Auburn Research and Technology Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$2.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$15.4m
$2.4m liabilities
Net assets
$13m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
17
5.9y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
James H Sanford
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Auburn Research and Technology Foundation's network
17 people21 organisationsi17 people and 21 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (23) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H Sanford Chair | Chairman | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Chris Crumbly | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Christopher Roberts | BOARD MEMBER, Ex Officio | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David R Thrasher | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Greg Barker | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Horace Horn | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| John Rocovich JR | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Smola | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Laura Grill | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Micheal Demaioribus | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Patrick T Murphy JR (also filed as Patrick Murphy) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert W Dumas | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ron Anders | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steven Taylor | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thomas Gossom JR | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Vini Nathan | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| William F HAM JR (also filed as Bill HAM JR) | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Roberts | BOARD MEMBER, Ex Officio | 1 | $0 | $792k | $117k |
| Vini Nathan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $575k | $59k |
| Steven Taylor | President | 1 | $0 | $481k | $68k |
| James H Sanford | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert W Dumas | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William F Ham Jr | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| David R Thrasher | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Crumbly | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg Barker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Gossom Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patrick T Murphy Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Rocovich Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ron Anders | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laura Grill | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Horace Horn | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Smola | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Micheal Demaioribus | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Auburn Research and Technology Foundation
- EIN
- 201806718
- Address
- 570 Devall Dr Ste 101, Auburn, AL, 36832-6946
- State
- Alabama
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B11 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Dr Steven Taylor (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2006
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsJames H Sanford
≥6years on the filingsChris Crumbly
≥6years on the filingsChristopher Roberts
≥6years on the filingsDavid R Thrasher
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $15.4m
- Total liabilities
- $2.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $13m
- Contributions and grants received
- $49k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $24k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.2m | $1.7m | $451k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Products Development Center | In support of research efforts with plant based sustainable barrier coatings and films that are suitable for the food packaging industry to | $24k |