FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC (EIN 59-3211153)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-15
IRS object ID
201721359349303777
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-05-15T10:38:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN593204548PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAMES MOORE & CO PLBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15931 NW 1ST PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityGAINESVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP326072063ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN593211153EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFLORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8506448650PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 LEVY AVENUE SUITE 351AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32310ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID O'KEEFEPersonNm
Person TitleASSISTANT DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8506448650PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEN KURDZIELPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00060407PTIN
Phone3523781331PhoneNum
Preparation2017-05-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGARY K OSTRANDERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12000 LEVY AVENUE SUITE 351AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32310ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$25,019,734GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.RESEARCH.FSU.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1993FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROMOTING AND FACILITATING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$2,327,349CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$12,074PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$22,404,163PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,833,635CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$147,774,937TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$29,047,497TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$29,597,363TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$118,177,574NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE FSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCLUDES THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF, AND ASSISTANCE TO, THE RESEARCH AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS OF THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY THROUGH INCOME FROM CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INCOME DERIVED FROM OR RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF UNIVERSITY WORK PRODUCTS. THE FSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROVIDES MEANS BY WHICH DISCOVERIES, INVENTIONS, PROCESSES, AND WORK PRODUCTS OF FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY MAY BE PATENTED, DEVELOPED, APPLIED, AND UTILIZED IN ORDER THAT THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT FUNDS BE MADE AVAILABLE FROM SUCH DISCOVERIES, INVENTIONS, PROCESSES, AND WORK PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AT THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$12,581,058ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,576,222GrantAmt
Revenue$12,575,193RevenueAmt
DescTHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ACCEPTS AND ADMINISTERS CONTRACTS AND GRANTS FROM PRIVATE SOURCES, (I.E. NON-U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES), WHICH ARE USED IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AT THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROCESSED 249 PROPOSALS AND 147 AWARDS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.Desc

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Expense$1,699,958ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,403,295RevenueAmt
DescTHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OPERATES EIGHT BUILDINGS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING RESEARCH FACILITIES FOR FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TENANTS TO PERFORM RESEARCH.Desc

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Expense$1,236,017ExpenseAmt
Revenue$707,327RevenueAmt
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone8506443985PhoneNum

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CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32310ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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JOHN THRASHER
CHAIR1.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$568,549$193,132
SALLY MCRORIE PHD
DIRECTOR1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$330,348$32,853
KYLE CLARK
DIRECTOR1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$330,133$37,811
SAM HUCKABA PHD
DIRECTOR1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$250,119$34,859
GARY K OSTRANDER PHD
PRESIDENT15.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$305,639$47,002
JOSEPH W LANDERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAY STEPHENSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICARDO SCHNEIDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSS ELLINGTON PHD
VICE PRESIDENT3.0040.00Yes (X)$0$211,178$30,867
KELLY STARKE
SECRETARY5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$59,524$19,854
BILL SWEENEY
TREASURER UNTIL JANUARY 201620.0020.00Yes (X)$0$133,368$9,828
HOLLY NEWELL
CFO UNTIL AUGUST 201540.00Yes (X)$0$108,800$25,115
HEATHER CAVE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS WETHERELL PHD
FORMER DIRECTOR0.0040.00$0$309,627$27,779Yes (X)
LAWRENCE ABELE PHD
FORMER DIRECTOR0.0040.00$0$103,421$23,421Yes (X)
GARNETT STOKES PHD
FORMER DIRECTOR0.0040.00$0$83,052$3,119Yes (X)
DAVID COBURN
FORMER DIRECTOR0.0040.00$0$133,004$5,441Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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ALCHEMY-PARTNERS PC
5885 TRINITY PARKWAY SUITE 370CENTREVILLEVA20120LEGAL-PATENT AND COPYRIGHT$219,758
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999 PEACHTREE STREET NEATLANTAGA303093996LEGAL-PATENT AND COPYRIGHT$191,967
SMITH & HOPEN PA
180 PINE AVENUE NOLDSMARFL34677LEGAL-PATENT AND COPYRIGHT$142,494
PUBLIC RELIGION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
2027 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW F13WASHINGTONDC20036RESEARCH GRANT$138,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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Securities$6,006,570SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$2,327,349SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$444,259TotalAmt
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$54,944TotalAmt
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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Management And General$427,139ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$28,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$86,987ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$34,629TotalAmt
Management And General$34,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
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PATENT & LICENSING COST$803,577$803,577
ROYALTY ALLOCATIONS$432,440$432,440
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$4,836$4,836

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BOY$123,703BOYAmt
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EOY$16,916,760EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$42,497,456BOYAmt
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BOY$5,670,873BOYAmt
EOY$5,583,914EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$147,774,937EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$211,723BOYAmt
EOY$327,634EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$10,796,989BOYAmt
EOY$10,109,266EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$7,438,785BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$118,177,574EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,449,678BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$147,774,937EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,833,635ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Other Changes In Net Assets-$52,467OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN591961248EIN
Organization Type2OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$14,743,249SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$14,743,249SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

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Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (1)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,326,654OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,326,654BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,617,652OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,027,546DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,590,106BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,916,760TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNORTHERN TRUST NTGI-QMDesc
Book Value$47,470,059BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$47,470,059TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
INVENTORS ALLOCATIONS PAYABLE$348,294
INVENTORS DPTMT ALLOCATIONS PAYABLE$1,445,595
DUE TO FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY$6,035,976
GIFT ANNUITY OBLIGATION$243,317
UNAMORTIZED PREMIUM$987,281
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$9,060,463TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,959,892TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,053,272NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,053,272RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$19,013,164RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$19,013,164TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,231,996TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$52,467OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$52,467ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,179,529ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,179,529TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:PURSUANT TO A DETERMINATION LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND AS SUCH IS LIABLE FOR TAX ONLY ON BUSINESS INCOME UNRELATED TO THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS EXEMPT. NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX EXPENSE OR LIABILITY HAS BEEN MADE IN EITHER YEAR PRESENTED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AUDITS IN PROGRESS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS, AND NO SIGNIFICANT NONFEDERAL TAX JURISDICTIONS. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN ANNUITY VALUE, REPORTED ON 990 PART XII 52,467.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00PROGRAM SERVICESARCHAELOGICAL DIG RESEARCH$8,900
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,00PROGRAM SERVICESMARINE RESEARCH AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR RESEARCH$47,500
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,00PROGRAM SERVICESSOCIAL ENTERPRENEUR RESEARCH$45,000
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,00PROGRAM SERVICESSOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR RESEARCH$17,613
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESMARINE RESEARCH$36,268
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$277,209
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$5,000
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$6,769
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$444,259SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$444,259TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY OF SELF CONTROL$152,405WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY OF SELF CONTROL$59,056WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY OF SELF CONTROL$33,577WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY OF SELF CONTROL$22,171WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY OF SELF CONTROL$5,000WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY OF SELF CONTROL$5,000WIRE TRANSFER
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATESRESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY OF SELF CONTROL$5,000WIRE TRANSFER
NORTH AMERICAMARINE RESEARCH$6,769WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org8TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION HAS AN INTERNAL GRANTS DEPARTMENT THAT REVIEWS THE CONTRACTS AND GRANTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND SPONSOR GUIDELINES.
SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3PART I, LINE 3, THE EXPENSES REPORTED MAY INCLUDE BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ACTIVITY.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 W COLLEGE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32306ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN591961248RecipientEIN
IRC Section115IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$12,131,963CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantRESEARCHPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION HAS AN INTERNAL GRANTS DEPARTMENT THAT REVIEWS THE CONTRACTS AND GRANTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND SPONSOR GUIDELINES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOHN THRASHER
CHAIR$0$432,996$0$90,000$0$45,553$0$163,567$0$29,565$0$761,681$0$0
SALLY MCRORIE PHD
DIRECTOR$0$254,588$0$0$0$75,760$0$25,678$0$7,175$0$363,201$0$0
KYLE CLARK
DIRECTOR$0$322,872$0$0$0$7,261$0$20,609$0$17,202$0$367,944$0$0
SAM HUCKABA PHD
DIRECTOR$0$250,119$0$0$0$0$0$19,637$0$15,222$0$284,978$0$0
GARY K OSTRANDER PHD
PRESIDENT$0$305,639$0$0$0$0$0$29,800$0$17,202$0$352,641$0$0
ROSS ELLINGTON PHD
VICE PRESIDENT$0$198,948$0$0$0$12,230$0$15,645$0$15,222$0$242,045$0$0
THOMAS WETHERELL PHD
FORMER DIRECTOR$0$309,627$0$0$0$0$0$12,557$0$15,222$0$337,406$0$0
LAWRENCE ABELE PHD
FORMER DIRECTOR$0$103,421$0$0$0$0$0$8,206$0$15,215$0$126,842$0$0
GARNETT STOKES PHD
FORMER DIRECTOR$0$22,684$0$0$0$60,368$0$3,114$0$5$0$86,171$0$0
DAVID COBURN
FORMER DIRECTOR$0$133,004$0$0$0$0$0$5,441$0$0$0$138,445$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STATE OF FLORIDABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN593211153BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2013-01-01BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$11,920,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeRESEARCHPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$1,820,000RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$11,920,000TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$11,920,000OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Current RefundingYes (1)CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research AgreementsYes (1)AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Engage Bond Counsel ResearchYes (1)EngageBondCounselResearchInd
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.06890PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.06890TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. ANY ISSUES OR QUESTIONS ARE RESOLVED WITH THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT PREPARES THE FORMS. UPON THE APPROVAL OF DIRECTOR, THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. DISTRIBUTION TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS MAY BE IN THE FORM OF ELECTRONIC MAIL, NOTIFICATION OF A LINK TO A WEBSITE OR ACTUAL MAILING OF THE DOCUMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. ANY KNOWN OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AALL SALARIES ARE IN A PAYBAND BASED ON POSITION LEVEL. THE CFO HAS AN ANNUAL WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH FSU. THE ORIGINAL SALARY WAS SET BY THE PRESIDENT OF FSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION, AND THE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR FSU. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THERE IS AN ANNUAL REVIEW. SALARY INCREASES ARE PROVIDED WHEN THE STATE GIVES RAISES, AND WHEN APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION COMPARISON WAS CONDUCTED IN 2012.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BYLAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAIALBLE ON THE WEBSITE. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN ANNUITY VALUE -52,467.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION AND SUPERVISION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 W COLLEGE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32306ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN591961248EIN
Primary ActivitiesEDUCATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section115ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHIEFTAN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13012 WESTCOSTT NORTH ANNEXAddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32306ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN473224768EIN
Primary ActivitiesRENTALPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$93,340ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
J$3,223,702CASH VALUE
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
R$1,132,466CASH VALUE

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IV:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING FISCAL YEAR 2015, THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OBTAINED AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN CHIEFTAN, INC. CHIEFTAN, INC. WAS INCORPORATED IN FEBRUARY 2015 FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPEARTING THE CHIEFTAN GREEN APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OWNED 100% OF THE STOCK OF CHIEFTAN, INC. SUBSEQUENT TO JUNE 30, 2015, OWNERSHIP OF THE CHIEFTAN GREEN APARTMENT COMPLEX WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND CHIEFTAN, INC. WAS DISSOLVED ON DECEMBER 31, 2015. THE TAX YEAR FOR CHIEFTAN, INC. WAS A CALENDAR YEAR ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2015, THEREFORE, THERE IS INCOME BUT NO ASSETS TO REPORT IN PART IV, COLUMNS F AND G AS CHIEFTAN HAD ACTIVITY DURING THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION'S 2015 TAX YEAR BUT DISSOLVED BEFORE THE END OF SAID TAX YEAR.ExplanationTxt

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