DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY

EIN 51-0305893 · Education (B430)

What they do

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY is A PUBLIC, COMPREHENSIVE, 1890 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTION THAT OFFERS ACCESS and OPPORTUNITY to DIVERSE POPULATIONS FROM DELAWARE, THE NATION, and THE WORLD. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)BUILDING ON ITS HERITAGE AS A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE, THE UNIVERSITY PURPOSEFULLY INTEGRATES THE HIGHEST STANDARDS of EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, and SERVICE IN ITS BACCALAUREATE, MASTERS and DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. ITS COMMITMENT to ADVANCE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, LIBERAL ARTS, and THE PROFESSIONS PRODUCES CAPABLE and PRODUCTIVE LEADERS WHO CONTRIBUTE to THE SUSTAINABILITY and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT of THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY VISION STATEMENT. AS ONE of AMERICAS MOST HIGHLY RESPECTED HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES, DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY WILL BE RENOWNED for A STANDARD of ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THAT PREPARES OUR GRADUATES to BECOME THE FIRST CHOICE of EMPLOYERS IN A GLOBAL MARKET and INVIGORATES THE ECONOMY and THE CULTURE of DELAWARE and THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

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Of every $100 spent, about $54.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders48 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

53.89%of revenue went to mission work54.3% of expenses · Program services

0.27%of revenue went to fundraising0.3% of expenses

$99.26spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

45.10%of revenue went to management and office costs45.4% of expenses

$1.94in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

55.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$275,459,558

Mission workProgram services$148,441,41753.89% of revenue54.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$124,235,72845.10% of revenue45.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$756,8010.27% of revenue0.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,025,6120.74% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$273,433,94699.26% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 54.3% mission · 45.4% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.26% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 60.9% mission · 38.7% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.88% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 51.2% mission · 48.5% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.76% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 62.7% mission · 37.0% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.05% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 71.6% mission · 28.1% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.17% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 72.3% mission · 27.4% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.48% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 66.1% mission · 33.2% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.66% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 78.9% mission · 20.2% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.21% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$275,459,558

Expenses$273,433,946

Annual surplus $2,025,612 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$148,441,417 · 54.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$124,235,728 · 45.4% of expenses

Fundraising$756,801 · 0.3% of expenses

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Revenue$275,459,558

Expenses$273,433,946

Assets$529,571,484

Income$291,039,032

Contributions$151,811,336

Mission work (program services)$148,441,417

Fundraising$756,801

Grants given$18,681,071

Average grant$249,081

Management and general$124,235,728

Stocks and bonds$14,304,896

Accounting fees$260,321

Investing fees$55,197

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ANTIONE ALLENPRESIDENT · 50 hrs/week $729,666Base $561,071 · Other $168,595

IRENE CHAPMAN-HAWKINSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · 60 hrs/week $371,907Base $271,936 · Other $99,971

ANAS BEN ADDISVP OF FINANCE/CFO · 60 hrs/week $355,653Base $257,788 · Other $97,865

MICHAEL CASSONDEAN · 60 hrs/week $354,265Base $275,740 · Other $78,525

YOUNGSIK KWAKPROFESSOR · 60 hrs/week $309,660Base $227,930 · Other $81,730

STACY DOWNINGVP STRATEGIC INITIATIVES · 60 hrs/week $307,273Base $237,630 · Other $69,643

LAKRESHA MOULTRIEVP & GENERAL COUNSEL · 60 hrs/week $301,630Base $226,549 · Other $75,081

LEOTHA HULLHEAD FOOTBALL COACH · 60 hrs/week $300,551Base $213,982 · Other $86,569

ANTONIO BOYLEVP STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT · 60 hrs/week $286,456Base $214,436 · Other $72,020

GWENDOYLN SCOTT-JONESDEAN · 50 hrs/week $278,475Base $198,653 · Other $79,822

SAUNDRA DELAUDERPROVOST & VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS · 60 hrs/week $275,645Base $211,892 · Other $63,753

CLEON CAULEYSENIOR VP/COO · 60 hrs/week $274,088Base $233,466 · Other $40,622

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (48)

ANTIONE ALLENPRESIDENT

IRENE CHAPMAN-HAWKINSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

ANAS BEN ADDISVP OF FINANCE/CFO

MICHAEL CASSONDEAN

YOUNGSIK KWAKPROFESSOR

STACY DOWNINGVP STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

LAKRESHA MOULTRIEVP & GENERAL COUNSEL

LEOTHA HULLHEAD FOOTBALL COACH

ANTONIO BOYLEVP STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT

GWENDOYLN SCOTT-JONESDEAN

SAUNDRA DELAUDERPROVOST & VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

CLEON CAULEYSENIOR VP/COO

VITA PICKRUMVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

JAMES OVERTONVP STUD AFFRS/SUPRINTDNT POLICE

SHELLEY ROUSERASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

MELISSA HARRINGTONASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT

FRANCINE EDWARDSDEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

DANIEL THOMPSONAVP OF FINANCE/CONTROLLER

JACKIE GRIFFITHCHIEF OF STAFF

ALECIA SHIELDSDIRECTOR ATHLETICS

BERNARD PRATTASSOCIATE VP

FENGSHAN LIUASSOC VP FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

AKASH DANIAPROFESSOR

PATRICE GILLIAM-JOHNSONCHIEF ADMINTR DSU RVRFRNT/DEAN

DAE KIMPROFESSOR

CHERESE WINSTEADDEAN

CLYTRICE WATSONASSOCIATE PROVOST

DARRELL MCMILLONCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

DONALD BAYNARDCHIEF OF POLICE

EMILY WILLIAMSVICE PROVOST

BERNADETTE DORSEY WHATLEYTRUSTEE

TETRA S SHOCKLEY ESQTRUSTEE

WILLIAM COLLICKTRUSTEE

WILMA MISHOETRUSTEE

BETHANY HALL-LONGEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE AS OF/UNTIL 01/2025

NORMAN GRIFFITHSBOARD VICE CHAIR

CHIP ROSSITRUSTEE

MICHAEL PURZYCKITRUSTEE

MATT MEYEREX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE EFF 01/2025

MARLENE SAUNDERSTRUSTEE

LEROY A TICE ESQBOARD CHAIR

JOHN J ALLEN JRBOARD VICE CHAIR UNTIL 01/2025

JOHN RIDGEWAYTRUSTEE

JOHN CARNEYEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE UNTIL 01/2025

JOCELYN STEWARTTRUSTEE

JANICE NEVINTRUSTEE

JAMES COLLINSTRUSTEE

DEBBIE HARRINGTONBOARD VICE CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1992
Location: 1200 NORTH DUPONT HIGHWAY, DOVER, DE 19901
County: Kent
In care of: ANAS BEN ADDI
Primary officer: ANAS BEN ADDI, SVP OF FINANCE/CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailadmissions@desu.edu Phone(302) 857-6200

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B430)
Grant-giving organization: Yes