OSU Foundation & Alumni Association

Legal name: Oregon State University Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
936022772
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2007
Location
Corvallis, OR, USA
Phone
541-737-4218 | 800-354-7281
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$175,978,965
Expenses
$132,388,932
Assets
$2,278,175,324
Liabilities
$1,104,326,619

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

38 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Shawn L Scoville (President & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Shawn L Scoville (President & CEO): $891,462 total reported compensation
  • Todd R Bastian (Senior VP, Development): $458,427 total reported compensation
  • Constance C French (VP for Principal Gifts): $453,397 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To partner with donors to advance Oregon State University's mission of teaching, research, and outreach by securing philanthropic support and managing resources.

What it reported doing in 2024

See Schedule O, Statement 1 EXPENSES: 50400 - Recognition and Awards - $258,398 50550 - Land Improvements - $76,989 50700 - Equipment - $745,866 50800 - Computer Hardware - $58,829 50850 - Computer Software - $253,973 51100 - Telephone/VOIP - $889 51155 - Cell Phone Charges - $5,112 51175 - Internet\Network Expenses - $1,382 51200 - Postage & Mailing\Shipping Services - $163.553 51700 - Supplies - $664,653 51750 - Books, Periodicals & Subscriptions - $234,521 51775 - Database Services - $4,717 51800 - Minor Equipment - $511,531 52400 - Interest - $178,055 52550 - Maintenance & Repair - Equipment - $43,952 52600 - Maintenance & Repair - Building - $515,813 52650 - Maintenance & Repair - Grounds - $20,049 52700 - Maintenance & Repair - Janitorial - $14,586 52800 - Maintenance & Licensing - Software - $23,198 52900 - Maintenance & Repair - Miscellaneous - $12,135 53500 - Publishing\Printing - $157,803 54100 - Payroll - $2,156,415 54150 - Payroll - Student - $669,008 54160 - Payroll - Overtime - $3,882 54170 - Payroll - Temporary - $12,900 54800 - Payroll Recruiting - $70 54900 - Payroll - Other - $1,540,628 55050 - Professional - Legal - $138 55300 - Professional - Consulting Services - $8,250 55325 - Professional - Marketing Services - $42 55390 - Professional - Other - $858,081 55400 - Services - Insurance - $4,892 55410 - Services - Advertising - $8,564 55417 - Services - Photography - $19,426 55420 - Services - Video Multimedia Production - $7,880 55430 - Services - Appraisal Fees - $7 55490 - Services - Other - $837,190 55650 - Rentals & Leases - Building - $187,069 55700 - Rentals & Leases - Equipment - $572,163 55850 - Rentals & Leases - Computer Software - $4,400 55950 - Rentals & Leases - Miscellaneous - $130,813 56400 - Licenses and Permits - $7,671 56510 - Travel - $586,558 56530 - Non Employee Travel - Students and Guests- $1,763,467 56550 - Registration Fees - Events - $42,801 56570 - Conferences - $438,133 56600 - Public Relations\Entertaining - $2,090,050 56607 - Business Meetings - $792,167 56608 - Staff Training - $76,486 56610 - Events - Catering - $201,037 56612 - Events - Shuttle - $9,265 56616 - Events - Room Setup\Staging - $61,057 56617 - Events - AV Rental - $38,340 56618 - Events - Entertaining - $149 56619 - Events - Give Away Items - $12,809 56630 - Donor Cultivation\Stewardship - $2,428 56650 - Tickets - Athletics & Events - $22,243 56700 - Dues and Memberships - $89,636 57150 - Utilities - Electric - $15,540 57300 - Utilities - Garbage - $360 TOTAL EXPENSES- $17,218,019 REVENUE: OBN Meals - $559,370 Registrations - $363,069 Conferences/Seminars - $18,494 Memberships/Sponsors/ - $38,163 Services - $62,000 TOTAL REVENUES - $1,041,096

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 50
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.1%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 54.6%; rating input score 55
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.8%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 17.21; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 54.1% of revenue deployed · 54.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 28 of 28 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $72.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $891K · 38 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.6M reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 40 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.