Mission
TO 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.
Public Charity
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in EAST LANSING, MI. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $44.7M, expenses of $24.9M, total assets of $656.4M. Imperigo tracks 49 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $7.1M.
EIN: 237326030
EAST LANSING, MI
Single Organization Support
NTEE: B11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$44.7M
Total Expenses$24.9M
Total Assets$656.4M
Grant Records49
Funding Total$7.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Michigan State University Research Foundation
How Michigan State University Research Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $80 for programs
$68
Granting 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 technologies…
$12
Spartan innovations provides the educational and financial support necessary to turn msu research technologies into successful michigan businesses - and spur entrepreneurship and innovation partnerships in the michigan…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Education
$160,000
IMPROVING RECEPTION: BETTER DETECTION OF RFID PLANT LABELS WITH DRONE MOUNTED AND HANDHELD READERS
$37,050
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$30,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$25,000
$10,800
Showing up to 5 of 49 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR OF VENTURE CREATION
Bradley Fingland
DIRECTOR
Brianna Scott
TREASURER
Bruce Leech
CEO
David Washburn
DIRECTOR
Douglas Gage
DIRECTOR
Ethel Cormier
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $44.7M | $24.9M | $656.4M |
| 2024 | $31.7M | $25.8M | $655.0M |
| 2023 | $35.7M | $29.2M | $600.4M |
| 2022 | $51.5M | $23.7M | $547.4M |
| 2021 | $55.9M | $19.5M | $535.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $55.9M to $44.7M (-20%), with total assets most recently reported at $656.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.