Arizona · Nonprofit
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS (Arizona) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $185,000 to it, the largest being THE UNIVERSITY FINANCING FOUNDATION INC ($177,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $185k
- Net assets
- $935k
What Association of University Research Parks does
Mission
Fostering innovation, commercialization and economic growth in a global economy through university, industry and government partnerships.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Annual conference: this program is a general conference, a gathering of members and those associated with research parks. Attendance includes 250+ individuals participating in general plenary, and concurrent sessions. There are sponsor display tables for sponsors in this 2.5 day conference. This program rotates primarily through the united states and canada, and is hosted by a research park member selected by the aurp board of directors.
$297,972 spent$330,445 earned by the program45% of program spendingSpring training: thought provoking, knowledge-based discussion is on tap throughout six sessions as executives learn new strategies and tactics to improve their organization. Attendance includes approximately 100 people.
$151,830 spent$115,644 earned by the program23% of program spendingBioparks/bio health caucus (bhc):this program is designed for those interested in lifesciences and bio-based placemaking. This 1.5 day program gathers like-minded lifescience professionals on discussions running deep into the direction and impact of the bio science industry, funding opportunities, plus recipients of eda and nsf competitions, and biomanufacturing in space. Attendance is approximately 60 people and is location is held in conjunction with the global network of the biotechnology innovation organization internationbal convention (bio).
$62,696 spent$41,030 earned by the program10% of program spendingVarious other programs in support of the association's mission of fostering innovation, commercialization and economic growth in a global economy through university, industry and governmental partnerships including additional conferences, meetings, dinners, public policy work, research park forum / newsletter and special projects.
$144,536 spent$56,700 earned by the program22% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $657,034.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $911k to $1.4M (+52%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Victoria Palmer
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019, and between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $28k → $25k.
From the IRS filings of ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 83% · 2021 87% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Arizona, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Arizona
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
62% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS?
- ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS (Arizona) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $185,000 to it, the largest being THE UNIVERSITY FINANCING FOUNDATION INC ($177,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $185,000 in grants to ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS?
- THE UNIVERSITY FINANCING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $177,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing