Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership
Since 1964, the national award-winning CVNL has advanced nonprofits and volunteerism by strengthening leadership, encouraging innovation and empowering individuals in service to their communities.
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership at a glance
In short: Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- -61.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,000
- -42.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $6,354,486
- +24.5% 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 Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was California Pacific Medical Center Foundation ($75K). Together the top 2 received $100K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 23 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership gives
- Giving grew 233% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2020) to $259K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Pacific Medical Center Foundation San Francisco, CA | For the Benefit of the Kalmanovitz Child Care Center | $75,000 |
| Lita Love is the Answer San Rafael, CA | Scholarship Awards | $25,000 |
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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 | $6,354,486 | $8,068,135 | $6,845,429 | $100,000 | 2 | $97,874 |
| 2024 | $5,104,259 | $7,017,549 | $6,509,546 | $258,581 | 3 | $37,608 |
| 2023 | $4,713,802 | $5,822,666 | $6,154,379 | $245,000 | 2 | $27,036 |
| 2022 | $4,593,024 | $6,470,072 | $6,116,377 | $30,000 | 1 | $20,704 |
| 2021 | $4,514,810 | $6,197,780 | $5,809,496 | $75,000 | 15 | $38,956 |
| 2020 | $4,349,423 | $6,581,717 | $6,383,745 | $30,000 | 6 | $46,974 |
About Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership
Based on IRS filings
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership is a public charity, based in San Rafael, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $98K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership is led by Linda Jacobs, CEO on every filing since 2020; 3 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Jacobs
CEO
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$201K (2020) → $217K (2025)
Luana Vaetoe
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Canny
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Hernandez
Director
Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Sluyk
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob DeVincenzi
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Kearney
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Webster
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Copeland
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lievin Mwamba
Chief Financial Officer
Director of Finance & Operations → Chief Financial Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$123K (2020) → $153K (2025)
Hayashi Tomoaki
Chief Capacity Building Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$135K (2024) → $150K (2025)
Chris Osborn
Past Chair
Director → Past Chair, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Boehm
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Silva
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy McKenney
Past Chair
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Garcia
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Christine Paquette (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Samantha Pungprakearti (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tiffany Bagala (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Pablo Zatarain (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Ken Preston (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Denton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Fox (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan Brown (2020–2022) — Director of Executive Search
- Former: Jennielyn Holmes (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sandi Weimer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Serena Lienau (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Judy Wolf-Bolton (2020) — Director
- Former: Ray Whycoff (2020) — Director
- Former: Wendy Whiston (2020) — Past Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $217K, to Linda Jacobs (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership
How much does Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership give each year?
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $259K across 3 grants.
How large is Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership?
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.1M.
Where does Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership operate?
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership has awarded grants in California.
What is Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership's EIN?
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0101012. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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