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California State University Los Angeles

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-4016653 Website

Is a strategic partner, committed to delivering essential services and resources that enrich the quality of life for university students, providing sustainable institutional support that advances student success, and promoting the academic mission of csula.

California State University Los Angeles at a glance

Total assets
$68,893,779
-3.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$48,265,275
+19.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$983,809
+6.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$47,160,426
+26.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who California State University Los Angeles funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Los Angeles

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $15K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Csula Alumni Association Los Angeles, CAUnrestricted grant to further the exempt purpose(s) of the alumni association$5,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$68,893,779$48,265,275$47,160,426——$983,809
2024$71,400,351$40,359,584$37,336,893——$925,887
2023$69,287,391$34,077,458$33,532,826——$432,112
2022$69,110,635$28,557,834$26,807,922$5,5001$101,323
2021$60,040,678$36,318,999$30,357,811——$107,259
2020$54,210,339$35,550,804$35,870,259$15,0001$140,807
2019$53,418,338$46,298,033$38,766,871——$112,559

About California State University Los Angeles

Based on IRS filings

California State University Los Angeles 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 $68.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $984K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

California State University Los Angeles is led by Lisa Chavez, Interim Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lisa Chavez

    Interim Executive Director

    Officer → Defacto Officer, 2024

    Defacto Officer → Interim Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $40K (2025)

  • Berenecea Eanes

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Chang

    Defacto Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ya-Chih Jilly Chang

    Director

    Director → Faculty Director, 2024

    Faculty Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $39K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • James Goodrich

    Director of Childrens Center

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2025)

  • Dale S. Zuehls

    Director

    Director → Community Director, 2024

    Community Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyrone W. Jackson

    Director

    Director → Faculty Director, 2024

    Faculty Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andre Avramchuk

    Director

    Faculty Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yahir Flores

    Director

    Student Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arwa Hammad

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caitlin Calica

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hengchun Ye

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Kuo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Keenan

    Executive Chef

    Uas Corporate & Executive Chef → Executive Chef, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2019) → $117K (2025)

  • Lynne Duong

    Compliance & Risk Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2025)

  • Carlos Beltran

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick K. Day

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudio Lindow

    Chief Financial Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (43)
  • Former: Tariq Marji (2019–2025) — Former Executive Director · Filing note: Ended 41524
  • Former: Raul Castaneda (2024–2025) — Executive Director · Filing note: Ended 07924
  • Former: Annie Ekshian (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Underwood (2019–2024) — Faculty Director
  • Former: Rui Hu (2022–2024) — Faculty Director
  • Former: Grace Castillo (2023–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Queen E. King (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Berenecea Eanes Hire Date (2024) — Chair
  • Former: Leroy Morishita (2024) — Chair
  • Former: Nitesh Thorat (2024) — Student Director
  • Former: Santosh Kumar (2024) — Student Director
  • Former: Udayshy Chugh (2024) — Student Director
  • Former: Jose A. Gomez (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Joyce Williams (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brian Nguyen (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: John T. Cheng (2022–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Octavio Villalpando (2022–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jaime Arellano (2023) — Director
  • Former: John Elby (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kristine Bezdecny (2023) — Director
  • Former: Mohammad Pourhomayoun (2023) — Associate Professor
  • Former: Rui Hui (2023) — Director
  • Former: William A. Covino (2023) — President
  • Former: Talia Bettcher (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Deepanker Seth (2022) — Director
  • Former: Tye Jackson (2022) — Director
  • Former: Mohsen Eshraghi (2019–2021) — Faculty Director
  • Former: Nancy Wada-McKee (2019–2021) — Vice President Board of Directors
  • Former: Pamela Scott-Johnson (2019–2021) — Administrator Director
  • Former: Keenan Daniel (2020–2021) — Executive Chef
  • Former: Alan M. Horsager (2021) — Incabator Director
  • Former: Luz C. Reyes (2021) — Health Educator Coordinator
  • Former: Duy Nguyen (2019–2020) — Student Director
  • Former: Veena Prabhu (2019–2020) — Faculty Director
  • Former: Aaron Castaneda Outgoing (2020) — Asi President
  • Former: Hassan Hashemian (2020) — Faculty
  • Former: Jimmy Solis Outgoing (2020) — Staff Director
  • Former: Matiana Parra (2020) — Student Director
  • Former: Patricia Ramirez-Ulloa (2020) — Director & Children Center
  • Former: Alma Sahagun (2019) — Uas Executive Director Till
  • Former: David Blekhman (2019) — Faculty Director
  • Former: Jimmy Solis (2019) — Staff Director
  • Former: Rashad Freeman (2019) — Student Director

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

Tariq Marji End 41524 — Former Executive Director: $153KTariq Marji End 41524Former Executive Director$153KDaniel Keenan — Executive Chef: $117KDaniel KeenanExecutive Chef$117KJames Goodrich — Director of Childrens Center: $110KJames GoodrichDirector of Childrens Center$110KLynne Duong — Compliance and Risk Manager: $103KLynne DuongCompliance and Risk Manager$103KRaul Castaneda End 07924 — Executive Director: $93KRaul Castaneda End 07924Executive Director$93KLisa Chavez — Interim Executive Director: $40KLisa ChavezInterim Executive Director$40K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $153K, to Tariq Marji End 41524 (Former Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about California State University Los Angeles

How large is California State University Los Angeles?

California State University Los Angeles reported $68.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $48.3M.

What is California State University Los Angeles?

California State University Los Angeles is a public charity focused on Education, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $68.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does California State University Los Angeles operate?

California State University Los Angeles has awarded grants in California.

What is California State University Los Angeles's EIN?

California State University Los Angeles's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4016653. 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

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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