Southern California Seminary Inc
The mission of Southern California Seminary (SCS) is to bring glory to god by assisting local churches to equip believers of various cultures and languages to live and minister biblically based on the inerrant word of god.
Southern California Seminary Inc at a glance
In short: Southern California Seminary Inc gave $63K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $63K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $62,541
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $62,541
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $62,541
- Total assets
- $511,632
- -43.2% 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 October 2026.
Who Southern California Seminary Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Christian Unified School District ($63K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $62K (2024) to $63K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $63K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Unified School District El Cajon, CA | Support Program Operations | $62,541 |
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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 | $511,632 | $2,492,094 | $2,834,149 | $62,541 | 1 | $1,514 |
| 2024 | $900,374 | $2,549,644 | $2,729,019 | $61,987 | 1 | $4,919 |
| 2023 | $1,146,628 | $2,721,351 | $2,620,698 | — | — | $53,447 |
| 2022 | $806,881 | $2,288,653 | $2,591,177 | — | — | $880 |
| 2021 | $1,109,424 | $2,538,749 | $2,423,788 | — | — | $689 |
| 2020 | $1,240,081 | $2,452,987 | $2,443,238 | — | — | $1,073 |
| 2019 | $947,954 | $2,644,585 | $2,690,768 | — | — | $2,362 |
About Southern California Seminary Inc
Based on IRS filings
Southern California Seminary Inc is a public charity, based in El Cajon, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $512K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $63K. Net investment income was $2K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Southern California Seminary Inc is led by Gary Coombs, President & Vice Chairman on every filing since 2019; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gary Coombs
President & Vice Chairman
On filings since 2019
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arlan Barber
Chairman
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Biggers
Trustee Representative
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gino Pasquariello
Provost & CAO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$32K (2019) → $14K (2025)
David Jeremiah
Chancellor
Board Member → Chancellor, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Conley
Board Member
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Thunder
Board Member
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Myers
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ga Williams
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roland Slade
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Rains
Board Member
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Giesecke
Board Member
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh James
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
June Carter
Deaconess Representative
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luke Smiley
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Jim Larson (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Al Letting (2022–2024) — Deacon Representative
- Former: Joshua James (2023–2024) — CFO
- Former: Leanne Plunkett (2023–2024) — Deaconess Representative
- Former: John Paulson (2019–2023) — CFO
- Former: Harvey Tellingheisen (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Menard (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Alan Blackburn (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ben Hall (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dirk Van Proyen (2020–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Margaret Miller (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Al Giesecke (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Darrel Armstrong (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chuck Emert (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Dave Shaw (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Duane Tubbs (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jimmie Hubbard (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ruth Whitehead (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Alice Hall (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Barry Lord part year (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Ben Hall part year (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Dave Erne (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Dick Edic (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Dirk Van Proyen part year (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Gene Huntsman (2019) — Board Member
- Former: George Hare (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy Martin part year (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Boatner part year (2019) — Board 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 $14K, to Gino Pasquariello (Provost & Cao).
Frequently asked questions about Southern California Seminary Inc
How much does Southern California Seminary Inc give each year?
Southern California Seminary Inc gave $63K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $62K across 1 grant.
How large is Southern California Seminary Inc?
Southern California Seminary Inc reported $512K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
Where does Southern California Seminary Inc operate?
Southern California Seminary Inc has awarded grants in California.
What is Southern California Seminary Inc's EIN?
Southern California Seminary Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-2111210. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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