Ad Astra Education Foundation: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: Ad Astra Education Foundation (EIN 87-3611263)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-13
IRS object ID: 202511339349302191
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-13T09:07:35+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	346565596	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 N Wacker Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	873611263	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ad Astra Education Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ADAS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6126323055	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O LATHROP 7300 W 110TH ST STE 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	OVERLAND PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	66210	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JUSTIN MILLS	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9134515100	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	COLLIN K ROHS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01895688	PTIN
Phone	3128792000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-05-13	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Sasha Boulware	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O LATHROP 7300 W 110TH ST STE 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	OVERLAND PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	66210	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$969,153	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2021	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	KS	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND EQUITY BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND OTHER ACADEMIC STAFF FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	7	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$473,459	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$969,152	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$473,461	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$969,153	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$473,459	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$968,647	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$10,955	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$15,868	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$484,414	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$984,515	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$10,953	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$15,362	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$24,412	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,451	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,401	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$24,412	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,050	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE AD ASTRA EDUCATION FOUNDATION SERVES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND EQUITY BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND OTHER ACADEMIC STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (UNIVERSITY) FROM GROUPS WHO HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED AT THE UNIVERSITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$968,647	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$968,647	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$968,647	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JUSTIN MILLS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6126323055	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O LATHROP 7300 W 110TH ST 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	OVERLAND PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	66210	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
E ANNETTE RIEGER
VICE CHAIR, DIRECTOR	0.5	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGS THOMOPULOS
CHAIR (END NOV '23), DIRECTOR	0.5	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN Y NG
CHAIR (START NOV '23), DIRECTOR	0.5	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUSTIN A MILLS
SECRETARY (START NOV '23) & TREASURER, DIRECTOR	0.5	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SASHA BOULWARE
PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR	0.5	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KEARNEY
DIRECTOR (START FEB '24)	0.5	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN KLUSMEIER
DIRECTOR (START FEB '24)	0.5	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$969,152	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$969,152	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$969,153	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$968,647	TotalAmt
Program Services	$968,647	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,922	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,922	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,030	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,793	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,793	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$453	TotalAmt
Management And General	$453	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,321	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,321	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SERVICE CHARGE	$309	$309
ANNUAL REPORT FEE	$40	$40

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$984,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$968,647	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,868	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,451	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,451	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,401	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,401	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,050	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,050	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,451	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$15,362	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$76,350	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$473,459	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$969,152	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,518,961	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$76,350	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$473,459	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$969,152	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,518,961	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,518,961	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,518,964	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$0	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	STRONG HALL	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	1450 JAYHAWK BLVD	AddressLine2Txt
City	LAWRENCE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	66045	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	481124839	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$968,647	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND OTHER ACADEMIC STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FROM GROUPS WHO HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED AT THE UNIVERSITY.	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AD ASTRA EDUCATION FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPOINT ONE OR MORE SELECTION COMMITTES TO MAKE AWARDS. COMMITTEES WILL CONSIST OF INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS BEING ADMINISTERED. SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL AID WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS ON BEHALF OF THE INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENT AND AD ASTRA WILL USE THE UNIVERSITY'S ESTABLISHED PRACTICES FOR ENSURING GRANTED FUNDS ARE USED ONLY FOR THEIR INTENDED SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP OR GRANT PURPOSES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

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Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	Upon completion of review by an external tax preparer, a draft copy of the Form 990 is made available to the Board of Directors to review and recommend revisions. Any such recommendations are provided in a timely manner to incorporate them in the return before transmittal to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	Ad Astra Education Foundation (the "Foundation") operates under a conflict of interest policy, which is as follows: a. Duty to Disclose - A Covered Person who has an actual or possible conflict of interest must disclose the existence and nature of his or her relationship or financial interest to the Board of Directors or the committee considering the proposed transaction or arrangement with the Foundation. The disclosure must be made at or prior to the meeting of the Board or committee considering the proposed transaction or arrangement with the Foundation. b. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists - After disclosure of the potential conflict of interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested Covered Person, such Covered Person shall leave the portions of all Board or committee meetings at which the existence of a conflict of interest or the proposed transaction or arrangement with the Foundation is considered. The remaining members of the Board or committee shall then discuss and vote on whether a conflict of interest exists and shall seek the advice of legal counsel where appropriate in making such a determination. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, if all members of the Board or committee have a potential conflict, all Board or committee members may participate in the determination of whether a conflict exists, with advice of legal counsel when appropriate, or the Board or committee may appoint a committee of disinterested persons to make the determination. c. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest. Once a conflict of interest has been determined to exist by the Board or committee considering the proposed transaction or arrangement with the Foundation: (1) The Covered Person(s) with a conflict of interest may make a presentation at the Board or committee meeting at which the transaction or arrangement will be discussed, but after such presentation, he or she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement that results in the conflict of interest. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, if all members of the Board or committee have a potential conflict, all Board or committee members may participate in such discussion and vote pursuant to the procedure described below, or the Board or committee may appoint a committee of disinterested persons to make the determination. (2) The Board or committee shall use due diligence to determine whether the Foundation can obtain a more advantageous transaction or arrangement with reasonable efforts from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. In doing so, the chair of the Board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. (3) Prior to making its decision whether to participate in the proposed transaction or arrangement, the Board or committee shall, if appropriate, obtain and rely on compensation surveys, independent valuations, appraisals, price quotes, competitive bids, or other data appropriate for comparing the proposed transaction or arrangement to similar transactions or contracts that are free from conflicts. (4) After consideration, if the Board or committee determines that a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably attainable under circumstances that would not give rise to a conflict of interest, the Board or committee may decide to enter into a transaction or arrangement involving a conflict of interest if the Board or committee determines by a majority vote of disinterested members that: (a) the transaction or arrangement is in the best interests of the Foundation; and (b) in reliance on the appropriate data as to comparability, the terms of the transaction or arrangement are fair and reasonable to the Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	Ad Astra Education Foundation's governing documents, financial statements, and the conflict of interest policy are available upon written request at the organization's mailing address listed on page 1 of the Form 990. The information may be mailed or sent electronically if requested.