Kansas State University Research Foundation

Analysis

Kansas State University Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Manhattan, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1944, 82 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Kansas State University Research Foundation reported income of $8.8m and spending of $8.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $8.8m (+71%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kansas State University Research Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation Fighting Blindness Retinal Degeneration Fund ($8.8m), Newark Emergency Center Inc ($8.8m) and Easter Seals Dupage and the Fox Valley Region ($8.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $715k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $17.9m against liabilities of $6.0m, net assets of $11.9m.