Austin Peay State University Foundation

Analysis

Austin Peay State University Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Clarksville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Austin Peay State University Foundation reported income of $13.8m and spending of $8.6m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.3m to $13.8m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Austin Peay State University Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BSDS Inc ($13.8m), Oak Farm School Inc ($13.8m) and Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation Inc ($13.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $79.7m against liabilities of $371k, net assets of $79.3m.