CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (EIN 57-0750000)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-03-13
IRS object ID
202520729349300622
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Gross Receipts$2,005,641GrossReceiptsAmt
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Formation1982FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SUPPORT RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AT AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. TO GENERATE RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLEMSON UNIVERSITY TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE UNIVERSITY DISCOVERIES TO CREATE NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTO GENERATE RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLEMSON UNIVERSITY TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE UNIVERSITY DISCOVERIES TO CREATE NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.MissionDesc
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Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Governmental EntityYes (X)GovernmentalEntityInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 1C:THE VOTING DIRECTORS AFFILIATED WITH THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION EXERCISE THEIR DIRECTOR RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN BOARD DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING INVOLVING POLICIES AND THE USE OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION'S ASSETS IN FULFILLING ITS PURPOSE.
PART IV, SECTION D, LINE 3:CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE GENERATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY THROUGH SUPPORT OF RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND LICENSING ADMINISTRATION.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,035,973BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$999,999ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$130,374InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,166,346EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$1,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$35,973InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,035,973EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$513,901OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$513,901BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,079,064OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,031,731DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,333BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$561,234TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY AFFILIATE$2,166,346F
PREFERRED STOCK INVESTMENTS$46,496F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,212,842TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED INFLOWS FROM LEASESDesc
Amt$313,337Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$313,337TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,108,917TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$103,276NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$103,276RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,005,641RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,005,641TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,308,972TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,308,972ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,308,972TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (CUF) HOLDS AND INVESTS CURF'S ENDOWMENT ASSETS. THE AMOUNTS HELD BY CUF ARE COMINGLED WITH THE INVESTMENTS OF CUF AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY FOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY IS TO RECORD A LIABILITY FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING ANY RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES, WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE POSITION TAKEN BY MANAGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO A TRANSACTION OR CLASS OF TRANSACTIONS WILL BE OVERTURNED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO SUCH POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2024 OR 2023 AND, ACCORDINGLY, NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN ACCRUED.

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 Line1CLEMSON UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1G06 SIKES HALLAddressLine1Txt
CityCLEMSONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29634ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN576000254RecipientEIN
IRC Section170(C)(1)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$398,474CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantSPONSORED AND NON-SPONSORED RESEARCH OPERATIONSPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANT FUND EXPENDITURES ARE REVIEWED BY A PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT, AND TO ENSURE THEY ARE REASONABLE AND ALLOWABLE. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CERTIFIES THAT ALL SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT CHARGES ARE ACCURATE. A SAMPLE OF EXPENDITURES IS FURTHER REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS ALL BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURES TO ENSURE THAT THEY OCCUR ONLY IN BUDGETED CATEGORIES. THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINS A COPY OF THE A-133 AUDIT OF ALL SUB-RECIPIENTS, AND IF THERE ARE ANY FINDINGS, TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (7 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
ANGIE LEIDINGER
DIRECTOR$0$398,300$0$0$0$7,653$0$79,909$0$23,038$0$508,900$0$0
TANJU KARANFIL
VICE CHAIR$0$372,129$0$25,000$0$5,658$0$14,500$0$19,945$0$437,232$0$0
LESLIE HOSSFELD
DIRECTOR/DEAN REP$0$299,783$0$0$0$8,962$0$14,500$0$11,649$0$334,894$0$0
TRACY WALTERS
TREASURER$0$173,019$0$0$0$218$0$42,627$0$7,633$0$223,497$0$0
AUGUST C GESSWEIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0$184,694$0$0$0$420$0$9,627$0$22,728$0$217,469$0$0
CHASE C KASPER
SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR$0$147,226$0$0$0$654$0$37,054$0$16,586$0$201,520$0$0
JEREMY MERCURI
DIRECTOR/FACULTY REP$0$112,838$0$0$0$26,407$0$35,237$0$20,426$0$194,908$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ACERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS ARE SPECIFIED BY THEIR POSITIONS AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE CURRENT BODY OF BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER SHALL DECLARE HIMSELF/HERSELF AS "ABSTAINING" FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH SAID DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION HAS NO EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS PAID TO DIRECTORS OF CURF IS FOR WORK PERFOMED AS EMPLOYEES OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. THE CURF BOARD OVERSEES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER, AND STAFF OF CURF IS DETERMINED THROUGH THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SUBJECT TO AND WITHIN THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE OF SC AND APPLICABLE SC LAW, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH A STANDARD OF REASONABLENESS AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION IN THE MARKET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLEMSON UNIVERSITY LIGHT RAIL LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 389AddressLine1Txt
CityCLEMSONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29633ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208727594EIN
Primary ActivitiesLEASING AGENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROVIDERPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$557,436TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$749,574EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLEMSON UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1G06 SIKES HALLAddressLine1Txt
CityCLEMSONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29634ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN576000254EIN
Primary ActivitiesRESEARCH UNIVERSITYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section170(C)(1)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
B$398,474BOOK VALUE
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
L$290,654BOOK VALUE
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
O$175,183BOOK VALUE

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