Colorado State University Research Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$23.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$17.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$159.9m
$133.6m liabilities
Net assets
$26.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.2 years on average
Staff
63
8 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
23
named in Part VII
Colorado State University Research Foundation's network
8 people5 organisationsi8 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
8 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hotman Chair | Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Arthur Valdez | Trustee (From 10/08/24) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| David Conrad | Vice-Chair/ Secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Don Marostica | Trustee (Thru 10/08/24) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John Ikard | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Paul Hudnut | Trustee (Thru 04/01/25) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steve Gabel | Trustee (From 10/08/24) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Victoria Quintana | Trustee (From 10/08/24) | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
23 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ajay Menon | President/Chief Executive Officer | since 2020 |
| Carin Hermann | Associate Legal Counsel | since 2020 |
| Diana Prieto | Director - Human Resources | 2025 |
| Donna Baily | Senior Legal Counsel | since 2019 |
| Greggory Ullmann | Controller | 2025 |
| James Poss | Director, Ventures Creation | since 2023 |
| Joshua Peterson - VP | Advanced Laser (From 06/16/25) | 2025 |
| Julie H Birdsall | Special Assistant to CEO/President | since 2019 |
| Kathleen Henry | President/Chief Executive Officer | since 2019 |
| Lynn Johnson | CFO & Secretary/Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Michael Brown | Senior Real Estate Project Manager | since 2019 |
| Nancy Hurt | VP of Operations/Secretary | since 2019 |
| Nancy Hurt VP of OPS from 920 | VP of Real Estate (Thru 8/20) | 2021 |
| Nick Christensen | VP of Real Estate (From 8/20) | since 2021 |
| Peter Meyer- VP - Real | Estate Services (From 11/18/24) | 2025 |
| Richard Magid | VP of Technology Transfer | since 2023 |
| Richard T Callan | Senior Real Estate Analyst | since 2019 |
| Stephen Laughlin - VP | Advanced Laser (Thru 03/15/25) | 2025 |
| Steve Foster | Licensing & Business Development | since 2020 |
| Tamara Alexander | Director, Real Estate (Thru 12/23) | since 2023 |
| Terry Opgenorth | Licensing & Business Development | since 2020 |
| Thomas Jankowski | Director of Technology | since 2023 |
| Todd Headley | VP of Technology Transfer | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Menon | President/ Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $531k | $80k | |
| Lynn Johnson | CFO & Secretary/Treasurer | 40 | $240k | $61k | |
| Richard Magid | Vice President - Technology Transfer | 40 | $213k | $43k | |
| James Poss | Director - Ventures Creations | 40 | $172k | $53k | |
| Diana Prieto | Director - Human Resources | 40 | $153k | $35k | |
| Steve Foster | Director - Licensing | 40 | $147k | $38k | |
| Thomas Jankowski | Director - Technology | 40 | $145k | $21k | |
| Greggory Ullmann | Controller | 40 | $127k | $15k | |
| Julie Birdsall- Former CFO | Senior Manager Finance & Accounting | 40 | $108k | $27k | |
| Stephen Laughlin - VP | Advanced Laser (Thru 03/15/25) | 40 | $93k | $8k | |
| Peter Meyer- VP - Real | Estate Services (From 11/18/24) | 40 | $26k | $462 | |
| Bob Hotman | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Conrad | Vice-Chair/ Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Ikard | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Gabel | Trustee (From 10/08/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Victoria Quintana | Trustee (From 10/08/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arthur Valdez | Trustee (From 10/08/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Hudnut | Trustee (Thru 04/01/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Don Marostica | Trustee (Thru 10/08/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joshua Peterson - VP | Advanced Laser (From 06/16/25) | 40 | $0 |
Colorado roster
13 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253033128). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| John Ikard | Trustee |
| Laura Lynn Johnson | |
| Arthur Valdez | Trustee |
| Robert Hottman | Chair |
| Peter Meyer | Vice President Real Estate Services |
| Richard Magid | Vice President, Technology Transfer |
| Laura Lynn Johnson | Chief Financial Officer |
| Josh Peterson | Vice President Laser Services |
| Steve Gabel | Trustee |
| Victoria Quintana | Trustee |
| Jason Wheeler | Trustee |
| Ajay Menon | President/CEO |
| David Conrad | Vice Chair and Secretary |
About
- Legal name
- Colorado State University Research Foundation
- EIN
- 840600653
- Address
- 2537 Research Blvd Ste 200, Fort Collins, CO, 80526-8103
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Csu strata was organized in 1941 to aid the universities governed by the board of governors of the colorado state university system (csus, including colorado state university, colorado state university pueblo, and csu global) in their research and educational efforts. Csu strata provides property and equipment leasing, patent and licensing management, debt financing through mortgage debt... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K26E Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1941
- Principal officer
- Lynn Johnson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1942
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDon Marostica
≥6years on the filingsDavid Conrad
≥3years on the filingsPaul Hudnut
≥2years on the filingsJohn Ikard
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $159.9m
- Total liabilities
- $133.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $26.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $11.5m
- Program service revenue
- $153k
- Employees
- 63
- Volunteers
- 8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23.3m | $17.4m | $5.9m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.