Construction Industry Advancement Fund

501(c)(6) organization San Diego, CA EIN: 95-6378320
ScienceEngineering

To promote the construction industry and to advance the common interests of construction.

Construction Industry Advancement Fund at a glance

In short: Construction Industry Advancement Fund gave $538K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $269K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$537,500
+19.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$268,750
+19.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$268,750
Total assets
$652,364
+31.2% 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 Construction Industry Advancement Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Engineering & General Contractors Assn: $400KEngineering & GeneralContractors Assn$400KThe Campanile Foundation: $138KThe Campanile Foundation$138K

The largest 2025 recipient was Engineering & General Contractors Assn ($400K). Together the top 2 received $538K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K4$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 8 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

El CajonSan Diego

How Construction Industry Advancement Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). 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$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $347K (2021) to $669K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $538K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Engineering & General Contractors Assn El Cajon, CAGeneral Purpose$400,000
The Campanile Foundation San Diego, CATo Support the SDSU Construction Management Program$137,500
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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$652,364$775,998$620,764$537,5002$67
2024$497,130$860,370$550,453$451,0002$35
2023$187,213$440,611$505,652$439,0002$181
2022$252,254$422,654$604,478$590,3001$53
2021$434,078$707,601$360,401$347,0001$47
2020$86,878$370,200$680,251$669,0001$16
2019$396,929$519,556$413,954$396,8111$33

About Construction Industry Advancement Fund

Based on IRS filings

Construction Industry Advancement Fund is a public charity focused on Science, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $652K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $538K. Net investment income was $67.

Focus Areas

ScienceEngineering

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Construction Industry Advancement Fund is led by Kari Kyne, Chairman on every filing since 2024; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kari Kyne

    Chairman

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Young

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Simpson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Bill Young (2019–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Mike Shaw (2019–2024) — Trustee

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 Construction Industry Advancement Fund

How much does Construction Industry Advancement Fund give each year?

Construction Industry Advancement Fund gave $538K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $451K across 2 grants.

How large is Construction Industry Advancement Fund?

Construction Industry Advancement Fund reported $652K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $776K.

What is Construction Industry Advancement Fund?

Construction Industry Advancement Fund is a public charity focused on Science, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $652K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Construction Industry Advancement Fund operate?

Construction Industry Advancement Fund has awarded grants in California.

What is Construction Industry Advancement Fund's EIN?

Construction Industry Advancement Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6378320. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 27, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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