Southwestern College Foundation
Southwestern College Foundation is dedicated to raising friends and funds that support all aspects of educational advancement at Southwestern College.
Southwestern College Foundation at a glance
In short: Southwestern College Foundation gave $3.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3.6M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,638,841
- +79.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,638,841
- +79.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,638,841
- Total assets
- $6,599,141
- +31.6% 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 Southwestern College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Southwestern College ($3.6M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 Southwestern College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 84% 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 $42K (2020) to $3.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA | Mini Grants and Conferences | $3,638,841 |
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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 | $6,599,141 | $5,487,446 | $4,526,772 | $3,638,841 | 1 | $222,171 |
| 2024 | $5,015,038 | $3,210,694 | $3,471,542 | $2,029,781 | 1 | $131,906 |
| 2023 | $5,052,594 | $2,614,309 | $2,412,982 | $1,106,481 | 1 | $94,011 |
| 2022 | $4,657,257 | $4,198,025 | $3,239,178 | $1,974,141 | 1 | $50,044 |
| 2021 | $4,061,746 | $2,979,241 | $1,355,110 | $627,383 | 1 | $46,142 |
| 2020 | $1,955,948 | $1,385,853 | $1,088,383 | $42,368 | 1 | $19,058 |
| 2019 | $1,635,232 | $784,114 | $573,404 | $50,400 | 1 | $40,551 |
About Southwestern College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Southwestern College Foundation is a public charity, based in Chula Vista, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3.6M. Net investment income was $222K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Southwestern College Foundation is led by Sofia Salgado Robitaille, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sofia Salgado Robitaille
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$198K (2025)
Joseph P Martinez II
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica D. Johnson
Foundation Director
Interim Executive Director → Foundation Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$84K (2020) → $134K (2025)
Benjamin A Green
Director
Past Chair → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Gomez
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hale Richardson
Director
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jc Hurtado-Prater
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Johnson
Director
Chair → Past Chair, 2022
Past Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melyn Acasio
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patti Finnegan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricardo Macedo
Director
Chair → Past Chair, 2020
Past Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Guerra
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mora de Murguia
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carra Rhamy
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karmin Noar
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Marshal
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rich Yumul
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jade Martinez
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Bettger
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mauricio Torre
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricardo Ruffo
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Guillen
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gustavo Perez
Past Chair
Treasurer → Chair, 2022
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Tyner
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Preston
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Ruben R. Garcia (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kathy Turner (2024) — Director
- Former: Lashunna Davidson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Chayo Moreno (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sofia Corona Jan- June (2022) — Director
- Former: Avis Brown-Riley (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jean Roesch (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Maria Lopez-Gallo (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mitch Thompson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sofia Corona (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Susana Villegas (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Zaneta S. Encarnacion (2019–2020) — Executive Director
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 $198K, to Sofia Salgado Robitaille (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Southwestern College Foundation
How much does Southwestern College Foundation give each year?
Southwestern College Foundation gave $3.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 1 grant.
How large is Southwestern College Foundation?
Southwestern College Foundation reported $6.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.5M.
Where does Southwestern College Foundation operate?
Southwestern College Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Southwestern College Foundation's EIN?
Southwestern College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3794927. 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 2020 (received by the IRS February 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 26, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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