≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS

What is the EIN of ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS is 47-5599177.
Is ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
Are donations to ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS 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 ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS 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 ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS 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 ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MERIDITH RENTZ.
Who are the officers and directors of ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $595,793 (AUGUSTINE CHENG, MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO (SI)).
How much revenue does ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $26,141,383, expenses of $25,478,371 and total assets of $394,391,590 at year end.

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