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Foundation for California

CALIFORNIA, PA EIN: 25-1540183 Website

THE FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT AND SUPPLEMENT THE CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY PRIMARILY PENNWEST-CALIFORNIA (PENNWEST), PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (CALU).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$53.3M

+8.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.6M

-0.8% YoY

Grant Count

3

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.2M

-33.8% YoY

About Foundation for California

Based on IRS filings

Foundation for California is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in CALIFORNIA, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $53.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $3.6M. Net investment income was $2.6M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

CaliforniaSt PaulState College

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$10M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$53,250,277$49,084,505$46,101,564
Revenue$7,725,479$5,535,288$7,174,803
Expenses$5,671,177$5,828,428$5,264,695
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,627,851$1,190,798$1,185,312
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$908K$2M$3M$4M2 grants20212 grants20222 grants20232 grants20243 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

TRI COUNTY PA PHEASANTS …$2.2MWILDLIFE FOR EVERYONE EN…$870KPENNSYLVANIA WESTERN UNI…$526K

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

DENISE SMITHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$158K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WILLIAM R BOOKERDIRECTOR0.5
REGAN E BORSODIRECTOR0.5
JOHN LORENZIVICE PRESIDENT7
DARLA R HOLLEY-HOLMESSECRETARY7
JEFF M KOTULADIRECTOR0.5
MATTHEW JENKINSDIRECTOR0.5
JEFFREY S JAMESDIRECTOR0.5
KEITH CURRANDIRECTOR0.5
PAUL L KANIATREASURER7
WILLIAM R FLINN IIPRESIDENT7
BETHANY HOAG-SALMENDIRECTOR0.5
CHELSEA M PRATTDIRECTOR0.5
MATTHEW HUMBERTDIRECTOR0.5
TIMOTHY LITTLEDIRECTOR0.5
BEVERLY ROSSDIRECTOR0.5
HARRY SERENEDIRECTOR0.5
DENISE SMITHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR37.5$157,677

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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