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California Student Public Interest

Foundation · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-2809351 Website

The specific and primary purposes for which this corporation is formed are to identify and evaluate issues involving public policy and the public interest; to coordinate efforts of analysis and research between existing public interest groups and the academic sectors of society; to present active and responsible representation before legislative, administrative, and regulatory bodies and agencies and when so deemed necessary, to pursue redress of grievances to the interest of the public through litigation and other legal means.

Key facts about California Student Public Interest

EIN
95-2809351
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$2,824,698

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.8M

+12.6% YoY

Revenue

$921K

+20.4% YoY

Net Investment Income

$101K

+232.5% YoY

Expenses

$556K

+3.4% YoY

About California Student Public Interest

Based on IRS filings

California Student Public Interest is a nonprofit organization, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $101K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Los AngelesDenverOaklandSacramento

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants20192 grants20200 grants20211 grants20222 grants20231 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,824,698$2,507,743$2,124,304
Revenue$920,781$765,022$453,827
Expenses$555,541$537,114$463,761
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$101,273$30,455$3,873
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

California Student Public Interest is led by Jake Twoney, Board Chair & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 77 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jake Twoney

    Board Chair & Director

    Board Chair → Board Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sierra Ferrante

    Board Chair & Dirctr

    Board Chair → Board Chair & Dirctr, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veronika Michels

    Organizing Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $38K (2022) → $43K (2025)

  • Addison Wendling

    Member at Large & Director

    Member at Large → Member at Large & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aditya Venkatesh

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alayah Marshall

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arleth Mondragon

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arun Sharma

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Avalon Kelly

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caitlin Perea

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Camellia Cartland

    Director

    Vice Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chloe Banaag

    Vice Chair & Director

    Director → Vice Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elsa Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emma Bluemel

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Barmache

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Huizar

    Treasurer, Onward & Director

    Treasurer → Treasurer, Onward & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Stern

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hudson Truchard

    Member at Large & Director

    Member at Large → Member at Large & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacobb Castrejon

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katharine Pan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Makei Harrison

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Ower

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Rowe

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Plotitsa

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nataly Villaseor

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ren Zhang

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rena Cohen

    Vice Chair & Director

    Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sabreen Iqubal

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shreya Paul

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sofia Perez

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanner Bialosuknia

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aiden Alcantara

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Borgas

    Member at Large & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexis Nguyen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Audrey Chen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betty Mogollon

    Member at Large & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Breckin Caulfield

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Coco Hansz

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colin Loveland

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dara Farnoush

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Blecherman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dylan Ong

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elise Lafirenze

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Felix Boulton

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Garry Faison

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grace Crabtree

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gunnar Roth

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Halea Robertson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Cortez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Flores

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karl Freudenberg

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kayleen Nguyen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaylynn Gray

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Koen Kuder

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leila Salam

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lillian Xu

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lily Kupferschmid

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nabeeha Shaukat

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Naomi Mhamunkar

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neha Janz

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nika Ghassemi

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikita Johnson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norma Martinez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Oliver Wise

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olivia Hendrix

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reid Alton

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Johnson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rylee Looper

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samita Parija

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sia Dihenia

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Skye Ramos

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tobias Burgett

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vincent Chen

    Secretary & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Xavier Fernando

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zahir Hernandez

    Member at Large & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zarick Macdonald

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toby Ngo

    Secretary & Dirctr

    Secretary → Secretary & Dirctr, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (120)
  • Former: Byul Sak (2022–2024) — Member at Large
  • Former: Clara Castronovo (2022–2024) — Board Chair -
  • Former: Aiden Rosas (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Ali Dunleavy (2024) — Member at Large -
  • Former: Andrea Garza (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Anoushka Jasuja (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Betzaida Salvador (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Breanna Gonzalez (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Daiana Aristani-Rodriguez (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Danae Delgado-Diaz (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Devon Baker-Berry (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Diane Worsley (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Eltzery Munoz (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Esha Hariram (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Gabby Assiff (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Janet Rodriguez (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Kate Burkhardt (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Kate Steiner (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Kaylin Compton (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Kellee Cross (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Kyla Metchette (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Lucy Kaff (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Lydia Neve (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Mekayli Claros (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Owen Pogue (2024) — Secretary -
  • Former: Paige Lieblich (2024) — Treasurer -
  • Former: Priyanka Ballani (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Rachel Nguyen (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Ragavi Goyal (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Riley Machamer (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Talia Keoroghlian (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Tara Grover (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Taylor England (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Tyler Ford (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Varenyasri Rangarajan (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Vivian Bonilla (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Aaron Chen (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Annalise Steinmann (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Anthony Ching (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Christian Nelson (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ellen Woodhouse (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Eman Nazir (2022–2023) — Member at Large
  • Former: Katie Wagman (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lance Esquillo (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Omar Kichi (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Parsa Seyedi (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Phillip Mariam (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Lietzow (2022–2023) — Member at Large
  • Former: Ryan Fenstermeacher (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Santana (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ting Chieh Hseuh (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Vera Zheng (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Izabel Martinez (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Presley Rayon (2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Helen Gutierrez - former (2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Isabelle Martinez - current (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Page Lieblich - former (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Presley Rayon - current (2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Andrea Sanjines (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Andrew Rodriguez (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Ann Mitchell (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Arianna Contreras-as (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Audrey Dewoody (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Carlee Krahn (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Cynthia Valencia-asof42919 (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Emily Weber (2019–2021) — At Large · Filing note: As of 5519
  • Former: Emma Meadows (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Erin Godwin (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Evelin Estrada (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Greg Benavides (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Hana Kawamura (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Handri Harris (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Ines Robo (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Isis Haynes (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 51519
  • Former: James Willhite - (2019–2021) — At Large
  • Former: Jarred Cole (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Jennifer Manning (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 5118
  • Former: Jon Avila (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 51519
  • Former: Kate Castillo (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Katherine Lockwood (2019–2021) — Organizing Director
  • Former: Kathryn Gonzalez (2019–2021) — Treasurer · Filing note: As of 5519
  • Former: Laura Caldera (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 5118
  • Former: Luis Lopez (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 51519
  • Former: Mackenzie Nye (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Madhu Garimella (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Mika Yoneda (2019–2021) — Secretary · Filing note: As of 5519
  • Former: Nancy Archuleta (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 51519
  • Former: Nicolas Riani (2019–2021) — Chairman · Filing note: As of 5118
  • Former: Nicole Haynes (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Payton Alaama (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 51519
  • Former: Prabhdeep Rai (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Shay Guerrero (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Sienna Kirk (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Sithara Menon (2019–2021) — Vice Chair · Filing note: As of 5118
  • Former: Tessa Stapp (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Yael Mendoza (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: As of 42919
  • Former: Abra Steward - to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Adrianna Munoz - to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Brandol Camacho- to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Donovan Velasquez-to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Elisa Chang - to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Nickerson-to42919 (2019) — Director
  • Former: Emma Whitson - to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Eva Tierney - to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Johanna Laraway- to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kyle Alves- to (2019) — Director
  • Former: MC de Martino-to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Miguel Ramirez- to (2019) — At Large
  • Former: Nicolas Gist- to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Noa Mills - to (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Petra Favorite- to (2019) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Phoebe Yu - to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Roselyn Paratore-to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sam Harrison- to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Serena Solarzano-to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Shawn Archibold- to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sophia de Melo - to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sophie Haddad- to (2019) — Chairman
  • Former: Stephen Waltrip- to (2019) — Director
  • Former: Zach Klieman- to (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Veronika Michels — Organizing Director: $43KVeronika MichelsOrganizing Director$43K

Frequently asked questions about California Student Public Interest

How large is California Student Public Interest?

California Student Public Interest reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $921K.

Where does California Student Public Interest operate?

California Student Public Interest has awarded grants in California, Colorado.

What is California Student Public Interest's EIN?

California Student Public Interest's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-2809351. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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