Foundation for California Community Colleges
The Foundation for California Community Colleges is a public charity based in Sacramento, California, and the official nonprofit partner to the California Community Colleges system. Its mission is to benefit, support, and enhance the system’s missions, and its work includes student support, workforce development, community programs, and services for colleges and mission-aligned partners.
Foundation for California Community Colleges at a glance
In short: Foundation for California Community Colleges gave $46.7M across 431 grants in 2025 (avg $108K), mostly in California. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $46,673,254
- +31.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 431
- +29.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $108,291
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,500
- Total assets
- $319,141,986
- -19.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (71 of 281, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Foundation for California Community Colleges
- How to Apply
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The available information describes applications for specific programs rather than a general application process. For the Nursing Education Investment Grants program, applicants were directed to submit an application through an online portal; the stated 2026 deadline has passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1102 Q Street 4800, Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (916) 325-4300
Website: https://foundationccc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Foundation for California Community Colleges
Who Foundation for California Community Colleges funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Butte-Glenn CCD ($2.8M across 5 grants). Together the top 10 received $9.4M.
Organizations only. It also paid 56 grants to individuals ($1,338,921), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,490 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 936 grants of 1,490 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants were concentrated in California, which received 98% of grant dollars. The remaining reported shares were Florida at 1%, and Arizona, New York, and Ohio at 0% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 431 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Foundation for California Community Colleges open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 71 of 281 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $99K; repeat grants $189K. How we count
Medians: $36K first-time, $116K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.1M (2021) to $46.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 431 grants totaling $46.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Butte-Glenn CCD Oroville, CA | California Resilient Careers in Forestry: Good Jobs Grant | $1,941,638 |
| Regents of the University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA | California Education Learning Lab Grant | $865,557 |
| North Central County Consortium Yuba City, CA | Dor Steps Grant | $849,717 |
| Shasta-Tehama-Trinity JNT CCD Redding, CA | California Resilient Careers in Forestry: Good Jobs Grant | $801,589 |
| Butte-Glenn CCD Oroville, CA | Upskill California Utility Line Training | $692,025 |
| Lake Tahoe CCD South Lake Tahoe, CA | California Resilient Careers in Forestry: Good Jobs Grant | $683,237 |
| Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County Visalia, CA | Dor Steps Grant | $626,081 |
| The Regents of the University of California Merced Merced, CA | California Education Learning Lab Grant | $617,122 |
| County of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | Breaking Barriers | $604,033 |
| Downtown Women's Center Los Angeles, CA | Breaking Barriers | $589,855 |
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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 | $319,141,986 | $237,022,470 | $203,807,153 | $46,673,254 | 431 | $7,954,476 |
| 2024 | $396,532,180 | $181,794,833 | $171,303,819 | $35,404,489 | 332 | $6,148,388 |
| 2023 | $325,970,629 | $157,674,314 | $145,948,196 | $22,229,163 | 312 | $3,064,814 |
| 2022 | $263,250,516 | $113,927,306 | $104,584,625 | $12,799,918 | 200 | $3,236,160 |
| 2021 | $252,583,029 | $104,353,955 | $75,667,706 | $5,128,159 | 215 | $4,511,697 |
| 2020 | $126,682,693 | $68,905,758 | $70,422,995 | $6,168,797 | 170 | $1,798,143 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to benefit, support, and enhance the missions of the California Community College system. Its website describes services including program development and management, work-based learning, procurement, and community outreach. Its filing also describes support for student success, workforce development and climate action, equity and community impact, and system support.
The 2025 grants show support for community college districts, university-related organizations, workforce organizations, and community nonprofits. For example, grantees included an individual recipient Enterprises, whose stated mission is to promote and assist the educational and public-service functions of CSU, Chico; Rubicon Programs, which says it works to help people living in poverty improve their quality of life; and an individual recipient Youth Services, which says it helps at-risk youth and families become self-sufficient. Other grantees included Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment, which describes work on employment, education, housing, environmental, and business-development challenges in diverse an individual recipient communities, and Compass Family Services, which says it supports homeless families and families at imminent risk of homelessness.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 431 grants totaling $46,673,254. Grant amounts ranged from $5,116 to $1,941,638, with a median of $35,500. Larger grants included $1,941,638 to Butte-Glenn CCD for the California Resilient Careers in Forestry: Good Jobs Grant; $865,557 to the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, for the California Education Learning Lab Grant; and $849,717 to North Central County Consortium for the DOR STEPS Grant. Other substantial awards supported forestry careers, utility-line training, and the Breaking Barriers program.
The foundation administers programs with specific grant opportunities. Its 2026 Nursing Education Investment Grants guidelines described support for projects that facilitate, coordinate with, or complement nurse education and training through California community colleges. The guidelines anticipated at least three grants totaling up to $509,000. That cycle’s March 12, 2026 application deadline has passed. The guidelines called for one proposal per applicant and required proposals to address at least one stated priority, including strengthening nursing education, increasing the supply of nurses in regions with documented shortages, or creating or expanding educational and career pathways.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Patrick Mulvaney as chair, Jennifer Perry as vice chair, and Kwesi Edwards as secretary/treasurer. Directors listed were Harry Le Grande, Elmy Bermejo, Kate Wright, Geneve Villacres, Manuel Baca, Nitasha Sawhney, and Stephan Castellanos.
Foundation for California Community Colleges is led by Keetha Mills, CEO & President on every filing since 2020; 9 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Keetha Mills
CEO & President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$289K (2020) → $672K (2025)
Iris Aguilar
Executive Director, Equity & Community Impact
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$160K (2022) → $239K (2025)
Timothy Aldinger
Executive Director of Workforce Development
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$193K (2023) → $241K (2025)
Patrick Mulvaney
Chair
Secretary, Treasurer & Audit Committee Chair → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Geneve Villacres
Director
Chair → Chair & Audit Committee Chair, 2024
Chair & Audit Committee Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Manuel Baca
Director
Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Yasmin Davidds
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Nitasha Sawhney
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Stephan Castellanos
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Elmy Bermejo
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Kate Wright
Director
Director & Dei Committee Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Harry Le Grande
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Bryan Miller
Vice President Communications & Technology
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$187K (2020) → $296K (2025)
Jorge Sales
Vice President & Program Development
Executive Director Program Development → Vice President Program Development, 2022
Vice President Program Development → Vice President & Program Development, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$165K (2020) → $290K (2025)
Joseph Quintana
Chief Operations Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$203K (2020) → $382K (2025)
Melissa Conner
Chief Advancement Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$207K (2020) → $365K (2025)
Sandra Fried
Vice President Student Success Center
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$194K (2020) → $289K (2025)
Andera Meyer
Corporate Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$306K (2025)
Jennifer Perry
Vice Chair
Secretary, Treasurer & Audit Committee Chair → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
Secretary & Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kwesi Edwards
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Director & Dei Committee Chair, 2023
Director & Dei Committee Chair → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Brian Caughell
Executive Vice President & Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Scott Travasos (2023–2025) — Chief Financial Strategy Officer · Filing note: Terminated
- Former: Andrea Meyer (2020–2024) — Corporate Secretary
- Former: Darius W. Anderson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: John O'Sullivan (2020–2022) — Former Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Julian Roberts (2020–2022) — CFO
- Former: Kathryn Williams (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Lance Izumi (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tessa De Roy (2022) — President Ca College Guidance Initiative
- Former: Frank Gornick (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: George Acero (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Heather Hiles (2020–2021) — President, CEO & Calbright College · Filing note: Thru 33120
- Former: Kristina Palmer (2021) — Senior Director Operations, Workforce & Career Ladders · Filing note: Thru 111220
- Former: Ari Bader-Natal (2020) — Chief Technology Officer & Calbright College
- Former: Ferial Govashiri (2020) — Director
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 $672K, to Keetha Mills (CEO/President). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Foundation for California Community Colleges
How much does Foundation for California Community Colleges give each year?
Foundation for California Community Colleges gave $46.7M across 431 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $35.4M across 332 grants.
What is Foundation for California Community Colleges's typical grant size?
Foundation for California Community Colleges's median grant in 2025 was $35,500, and its average grant was $108,291, across 431 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Foundation for California Community Colleges that year got $99K on average.
Where does Foundation for California Community Colleges give grants?
Foundation for California Community Colleges gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (17 grants), Riverside, CA (15 grants), San Bernardino, CA (13 grants) and San Diego, CA (12 grants).
Does Foundation for California Community Colleges give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 431 grants with a stated purpose on Foundation for California Community Colleges's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "CCCSE Scholarship Grant" (102 grants), "Breaking Barriers" (41 grants) and "California Education Learning Lab Grant" (41 grants).
Who are Foundation for California Community Colleges's largest grantees?
Foundation for California Community Colleges's largest 2025 grantees include Butte-Glenn CCD ($2,824,163 across 5 grants), Regents of the University of California Berkeley ($865,557) and North Central County Consortium ($849,717), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 56 grants to individuals ($1,338,921), which are not listed by name. Together they received 10% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Foundation for California Community Colleges?
Foundation for California Community Colleges reported $319.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $237.0M.
What does Foundation for California Community Colleges fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to benefit, support, and enhance the missions of the California Community College system. Its website describes services including program development and management, work-based learning, procurement, and community outreach. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Foundation for California Community Colleges?
The available information describes applications for specific programs rather than a general application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Foundation for California Community Colleges's EIN?
Foundation for California Community Colleges's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0412350. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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 April 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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