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Ad Astra Education Foundation

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Plain text Ad Astra Education Foundation. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/873611263. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). Ad Astra Education Foundation [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2021–2024]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/873611263

MLA “Ad Astra Education Foundation.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2021–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/873611263. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2021–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $2.0M · expenses $2.0M · assets $0

EIN
87-3611263
Address
C/O LATHROP 7300 W 110TH ST STE 150, OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210
NTEE code
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Subsection
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Ruling year
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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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
E Annette Rieger VICE CHAIR, DIRECTOR2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Gregs Thomopulos DIRECTOR2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Y Ng CHAIR, DIRECTOR2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Justin A Mills SECRETARY & TREASURER, DIRECTOR2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sasha Boulware PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
John Kearney DIRECTOR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Susan Klusmeier DIRECTOR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
E ANNETTE RIEGER VICE CHAIR, DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN Y NG CHAIR, DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN A MILLS SECRETARY & TREASURER, DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
SASHA BOULWARE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
GREGS THOMOPULOS DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN KEARNEY DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN KLUSMEIER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
E ANNETTE RIEGER VICE CHAIR, DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
GREGS THOMOPULOS CHAIR (END NOV '23), DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN Y NG CHAIR (START NOV '23), DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN A MILLS SECRETARY (START NOV '23) & TREASURER, DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
SASHA BOULWARE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN KEARNEY DIRECTOR (START FEB '24)0 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN KLUSMEIER DIRECTOR (START FEB '24)0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
E ANNETTE RIEGER VICE CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
GREGS THOMOPULOS CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN Y NG SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN A MILLS TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
SASHA BOULWARE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SASHA BOULWARE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JUSTIN A MILLS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
JONATHAN Y NG SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
GREGS THOMOPULOS CHAIR0 $0-$0 $01
E ANNETTE RIEGER VICE CHAIR0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · Not reported
NameLocationServicePaid
NONE-

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $2.0M
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $969K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $473K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-05-06 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,027,492$2,034,740 $0$0 $2,027,491$0 $007
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$969,153$984,515 $10,451$9,050 $969,152$0 $007
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$473,461$484,414 $24,412$24,412 $473,459$0 $005
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,350$40,985 $35,365$35,365 $76,350- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $3,546,452 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
KANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT ASSOC Public charity Exact 2021-2024 4$3,546,452 2024$2,027,491
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $2,034,740 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,027,491 · events $49
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $2,027,491$2,027,491-- 99.6%
Insurance $4,908-$4,908- 0.2%
Fees: legal $1,058-$1,058- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $1,030-$1,030- 0.1%
Other (as described)SERVICE CHARGE $204-$204- 0.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $49-$49- 0.0%
Total$2,034,740100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $984,515 spent · pay $0 · grants $968,647 · events $453
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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2022 · Form 990 · $484,414 spent · pay $0 · grants $473,459 · events $516
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