Nonprofit · EIN 54-2052127
GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · FAIRFAX, VA 22030
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $338,675 | $343,713 | -$5,038 | $983,922 | $0 | $983,922 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,573,242 | $2,628,296 | $944,946 | $988,960 | $0 | $988,960 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $743,075 | $769,009 | -$25,934 | $44,014 | $0 | $44,014 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,000
- Program service revenue
- $326,173
- Investment income
- $502
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $86,936
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,570
- Accounting fees
- $17,900
- Program services (functional)
- $311,763
- Management and general (functional)
- $31,950
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $988,960
- Total assets, end of year
- $983,922
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $983,922
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $983,922
- Gross receipts
- $338,675
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRISHANA BOWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $590,042 | $67,755 |
| ANDRE MARSHALL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $382,311 | $54,829 |
| TERESA KLOCK-TAUBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $280,087 | $33,481 |
| SALEET JAFRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $207,995 | $45,026 |
| DAVID GROSSMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $192,813 | $34,804 |
| CLAIRE WURMFELD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $197,583 | $17,011 |
| CORINNE HURST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $81,429 | $27,424 |
| GLORIA GARCIA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $67,980 | $25,806 |
| DAVID HEYMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARD ELDERING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE BLACKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA DONNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY GILLESPIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROSE SENICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRISHANA BOWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $542,509 | $71,738 |
| DEB DICKENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $469,851 | $51,797 |
| ANDRE MARSHALL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $357,910 | $59,235 |
| SALEET JAFRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $221,670 | $51,147 |
| CLAIRE WURMFELD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $180,148 | $37,969 |
| DAVID GROSSMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $181,044 | $36,148 |
| TERESA KLOCK-TAUBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $161,502 | $24,714 |
| CORINNE HURST | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $72,307 | $31,195 |
| SHEILA DAVIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $74,135 | $21,323 |
| DAVID HEYMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE BLACKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROSE SENICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN DROBNIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DUNIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS DUNLAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA DONNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRISHANA BOWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $504,652 | $64,895 |
| CAROL KISSAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $356,480 | $48,027 |
| ANDRE MARSHALL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $336,837 | $57,907 |
| DEB DICKENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $332,765 | $43,081 |
| SALEET JAFRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $189,595 | $49,563 |
| CLAIRE WURMFELD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $172,601 | $36,636 |
| DAVID GROSSMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $166,702 | $33,694 |
| SHEILA DAVIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $62,363 | $18,936 |
| DAVID HEYMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE BLACKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROSE SENICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN DROBNIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DUNIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS DUNLAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA DONNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY SOCCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE MSN 3C1, FAIRFAX, VA 22030-4444
- In care of
- % BETH BROCK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CLAIRE WURMFELD, 4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE MSN 3C1, FAIRFAX, VA 220304444
- Signed the 990
- CLAIRE WURMFELD, TREASURER
- Phone
- (703) 993-5328
- Return prepared by
- HANTZMON WIEBEL LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION (GMRF) IS TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY. GMRF FULFILLS THIS MISSION BY MANAGING, PROTECTING, AND LICENSING (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE UNIVERSITY'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND BY FACILITATING THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS CREATED BY FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS. GMRF ALSO ADMINISTERS GIFTS, GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS THAT STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE UNIVERSITY'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION REVIEWS INVENTIONS FOR PATENTABILITY, FILES AND MANAGES PATENT APPLICATIONS, AND WORKS TO LICENSE DEVICES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND PROCESSES DEVELOPED BY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS.Expenses $217,494 · revenue $231,453
- THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES, ADMINISTERS, AND DISTRIBUTES CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLARLY INQUIRY, SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY.Expenses $94,269 · grants $86,936 · revenue $94,720
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
- 54-2052127
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B124)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $983,922
- Income (IRS master file)
- $338,675
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $338,675 | $343,713 | $983,922 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,573,242 | $2,628,296 | $988,960 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $743,075 | $769,009 | $44,014 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $766,365 | $860,510 | $69,948 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 54-2052127).
Questions about GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC is 54-2052127.
- Is GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC 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 GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC 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 GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC 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 GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CLAIRE WURMFELD.
- Who are the officers and directors of GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $338,675, expenses of $343,713 and total assets of $983,922 at year end.
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