California State University Los Angeles Foundation
To advance the educational, cultural, scholarly, and creative activities and the role of community service of csula by increasing private funding, responsibly managing donated resources and supporting the university and its diverse and distinct nature.
California State University Los Angeles Foundation at a glance
In short: California State University Los Angeles Foundation gave $2.4M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,447,411
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,223,706
- +52.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,223,706
- Total assets
- $85,505,865
- +7.5% 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 State University Los Angeles Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 13 (38%).
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 State University Los Angeles Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). 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 $2.2M (2022) to $7.4M (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $2,447,411 |
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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 | $85,505,865 | $5,725,766 | $3,925,970 | $2,447,411 | 2 | $3,742,107 |
| 2024 | $79,530,108 | $12,747,475 | $3,746,054 | $2,407,548 | 3 | $10,457,244 |
| 2023 | $74,794,156 | $3,338,299 | $3,081,139 | $2,281,666 | 2 | $1,593,865 |
| 2022 | $71,178,285 | $6,019,574 | $3,468,060 | $2,194,147 | 3 | $2,821,539 |
| 2021 | $78,449,898 | $9,587,096 | $3,851,006 | $2,332,611 | 3 | $4,413,571 |
| 2020 | $63,352,722 | $5,473,990 | $3,304,177 | $2,493,780 | 3 | $-104,516 |
| 2019 | $59,399,615 | $6,187,359 | $8,258,140 | $7,393,409 | 3 | $2,339,066 |
About California State University Los Angeles Foundation
Based on IRS filings
California State University Los Angeles Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $85.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2.4M. Net investment income was $3.7M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
California State University Los Angeles Foundation is led by Omel A. Nieves, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Omel A. Nieves
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alev Lewis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andre Avramchuk
Ex-Officio Trustee
Former Secretary → Ex-Officio Trustee & Acad Senate Chair, 2024
Ex-Officio Trustee & Acad Senate Chair → Ex-Officio Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dwight Nakata CPA CFP
Trustee
Ex-Officio → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Adamson
Trustee
Vice President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nilza Serrano
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rosario Marin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Devika Hazra
Faculty Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mongwei Wee
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mina Pacheco Nazemi
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Zesut
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willie Zuniga
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yahir Flores
Ex-Officio Trustee
Ex-Officio Trustee for Ay → Ex-Officio Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Berenecea Johnson-Eanes
Ex-Officio Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Dunn
Faculty Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Nguyen
Student Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Claudio Lindow Eff
Ex-Officio Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Poltorak Eff
Ex-Officio Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Nava
Ex-Officio Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bertha Haro
Secretary
Ex-Officio Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Beltran
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Christopher Garlington (2019–2025) — Trustee · Filing note: Ended 122024
- Former: William Lewis (2020–2025) — Vice President · Filing note: Ended 122024
- Former: Robert Avalos (2022–2025) — Executive Director · Filing note: Ended 012025
- Former: Queen E. King (2023–2025) — Ex-Officio Trustee · Filing note: Ended 082024
- Former: Nelson Algaze (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: William A. Covino (2019–2024) — Ex- Officio Trustee
- Former: Andrew Klein (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kristine Bezdecny (2023–2024) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Bernecea Johnson Eanes (2024) — Ex-Officio Officer
- Former: Jeff Poltorak (2024) — Defacto Officer Start
- Former: Leroy Morishita (2024) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Barry Rondinella (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Danielle Ares-Duran (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Joyce Williams (2019–2023) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Lorraine Bradley (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Velasquez (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sergio Gonzalez (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: John Tcheng (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Brian Nguyen (2023) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Elaine Draper (2023) — Faculty Trustee
- Former: Guillermo Zuniga (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jaime Arellano (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Manisha Javeri (2023) — Faculty Trustee
- Former: Janet Schellhase Dial (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Lina Hu (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Emilio Campos (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jorge Ramirez (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Rachel Friedman (2020–2022) — Faculty Trustee
- Former: Diana Chavez (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Talia Mae Bettcher (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Amber Beasley (2022) — Student Trustee
- Former: Lisa M. Chavez (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Robert Nissen (2019–2020) — Faculty Trustee
- Former: Veena Prabhu (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Jacquelyn Acosta (2020) — Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Merridith Chou (2020) — Student Trustee
- Former: Christopher Koo (2019) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Leila Ricci (2019) — Faculty Representative
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.
Frequently asked questions about California State University Los Angeles Foundation
How much does California State University Los Angeles Foundation give each year?
California State University Los Angeles Foundation gave $2.4M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.4M across 3 grants.
How large is California State University Los Angeles Foundation?
California State University Los Angeles Foundation reported $85.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.7M.
What is California State University Los Angeles Foundation?
California State University Los Angeles Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $85.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does California State University Los Angeles Foundation operate?
California State University Los Angeles Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is California State University Los Angeles Foundation's EIN?
California State University Los Angeles Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4044252. 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 May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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