Sierra College Foundation
Provide our community the opportunity to invest in the development of quality educational opportunities for all at sierra joint community college district. Raise funds in support of our students and college programs.
Sierra College Foundation at a glance
In short: Sierra College Foundation gave $546K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $546K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $546,230
- +9.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $546,230
- +9.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $546,230
- Total assets
- $21,455,624
- +14.1% 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 Sierra College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sierra Joint Community College District ($546K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Sierra College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $142K (2021) to $550K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $546K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Joint Community College District Rocklin, CA | Educational Support | $546,230 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,455,624 | $3,197,697 | $1,608,769 | $546,230 | 1 | $1,254,302 |
| 2024 | $18,809,621 | $4,076,514 | $1,515,747 | $500,061 | 1 | $868,060 |
| 2023 | $15,260,194 | $1,796,974 | $1,423,560 | $549,782 | 1 | $167,165 |
| 2022 | $13,418,272 | $2,765,235 | $1,285,179 | $389,335 | 1 | $623,351 |
| 2021 | $14,610,448 | $2,297,129 | $895,427 | $142,478 | 1 | $308,947 |
| 2020 | $10,895,260 | $2,260,217 | $1,158,257 | $298,569 | 1 | $262,690 |
| 2019 | $9,966,974 | $2,147,705 | $1,363,061 | $527,879 | 1 | $377,987 |
About Sierra College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Sierra College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Rocklin, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $546K. Net investment income was $1.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sierra College Foundation is led by Sonbol Aliabadi, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sonbol Aliabadi
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
59 hrs/week
$144K (2019) → $165K (2025)
Willy Duncan
District President & Superintendent
President & Superintendent Sjccd → District President, 2023
District President → District President & Superintendent, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$379K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Ed Bonner
President
Member → President Elect, 2023
President Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Merz
Vice President Resource Development
Member → Vice President at Large, 2021
Vice President at Large → Vice President Resource Development, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cari Dawson-Bartley
Sierra College Board of Trustees
Sierra College Board of Trustees → Sierra College Board of Tr, 2020
Sierra College Board of Tr → Sierra College Board of Trustees, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Breninger
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grace Bowen
Vice President Governance
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Holly Tiche
Member
Past President → Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy East
Ncc Coordinating Council
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kris Mapes
Treasurer & CFO
CFO → Treasurer & CFO, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ned Cohen
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Dugan
Immediate Past President
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Reitter
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Latimer
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Barri
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Merryl Tengesdal
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Hart
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wagener
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Trimble
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Ronco
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rana Ghadban
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Powers
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: John Crenshaw (2019–2024) — Vice President Strategic Plan
- Former: Caitlin Ross (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Robin Klomparens (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Carol Garcia (2019–2023) — Sierra College Board of Tr
- Former: Bryant Milesi (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Denise Vonhof Alexander (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Keetha Mills (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Denise Vonhof (2022) — Member
- Former: Susan Goto (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Barbara Vineyard (2019–2020) — Rocklin Coordinating Counc
- Former: Brent Haapanen (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Constantine Perakis (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Julie Hanson (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Nancy Abreu (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Peggy Murray (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Saqib Kheiri (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Tiffany Jones (2019–2020) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $165K, to Sonbol Aliabadi (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Sierra College Foundation
How much does Sierra College Foundation give each year?
Sierra College Foundation gave $546K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $500K across 1 grant.
How large is Sierra College Foundation?
Sierra College Foundation reported $21.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.
What is Sierra College Foundation?
Sierra College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Rocklin, CA. It holds $21.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Sierra College Foundation operate?
Sierra College Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Sierra College Foundation's EIN?
Sierra College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7241877. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 18, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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