Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Clovis, CA EIN: 77-0496752

The Foundation supports CART's mission to provide motivation for students to be better learners by creating education relevant to the work force. In partnership with education, business, and community agencies CART provides the resources necessary to help educate students in a cross curricular project-based environment that is academically rigorous, and facilitated though a business based instructional model.

Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation at a glance

In short: Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$30,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$476,983
+16.6% 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 Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Clovis Unified School Distric: $30KClovis Unified School Distric$30K

The largest 2025 recipient was Clovis Unified School Distric ($30K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Clovis

How Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2022) to $30K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Clovis Unified School Distric Clovis, CATechnology Refresh Project$30,000
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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$476,983$253,031$184,007$30,0001$46,093
2024$408,959$266,357$234,455$30,0001$37,882
2023$376,357$156,956$190,975$30,0001$25,267
2022$409,753$99,945$156,003$30,0001$-33,333
2021$467,753$185,904$93,495——$63,903

About Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Clovis, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $477K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $46K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation is led by Rick Watson, CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rick Watson

    CEO

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Cook

    Chairman

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blake Konczal

    Vice Chairperson

    Member → Vice Chairperson, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hugh Awtrey

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Mesfin

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corrine Folmer EdD

    Superintendent

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Wittrup

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Misty Her

    Superintendent

    Interm Superint → Superintendent, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Robert G. Nelson EdD (2021–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Eimear O'Farrel Ed D. (2021–2022) — Superintendent
  • Former: Keshia Thomas (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Betsy Sandoval (2021) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation

How much does Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation give each year?

Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $30K across 1 grant.

How large is Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation?

Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation reported $477K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $253K.

What is Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation?

Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Clovis, CA. It holds $477K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation operate?

Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation's EIN?

Center for Advanced Research & Technology Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0496752. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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