Mission
TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE RESEARCH AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS OF THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY THROUGH INCOME FROM CONTRACTS, GRANTS AND OTHER SOURCES.
Public Charity
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC, of TALLAHASSEE, FL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $24.3M in revenue, $38.6M in expenses, $218.8M in total assets. 97 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16.1M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 593211153
TALLAHASSEE, FL
Single Organization Support
NTEE: B11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$24.3M
Total Expenses$38.6M
Total Assets$218.8M
Grant Records97
Funding Total$16.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Florida State University Research Foundation Inc
How Florida State University Research Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$10
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 $90 for programs
$82
The research foundation accepts and administers contracts and grants from private sources, (I.E
$4
The research foundation operates seven buildings with the objective of providing research facilities for florida state university tenants to perform research
$4
Administering income from research/royalty contracts received by university departments and licensing or other contractual arrangements related to patentable products developed by florida state university faculty, staff, and students
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
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
$148,000
DOCTORAL STUDENT GRANT
$120,000
PLANT SPONSORSHIP PAYOUT & INSTITUTION WORK FOR SEED COLLECTION
$12,340
Support for the Research Foundation
$175,000
Research
$149,096
Showing up to 5 of 97 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
FSU PROVOST
Dr James Clark
FSU DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Dr Sam Huckaba
FORMER PRESIDENT
Gary K Ostrander
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Heather Cave
DIRECTOR
Joseph W Landers
DIRECTOR
Kay Stephenson
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24.3M | $38.6M | $218.8M |
| 2024 | $19.0M | $50.8M | $224.1M |
| 2023 | $24.2M | $18.8M | $245.3M |
| 2022 | $28.1M | $14.8M | $238.2M |
| 2021 | $24.0M | $13.1M | $210.0M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $24.3M, with total assets most recently reported at $218.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.