Urban Serving Universities Coalition
The coalition of urban serving universities (USU) is a university president led organization committed to achieving equitable and sustainable economic, health, and educational outcomes for historically marginalized and disenfranchised student populations on campus and within our urban communities.
Urban Serving Universities Coalition at a glance
- Total assets
- $987,768
- -17.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $478,962
- -23.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $8,076
- -25.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $592,247
- +12.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Urban Serving Universities Coalition funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $275 (2019) to $60K (2022). In 2022 it made 3 grants totaling $60K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Portland State University Portland, OR | Racial Justice and Equity Award | $20,000 |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | Racial Justice and Equity Award | $20,000 |
| University of Texas - Arlington Arlington, TX | Racial Justice and Equity Award | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $987,768 | $478,962 | $592,247 | — | — | $8,076 |
| 2024 | $1,195,680 | $622,804 | $527,706 | — | — | $10,804 |
| 2023 | $1,180,350 | $459,038 | $752,242 | — | — | $2,038 |
| 2022 | $1,498,542 | $591,678 | $563,756 | $60,000 | 3 | $11 |
| 2021 | $1,336,290 | $390,178 | $462,687 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $1,310,249 | $571,682 | $406,746 | $275 | Total only | $507 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Urban Serving Universities Coalition
Based on IRS filings
Urban Serving Universities Coalition is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $988K in total assets. Net investment income was $8K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Urban Serving Universities Coalition is led by Jennifer Keup, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Keup
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Cowley
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Amiridis
Director
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Eighmy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Whitfield
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexander Cartwright
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
M. Brian Blake
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Muma
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Edwards Lange
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim A. Wilcox
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wayne J. Riley
Vice Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Garnett Stokes
Past Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erica Beck
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Varun Dhawan
Chief Financial Officer & A
Chief Financial Officer & Aplu → Chief Financial Officer & A, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
C. Mauli Agrawal
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Mark Mone (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Rao (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Havidan Rodriguez (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Michelle Marks (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Neal J. Smatresk (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Dianne Harrison (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: M. Roy Wilson (2019–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: William Covino (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ashlie Prioleau (2021–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Mark Rosenberg (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Shari Garmise (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Dorothy Horrell (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Becker (2019) — Past Chair
- Former: Mark Pagano (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Mary Papazian (2019) — Director
- Former: Sharon Gaber (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Urban Serving Universities Coalition
How large is Urban Serving Universities Coalition?
Urban Serving Universities Coalition reported $988K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $479K.
What is Urban Serving Universities Coalition?
Urban Serving Universities Coalition is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Washington, DC. It holds $988K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Urban Serving Universities Coalition operate?
Urban Serving Universities Coalition has awarded grants in Ohio, Oregon, Texas.
What is Urban Serving Universities Coalition's EIN?
Urban Serving Universities Coalition's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-2065865. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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