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Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF)

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MSDF is a private foundation based in Austin, TX that was founded in 2000. As of 2019 they had $139 million in revenue and $1.6 billion in assets.

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children living in urban poverty around the world.

Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF) makes grants to other organizations, such as $27,251,117 to Education for "See Statement 27, Pages 6-16"; and $14,004,411 to Seton Healthcare Family for "See Statement 27, Page 31".

EIN:

36-4336415

City:

Austin

State:

Texas

Website:

msdf.org

Phone:

[email protected]

Facebook:

facebook.com/dellfamilyfoundation

Twitter:

@msdf_foundation

Founded:

2000

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

T20: Private foundations

Revenue:

$139,807,497

Assets:

$1,612,382,333

Fiscal year end:

December

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Form 990s for MSDF

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-12	Jan 22, 2020	990PF	View PDF
2017-12	Dec 20, 2018	990PF	View PDF
2016-12	Nov 15, 2017	990PF	View PDF
2015-12	Nov 17, 2016	990PF	View PDF
2014-12	Nov 24, 2015	990PF	View PDF
...and eight more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for MSDF

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$12,465,841	$179,650,356	-93.1%
Investment income and dividends	$7,010,315	$4,019,083	74.4%
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$90,646,863	$130,084,757	-30.3%
Gross sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$29,684,478	$16,337,987	81.7%
Total revenues	$139,807,497	$330,092,183	-57.6%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$466,800	$453,200	3.0%
Non-officer salaries and wages	$12,915,389	$11,678,032	10.6%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$4,131,603	$3,728,764	10.8%
Legal fees	$238,044	$304,753	-21.9%
Accounting fees	$273,861	$302,173	-9.4%
Other fee-for-service	$22,966,536	$34,938,771	-34.3%
Interest	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$1,440,628	$1,518,093	-5.1%
Occupancy	$1,310,954	$1,283,640	2.1%
Travel	$1,270,054	$1,280,268	-0.8%
Office expenses
Grants to all govts., orgs., and individuals	$106,759,238	$120,341,881	-11.3%
All other expenses	$11,647,975	$17,739,070	-34.3%
Total expenses	$163,428,541	$193,577,806	-15.6%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$10,658,938	$10,745,302	-0.8%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$65,557,404	$159,530,187	-58.9%
Accounts receivable	$3,895,705	$2,586,108	50.6%
Pledges and grants receivable	$3,895,705	$0	999%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$1,456,627	$388,105	275.3%
Investments in government obligations	$24,929,789	$99,478,861	-74.9%
Investments in corporate stock	$265,387,227	$170,950,034	55.2%
Investments in corporate bonds	$5,871,938	$0	999%
Investments in land, buildings, and equipment	$0	$0
Investments in mortgage loans	$0	$0
Other types of investments	$1,165,596,297	$1,324,727,180	-12.0%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$13,811,096	$14,492,131	-4.7%
Other assets	$55,217,312	$48,620,632	13.6%
Total assets	$1,612,382,333	$1,831,518,540	-12.0%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$1,378,450	$3,406,485	-59.5%
Grants payable	$167,426,770	$173,101,307	-3.3%
Deferred revenue	$107,602	$70,626	52.4%
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$4,752,431	$8,099,345	-41.3%
Total liabilities	$173,665,253	$184,677,763	-6.0%

Field	2018
Unrestricted net assets	$1,438,717,080
Temporarily restricted net assets	$0
Permanently restricted net assets	$0

Vendors for MSDF

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
HubSpot	Marketing software; CRM software; Content management system software		2020-06-15
█████████	Content management system software		2020-06-15
█████████ ████████	Software		2020-02-28
██████ ███ ██████████	Tax accounting		2018-12-20
██████ ██████████ █████ █████	Programmatic Consult	$1,355,000	2017-11-15
██████	Dca Education Tech Consult	$2,326,872	2017-11-15
█ ██████████ ███████	Dca Software Develop	$2,107,435	2017-11-15
███ ████ ███ █████ █ ███ ████████	Programmatic Consult	$1,680,252	2017-11-15
...and one more vendors

Personnel at MSDF

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Misty Burns	Vice President , Finance / Controller	-	Jan. 26, 2018
Jim Kendall	Vice President , Technology / Director , Technology	-	Jan. 26, 2018
██████ ███████	Vice President , Talent and Culture / Human Resource Director	-	Jan. 26, 2018
████████ ██████████	Vice President , Performance Insights	-	Jan. 26, 2018
█████ ████████	Executive Director	-	Sept. 22, 2017
████████ █████	Director , Communications and Marketing / Director of Communications and Marketing	-	Jan. 26, 2018
█████ ██████	Director , Technical Operations / Technology Operations Manager	-	Jan. 26, 2018
██████ ██████	Director , Technology / Global Product Development Manager	-	Jan. 26, 2018

Peer private foundations

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Duke Endowment	501(c)(3)	$265 million	Charlotte, NC
2	Meadows Foundation	501(c)(3)	$40 million	Dallas, TX
3	Robert A Welch Foundation	501(c)(3)	$56 million	Houston, TX
4	Cynthia & Geo Mitchell Foundation (CGMF)	501(c)(3)	$154 million	The Woodlands, TX
5	Moody Gardens	501(c)(3)	$101 million	Galveston, TX
6	Cullen Foundation	501(c)(3)	$42 million	Houston, TX
7	Laura and John Arnold Foundation	501(c)(3)	$333 million	Houston, TX
8	John M. Oquinn Foundation	501(c)(3)	$37 million	Houston, TX
9	Ed Rachal Foundation	501(c)(3)	$64 million	Corpus Christi, TX
10	Lumina Foundation	501(c)(3)	$66 million	Indianapolis, IN
11	Foundation for A Just Society (FJS)	501(c)(3)	$125 million	New York, NY
12	Rockefeller Foundation	501(c)(3)	$429 million	New York, NY
13	Carnegie Corporation of New York	501(c)(3)	$231 million	New York, NY
14	William and Flora Hewlett Foundation	501(c)(3)	$609 million	Menlo Park, CA
15	James Irvine Foundation	501(c)(3)	$128 million	San Francisco, CA
16	John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation	501(c)(3)	$132 million	Chicago, IL
17	The Grace and Mercy Foundation	501(c)(3)	$467 million	New York, NY
18	California Wellness Foundation	501(c)(3)	$54 million	Los Angeles, CA
19	The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust	501(c)(3)	$191 million	New York, NY
20	W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)	501(c)(3)	$386 million	Battle Creek, MI
21	Episcopal Health Foundation	501(c)(3)	$51 million	Houston, TX
22	Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	501(c)(3)	$483 million	New York, NY
23	Kresge Foundation	501(c)(3)	$275 million	Troy, MI
24	Charles H Dater Foundation	501(c)(3)	$62 million	Cincinnati, OH
25	Margaret A Cargill Foundation	501(c)(3)	$96 million	Eden Prairie, MN

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