OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1145986)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-03-31
IRS object ID: 202640929349301339
Schema version: 2024v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-03-31T09:36:31-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311145986	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	OHIO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6142921600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	14 E 15th Ave 4th Fl	AddressLine1Txt
City	Columbus	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43201	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jake Wozniak	PersonNm
Person Title	Assistant Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6142928520	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-04-01	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Michael Eicher	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	14 E 15th Ave	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	4th Floor	AddressLine2Txt
City	Columbus	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$378,949,364	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.osu.edu/giving	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1985	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	OH	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The Ohio State University Foundation is The Ohio State University's primary fundraising and gift-receiving organization. Its purpose is to advance the mission of Ohio State by pursuing and securing private support to benefit Ohio State students, faculty, programs, and/or facilities.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	49	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	49	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$303,890,143	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$330,827,274	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$38,619,138	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$42,024,220	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,788,312	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,097,870	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$348,297,593	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$378,949,364	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$151,093	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$156,555	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$294,802,415	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$354,850,631	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$294,953,508	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$355,007,186	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$53,344,085	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$23,942,178	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,952,395,539	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,154,660,357	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$62,973,037	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$72,268,459	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,889,422,502	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,082,391,898	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The Foundation raises funds and manages endowments and planned gifts for the benefit of The Ohio State University.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$322,142,884	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Distributions to The Ohio State University.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$0	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Not Applicable	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$322,142,884	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	Yes (1)	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	0	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	0	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	0	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	49	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	49	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jan E Soboslai	PersonNm
Phone	6146882574	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	14 E 15th Ave 4th Fl	AddressLine1Txt
City	Columbus	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (50 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Alec Wightman
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Anne E Klamar
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ayann Howard
Ex Officio Director	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bonita D Griffin
Board of Directors and Officer	0.5	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Carter G Phillips
Board of Directors and Officer	0.5	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Caryn Covelli
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Corbett A Price
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Cynthia Hilsheimer
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Daniel Coombs
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Daniel J Wampler
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth B Germain
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Frank D Mauceri
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
G Gilbert Cloyd
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Gay Su Pinnell
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Georganne Shockey
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Gifford Weary
Board of Directors and Officer	0.5	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jacinto Beard
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jack Cowart
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James F Dietz
Board of Directors and Officer	0.5	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Janet Porter
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer J Ostenson
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Joe Borgo
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John C Lindberg
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Keith B Key
Board of Directors and Officer	0.5	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Keith D Monda
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lee Shackelford
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Linda S Kass
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Hinson
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Marnette Perry
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Maryann Kennedy
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Matthew D Magee
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Melissa S Shivers
Ex Officio Director	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Michael C Eicher
Ex Officio Director and Officer	0.5	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Molly Ranz Calhoun
Ex Officio Director	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Nardi Triplett
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Peter J Mohler
Ex Officio Director	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Phyllis A Cummins
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ratmir V Timashev
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ravi V Bellamkonda
Ex Officio Director	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert H Schottenstein
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert W Savage
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sara Ziegler
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Stanley D Ross
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Stephen D Milligan
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Stephen G Mehallis
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Gerlach Douglass
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tanny Crane
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy P Smucker
Board of Directors	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Walter Ted Carter Jr
Ex Officio Director	0.25	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jake Wozniak
Officer	0.25	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$330,827,274	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$27,460,423	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$330,827,274	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$42,024,220	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$42,024,220	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Income from irrevocable split-interest agreements	Desc
Business	525900	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$6,029,321	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,029,321	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$68,549	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$68,549	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$6,097,870	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$378,949,364	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$48,122,090	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,948	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$114,948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,607	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,607	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,292	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,292	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$86,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,359,604	TotalAmt
Management And General	$32,359,604	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$705	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Distributions to The Ohio State University	$322,142,884	$322,142,884	$0	$0
Miscellaneous Expenses	$251,146	$0	$251,146	$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$355,007,186	TotalAmt
Program Services	$322,142,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,864,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$257,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,838	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,561,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$266,295,705	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,215	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,520	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,550,000	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,550,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,550,000	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$795,866,766	BOYAmt
EOY	$913,130,285	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$870,152,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$971,608,874	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,135	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,952,395,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,154,660,357	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$201,386	BOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,763,327	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,989,032	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,008,324	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,279,427	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,973,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,268,459	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,889,422,502	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,082,391,898	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,889,422,502	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,082,391,898	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,952,395,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,154,660,357	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$23,942,178	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$169,027,218	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$279,356,973	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$317,873,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$317,262,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$303,890,142	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$330,827,274	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,549,210,504	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$279,356,973	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$317,873,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$317,262,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$303,890,142	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$330,827,274	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,549,210,504	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$28,993,894	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,520,216,610	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$25,913,835	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,981,977	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35,319,626	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$38,619,138	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$42,024,220	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$172,858,796	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,722,069,300	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.88278	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.90566	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held	0	DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Funds And Other Accounts Held	2	FundsAndOtherAccountsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$0	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Contri	$5,865	FundsAndOtherAccountsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants	$0	DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Grants	$27,221	FundsAndOtherAccountsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$0	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Vl EOY	$1,195,799	FundsAndOtherAccountsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl	Yes (1)	DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps	Yes (1)	DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,620,308,855	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$102,164,251	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$211,048,957	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$66,179,492	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$32,359,604	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,834,982,967	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,442,201,097	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$87,955,679	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$172,540,070	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$60,601,692	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$21,786,299	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,620,308,855	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,344,732,358	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$65,605,009	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$107,036,986	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$55,639,376	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$19,533,880	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,442,201,097	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,345,059,383	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$86,910,333	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$18,698,242	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$49,896,284	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$18,642,832	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,344,732,358	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$996,177,321	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$64,712,409	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$346,480,104	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$46,581,032	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$15,729,419	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,345,059,383	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.9851	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.0149	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$3,550,000	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,550,000	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,550,000	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Other Investment Partnerships	$970,240,149	F
Life Insurance Policies'	$1,368,725	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$971,608,874	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Obligation and Reserve for Gift Annuity	$26,092,255
Charitable Remainder Trust Liability	$12,447,295
Deferred Inflows	$9,739,877

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$48,279,427	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$529,940,661	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$169,027,218	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	$0	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$169,027,218	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$360,913,443	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$18,035,921	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$18,035,921	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$378,949,364	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$336,971,265	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments	$0	PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported	$0	LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$336,971,265	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$18,035,921	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$18,035,921	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$355,007,186	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 3a(i)	The Ohio State University holds and administers the Foundation's endowment funds. Under the Form 990 instructions, the Foundation and the University are not considered related organizations.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	Endowment funds provide permanent support for University priorities, including scholarships, research, and faculty positions such as chairs and professorships.
Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1b	The Foundation is holding a donated office building for resale.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	5	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	N/A	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	N/A	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	553	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$27,460,423	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Average high/low	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	15	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	N/A	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Other:Event and Other	21	$0	N/A
Yes (X)	Gift cards/certificates/tickets	24	$0	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b	The Foundation engages third parties to sell non-cash contributions, using brokerage firms for securities and real estate agents for property.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 33	In accordance with current accounting practices, the Foundation does not record revenue for these in-kind gifts.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part IV, Line 29	Non-cash contributions are donated to The Ohio State University for use in its exempt purposes.
Form 990, Part IV, Line 30	Non-cash contributions are donated to The Ohio State University for use in its exempt purposes.
Form 990, Part IV, Line 34	Although operated for the benefit of The Ohio State University, the Foundation and the University are not related organizations under Form 990 instructions. The Foundation is not a supporting organization under IRC 509(a)(3) and instead qualifies as a public charity under IRC 509 (a)(1). The University does not appoint a majority of the Foundation's directors. Information regarding related organizations is available upon request.
Form 990, Part V, Line 3b	The Foundation files Form 990T annually, regardless of whether there is unrelated business income to report.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The Audit Committee of the OSU Foundation Board reviews the Form 990 prior to filing. The Form 990 is then made available to the board for comments.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	Board members are required to complete annual conflict of interest questionnaires. Foundation staff review submissions, and present potential conflicts for evaluation and determination.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	The organization's top management official is an employee of The Ohio State University. Compensation follows University policies.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	Governing documents, the conflict-of-interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 7	Payroll costs represent services provided by a University employee who is not directly employed by the Foundation.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 9	Benefit costs represent services provided by a university employee who is not directly employed by the Foundation

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Clifton Holdings LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	150 E Broad Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Columbus	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43215	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311145986	EIN
Primary Activities	Previous owner of real property located in Bexley, Ohio	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	OH	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$0	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$0	EndOfYearAssetsAmt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd