2026-05-14T14:56:47-05:00 2025-06-30 420714325 RSM US LLP 919 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE 1800 RICHMOND VA 23219 990 2024-07-01 432065865 URBAN SERVING UNIVERSITIES COALITION URBA 2027376569 1220 L STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 VARUN DHAWAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, APLU 2027376569 2026-05-14 1 1 MEREDITH BELL P01696827 8042822121 2026-05-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z COALITION OF URBAN SERVING UNIVERSITIES JENNIFER KEUP 1220 L STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 478962 0 X WWW.USUCOALITION.ORG X 2004 DC TO ADVANCE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE THROUGHOUT THEIR INSTITUTIONS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. 13 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 612000 470886 10804 8076 0 0 622804 478962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 527706 592247 527706 592247 95098 -113285 1195680 987768 148970 54343 1046710 933425 X THE COALITION OF URBAN SERVING UNIVERSITIES (USU) IS A UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LED ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC, HEALTH, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND DISENFRANCHISED STUDENT POPULATIONS ON CAMPUS AND WITHIN OUR URBAN COMMUNITIES. 0 0 USU'S WORK CENTERS ON TWO REINFORCING PILLARS: INITIATIVES WORKING TO ADVANCE STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH INNOVATION AND INITIATIVES AIMING TO ACHIEVE COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. BY COLLABORATING ACROSS UNIVERSITIES WITH SHARED CHALLENGES AND FUNCTIONS, USU INSTITUTIONS CAN PILOT, REFINE, AND SHARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE PRACTICES TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION ACROSS HIGHER EDUCATION. THROUGH THE USU INITIATIVES CAMPUS LEADERS ARE: 1) ADVANCING STUDENT SUCCESS; 2) CREATING A COMPETITIVE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE; 3) BUILDING SMART RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THROUGH CAMPUS/COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS, AND 4) IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF A DIVERSE POPULATION WITH DIVERSE HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X VARUN DHAWAN CO APLU 2027376569 1220 L STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 X JENNIFER COWLEY CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WAYNE J RILEY VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERICA BECK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KIM A WILCOX SECRETARY (THRU JUNE 2025) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 C MAULI AGRAWAL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARNETT STOKES PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL AMIRIDIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER CARTWRIGHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAYLOR EIGHMY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH WHITFIELD DIRECTOR (THRU MARCH 2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 M BRIAN BLAKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA EDWARDS LANGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK MUMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER KEUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 0 0 0 VARUN DHAWAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, A 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 466033 466033 SPONSORSHIPS 541900 4853 4853 470886 8076 8076 478962 466033 0 12929 X 24000 1993 72783 1886 1702 47149 PERSONNEL COSTS & REIMB 438182 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4552 592247 1074185 954411 121000 33357 495 1195680 987768 148970 23543 30800 148970 54343 X 1046710 933425 1046710 933425 1195680 987768 -113285 0 X 0 0 0 1 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE COALITION ENGAGED THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES (APLU), AN AFFILIATED BUT UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, TO SUPPLY PROFESSIONAL & MANAGERIAL SERVICES TO THE COALITION. THE COALITION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS COMPENSATED BY APLU FOR THEIR SERVICES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION, AS WELL AS FOR OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED TO APLU. THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP FINANCIAL OFFICIAL, VARUN DHAWAN, WAS COMPENSATED BY APLU FOR HIS SERVICES TO APLU AND THE COALITION. THE COALITION PAID APLU $24,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT FEES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS ARE PUBLIC URBAN UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE LOCATED IN METROPOLITAN AREAS WITH POPULATIONS OF 100,000 OR MORE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS MAY REVIEW THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY ANNUALLY PROVIDING ALL BOARD MEMBERS WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND REQUIRING COMPLETION OF A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. ANY DISCLOSED CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE BOARD VOTES TO AUTHORIZE OR REJECT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ACTION, WITH THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, ANY INDIVIDUAL IN A POSITION TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S RESOURCES (INCLUDING TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS PURCHASES OR CONTRACTS) WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM SUCH DECISIONS IS REQUIRED TO PROMPTLY DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT. SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS OR FINAL DECISIONS RELATED TO THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMPENSATION POLICIES BECAUSE IT HAS NO EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 72,783.