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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (EIN 23-7326030)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-17
IRS object ID
202101379349305555
Schema version
2019v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-05-17T13:18:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN366055558PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANT THORNTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1171 N CLARK ST SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237326030EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMICHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5173539268PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1325 E GRAND RIVER AVE STE 275AddressLine1Txt
CityEAST LANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48823ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID WASHBURNPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5173539268PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIDGET T ROCHEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00666837PTIN
Phone3128560200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID WASHBURNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1325 E GRAND RIVER AVE STE 275AddressLine1Txt
CityEAST LANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48823ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,505,752GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption5167GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MSUFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) AND TO PROMOTE, SPONSOR, ASSIST, AND CARRY OUT EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, CHARITABLE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee25TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers38TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$279,810TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$795,142NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,317,054PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,698,782CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$40,210PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$35,526,630PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$14,389,536CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,128,323PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$632,581CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$39,012,217PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,720,899CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,888,175PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$14,256,763CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$6,019,191CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$21,648,384PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$24,199,809CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$17,363,833PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$7,478,910CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$407,199,391TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$28,193,901TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$27,285,039TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$391,639,305NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$379,914,352NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND TO PROMOTE, SPONSOR, ASSIST, AND CARRY OUT EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, CHARITABLE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$17,081,560ExpenseAmt
Grant$14,256,763GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescGRANTING FUNDS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND THE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOLARLY INFRASTRUCTURE OF TEACHING AND DISSEMINATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE, UNDERWRITING MSU'S WORK IN TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION, DEVELOPING, SCALING AND DE-RISKING BIO BASED TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH MBI INTERNATIONAL, A WHOLLY-OWNED FOUNDATION SUBSIDIARY, FOSTERING THE CREATION OF STARTUP ENTERPRISES ORIGINATING FROM MSU THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S SPARTAN INNOVATIONS AND INVESTMENT HOLDINGS SUBSIDIARIES, AND PROVIDING FACILITIES AND BUILDING SITES AT THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATE RESEARCH PARK FOR TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISES, UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY-DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS.Desc

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Expense$1,082,517ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescSPARTAN INNOVATIONS PROVIDES THE EDUCATIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT NECESSARY TO TURN MSU RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES INTO SUCCESSFUL MICHIGAN BUSINESSES - AND SPUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE MICHIGAN ECONOMY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$18,164,077TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document46IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee25EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REBEKAH SKRZYNIARZBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5173539268PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1325 E GRAND RIVER AVE SUITE 275AddressLine1Txt
CityEAST LANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48823ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID WASHBURN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$402,602$0$53,854
JEFFREY WESLEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.000.00$265,600$0$48,994Yes (X)
TRACI CANNON
SPECIAL PROJECTS (THRU 6/2020)40.000.00$184,157$0$23,541Yes (X)
REBEKAH SKRZYNIARZ
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.002.00Yes (X)$125,756$0$25,853
FRANK URBAN
DIRECTOR OF VENTURE CREATION40.000.00$116,524$0$32,020Yes (X)
PAUL JAQUES
SI-DIRECTOR/STU. ENG. (THRU 5/2020)40.000.00$127,911$0$13,097Yes (X)
WOLFGANG BAUER
PRESIDENT (THRU 8/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON BRAEUTIGAM
DIRECTOR (BEG 12/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANNE BYRUM
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDOLPH COWEN
CHAIRMAN2.000.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY DEGRAAF
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT ESTON
VICE CHAIRMAN2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELANIE FOSTER
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS GAGE
DIRECTOR (BEG 6/2020)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA HEMINGWAY HALL
DIRECTOR (BEG 4/2020)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE HSU
DIRECTOR (THRU 6/2020)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA HUBBARD
DIRECTOR (BEG 12/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH KUNST
DIRECTOR (THRU 8/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE LEECH
TREASURER2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER MCAREE
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MCLANE
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PHILLIPS
SECRETARY2.000.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY SCHLICHTING
DIRECTOR (THRU 9/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM SEIFERT
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STAN SOKOWSKI
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL L STANLEY JR MD
DIRECTOR (BEG 8/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANICE STIPP
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERESA SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR (BEG 10/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SATISH UDPA
DIRECTOR (THRU 9/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE UNGER
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL WITTENBERG
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA WOO
PRESIDENT (BEG 2/2020)2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUNE YOUATT
DIRECTOR (THRU 9/2019)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 83232AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606910232ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesCONSULTANTServicesDesc
Compensation$634,343CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$164,156GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,534,626AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$343,461NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,698,782TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$8,090,302ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$632,581ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,659,913SecuritiesAmt
Other$122,840OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$2,784,853OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,659,913SecuritiesAmt
Other-$2,662,013OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,997,900TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$418,856UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,579,044ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$15,301,927ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,256,763TotalAmt
Program Services$14,256,763ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$670,282TotalAmt
Program Services$335,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$335,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,606,718TotalAmt
Program Services$2,606,718ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$294,923TotalAmt
Program Services$147,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$147,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$252,235TotalAmt
Program Services$126,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$126,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,697TotalAmt
Program Services$49,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,848ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,042TotalAmt
Program Services$28,879ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,331TotalAmt
Program Services$117,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,566,462TotalAmt
Program Services$34,643ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,531,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,731TotalAmt
Program Services$3,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,472TotalAmt
Program Services$47,111ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,361ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,724TotalAmt
Management And General$118,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,993TotalAmt
Management And General$46,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,896TotalAmt
Management And General$197,896ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,891TotalAmt
Program Services$43,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,533TotalAmt
Management And General$41,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,366TotalAmt
Management And General$9,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,480TotalAmt
Management And General$82,480ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$367,447$367,447
UNRELATED BUSINESS TAX$48,586$48,586
SUBS/ONLINE SERVICES$23,342$23,342
MEMBERSHIPS$6,197$6,197

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,698TotalAmt
Management And General$1,698ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,199,809TotalAmt
Program Services$18,164,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,035,732ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,400,024BOYAmt
EOY$1,184,589EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,523,336BOYAmt
EOY$15,080,493EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,291,219EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$775,611BOYAmt
EOY$1,033,067EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,733BOYAmt
EOY$50,641EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,759,044LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$16,409LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,424,450BOYAmt
EOY$1,742,635EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,663,913BOYAmt
EOY$175,982,467EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,289,428BOYAmt
EOY$193,066,416EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,708,711BOYAmt
EOY$15,767,864EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$419,833,206BOYAmt
EOY$407,199,391EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,600,144BOYAmt
EOY$2,073,833EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,945BOYAmt
EOY$17,856,420EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,583,812BOYAmt
EOY$7,354,786EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,193,901BOYAmt
EOY$27,285,039EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$351,994,136BOYAmt
EOY$343,581,972EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,645,169BOYAmt
EOY$36,332,380EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$391,639,305BOYAmt
EOY$379,914,352EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$419,833,206BOYAmt
EOY$407,199,391EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$7,478,910ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$10,803,468NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$2,679,625PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,877,800OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
College OrganizationYes (X)CollegeOrganizationInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,614,491CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,297,601CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,276,982CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,317,054CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,698,782CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,204,910TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,614,491CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,297,601CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,276,982CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,317,054CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,698,782CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,204,910TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$468,424SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$24,736,486PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,094,412CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,465,462CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,131,881CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,350,559CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,024,217CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,066,531TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$113,738CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$499,088CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$612,826TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$64,884,267TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$49,253GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.38120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.42400PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,110,599BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$144,387InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,254,986OtherExpendituresAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,995,889BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$177,788InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$63,078OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,110,599EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,913,937BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$108,640ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,097,865InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$16,124,553OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,995,889EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,650,239BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$105,918ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,707,880InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$550,100OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$16,913,937EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,586,738BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$105,052ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$455,460InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$497,011OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,650,239EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$1,605,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,605,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$92,286OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$92,286BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,828OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,526DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,302BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,930OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,883DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,047BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,742,635TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
VENTURE CAPITAL INV.$103,273,179F
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS$86,695,239F
OTHER ASSETS$3,097,998F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$193,066,416TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ANNUITIES PAYABLE$6,742,954
LIFE ESTATE AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS$456,093
DUE TO RELATED ENTITIES$155,739
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,354,786TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:MSU FOUNDATION HELD ENDOWMENT FUNDS ON BEHALF OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE PAID OUT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE FOUNDATION TRANSFERRED THE ENDOWMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY. THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT IS $0.
PART X, LINE 2:FIN 48 FOOTNOTE THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (CODE) SECTION 501(C)(3), AND IS ALSO NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE MEANING OF THE CODE, SECTION 509(A)(1). HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FOUNDATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE FOUNDATION RECORDED FEDERAL AND STATE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX EXPENSE IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,586 AND $1,885 DURING FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2019, RESPECTIVELY. SPARTAN INNOVATIONS IS A LOW-PROFIT, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND IS TREATED AS A DISREGARDED ENTITY (AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS AN ENTITY SEPARATE FROM ITS OWNER, THE FOUNDATION) FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES. INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC AND RED CEDAR VENTURES ARE FOR-PROFIT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES AND ARE TREATED AS DISREGARDED ENTITIES FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION RECORDS INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO TAX POSITIONS AS INTEREST EXPENSE OR OTHER EXPENSES, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1325 E GRAND RIVER AVE STE 275AddressLine1Txt
CityEAST LANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48824ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN386005984RecipientEIN
IRC Section3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$14,256,763CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantSUPPORT UNIVERSITYPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS ALL GRANTS TO MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, GRANTS COMMITTEE, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DISBURSEMENTS ARE MADE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS FUNDS ARE REQUESTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVID WASHBURN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$315,360$0$80,000$0$7,242$0$28,000$0$25,854$0$456,456$0$0$0
JEFFREY WESLEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$232,240$0$31,250$0$2,110$0$22,241$0$26,753$0$314,594$0$0$0
TRACI CANNON
SPECIAL PROJECTS (THRU 6/2020)$179,065$0$3,500$0$1,592$0$17,906$0$5,635$0$207,698$0$0$0
REBEKAH SKRZYNIARZ
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$112,063$0$13,500$0$193$0$7,913$0$17,940$0$151,609$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMPENSATION INCLUDES BOTH BASE AND VARIABLE COMPENSATION (NON-FIXED PAYMENTS). IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS POLICIES, ALL ELEMENTS (BASE, VARIABLE, BENEFITS, AND PERQUISITES) ARE COMPARED TO MARKET. FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A, WHO ARE ELIGIBLE, BONUSES ARE PAID PURSUANT TO THEIR SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION. BONUS AMOUNTS ARE PROPOSED BY THE INDIVIDUALS SUPERVISOR TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. THE BOARD CHAIR APPROVES FINAL BONUS AMOUNTS. BONUS AMOUNTS PAID ARE DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO THE INDIVIDUALS PERFORMANCE AND GOAL ACHIEVEMENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$94,461NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Residential RealEstateResidentialGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$249,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN COLUMN (B).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6:THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IS THE TOTAL FOR MSU FOUNDATION AND SPARTAN INNOVATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS, A SIX-MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD, THE VICE CHAIRPERSON, THE PRESIDENT, THE SECRETARY, THE TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ACHIEVE A MEMBERSHIP OF SIX. DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD ALL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN RESPECT TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL OVERSEE BUDGETARY AND FISCAL POLICY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD REGARDING THE GENERAL FISCAL POLICY OF THE FOUNDATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT ITS ACTS TO THE BOARD AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS DAVID WASHBURN, RANDOLPH COWEN, JOHN PHILLIPS, AND REBEKAH SKRZYNIARZ HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER AS VOTING MEMBERS AT A RELATED ORGANIZATION UNIVERSITY CORPORATE RESEARCH PARK I. DAVID WASHBURN AND REBEKAH SKRZYNIARZ HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER AS VOTING MEMBERS AT ANOTHER RELATED ORGANIZATION MICHIGAN BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS: THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONAL INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT. A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND INTERNAL ACCOUNTING PERSONNEL. FOLLOWING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH OF THE OTHER VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY: CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER AT THE START OF EACH NEW CALENDAR YEAR. IF THE BOARD MEMBER IS NOT ABLE TO SIGN OR IF THEY DISCLOSE THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT, THIS IS DISCUSSED WITH THE GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE ANNUAL (FISCAL YEAR) PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEGINS BY ANALYZING COMPENSATION DATA FROM THE MOST CURRENT NATIONAL PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND IRS FORM 990 DATA. COMPENSATION DATA ARE ANALYZED FROM DEFINED PEER GROUPS COMPARABLE TO MSU FOUNDATION IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY. FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, DATA FROM OTHER INDUSTRIES ARE INCLUDED FOR MARKET COMPARISON PURPOSES. THE COMPENSATION DATA SOURCES ARE USED TO ANALYZE MSU FOUNDATION'S OFFICERS' PAY LEVELS AND TO DETERMINE IF ANY ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, BOARD VICE CHAIR, AND BOARD PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS THE ANNUAL (FISCAL YEAR) PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT TEAM AND REMAINING STAFF BEGINS BY ANALYZING COMPENSATION DATA FROM THE MOST CURRENT NATIONAL PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND IRS FORM 990 DATA. COMPENSATION DATA ARE ANALYZED FROM DEFINED PEER GROUPS COMPARABLE TO MSU FOUNDATION IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY. FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, DATA FROM OTHER INDUSTRIES ARE INCLUDED FOR MARKET COMPARISON PURPOSES. THE COMPENSATION DATA SOURCES ARE USED TO ANALYZE MSU FOUNDATION'S OFFICERS' PAY LEVELS AND TO DETERMINE IF ANY ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THE ORGANIZATIONS SALARY BUDGET IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION - SPARTAN INNOVATIONS 1,612,300. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION - INVESTMENT HOLDINGS 2,265,500.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
SPARTAN INNOVATIONS
325 E GRAND RIVER SUITE 275EAST LANSINGMI48823460683865ENTERPRENEURMI-$1,691,896$632,263MSU FOUNDATION
INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC
325 E GRAND RIVER SUITE 275EAST LANSINGMI48823464056160INVESTMENTMI-$291,737$4,115,195MSU FOUNDATION
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS I LLC
325 E GRAND RIVER SUITE 275EAST LANSINGMI48823320421927INVESTMENTDEINVESTMENT HOLD

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
NATURA INC
3815 TECHNOLOGY BLVDLANSINGMI48910383183302CEASED OPSMIN/AC0
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (13)
000000000N/AMIT0MSU FOUNDATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
UNIVERSITY CORPORATE RESEARCH PARK I
P$338,085FMV
UNIVERSITY CORPORATE RESEARCH PARK I
A$80,889FMV