Nonprofit · EIN 20-1806718
AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · AUBURN, AL 36832
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,186,100 | $2,163,192 | $22,908 | $15,411,238 | $2,381,592 | $13,029,646 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,199,801 | $1,748,338 | $451,463 | $15,473,113 | $2,301,413 | $13,171,700 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,937,357 | $1,756,885 | $180,472 | $15,401,521 | $2,522,320 | $12,879,201 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $48,877
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $44,662
- Net rental income
- $2,092,561
- Other revenue
- $2,092,561
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $23,941
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $183,421
- Travel
- $15,578
- Depreciation
- $470,849
- Program services (functional)
- $137,525
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,025,667
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,473,113
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,411,238
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,381,592
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,029,646
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,835,565
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,701,308
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,328,338
- Gross receipts
- $2,186,100
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- AL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER, Ex Officio Trustee or director, Key employee | 1 | $0 | $792,368 | $117,227 |
| VINI NATHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Key employee | 1 | $0 | $575,217 | $58,853 |
| STEVEN TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee | 1 | $0 | $480,680 | $67,842 |
| JAMES H SANFORD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W DUMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM F HAM JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R THRASHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CRUMBLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG BARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOSSOM JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK T MURPHY JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROCOVICH JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RON ANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA GRILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE HORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN SMOLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHEAL DEMAIORIBUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER, Ex Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $767,763 | $110,266 |
| VINI NATHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $506,585 | $63,696 |
| STEVEN TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $421,469 | $58,815 |
| BILL DEAN | EXEC. DIRECTOR RET. 10/31/23 Former | 1 | $0 | $448,152 | $23,342 |
| PAUL PATTERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $338,175 | $52,920 |
| CARY CHANDLER | SENIOR DIRECTOR RET. 03/29/24 Former | 1 | $0 | $161,308 | $32,413 |
| JAMES H SANFORD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W DUMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HAM JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R THRASHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CRUMBLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG BARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOSSOM JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROCOVICH JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RON ANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA GRILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE HORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SMOLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHEAL DEMAIORIBUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER, Ex Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $612,621 | $88,846 |
| JAMES WEYHENMEYER | PRESIDENT Ending 7/13/23 Former | 1 | $0 | $397,468 | $42,596 |
| VINI NATHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $365,796 | $52,760 |
| PAUL PATTERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $324,407 | $48,687 |
| STEVEN TAYLOR | PRESIDENT eff 7/21/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $316,502 | $45,489 |
| BILL DEAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Ex Officio Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $240,131 | $26,677 |
| CARY CHANDLER | SENIOR DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $153,999 | $28,869 |
| JAMES H SANFORD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W DUMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HAM JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R THRASHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CRUMBLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG BARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOSSOM JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROCOVICH JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RON ANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA GRILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE HORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SMOLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHEAL DEMAIORIBUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 570 DEVALL DR STE 101, AUBURN, AL 36832-6946
- In care of
- % MELANIE WRIGHT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR STEVEN TAYLOR, 570 DEVALL DRIVE SUITE 101, AUBURN, AL 36832
- Signed the 990
- DR STEVEN TAYLOR, ARTF PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (334) 844-7480
- Return prepared by
- PWC US TAX LLP
Mission
THE AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT ALABAMA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED ON AUGUST 24, 2004 TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE THE AUBURN RESEARCH PARK AND TO ASSIST AUBURN UNIVERSITY WITH THE ATTRACTION, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY.
Program accomplishments
- During previous years, ARTF applied for and received a $225,000 grant from Alabama Power for the LAUNCH Innovation Grant Program which provides funding for near commercialization technologies and inventions to become market ready. After a multi-stage competition, the Foundation awarded $100,000 to a faculty research project. The project is for a working prototype of dry printing and additive nanomanufacturing technology that could enable: 1. On-demand and in-situ generation of various pure nanoparticles (e.g., metals, insulators, semiconductors, superconductors, ceramics, composites, etc.), 2. In-situ and real-time laser sintering of dry nanoparticles jet on various substrates (polyamide, PET, PDMS, paper, metal, ceramic, etc.), with no further post-processing. The remaining $125,000 is restricted for awards to LAUNCH winners in fiscal year 2025 and beyond. In 2025, ARTF distributed $23,941 of the $125,000 restricted in prior years.Expenses $23,941
- ARTF operates an Event Center space for community use.Expenses $23,765 · revenue $38,726
- ARTF leases building within the Research Park as a childcare center for community benefit.Expenses $89,819 · revenue $215,601
- Design & Fabrication of Entangled Microwave Photo
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1806718
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,411,238
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,186,100
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $2,186,100 | $2,163,192 | $15,411,238 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,199,801 | $1,748,338 | $15,473,113 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,937,357 | $1,756,885 | $15,401,521 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $2,161,604 | $2,146,738 | $15,564,002 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1806718).
Questions about AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION is 20-1806718.
- Is AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names DR STEVEN TAYLOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AUBURN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,186,100, expenses of $2,163,192 and total assets of $15,411,238 at year end.
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