Public Charity

AUBURN RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION

AUBURN RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in AUBURN, AL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.2M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $15.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 5 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $118K.

EIN: 201806718 AUBURN, AL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$2.2M

Total Expenses$2.2M

Total Assets$15.4M

Grants Given5

Grant Total$118K

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT ALABAMA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED ON AUGUST 24, 2004 TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE THE AUBURN RESEARCH PARK AND TO ASSIST AUBURN UNIVERSITY WITH THE ATTRACTION, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY.

Sample Grants Given

Forest Products Development Center

Auburn, AL · 2024

In support of research efforts with plant based sustainable barrier coatings and films that are suitable for the food packaging industry to develop grease resistant paper coatings

$23,941

Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineeri

Auburn, AL · 2023

In support of research efforts to manufacture low-cost, long-lasting catalyst membranes for use in green hydrogen production.

$11,288

Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineeri

Auburn, AL · 2022

In support of research efforts in funding novel process to turn wood into wood pulp more effectively.

$43,175

Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineeri

Auburn, AL · 2022

In support of research efforts to manufacture low-cost, long-lasting catalyst membranes for use in green hydrogen production.

$28,864

Forest Products Development Center

Auburn, AL · 2022

In support of reseach efforts with plant-based sustainable barrier coatings and films that are suitable for the food packaging industry to develop grease resistant paper coatings.

$11,023

Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Chris Crumbly

BOARD MEMBER, Ex Officio Christopher Roberts

BOARD MEMBER David R Thrasher

BOARD MEMBER Greg Barker

BOARD MEMBER Horace Horn

CHAIRMAN James H Sanford

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

In support of research efforts in funding novel process to turn wood into wood pulp more effectively.

$43,175 1 grant

In support of research efforts to manufacture low-cost, long-lasting catalyst membranes for use in green hydrogen production.

$40,152 2 grants

In support of research efforts with plant based sustainable barrier coatings and films that are suitable for the food packaging industry to develop grease resistant paper coatings

$23,941 1 grant

In support of reseach efforts with plant-based sustainable barrier coatings and films that are suitable for the food packaging industry to develop grease resistant paper coatings.

$11,023 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$2.2M	$2.2M	$15.4M
2024	$2.2M	$1.7M	$15.5M
2023	$1.9M	$1.8M	$15.4M
2022	$2.2M	$2.1M	$15.6M
2021	$1.8M	$2.0M	$14.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $2.2M (+19%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL.

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