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Los Angeles City College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-6207819 Website

We are committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and creating programs that drive change. By addressing students' basic needs, including food, housing, utilities, transportation, and healthcare, we enable low-income students to enroll, persist, and succeed in their education at los angeles city college.

Los Angeles City College Foundation at a glance

In short: Los Angeles City College Foundation gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $1.1M), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,106,419
+236.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$1,106,419
+236.6% vs 2023
Median grant
$1,106,419
Total assets
$54,832,898
+9.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Los Angeles City College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Los Angeles

How Los Angeles City College Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 220% from 2021 to 2024. 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$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $329K (2023) to $1.1M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$1,106,419
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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
2024$54,832,898$4,354,583$4,416,835$1,106,4191$1,857,463
2023$50,201,552$6,464,941$3,850,743$328,7361$1,479,591
2022$41,421,918$9,718,306$3,760,486$482,5141$5,267,765
2021$49,893,096$4,555,200$3,108,552$345,8151$983,331
2020$40,206,985$2,409,797$2,193,486$334,1151$909,536
2019$33,417,446$2,879,013$2,746,877$576,7361$596,721

About Los Angeles City College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Los Angeles City College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $54.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Los Angeles City College Foundation is led by Lisa Nashua, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 24 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Lisa Nashua

    Executive Director

    Executive Director-After → Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $12K (2021) → $225K (2024)

  • Robert Schwartz

    Chairman

    Executive Director → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    $138K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Daren Lynne

    Director of Special Projects

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $96K (2019) → $135K (2024)

  • Alex Swart

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • C. Edward Dilkes

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danny Chan

    Assistant Treasurer

    Board Member → Assistant Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Hansell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dj Moore

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Zarrinnam

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerrod McClung

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Dangerfield

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie C. Stromberg

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Martin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marvin Hoffman

    Immediate Past Chairman

    Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael G. Morgan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Harriel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Halaris

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Reeves

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Winters

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theo Kingma

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica I. Shaham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Ryu

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Berj Tashjian

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fariba Kalantari

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Joanne Hoffman (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: David Ford (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Lara Yeretsian (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Andree E. Miller (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Alan Daniels (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Rick Landis (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Selina Chi (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Youngsun Park (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Harvey Englander (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Victor Chen (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Martha Pelayo (2019) — Director of Corporate & Foundat

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Lisa Nashua — Executive Director: $225KLisa NashuaExecutive Director$225KDaren Lynne — DIR of Special Projects: $135KDaren LynneDIR of Special Projects$135K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $225K, to Lisa Nashua (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Los Angeles City College Foundation

How much does Los Angeles City College Foundation give each year?

Los Angeles City College Foundation gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $329K across 1 grant.

How large is Los Angeles City College Foundation?

Los Angeles City College Foundation reported $54.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.

What is Los Angeles City College Foundation?

Los Angeles City College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $54.8M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Los Angeles City College Foundation operate?

Los Angeles City College Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Los Angeles City College Foundation's EIN?

Los Angeles City College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6207819. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 28, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 26, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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