Pico Union Collective

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 82-1061785

To acquire, develop, own and lease property in support of the programs of equitas academy charter school, inc.

Pico Union Collective at a glance

Total assets
$69,760,446
-8.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$8,853,958
+43.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$163,383
-6.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,135,514
-5.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Pico Union Collective funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Los Angeles

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $201K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Equitas Academy Charter School Los Angeles, CAFor Construction Purposes.$200,844
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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$69,760,446$8,853,958$5,135,514——$163,383
2024$76,150,359$6,181,054$5,418,239——$174,238
2023$77,807,552$4,879,565$5,646,240$200,8441$172,675
2022$70,123,091$5,698,496$5,106,972——$17,973
2021$76,344,563$3,477,051$4,285,366——$2,793
2020$46,996,204$3,436,129$4,509,058——$969,608

About Pico Union Collective

Based on IRS filings

Pico Union Collective is a public charity focused on Education, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $69.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $163K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pico Union Collective is led by Sofia Roditi, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sofia Roditi

    President

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Braimah

    Director

    Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Barlow

    Director

    Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Hrag Hamalian (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: Malka Borrego (2020–2023) — President

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.

Frequently asked questions about Pico Union Collective

How large is Pico Union Collective?

Pico Union Collective reported $69.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.9M.

What is Pico Union Collective?

Pico Union Collective is a public charity focused on Education, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $69.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Pico Union Collective operate?

Pico Union Collective has awarded grants in California.

What is Pico Union Collective's EIN?

Pico Union Collective's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1061785. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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