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Nonprofit · EIN 22-1926453

FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC

Tax-exempt · PRINCETON, NJ 08540

Financials

$580K$1.2M2022$649K$629K2023$678K$594K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
April 30, 2025990$677,604$593,763$83,841$3,652,716$45,163$3,607,553
April 30, 2024990$649,420$628,664$20,756$3,323,949$12,697$3,311,252
April 30, 2023990$579,748$1,162,766-$583,018$3,030,223$60,547$2,969,676
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,600
Program service revenue
$578,550
Investment income
$83,183
Other revenue
$12,271

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$16,316
Other salaries and wages
$34,343
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$54,935
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$63,330
Occupancy
$17,660
Travel
$41,219
Program services (functional)
$497,059
Management and general (functional)
$96,704

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,323,949
Total assets, end of year
$3,652,716
Total liabilities, end of year
$45,163
Net assets, end of year
$3,607,553
Publicly traded securities
$3,095,285
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,607,553
Gross receipts
$677,604
Employees
17
Volunteers
17
Year formed
1971
State of legal domicile
NJ

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 April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AKSHAT AGARWALPRESIDENT, THROUGH 2024. TRUSTEE, BEG. 2025
Trustee or director, Officer
10$9,620
BRIAN ZHOUPRESIDENT 2025, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY 2024
Trustee or director, Officer
15$2,500
CHLOE ZHUDIRECTOR OF CORPORATE CONTACTS 2025
Officer
10$2,500
AVANTIKA MATELEDIRECTOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL 2024
Officer
2$2,417
SAMIKSHA GAHERWARDIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024
Officer
10$2,266
NEEL AJJARPAUTRUSTEE, THROUGH 2024
Trustee or director
1$0
FELIPE BICKENBACHTRUSTEE, THROUGH 2024
Trustee or director
1$0
ROGER CHENTRUSTEE, BEG. 2025
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALBERT CHOITRUSTEE, THROUGH 2024
Trustee or director
2$0
CARMEN MARIA GABBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RON GONENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JACK HARTMANTRUSTEE, BEG. 2025
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GRACE HONGTRUSTEE, BOARD CHAIR UNTIL DEC. 2024
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
COLLEEN KANGTRUSTEE, THROUGH 2024
Trustee or director
1$0
AMAN KAPADIATRUSTEE, BEG. 2025
Trustee or director
0.5$0
31 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MICHAEL KRATSIOSTRUSTEE, THROUGH 2024
Trustee or director
1$0
ALISON LEECHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BEG. 2025
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
SOWON LEETRUSTEE, THROUGH 2024
Trustee or director
1$0
CORDELIA LOWRYCHAIR, PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE, BEG. 2025
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
REMI MEEHANCHAIR, MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MELISSA PASCHALLCHAIR, PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE, UNTIL DEC. 2024
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JULIO ROJASTRUSTEE, THROUGH 2024
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER SAARBACHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHAEL SHORTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BEAU THOMASCHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
EMERSON TIWANGTRUSTEE, BEG. 2025
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NICOLE ZIVKOVICTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MEGHANA BHUPATIDIRECTOR OF STRATEGY 2024
Officer
2$0
KEHAN CHECNVICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES 2025
Officer
10$0
NORA CHOIVICE PRESIDENT OF CONTENT 2025
Officer
5$0
SUSAN CHENVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE 2025
Officer
5$0
JUN CHOIDIRECTOR OF CORPORATE CONTACTS 2024
Officer
10$0
HAILEY HUBBARDDIRECTOR OF DESIGN NATION 2024
Officer
2$0
TESS HUBBARDVICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND DESIGN 2025
Officer
5$0
LELANI JOHNSONDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 2024
Officer
2$0
ZACH LEEDIRECTOR OF MEDIA & MARKETING 2024
Officer
2$0
SHANNON MADIRECTOR OF CONTENT 2024
Officer
2$0
ZIYA MERCHANTDIRECTOR OF SEMINARS 2025
Officer
5$0
WILLIAM NEUMANNDIRECTOR OF SEMINARS 2024, VICE PRESIDENT OF ALUMN
Officer
10$0
JANA PAKDIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2024, SENIOR ADVISOR 2025
Officer
2$0
SOPHIE RYANVICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS 2025
Officer
10$0
LUCAS STROBEKDIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS 2024
Officer
2$0
MIYU YAMANESENIOR ADVISOR 2025
Officer
5$0
AAKANSH YERPUDEDIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025
Officer
10$0
JULIA YINGDIRECTOR OF DESIGN 2024
Officer
4$0
SANDY ZHANGVICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY 2025
Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EMERSON TIWANGDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & CORPORATE CONTACTS
Officer
10$6,039
AKSHAT AGARWALPRESIDENT, BEGINNING DECEMBER 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
10$2,500
BRADEN LALINDIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS
Officer
2$2,500
KELETSO ROSENBERGDIRECTOR OF BOOST
Officer
2$2,500
GRACE HONGCHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
NEEL AJJARAPUCHAIR, MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ALBERT CHOICHAIR, PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BEAU THOMASCHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
ALISON LEEPRESIDENT, UNTIL DECEMBER 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
ALAN DEUTSCHMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CARMEN MARIA GABBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RON GONENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALANNA GREGORYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
COLLEEN KANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL KRATSIOSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SOWON LEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA PASCHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANKUR PATELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIO ROJASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL SHORTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STONE YANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHANA MITTYCO-DIRECTOR OF DESIGN NATION
Officer
2$0
DAVID TANGDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Officer
2$0
JACK OSEBACKDIRECTOR OF CONTENT
Officer
2$0
JULIA YINGDIRECTOR OF DESIGN
Officer
4$0
LEILANI JOHNSONDIRECTOR OF SEMINARS
Officer
4$0
MIA MEDICDIRECTOR OF STRATEGY
Officer
2$0
SAMIKSHA GAHERWARDIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Officer
10$0
SARA SHIFFDIRECTOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL
Officer
6$0
SOPHIA CHENCO-DIRECTOR OF DESIGN NATION
Officer
2$0
STEPHANIE TANGDIRECTOR OF MEDIA & MARKETING
Officer
3$0
990 for the year ended April 30, 2023: 30 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STONE YANGTRUSTEE / PRESIDENT (THROUGH DECEMBER 2022)
Trustee or director
5$5,324
EMERSON TIWANGDIRECTOR OF CC AND FINANCE
Officer
4$2,500
NEEL AJJARAPUCHAIR OF THE MANAGEMENT CO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALBERT CHOICHAIR OF THE PROGRAMMING C
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
GRACE HONGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
HAROLD THOMASCHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMI
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALISON LEEPRESIDENT (BEGINNING DECEMBER 2022)
Officer
6$0
ALAN DEUTSCHMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CARMEN MARIA GABEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RON GONENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALANNA GREGORYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
COLLEEN KANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL KRATSIOSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SOWON LEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA PASCHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANKUR PATELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIO ROJASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL SHORTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN BARRETTDIRECTOR OF CONTENT
Officer
4$0
SOPHIA CHENDIRECTOR OF DN
Officer
4$0
SAMIKSHA GAHERWARDIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Officer
4$0
LEILANI JOHNSONDIRECTOR OF SEMINARS
Officer
4$0
BRADEN LALINDIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS
Officer
2$0
MIA MEDICDIRECTOR OF STRATEGY
Officer
2$0
CHANA MITTYDIRECTOR OF DN
Officer
4$0
KELETSO ROSENBERDIRECTOR OF BOOST
Officer
4$0
SARA SHIFFDIRECTOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL
Officer
4$0
MARIE SIRENKODIRECTOR OF DESIGN
Officer
4$0
DAVID TANGDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Officer
2$0
STEPHANIE TANGDIRECTOR OF MEDIA & MARKETING
Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
48 UNIVERSITY PL, PRINCETON, NJ 08540-5116
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ALLISON LEE, 48 UNIVERSITY PLACE, PRINCETON, NJ 08540
Signed the 990
BRIAN ZHOU, PRESIDENT
Phone
(609) 258-1111
Return prepared by
MERCADIEN PC

Mission

PUBLICATION OF BUSINESS TODAY MAGAZINE WHICH IS PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS. ALSO, CONFERENCES ARE HELD TO EDUCATE THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY IN THE PHILOSOPHY, OPERATION, AND MECHANICS OF THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended April 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CONFERENCES HELD TO EDUCATE THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY IN THE PHILOSOPHY, OPERATION AND MECHANICS OF THE BUSINESS & PROF. COMMUNITY, SPONSORED BY CORPORATIONS AND ATTENDED BY STUDENTS & CORPORATE LEADERS.
    Expenses $496,817 · revenue $590,821
  • PUBLICATION OF BUSINESS TODAY MAGAZINE, PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS
    Expenses $242

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 April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025April 30, 2026September 15, 2026Not on file
2024April 30, 2025September 15, 2025990 on file
2023April 30, 2024September 16, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-1926453
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1973
Accounting year ends
April
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,652,716
Income (IRS master file)
$677,604

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990April 2025$677,604$593,763$3,652,716XML
990-TApril 2025–––IRS
990April 2024$649,420$628,664$3,323,949XML
990-TApril 2024–––IRS
990April 2023$579,748$1,162,766$3,030,223XML
990-TApril 2023–––IRS
990April 2022$918,217$982,165$3,635,219IRS
990-TApril 2022–––IRS
990April 2021–––IRS
990-TApril 2021–––IRS
990April 2020–––IRS
990April 2019–––IRS
990April 2018–––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 22-1926453).

Questions about FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC

What is the EIN of FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC is 22-1926453.
Is FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
Are donations to FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC 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 FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names ALLISON LEE.
Who are the officers and directors of FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $9,620 (AKSHAT AGARWAL, PRESIDENT, THROUGH 2024. TRUSTEE, BEG. 2025).
How much revenue does FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT COMMUNICATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $677,604, expenses of $593,763 and total assets of $3,652,716 at year end.

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