California School of Mechanical Arts
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California School of Mechanical Arts at a glance
In short: California School of Mechanical Arts gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,000
- Total assets
- $184,307,513
- +4.3% 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 School of Mechanical Arts funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Aim High ($13K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
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 California School of Mechanical Arts gives
- Giving fell 43% 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 $13K (2023) to $23K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aim High San Francisco, CA | Program Support | $13,000 |
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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 | $184,307,513 | $38,549,750 | $38,748,038 | $13,000 | 1 | $1,755,220 |
| 2024 | $176,675,913 | $36,055,613 | $36,141,199 | $13,000 | 1 | $1,726,019 |
| 2023 | $167,421,217 | $33,949,546 | $34,064,212 | $13,000 | 1 | $1,548,032 |
| 2022 | $162,746,139 | $32,887,776 | $32,538,368 | $23,000 | 2 | $1,518,918 |
| 2021 | $170,106,185 | $32,076,159 | $30,271,100 | $23,000 | 2 | $884,221 |
| 2020 | $139,494,600 | $31,216,185 | $29,715,047 | $23,000 | 2 | $837,204 |
| 2019 | $139,322,309 | $33,662,765 | $28,921,850 | $23,000 | 2 | $1,417,386 |
About California School of Mechanical Arts
Based on IRS filings
California School of Mechanical Arts is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $184.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $13K. Net investment income was $1.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
California School of Mechanical Arts is led by Lina Garcia, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 7 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lina Garcia
President
Trustee → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Yuen-Shore
Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Niles
Trustee
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Wilson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lydia Alexander
Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Mitchell
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff King
Trustee
Trustee → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miranda Martin
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sunny Ryan
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Kane
Trustee
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Evans
Trustee
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Wyman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Ma
Trustee
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Venk Reddy
Trustee
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Kilar
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Flemming
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rich Yang
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Kim
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Goya
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claire Fisher
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diksha Makan
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Selcow
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Rizzi
Faculty
Department Chair → Faculty-Department Chair, 2023
Faculty-Department Chair → Faculty, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$157K (2019) → $190K (2025)
Kathryn Wiley
Dean of Teaching & Learning
Dean of Students → Dean of Teaching & Learning, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $225K (2025)
Wilson Hong
Controller
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$129K (2019) → $174K (2025)
Jeanette Moore
Cfoo
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$111K (2020) → $305K (2025)
Marjorie Torres
Faculty
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$161K (2023) → $181K (2025)
Alegria Barclay
Dean of Faculty
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$175K (2024) → $194K (2025)
Raj Mundra
Head of School
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$360K (2024) → $669K (2025)
Shabnam Azad
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anupam Mishra
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yvonne Perez-Sallaberry
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (42)
- Former: Kimberley Drew (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Mika Varma (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Yakuh Askew (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Driscoll (2021–2024) — Director of Alumni & Development
- Former: Laura Miyashita (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Julie Mikuta (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Katie Titus (2023–2024) — Interim Head of School
- Former: Robbi Shveyd (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Alicia Fenrick (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Anne Paxton (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Eric Temple (2019–2023) — Head of School
- Former: Jack Chin (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Staci Slaughter (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Adnan Iftekhar (2020–2023) — Director of Technology
- Former: Chris Warden (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Lord (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lara Witter (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Randy Barnett (2019–2022) — Assistant Head of School
- Former: Tim Brady (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Charlie Wyman (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth Ozer (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Goranka Poljak-Hoy (2022) — Department Chair
- Former: Nancy Kehoe (2019–2021) — Director of Development
- Former: Parker Harris (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sima Misra (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Alayne Haggerty (2019–2020) — Co-Director of College Counsel
- Former: Alex Hochman (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Barre Fong (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Charlie Bullock (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Christine Hoang (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Douglas Tom (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Melanie D. Johnson (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Sandy Dean (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: William Madison (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Lisa Kearns (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lucinda Lee Katz (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Misha Hurd (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Rafael Mandelman (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Guttmann (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Teresa Sampayan (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Tricia Stone (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Wally Macdermid (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 $669K, to Raj Mundra (Head of School). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about California School of Mechanical Arts
How much does California School of Mechanical Arts give each year?
California School of Mechanical Arts gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $13K across 1 grant.
How large is California School of Mechanical Arts?
California School of Mechanical Arts reported $184.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $38.5M.
What is California School of Mechanical Arts?
California School of Mechanical Arts is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $184.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does California School of Mechanical Arts operate?
California School of Mechanical Arts has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Maryland.
What is California School of Mechanical Arts's EIN?
California School of Mechanical Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1186156. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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