California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology at a glance
In short: California Institute of Technology gave $144K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $72K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $144,000
- +19.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $72,000
- +19.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $72,000
- Total assets
- $8,072,661,000
- +3.1% 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 California Institute of Technology funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Caltech Y ($99K). Together the top 2 received $144K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 6 grants of 10 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How California Institute of Technology gives
- Giving grew 21% 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 $114K (2019) to $144K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $144K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Caltech Y Pasadena, CA | Assist Related Organization | $99,000 |
| United Way Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Designated Assistance | $45,000 |
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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 | $8,072,661,000 | $3,531,221,000 | $3,435,491,000 | $144,000 | 2 | $245,912,000 |
| 2024 | $7,827,509,000 | $4,165,188,000 | $3,686,750,000 | $121,000 | 2 | $189,549,000 |
| 2023 | $6,938,067,000 | $3,933,444,000 | $3,704,492,000 | $121,000 | 2 | $101,710,000 |
| 2022 | $6,336,115,000 | $3,616,401,000 | $3,442,943,000 | $119,000 | 2 | $251,063,000 |
| 2021 | $7,236,565,000 | $3,523,617,000 | $3,276,012,000 | $125,000 | 2 | $284,798,000 |
| 2020 | $6,252,584,000 | $3,522,009,000 | $3,467,103,000 | $117,000 | 2 | $159,239,000 |
| 2019 | $5,596,206,000 | $3,685,295,000 | $3,541,262,000 | $114,000 | 2 | $257,977,000 |
About California Institute of Technology
Based on IRS filings
California Institute of Technology is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pasadena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.1B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $144K. Net investment income was $245.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
California Institute of Technology is led by Thomas F. Rosenbaum, President & Trustee on every filing since 2019; 28 of 82 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas F. Rosenbaum
President & Trustee
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.1M (2019) → $1.6M (2025)
Robert P. Kirshner
Astronomy Prof, Executive Director & Tio
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$667K (2023) → $838K (2025)
David W. Thompson
Trustee & Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael M. Watkins
Former Vice President, Director & Jpl
Vice President, Director & Jpl → Prof. Aerospace & Geophysics, 2022
Prof. Aerospace & Geophysics → Former Vice President, Director & Jpl, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$723K (2019) → $312K (2025)
Sammy A. Kayali
CFO & Director Lab Ops
CFO & Director for Lab Ops Integra. → CFO & Director for Lab Ops Integra, 2024
CFO & Director for Lab Ops Integra → CFO & Director Lab Ops, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$381K (2021) → $262K (2025)
Deborah K. Rodday
Senior Director & Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$100K (2022) → $241K (2025)
Laurie A. Leshin
Vice President, Director & Jpl
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$1M (2023) → $1.4M (2025)
Alistair W. Thistlethwaite
Mng Director & Alt Secretary
Mng Director, Public & Alt Securities → Mng Director & Alt Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$526K (2023) → $594K (2025)
David B. Gallagher
Vice President, Director & Jpl
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$461K (2025)
A. Michael Lipper
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Barbara M. Barrett
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brigitte M. Bren
Trustee
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles R. Trimble
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David D. Ho
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David E. I. Pyott
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David L. Lee
Senior Trustee
Chair & Trustee → Senior Trustee & Chair, 2022
Senior Trustee & Chair → Senior Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David T. Dreier
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah D. McWhinney
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eduardo A. Repetto
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frederick J. Hameetman
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
G. Bradford Jones
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon B. Kutler
Trustee
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua S. Friedman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kenneth G. Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kent Kresa
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Li Lu
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Louise Kirkbride
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lynn A. Booth
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria D. Hummer-Tuttle
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Milton M. Chang
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pedro J. Pizarro
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peggy T. Cherng
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter D. Kaufman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Norton
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecka Belldegrun
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard H. Scheller
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard N. Merkin
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richmond A. Wolf
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robert C. Bonner
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert T. Jenkins
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald L. Olson
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Bailey
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shirley M. Malcom
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen R. Onderdonk
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Stewart A. Resnick
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Taylor W. Lawrence
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy J. Sloan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Walter G. Kortschak
Trustee
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William H. Davidow
Senior Trustee
Trustee → Senior Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
William T. Gross
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
France A. Cordova
Senior Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fariborz Maseeh
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mason Smith
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Massi Joseph E. Kiani
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Kneeland Youngblood
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Schulman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Prineha Narang
Young Alumni Trustee
Young Alum. Trustee → Young Alumni Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Subra Suresh
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
A. George Kadifa
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William M. Coughran
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol J. Schuil
Former Ea to President & Assistant Secretary
Ea to President & Asst.sec. → Former Ea to President & Asst.sec., 2023
Former Ea to President & Asst.sec. → Former Ea to President & Assistant Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$205K (2019) → $262K (2025)
David A. Tirrell
Provost
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$569K (2019) → $908K (2025)
Dexter A. Bailey
Vice President Advisor & Alumni Relations
Vice President Advisor & Alumni Rel → Vice President Advisor & Alumni Relations, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$394K (2020) → $914K (2025)
Diana Jergovic
Vice President Strategy Implementation
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$387K (2019) → $650K (2025)
Frederic Farina
Chief Innov & Corp Partn
Chief Innov & Corp Officer → Chief Innov & Corp Partn, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$457K (2019) → $535K (2025)
Jennifer T. Lum
General Counsel
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$303K (2019) → $756K (2025)
Joseph E. Shepherd
Former Vice President Student Affairs
Vice President Student Aff. → Frmr Vice President Student Aff., 2021
Frmr Vice President Student Aff. → Former Vice President Student Affairs, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$337K (2019) → $324K (2025)
Larry D. James
Deputy Director & Jpl
Deputy Director of Jpl → Interim Director & Jpl, 2022
Interim Director & Jpl → Deputy Director & Jpl, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$597K (2019) → $255K (2025)
Matthew W. Brewer
Controller
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$267K (2019) → $334K (2025)
Scott H. Richland
CIO
Chief Investment Officer → CIO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.1M (2019) → $1.3M (2025)
Sharon E. Patterson
CFO & Treasurer
Associate Vice President for Finance & Treasurer → CFO & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$385K (2019) → $532K (2025)
Arturo Aguayo
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$36K (2020) → $211K (2025)
Douglas N. Macbean
See Schedule O for Title
Managing Director of Investments → Senior Managing Director Investments, 2023
Senior Managing Director Investments → See Schedule O for Title, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$510K (2020) → $780K (2025)
Kevin M. Gilmartin
Vice President Student Affairs
Vice President Student Aff. → Vice President Student Affairs, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$219K (2020) → $344K (2025)
Cathy A. Light
Secretary & Board of Trustees
Secretary & Board of Trustee → Secretary & Board of Trustees, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$456K (2022) → $549K (2025)
Charles E. Lane
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Vice President & COO → Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$237K (2024) → $919K (2025)
Brian J. Corcoran
See Schedule O for Title
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$376K (2025)
Leslie L. Livesay
Deputy Director & Jpl
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$608K (2025)
Renaud Goullioud
Systems Engineer & Jpl
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$556K (2025)
Vazrik Gharakanian
Hardware Qual Assur Special & Jpl
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$589K (2025)
Ken Y. Lee
CIO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (47)
- Former: Alexander R. Mehran Sr. (2019–2024) — Senior Trustee
- Former: Bobby R. Inman (2019–2024) — Senior Trustee
- Former: Margaret A. Steurbaut (2019–2024) — Int Vice President Administrator & CFO
- Former: Robert B. Chess (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kirk Kawasawa (2021–2024) — Senior Mng Director Investment Ops
- Former: Karen L. Sisson (2022–2024) — Former Vice President Administrator & CFO
- Former: Gordon M. Binder (2019–2023) — Senior Trustee
- Former: John S. Chen (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lounette M. Dyer (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Marc J. Goettel (2019–2023) — Former Director of Bus Ops & Jpl
- Former: Michael G. Mullen (2019–2023) — Senior Trustee
- Former: Pasy I. Wang (2019–2023) — Senior Mg Director of Invst
- Former: Suzanne H. Woolsey (2019–2023) — Senior Trustee
- Former: William H. Ahmanson (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Chen (2023) — Mng Director & Pvt Investment
- Former: Alexander Lidow (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: B Kipling Hagopian (2019–2022) — Senior Trustee
- Former: David E Chavez (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Donald W Tang (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Edward M Stolper (2019–2022) — Professor & Former Provost
- Former: Janet C Campagna (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lewis W van Amerongen (2019–2022) — Senior Trustee
- Former: Narendra K Gupta (2019–2022) — Senior Trustee
- Former: Patrick H Nettles Jr. (2019–2022) — Senior Trustee
- Former: Philip M Neches (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ronald K Linde (2019–2022) — Senior Trustee & Vice Chair
- Former: Thomas E Everhart (2019–2022) — Senior Trustee
- Former: Ann S. Johnson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Charles Elachi (2019–2021) — Director Jpl & Emeritus
- Former: Edward C. Stone (2019–2021) — Professor & Vice Provost
- Former: Kevin M. Taweel (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Mich J. Mathews-Spradlin (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Rene Fradet (2019–2021) — Frmr CFO & Jpl
- Former: Sabeer Bhatia (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Spencer Abraham (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Walter L. Weisman (2019–2021) — Senior Trustee
- Former: Wenchi Chen (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Braun (2021) — Director Planetary Science & Jpl
- Former: Gayle E. Wilson (2019–2020) — Senior Trustee Non-Voting
- Former: Madeline Way Lee (2019–2020) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Mary L. Webster (2019–2020) — Secretary of Board of Trustees
- Former: Victoria D. Stratman (2019–2020) — Fmr. General Counsel
- Former: Andrew N. Liveris (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Keith Lee (2019) — See Schedule O
- Former: Jakob J. Van Zyl (2019) — Director for Solar System Explor
- Former: Lihong Wang (2019) — Bren Professor of Engineering
- Former: Nelson C. Rising (2019) — Trustee
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 $1.6M, to Thomas F Rosenbaum (President & Trustee). 28 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about California Institute of Technology
How much does California Institute of Technology give each year?
California Institute of Technology gave $144K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $121K across 2 grants.
How large is California Institute of Technology?
California Institute of Technology reported $8.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5B.
What is California Institute of Technology?
California Institute of Technology is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pasadena, CA. It holds $8.1B in total assets as of 2025.
Where does California Institute of Technology operate?
California Institute of Technology has awarded grants in California.
What is California Institute of Technology's EIN?
California Institute of Technology's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-1643307. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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