Cabrillo College Foundation
To provide private support for student scholarships, emergency financial support to increase student success, innovative mentoring, and support for youth to attend college and support for academic programs and facilities.
Cabrillo College Foundation at a glance
In short: Cabrillo College Foundation gave $1.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.7M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,654,954
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,654,954
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,654,954
- Total assets
- $63,099,345
- +11.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cabrillo College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cabrillo Community College ($1.7M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Cabrillo College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 53% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $735K (2021) to $1.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cabrillo Community College Aptos, CA | Support College Programs | $1,654,954 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $63,099,345 | $10,676,831 | $5,365,616 | $1,654,954 | 1 | $3,480,153 |
| 2024 | $56,395,509 | $10,338,799 | $5,004,452 | $1,496,513 | 1 | $1,586,682 |
| 2023 | $46,014,680 | $7,404,860 | $4,913,236 | $1,490,575 | 1 | $2,077,564 |
| 2022 | $43,230,255 | $7,384,911 | $4,278,102 | $1,079,982 | 1 | $2,806,442 |
| 2021 | $47,631,645 | $8,325,084 | $3,566,110 | $735,287 | 1 | $1,621,420 |
| 2020 | $37,156,402 | $2,755,771 | $4,327,057 | $1,119,144 | 1 | $-614,098 |
| 2019 | $37,887,467 | $9,288,981 | $4,077,395 | $1,387,073 | 1 | $3,674,736 |
About Cabrillo College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Cabrillo College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Aptos, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $63.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.7M. Net investment income was $3.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cabrillo College Foundation is led by Eileen Hill, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 31 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eileen Hill
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$147K (2019) → $205K (2025)
Matt Wetstein
President
Assistant Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed Newman
President
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claire Biancalana
Director
President → Past President, 2022
Past President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Semingson
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachael Spencer
Director
Director → Trustee, 2023
Trustee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Allen
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Wilson
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pegi Ard
Director
CFO → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Ow
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Strudley
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cory Ray
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Rothwell
Director
Director → Trustee, 2023
Trustee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Cowan
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Koenig
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Ziel
Director
Trustee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Sekkel
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sesario Escoto
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vance Landis-Carey
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Furman
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Li Fo Sjoe
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Russell
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travaris Harris
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Blanca Baltazar-Sabbah
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Freny Cooper
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Omar Gonzalez-Benitez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Wedeen
Past President
Secretary → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Bassi
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Thiebaut
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Cogswell
CFO
Director → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Calvin Yu
Vice President of Administrator
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Kate Terrell (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Patty Quillin (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Bradley Olin (2020–2024) — Vice President of Administrator
- Former: Amy Lehman-Sexton (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Edward Newman (2024) — Vice President
- Former: Rene Mendez (2024) — Director
- Former: Gun Ruder (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Maria Esther Rodriguez (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Cowan (2023) — Director
- Former: Rachel Weeden (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Robin McFarland (2023) — Director
- Former: Ceil Cirillo (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Donna Zeil (2019–2022) — College Trustee
- Former: Kelly Nesheim (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Matt Huffaker (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Amy Lehman (2021–2022) — Director & Vice President Student Services
- Former: Amy Newell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Heald (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ed Banks (2019–2021) — College Trustee
- Former: June Padilla Ponce (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Welch (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Linda Burroughs (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Owen Brown (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Linda Downing (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sue Gochis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Alan Aman (2019) — Director
- Former: Enrique Buelna (2019) — Director
- Former: Laurel Jones (2019) — Former Assistant Secretary
- Former: Leola Lapides (2019) — President
- Former: Victoria Lewis (2019) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: William Ow (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $205K, to Eileen Hill (Executive DIrector).
Frequently asked questions about Cabrillo College Foundation
How much does Cabrillo College Foundation give each year?
Cabrillo College Foundation gave $1.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.5M across 1 grant.
How large is Cabrillo College Foundation?
Cabrillo College Foundation reported $63.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.7M.
What is Cabrillo College Foundation?
Cabrillo College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Aptos, CA. It holds $63.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cabrillo College Foundation operate?
Cabrillo College Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Cabrillo College Foundation's EIN?
Cabrillo College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6121953. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)
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