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American Council of Engineering

Foundation · Grantmaker Sacramento, CA EIN: 94-1331745 Website

To strengthen California's engineering and surveying business to build a better California.

Key facts about American Council of Engineering

In short: American Council of Engineering gave $141K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
94-1331745
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$141,000
Grants made (2025)
5
Average grant
$28,200
Median grant
$16,000
Total assets
$4,943,161
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$4.9M

+0.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$141K

-37.3% YoY

Grant Count

5

+150.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

-74.9% YoY

How American Council of Engineering gives

  • Giving grew 840% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About American Council of Engineering

Based on IRS filings

American Council of Engineering is a nonprofit organization, based in Sacramento, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $141K. Net investment income was $223K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 5 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

SacramentoSan Rafael

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K3 grants20204 grants20211 grants20222 grants20232 grants20245 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Climate Safe Infrastructure: $50KClimate Safe Infrastructure$50KSan Diego All for Traffic Rel: $50KSan Diego All for Traffic Rel$50KJobsPAC: $16KJobsPAC$16KCalifornia Issues Forum: $15KCalifornia Issues Forum$15KCalifornians for Safe Drinkng: $10KCalifornians for Safe Drinkng$10K

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K4$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Climate Safe Infrastructure Sacramento, CAGeneral support$50,000
San Diego All for Traffic Rel Sacramento, CAGeneral support$50,000
JobsPAC Sacramento, CAGeneral support$16,000
California Issues Forum Sacramento, CAGeneral support$15,000
Californians for Safe Drinkng Sacramento, CAGeneral support$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,943,161$4,906,215$5,027,159
Revenue$3,238,363$3,037,497$3,096,788
Expenses$3,062,206$2,981,204$2,534,026
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$222,722$157,626$122,822
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Council of Engineering is led by Brad Diede, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 5 of 56 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brad Diede

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $193K (2020) → $248K (2025)

  • Mariam Munshi Virani

    President

    Vice President → President-Elect, 2024

    President-Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian Anger

    Membership Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $169K (2020) → $189K (2025)

  • Tyler Munzing

    Director of Govt Aff

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2020) → $174K (2025)

  • Jennifer Home

    Policy Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2024) → $112K (2025)

  • Adam Terronez

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Diaz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grant Reynolds

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gresh Eckrich

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Porterfield

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew R Kyler

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miranda Patton

    Director

    President → Imm. Past President, 2023

    Imm. Past President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raul Laborin Jr.

    National Director

    President → Imm. Past President, 2024

    Imm. Past President → National Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard O'Neill

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Armando Ramos

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dev A Krishnan

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hildegard Dodd

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Hartley

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Brown

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Reed

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Lillibridge

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Dwiggins

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Weaver

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Joel Joyner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Henry

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Halbert

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Sell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adrian Trespando

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Camilo Rocha

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Lee

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Blackburn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edgar Camerino

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Fanselau

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Hoy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Wang

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Hertzberg

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Woltman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Goodwin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Nunley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele DiFrancia

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Colety

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Conaway

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Klick

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Corkle

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chuck Anderson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dolores Salgado

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Gavazza

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Goodrich

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Freeman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Okitsu

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Cole

    Accounting Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2025)

  • Gene Bougdanos

    Imm Past President

    President-Elect → President, 2024

    President → Imm Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Gustorf

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary-Treas, 2024

    Secretary-Treas → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Meiter

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Matson

    President-Elect

    Secretary-Treas → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President-Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (78)
  • Former: Arvin Chaudhary (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Aundrea Tirapelle (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bernie McInally (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kurt Yoshii (2020–2024) — National Director
  • Former: L Thomas Bayne (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lisa M Penna (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Maurath (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robert L DeWitt (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Steven Schmidt (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Trudi Lim (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: David Loftus (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Eric Swenson (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jerome R Jones (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chris Turnage (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Clair Song (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Darren Choy (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan Tang (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jesse Urquidi (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Maxwell DeAndreis (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dale Leda (2024) — Director
  • Former: Gheorghe Rosca (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jack Gerwick (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jane Rozga (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan Blanchard (2024) — Director
  • Former: Lincoln Leaman (2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael Grubstein (2024) — Director
  • Former: Terrence Weatherby (2024) — Director
  • Former: Tom Martin (2024) — Director
  • Former: Eric Noel (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mousa Abbasi (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephan Kuehn (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jay Holombo (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mark Freitas (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chris Mockus (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: JD Brosnan (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jon Blanchard (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ron Wathen (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Barry Cowan (2023) — Director
  • Former: Dave Moritz (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Debanik Chaudhuri (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: John A Zumwalt (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: John T May (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Matt Hicks (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ralph W Guida IV (2020–2022) — Acec Natl Director
  • Former: Ryan Carlson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sean Colorado (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Travis Deane (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ian McClain (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jon Rohrer (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lawrence J Simonetti (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Simon North (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Jones (2022) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Nickerson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: David Long (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Garrett Dekker (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gary Antonucci (2020–2021) — Past President
  • Former: James Brosnan (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan Fone (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Landon Blake (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Larry Thornburgh (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Roger L Ball (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Diaz (2021) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Turnage (2021) — Director
  • Former: Gresham Eckrich (2021) — Director
  • Former: J Steven Schmidt (2021) — Director
  • Former: Joaquin Lopez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Hicks (2021) — Director
  • Former: Brian Scott (2020) — Director
  • Former: Dana Remington (2020) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Antonucci (2020) — Director
  • Former: Henry Liang (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Walker (2020) — Acec Natl. Director
  • Former: Justin Height (2020) — Director
  • Former: Larry Simonetti (2020) — Director
  • Former: Larry Truman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mike Hartley (2020) — Director
  • Former: Parag Mehta (2020) — Director
  • Former: Raymond Fares (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Brad Diede — Executive Dir.: $248KBrad DiedeExecutive Dir.$248KChristian Anger — Membership Dir: $189KChristian AngerMembership Dir$189KTyler Munzing — Dir of Govt Aff: $174KTyler MunzingDir of Govt Aff$174KJennifer Home — Policy Director: $112KJennifer HomePolicy Director$112KHolly Cole — Accounting Manager: $106KHolly ColeAccounting Manager$106K

Frequently asked questions about American Council of Engineering

How much does American Council of Engineering give each year?

American Council of Engineering gave $141K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $225K across 2 grants.

What is American Council of Engineering's typical grant size?

American Council of Engineering's median grant in 2025 was $16,000, and its average grant was $28,200, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does American Council of Engineering give grants?

American Council of Engineering gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sacramento, CA (5 grants).

Does American Council of Engineering give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of American Council of Engineering's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are American Council of Engineering's largest grantees?

American Council of Engineering's largest 2025 grantees include Climate Safe Infrastructure ($50,000), San Diego All for Traffic Rel ($50,000) and JobsPAC ($16,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is American Council of Engineering?

American Council of Engineering reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.

What is American Council of Engineering's EIN?

American Council of Engineering's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1331745. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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