Public Charity

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in FORT COLLINS, CO. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $23.3M, expenses of $17.4M, total assets of $159.9M. Imperigo tracks 4 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.3M.

EIN: 840600653 FORT COLLINS, CO Animal Husbandry NTEE: K26 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$23.3M
Total Expenses$17.4M
Total Assets$159.9M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

CSU STRATA WAS ORGANIZED IN 1941 TO AID THE UNIVERSITIES GOVERNED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (CSUS, INCLUDING COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PUEBLO, AND CSU GLOBAL) IN THEIR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS. CSU STRATA PROVIDES PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT LEASING, PATENT AND LICENSING MANAGEMENT, DEBT FINANCING THROUGH MORTGAGE DEBT SERVICE, AND LAND ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

Where $100 goes at Colorado State University Research Foundation

How Colorado State University Research Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$22 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 $78 for programs

$62
Csu strata provides management of various commercial and residential properties held by or for the benefit of colorado state university
79% of program spending
$16
Technology transfer assists with patent and licensing management
21% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Ajay Menon
TRUSTEE (FROM 10/08/24) Arthur Valdez
CHAIR Bob Hotman
VICE-CHAIR/ SECRETARY David Conrad
DIRECTOR - HUMAN RESOURCES Diana Prieto
TRUSTEE (THRU 10/08/24) Don Marostica

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$38,250 1 grant
Unspecified
$1,278,799 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $23.3M $17.4M $159.9M
2024 $17.9M $16.3M $70.2M
2023 $17.5M $16.2M $69.4M
2021 $17.1M $15.3M $76.4M
2020 $14.7M $13.6M $77.0M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $14.7M to $23.3M (+59%), with total assets most recently reported at $159.9M.

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