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Sacred Heart Community Service

Public charity · Grantmaker San Jose, CA EIN: 23-7179787 Website

Our mission is to build a community free from poverty by creating hope, opportunity, and action. We provide essential services, work together to improve our lives, organize for justice, and inspire our community to love, serve, and share.

Sacred Heart Community Service at a glance

In short: Sacred Heart Community Service gave $360K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $90K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$360,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$90,000
+25.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$90,000
Total assets
$25,459,558
+1.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Sacred Heart Community Service funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Latina Coalition: $90KLatina Coalition$90KLatinas Contra Cancer: $90KLatinas Contra Cancer$90KVeggielution: $90KVeggielution$90KWest Valley Community Services: $90KWest Valley Community Services$90K

The largest 2025 recipient was Latina Coalition ($90K). Together the top 4 received $360K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K7$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 7 grants of 9 (78%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

San JoseCupertino

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $360K (2024) to $360K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $360K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Latina Coalition San Jose, CAPass-Thru Grant for General Support$90,000
Latinas Contra Cancer San Jose, CAPass-Thru Grant for General Support$90,000
Veggielution San Jose, CAPass-Thru Grant for General Support$90,000
West Valley Community Services Cupertino, CAPass-Thru Grant for General Support$90,000
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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$25,459,558$50,492,610$51,645,740$360,0004$348,686
2024$25,123,052$47,669,215$49,477,974$360,0005$167,403
2023$24,960,709$44,728,825$45,252,392——$160,204
2022$30,318,943$54,660,342$49,168,064——$63,286
2021$20,973,707$49,147,758$45,961,299——$29,055
2020$16,371,914$43,397,777$39,140,702——$53,214

About Sacred Heart Community Service

Based on IRS filings

Sacred Heart Community Service is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $360K. Net investment income was $349K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sacred Heart Community Service is led by Poncho Jose Guevara, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 11 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Poncho Jose Guevara

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $174K (2020) → $225K (2025)

  • Vu-Bang Nguyen

    President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Stanton

    Director & Homeless Prevent

    Director & Homeless Prevention Services → Director & Homeless Prevent, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2023) → $144K (2025)

  • Lorena Sanchez-Castaneda

    Director of Energy

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2023) → $130K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Matthews

    Senior Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2024) → $124K (2025)

  • Brad Feller

    Senior Director of Finance Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2025)

  • Rosa Bustmante

    Senior Director Strat. Ptrship.

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $172K (2025)

  • Darren Seaton

    Deputy Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2020) → $185K (2025)

  • Tania Bravo

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2025)

  • Ma Soledad Telles Guitierrez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2025)

  • Roberto Gil

    Organizational Development

    Organizational Development Director → Organizational Development, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2023) → $135K (2025)

  • Dalenna Hughes

    Associate Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $147K (2024) → $171K (2025)

  • Sameena Usman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Gonzales

    Vice President

    Board Member → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Armaline

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aboubacar Ndiaye

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Rosario

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angelica Cortez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Blitchok

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Tung

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mei Wu

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tristia Bauman

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Woubzena Jifar

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Melissa Morris (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Pilar Diaz (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Yazmin Espinoza (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Darrow (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Diane Fisher (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jacklyn Joanino (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Maria Rico (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: William Roth (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Soukup (2020–2022) — Finance Director
  • Former: Lydia Bustamante (2021–2022) — Associate Director
  • Former: Rachel Wright (2021–2022) — Senior Director of Development
  • Former: Monica Gomez (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Salvador Chava Bustamante (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Bonesteel - To Aug (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Zuniga - To Aug (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Bonesteel (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Guadalupe Rodriguez (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Zuniga (2020) — Board Member

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

Poncho Jose Guevara — Executive Director: $225KPoncho Jose GuevaraExecutive Director$225KDarren Seaton — Deputy Director: $185KDarren SeatonDeputy Director$185KRosa Bustmante — Sr DIR. Strat. Ptrship. (Thru 12/24): $172KRosa BustmanteSr DIR. Strat. Ptrship. (Thru…$172KDalenna Hughes — Associate Director: $171KDalenna HughesAssociate Director$171KErin Stanton — Director, Homeless Prevent: $144KErin StantonDirector, Homeless Prevent$144KRoberto Gil — Organizational Development: $135KRoberto GilOrganizational Development$135KLorena Sanchez-Castaneda — Director of Energy: $130KLorena Sanchez-CastanedaDirector of Energy$130KElizabeth Matthews — Senior Director: $124KElizabeth MatthewsSenior Director$124KBrad Feller — Sr. Director of Finance Operations: $116KBrad FellerSr. Director of Finance…$116KMa Soledad Telles Guitierrez — Board Member: $6KMa Soledad Telles…Board Member$6KTania Bravo — Board Member: $5KTania BravoBoard Member$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $225K, to Poncho Jose Guevara (Executive Director). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Sacred Heart Community Service

How much does Sacred Heart Community Service give each year?

Sacred Heart Community Service gave $360K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $360K across 5 grants.

What is Sacred Heart Community Service's typical grant size?

Sacred Heart Community Service's median grant in 2025 was $90,000, and its average grant was $90,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Sacred Heart Community Service give grants?

Sacred Heart Community Service gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Jose, CA (3 grants).

Does Sacred Heart Community Service give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Sacred Heart Community Service's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Sacred Heart Community Service?

Sacred Heart Community Service reported $25.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $50.5M.

What is Sacred Heart Community Service?

Sacred Heart Community Service is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Jose, CA. It holds $25.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Sacred Heart Community Service's EIN?

Sacred Heart Community Service's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7179787. 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 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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