California State University Northridge Foundation
The organization's mission is to support and enhance the vision, mission and values of California state university, northridge by raising, investing, and managing private philanthropic gifts to benefit the university.
California State University Northridge Foundation at a glance
In short: California State University Northridge Foundation gave $5.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5.2M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,165,955
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,165,955
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,165,955
- Total assets
- $389,791,393
- +8.3% 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 State University Northridge Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
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 State University Northridge Foundation gives
- Giving grew 72% 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 $3.0M (2022) to $6.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $5,165,955 |
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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 | $389,791,393 | $45,518,475 | $39,879,939 | $5,165,955 | 1 | $13,724,566 |
| 2024 | $359,763,158 | $27,642,887 | $30,324,829 | $6,170,523 | 1 | $7,333,315 |
| 2023 | $333,939,822 | $27,208,168 | $21,657,442 | $5,115,977 | 1 | $7,096,986 |
| 2022 | $308,403,163 | $53,911,038 | $14,877,538 | $3,002,481 | 1 | $7,614,377 |
| 2021 | $300,894,352 | $70,202,583 | $11,825,308 | $3,018,504 | 1 | $3,857,726 |
| 2020 | $204,700,858 | $20,144,770 | $13,792,713 | $3,234,609 | 1 | $4,776,076 |
| 2019 | $197,306,529 | $19,777,385 | $14,168,533 | $3,340,601 | 1 | $3,528,320 |
About California State University Northridge Foundation
Based on IRS filings
California State University Northridge Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Northridge, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $389.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5.2M. Net investment income was $13.7M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
California State University Northridge Foundation is led by Nichole Ipach, President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 32 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nichole Ipach
President
Director & Foundation President → President, 2023
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert D. Taylor
Board Chair
Vice Chair → Director & Board Chair, 2021
Director & Board Chair → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan I. Abramson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara G. Levy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carson E. Schreiber
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colin J. Donahue
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis J. Deyoung
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane S. Manzella
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George S. Leis
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Honey K. Amado
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irving Zakheim
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John J. Harris
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Milton G. Valera
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia A. Maloney
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul S. Jennings
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susana M. Ziarati
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy J. Greuel
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard H. Schweitzer
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stuart T. Waldman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erika D. Beck
Director
Director & University President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael G. Neubauer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Priscilla A. Moyer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Felicia S. Conlan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John N. Sinnema
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen I. Boyd
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meera Komarraju
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Helen Hoehne
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory P. Goeckner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Withers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ira N. Unterman
CFO & Secretary
Director, CFO & Secretary → Chief Financial Officer & Secretary, 2023
Chief Financial Officer & Secretary → CFO & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert M. Myman
Immediate Past Chair
Chair → Director & Immediate Past Chair, 2021
Director & Immediate Past Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Karroum
Student Appointment
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Leslie S. Cutler (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ruth A. Harris (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kaitlyn N. Orozco (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Paige Hajiloo (2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Meyerson (2024) — Director
- Former: Keith E. Weaver (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Scott J. Weiss (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Beth Walker (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ravi K. Sawhney (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Shayan Moshtael (2023) — Director
- Former: Cary J. Lefton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David P. Malone (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ivan L. Axelrod (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Maite Irakoze Baur (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Silvia Bizio (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Daniel M. Chernow (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Thor Steingraber (2021–2022) — Director & Foundation President
- Former: Jonathan Hay (2022) — Director
- Former: David W. Fleming (2019–2021) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Dianne F. Harrison (2019–2021) — Outgoing Director & Univ President
- Former: John R. Golisch (2019–2021) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Robert D. Gunsalus (2019–2021) — Outgoing Director & Found President
- Former: Roselva Merida (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Deion J. Turner (2021) — Director
- Former: Charles B. Gilbert (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mary-Patricia Stein (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Diana Vicente (2020) — Director
- Former: Mohammad Q. Hotaki (2020) — Director
- Former: Andres Carrasco (2019) — Director
- Former: Beverly Ntagu (2019) — Director
- Former: Bryan Green (2019) — Director
- Former: Cindy L. Chernow (2019) — Director
- Former: Ronald Myhan (2019) — Director
- Former: Stella Theodoulou (2019) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about California State University Northridge Foundation
How much does California State University Northridge Foundation give each year?
California State University Northridge Foundation gave $5.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.2M across 1 grant.
How large is California State University Northridge Foundation?
California State University Northridge Foundation reported $389.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $45.5M.
What is California State University Northridge Foundation?
California State University Northridge Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Northridge, CA. It holds $389.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does California State University Northridge Foundation operate?
California State University Northridge Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is California State University Northridge Foundation's EIN?
California State University Northridge Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6196006. 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 May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 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 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
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