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Nonprofit · EIN 65-0403969

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · FORT MYERS, FL 33965

Financials

$29.9M$22M2022$32.9M$30.6M2023$27.9M$22.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$27,944,344$22,804,442$5,139,902$230,102,845$2,909,254$227,193,591
June 30, 2024990$32,875,635$30,641,484$2,234,151$206,115,247$2,931,947$203,183,300
June 30, 2023990$29,949,264$22,028,403$7,920,861$185,699,204$2,379,522$183,319,682
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$25,030,298
Program service revenue
$1,134,475
Investment income
$1,464,313
Net gain from sales of assets
-$184,906
Net income from fundraising events
$315,258
Other revenue
$315,258

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$16,171,176
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$250,534
Accounting fees
$92,238
Occupancy
$44,065
Travel
$491,169
Depreciation
$35,267
Program services (functional)
$20,544,430
Management and general (functional)
$1,399,193
Fundraising (functional)
$860,819

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$206,115,247
Total assets, end of year
$230,102,845
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,909,254
Net assets, end of year
$227,193,591
Publicly traded securities
$169,556,902
Net assets without donor restrictions
$13,526,520
Net assets with donor restrictions
$213,667,071
Gross unrelated business income
$948
Gross receipts
$61,012,924
Employees
0
Volunteers
55
Year formed
1993
State of legal domicile
FL

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
AYSEGUL TIMURPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$686,997$58,846
KATHERINE GREENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
25$0$295,663$50,417
DAVID VAZQUEZASSISTANT TREASURER
Key employee
1$0$301,082$40,258
MICHAEL MARTINFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
10$0$233,333$0
CINDY LEARNEDASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
35$0$183,690$45,073
GERARD CARRINGTONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
30$0$179,316$36,986
WILLIAM RICESR. PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
30$0$162,572$42,150
NEALE MONTGOMERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL HARTLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JAIME ULMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL SWINDLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MILLER COUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
PETER SULICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
LEE SEIDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
RICHARD ACKERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
44 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WILLIAM HOROWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
MYRA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SAMANTHA SCOTTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MARTIN SCHAPPELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY GRIFFINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBBIE ROEPSTORFFEX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL BARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
W BERNARD LESTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
GREG BLURTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN BRODIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE MCINTOSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
SHONTRA POWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAWN MCINTYREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZANNE BOYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY BETH GEIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BARRON COLLIER IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JOHN FUMAGALLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JOSEPH CATTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
LAWRENCE ANTONUCCIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN RISTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CLAUDINE LEGER-WETZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EDWARD MORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
DIANA WILLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DONALD LESCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
DAVID LUCASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
CHARLES WINTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
CHELSEA GANEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES IDELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
CHARLES EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JESSE BOUCHARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES KNUPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JEFFREY FRIDKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JEFF FARAMODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRETT DIAMONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUGLAS VANOORTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
J DUDLEY GOODLETTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
GAIL MARKHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRED PEZESHKANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
HARRY CASIMIRSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PHIL FISCHLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM CICCARELLI KANTORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATIE SPROULDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LUCIENNE PEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 54 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MICHAEL MARTINFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
10$0$574,229$30,295
AYSEGUL TIMURPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$410,487$59,127
KATHERINE GREENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
25$0$275,232$47,982
DAVID VAZQUEZASSISTANT TREASURER
Key employee
1$0$278,818$37,710
CINDY LEARNEDASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
35$0$164,553$41,333
WILLIAM RICESR. PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
30$0$161,888$39,812
GERARD CARRINGTONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
30$0$160,354$35,696
DOUGLAS VANOORTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HARRY CASIMIRSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL HARTLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
SAMANTHA SCOTTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BRIAN RISTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARRON COLLIER IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES IDELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES KETTEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES WINTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHELSEA GANEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CLAUDINE LEGER-WETZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
EDWARD MORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANA WILLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DONALD LESCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILL BARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FRED PEZESHKANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GAIL MARKHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
J DUDLEY GOODLETTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES KNUPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFF FARAMODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFFREY FRIDKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JESSE BOUCHARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRETT DIAMONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LAWRENCE ANTONUCCIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID LUCASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PETER SULICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MILLER COUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LEE SEIDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LINDA TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LUCIENNE PEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARTIN SCHAPPELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY BETH GEIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL SWINDLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MYRA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NEALE MONTGOMERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD ACKERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSEPH CATTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBBIE ROEPSTORFFEX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHAWN MCINTYREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHONTRA POWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVEN BRODIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE MCINTOSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUZANNE BOYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
W BERNARD LESTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILLIAM HOROWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN FUMAGALLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 55 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MICHAEL MARTINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$571,904$50,685
KATHERINE GREENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
25$0$264,237$45,852
DAVID VAZQUEZASSISTANT TREASURER
Key employee
1$0$258,742$34,674
CINDY LEARNEDASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
35$0$151,179$38,989
WILLIAM RICESR. PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
30$0$152,414$37,508
GERARD CARRINGTONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
30$0$152,538$34,415
CHARLES KETTEMANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MAYELA ROSALESVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
GEURT PEETSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DOUGLAS VANOORTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
RICHARD ACKERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LAWRENCE ANTONUCCIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILL BARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUZANNE BOYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID CALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HARRY CASIMIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSEPH CATTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARRON COLLIER IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MILLER COUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRETT DIAMONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFF FARAMODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFFREY FRIDKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN FUMAGALLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY BETH GEIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DUDLEY GOODLETTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL HARTLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ONUR HAYTACDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILLIAM HOROWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES IDELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES KNUPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CLAUDINE LEGER-WETZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DONALD LESCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
W BERNARD LESTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID LUCASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GAIL MARKHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE MCINTOSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHAWN MCINTYREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
EDWARD MORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LUCIENNE PEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FRED PEZESHKANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TRAVUS POPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHONTRA POWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRIAN RISTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARTIN SCHAPPELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SAMANTHA SCOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LEE SEIDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JULIET SPROULDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PETER SULICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL SWINDLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LINDA TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MYRA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANA WILLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES WINTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBBIE ROEPSTORFFEX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
10501 FGCU BLVD S, FORT MYERS, FL 33965-6565
In care of
% NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY TTEE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
GERARD CARRINGTON, 10501 FGCU BOULEVARD SOUTH, FORT MYERS, FL 339656565
Signed the 990
GERARD CARRINGTON, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(239) 745-4365
Return prepared by
JAMES MOORE & CO PL

Mission

TO ADVANCE FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY AND ITS STUDENTS BY PROMOTING THE INSTITUTION, SECURING PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSITY, MANAGING AND ADMINISTERING ASSETS WITH A LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS TEACHING, SCHOLARSHIP, AND PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES AND ADMINISTERS GIFTS AND BEQUESTS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY.
    Expenses $20,544,430 · grants $16,171,176 · revenue $1,134,475

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
65-0403969
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
1994
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B110)
Assets (IRS master file)
$230,102,845
Income (IRS master file)
$61,012,924

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$27,944,344$22,804,442$230,102,845XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$32,875,635$30,641,484$206,115,247XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$29,949,264$22,028,403$185,699,204XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
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 65-0403969).

Questions about FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC is 65-0403969.
Is FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
Are donations to FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY 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 FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY 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 FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY 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 FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GERARD CARRINGTON.
Who are the officers and directors of FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 59 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $27,944,344, expenses of $22,804,442 and total assets of $230,102,845 at year end.

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