About Asu Enterprise Partners
ASU Enterprise Partners is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide an ecosystem of services to create solutions and generate resources to extend Arizona State University’s reach and advance its charter. It supports ASU and several affiliates to generate resources and advance the university’s mission.
Focus Areas
Higher educationPhilanthropy and fundraising supportTechnology transfer and commercializationVenture investing (early-stage/RealmSpark)Real estate development/management to support university missionApplied research and national security innovation (ASURE)Local journalism support (NEWSWELL)Outreach, marketing and engagement
Funding Style
program/project supportrestricted (program-specific) funding
About Asu Enterprise Partners
A defining feature of Asu Enterprise Partners is the scale of its program support for the ASU ecosystem: the two largest recent grants both went to the ASU Foundation for a New American University, including $15,139,524 in 2024 and $13,530,031 in 2023. That pattern shows a funder centered on Arizona State University and its affiliated entities, using grant dollars to support university programs, faculty, students, and related initiatives. The organization’s stated mission is to create solutions and generate resources that extend ASU’s reach and advance its charter. Recent grants also show support beyond the primary philanthropic arm. In 2025, Asu Enterprise Partners gave $1,493,129 to the Asu Enterprise Partners Outreach Hub for program support, and it made other program-support grants to ASU-affiliated or university-linked organizations such as ASU Research Enterprise and Arizona State University. The foundation’s role is less about broad external philanthropy than about funding the internal and affiliated infrastructure that helps the university system operate, raise resources, and carry out mission-related work.
What Asu Enterprise Partners Funds
Higher education is the clearest theme in the grant record. Asu Enterprise Partners gave $1,773,603 in 2025 and $15,139,524 in 2024 to the ASU Foundation for a New American University for program support, both tied to ASU’s philanthropic and program infrastructure. The other visible theme is outreach and engagement. In 2025, the foundation awarded $1,493,129 to the Asu Enterprise Partners Outreach Hub for program support, pointing to internal capacity for communications or engagement work. It also supports university-linked research and innovation functions. A 2025 grant of $30,000 to Asu Research Enterprise was marked for program support, and grants to Arizona State University itself in 2023, 2024, and 2025 show direct backing for the university as an operating and mission-related recipient.
How Asu Enterprise Partners Gives
Asu Enterprise Partners’ recent grants are heavily skewed toward larger program-support awards. The typical grant size sits at a p25 of $59,797, a median of $75,000, and a p75 of $1,633,366, which indicates a mix of smaller operating-style awards and very large institutional transfers. The grant list also shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially the ASU Foundation for a New American University and Invision AZ, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The organization does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is described as program/project support, restricted funding, and direct service funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7M
Total Assets
$394.4M
Total Revenue
$26.1M
Total Expenses
$25.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $60K and $1.6M, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$60K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$1.6M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MERIDITH RENTZ
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