The Ohio University Foundation
Athens, OH · EIN 31-6402269 · Education · Rank 5,759 by total revenue
The Ohio University Foundation is an active partner in Ohio University's mission of education, research, and service. The Foundation provides support for financial aid, research, capital expansion, and other academic initiatives, securing for Ohio University a margin of excellence that otherwise would not be possible.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $92,753,417
- Total expenses
- $61,625,366
- Total assets
- $893,685,493
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $8,687,646
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $10,689,336
- Employees
- 97
- Salary base per employee
- $89,563
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (45)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Redington | President & CEO (until NOV 24) | Board, Officer | 6 | $394,581 |
| Candice Casto | Treasurer & CFO | Board, Officer | 36 | $291,054 |
| Gregory Simmons | President & CEO (beg NOV 24) | Board, Officer | 38 | $93,127 |
| Donald Harrison Jr | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Sandra Anderson | Chair | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Stephen Muck | Vice Chair (until OCT 24) | Board, Officer | 4 | None reported |
| Susan Weiss Mulgrew | Secretary | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| David Gaume | Chief Investment Officer | Key employee | 36 | $475,593 |
| Patrick Fox | Dean, Russ College of Engineering and Technology | Key employee | 4 | $416,292 |
| Donald Leo | Provost (beg JUL 24) | Key employee | 0.4 | $262,616 |
| Major Alston | Senior Associate VP Advancement and Campaign Director (until Oct 24) | Key employee | 38 | $249,091 |
| Jennifer Bowie | Associate VP of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving and Exec Dir of OUAA | Key employee | 40 | $196,920 |
| Lori Stewart Gonzalez | Trustee and University President | Board | 5 | $846,495 |
| John Day | Trustee and University's VP Finance & Admin (until DEC 24) | Board | 2 | $290,461 |
| Dan Squiller | Trustee, Adjunct Professor | Board | 4 | $20,000 |
| Ann Gabriel | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ann Wagner Hill | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bill Brand | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Casey Christopher | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Charles Ciuni | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cynthia Calhoun | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Abram | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Levy | Trustee | Board | 3 | None reported |
| David Moore | Trustee and University's VP Finance & Admin (beg JAN 25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| David Wolfort | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Dennis Minichello | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Diane Smullen | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Edward Chow | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Gregory Hill | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Gregory Moore | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jacqueline Reau | Trustee | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Jeffrey Wright | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark Arnold | Trustee | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Melissa Wervey Gittelman | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Paul Gydosh | Trustee | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Paul Stewart | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Phyllis Kohler | Trustee | Board | 3 | None reported |
| R Scott Durcanin | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert Wolfinger | Trustee | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Robin Smith | Trustee | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Thomas Anderson | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas Parfitt | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Timothy Busch | Trustee | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Ty Votaw | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William Ball | Trustee | Board | 3 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,243,689, which is 48.8% of the $8,687,646 salary base shared by 97 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Stewart Gonzalez | Trustee and University President | Board | 5 | $0 | $786,087 | $60,408 | $846,495 |
| Elizabeth Sayrs | Former Provost | Former | 0 | $0 | $426,487 | $63,535 | $490,022 |
| David Gaume | Chief Investment Officer | Key employee | 36 | $392,219 | $0 | $83,374 | $475,593 |
| Patrick Fox | Dean, Russ College of Engineering and Technology | Key employee | 4 | $0 | $334,965 | $81,327 | $416,292 |
| Lynda Redington | President & CEO (until NOV 24) | Board, Officer | 6 | $0 | $327,298 | $67,283 | $394,581 |
| M Duane Nellis | Former Trustee and Former University President | Former | 0 | $0 | $303,392 | $73,373 | $376,765 |
| Hugh Sherman | Former Trustee and Former University President | Former | 0 | $0 | $268,932 | $66,620 | $335,552 |
| Nicolas Karagosian | Former President & CEO | Former | 0 | $300,484 | $0 | $23,633 | $324,117 |
| Chaden Djalali | Former Provost | Former | 0 | $0 | $219,789 | $73,429 | $293,218 |
| Candice Casto | Treasurer & CFO | Board, Officer | 36 | $212,579 | $0 | $78,475 | $291,054 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631349349305008 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 31-6402269
- Organization website (as filed): www.ohio.edu/foundation