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Florida State University Research

TALLAHASSEE, FL EIN: 59-3211153 Website

TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE RESEARCH AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS OF THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY THROUGH INCOME FROM CONTRACTS, GRANTS AND OTHER SOURCES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$224.1M

-8.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$42.5M

+251.6% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$21.3M

+75.8% YoY

About Florida State University Research

Based on IRS filings

Florida State University Research is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in TALLAHASSEE, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $224.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $42.5M. Net investment income was $3.1M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Tallahassee

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$14M$28M$42M$56M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$224,086,083$245,277,590$238,210,385
Revenue$18,957,067$24,244,716$28,107,542
Expenses$50,836,314$18,836,373$14,832,298
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,114,628$9,169,368$12,590,773
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$11M$21M$32M$43M1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY$41.6MFLORIDA MEDICAL PRACTICE…$900K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M5$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

HEATHER CAVEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$80K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STACEY PATTERSONPRESIDENT10
RICHARD MCCULLOUGHDIRECTOR1
DR JAMES CLARKDIRECTOR1
KYLE CLARKDIRECTOR1
DR SAM HUCKABADIRECTOR1
JOSEPH W LANDERSDIRECTOR1
KAY STEPHENSONDIRECTOR1
KIM WILLIAMSDIRECTOR1
RICARDO SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR1
HEATHER CAVEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$80,059
KELLY STARKESECRETARY5
KERRY PELUSOTREASURER5
MARK RILEYFORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT
GARY K OSTRANDERFORMER PRESIDENT

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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