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Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County

Public charity · Grantmaker San Jose, CA EIN: 94-2684272 Website

Homefirst confronts homelessness by cultivating people's potential to get housed and stay housed.

Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County at a glance

Total assets
$33,808,205
+5.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$62,190,501
+6.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,453
-98.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$63,103,879
+7.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Fremont

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $812K.

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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$33,808,205$62,190,501$63,103,879——$1,453
2024$32,101,703$58,258,104$58,496,757——$107,837
2023$33,424,113$51,218,666$50,218,563——$5,669
2022$30,090,310$44,443,452$43,326,024——$11,583
2021$29,402,933$44,725,955$43,381,812——$2,664
2020$25,392,086$25,108,162$24,427,440$812,4371$2,554

About Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County

Based on IRS filings

Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County is a public charity, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $33.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County is led by Andrea Urton, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 10 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrea Urton

    CEO

    CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2022

    Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2020) → $147K (2025)

  • Rene Ramirez

    COO & CEO

    COO → Chief Operations Officer, 2022

    Chief Operations Officer → COO & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $131K (2020) → $322K (2025)

  • Sri Venkat

    President & Board Chair

    Audit Committee Chair → President & Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Miller

    Audit Committee Chair, Fund Development & Gov Committee

    Iftc Event Committee Chair → Fund Development Committee & Gov Committee, 2024

    Fund Development Committee & Gov Committee → Audit Committee Chair, Fund Development & Gov Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Curtis

    Secretary & Gov. Committee Chair

    Governance Committee → Secretary & Gov Committee Chair, 2024

    Secretary & Gov Committee Chair → Secretary & Gov. Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth P. Macapanpan

    Senior Facilities Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $146K (2024) → $158K (2025)

  • Sandra Kiss

    Human Resources Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2025)

  • Arthur Stein

    Chief Financial Officer

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2021

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $79K (2020) → $233K (2025)

  • Lori Smith

    Chief Mark. & Communications Officer

    Chief Marketing & Communications Officer → Chief Marketing & Communications, 2023

    Chief Marketing & Communications → Chief Mark. & Communications Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $123K (2021) → $155K (2025)

  • Kelly Vazquez

    Cpo & COO

    Chief Program Officer → Cpo & COO, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2022) → $243K (2025)

  • B. Michael McFarland

    Chief Development Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $209K (2024) → $227K (2025)

  • Beatriz E. Ramos

    Vice President, Emergency Housing & Cpo

    Vice President & Emergency Housing → Vice President, Emergency Housing & Cpo, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2024) → $222K (2025)

  • Kristin Smale

    Controller

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $148K (2024) → $164K (2025)

  • Suresh Bhat

    Treasurer & Finance Committee

    Finance Committee → Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair, 2021

    Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair → Treasurer & Finance Committee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Ryan

    Gov. Committee & Finance Committee

    Board Secretary & Governance Chair → Board Secretary & Governance, 2023

    Board Secretary & Governance → Gov. Committee & Finance Committee, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Apama Motiwala

    Board Vice Chair, Fund Development & Gov. Committee

    Finance Committee → Fund Development Committee & Gov Committee, 2024

    Fund Development Committee & Gov Committee → Board Vice Chair, Fund Development & Gov. Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Tazbaz

    Governance Committee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Badani

    Fund Development Committee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Montez

    Audit Committee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Fish

    Fund Development Committee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sketch Salazar

    Fund Development Committee

    Board Member → Fund Development Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kris Haner

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Jonathan Joannides (2020–2024) — Fund Development Committee & Audit Committee
  • Former: Oliver Roll (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Suzy Papazian (2020–2024) — Board Vice Chair & Audit Committee
  • Former: Logan Carrington (2021–2024) — Finance Committee
  • Former: Andrew Shroud (2023–2024) — Gov. Committee
  • Former: Leonard Len Shen (2020–2023) — Fund Development Committee
  • Former: Michael B. McFarland (2023) — Chief Development Officer
  • Former: Hafiza Jameela Stratton (2020–2022) — Audit Committee
  • Former: Nicholas Dinh (2020–2022) — Governance Committee
  • Former: Stephanie Demos (2020–2022) — Corporate & Major Gifts Officer
  • Former: Courtney Behm (2021–2022) — Vice Chair, Executive & Finance Committee
  • Former: Rebecca Moller (2021–2022) — Audit Committee
  • Former: Paul Fong (2020–2021) — Governance Committee
  • Former: Scott Lefaver (2020–2021) — Finance Committee
  • Former: Vidya Raman (2020–2021) — Fund Development Committee
  • Former: Melanie Harrell (2021) — Finance Committee
  • Former: Behm Courtney (2020) — Secretary & Governance Committee Chair
  • Former: Brian Piller (2020) — Fund Development Committee
  • Former: Selvin Rivas (2020) — Driver

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

Rene Ramirez — COO, CEO (As of 11/2024): $322KRene RamirezCOO, CEO (As of 11/2024)$322KKelly Vazquez — CPO, COO (As of 01/2025): $243KKelly VazquezCPO, COO (As of 01/2025)$243KArthur Stein — Chief Financial Officer: $233KArthur SteinChief Financial Officer$233KB Michael McFarland — Chief Development Officer: $227KB Michael McFarlandChief Development Officer$227KBeatriz E Ramos — VP, Emergency Housing, CPO (01/2025): $222KBeatriz E RamosVP, Emergency Housing, CPO…$222KKristin Smale — Controller: $164KKristin SmaleController$164KSandra Kiss — Human Resources Director: $162KSandra KissHuman Resources Director$162KElizabeth P Macapanpan — Senior Facilities Director: $158KElizabeth P MacapanpanSenior Facilities Director$158KLori Smith — Chief Mark. & Communications Officer: $155KLori SmithChief Mark. & Communications…$155KAndrea Urton — CEO (Thru 07/2024): $147KAndrea UrtonCEO (Thru 07/2024)$147K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $322K, to Rene Ramirez (COO, CEO (As of 11/2024)). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County

How large is Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County?

Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County reported $33.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $62.2M.

Where does Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County operate?

Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County has awarded grants in California.

What is Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County's EIN?

Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2684272. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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