Student Union of San Jose State University
The Student Union of San Jose State University (the "student union") is an auxiliary organization in the California state university ("csu") system. The purposes of the student union are to provide cultural, educational, social and recreational services to the san jose state university (the "university") campus community, and to manage and operate the renovated student union building, the event center arena, and the spartan recreation and aquatic center.
Student Union of San Jose State University at a glance
- Total assets
- $9,965,057
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $16,027,926
- +34.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $397,583
- +19.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $15,423,462
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Student Union of San Jose State University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $4.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University San Jose, CA | General Support | $4,000,000 |
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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 | $9,965,057 | $16,027,926 | $15,423,462 | — | — | $397,583 |
| 2024 | $9,180,153 | $11,906,321 | $13,507,970 | — | — | $332,570 |
| 2023 | $10,572,739 | $13,392,968 | $12,203,144 | — | — | $163,056 |
| 2022 | $10,496,878 | $5,403,235 | $10,427,784 | — | — | $1,404,032 |
| 2021 | $15,630,953 | $10,786,949 | $12,506,838 | $4,000,000 | 1 | $248,238 |
| 2020 | $17,674,798 | $17,113,490 | $14,940,686 | — | — | $376,722 |
| 2019 | $15,328,674 | $15,217,241 | $13,800,327 | — | — | $471,291 |
About Student Union of San Jose State University
Based on IRS filings
Student Union of San Jose State University is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $398K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Student Union of San Jose State University is led by Tamsen Burke, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 8 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tamsen Burke
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$59K (2020) → $154K (2025)
Jon Tucker
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarab Multani
Chair of the Board
Director → Chair of the Board, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$44 (2024) → $0 (2025)
David Alves
Director of Accounting & Finance
Ad Accounting & Finance → Director of Accounting & Finance, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$62K (2020) → $119K (2025)
Ryan Fetzer
Director of Recreation
Recreation Director → Director of Recreation, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $123K (2025)
Aniya Dogra
Director & Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$616 (2025)
Justin Duong
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$4K (2024) → $850 (2025)
Omar Garcia
Director of the Event Center
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$101K (2025)
Kathryn Blackmer Reyes
Director
University Librarian → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Bonakdar
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aditya Vishwakarma
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jayeesh Tarachandani
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karthika Sasikumar
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mari Fuentes-Martin EdD
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Siya Johal
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ariana Lacson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chima Nwokolo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erik Rodriguez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leo Lebedenko
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maureen Pasag
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katina Green
Accounting & Financial Reporting
Accounting & Financial Reporting Manager → Accounting & Financial Reporting, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$103K (2023) → $108K (2025)
Tim Banks
Associate Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$146K (2025)
Emran Azimi
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (46)
- Former: Sonja Daniels (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jerry A. Darrell (2020–2024) — Director of It & Facilities
- Former: Debbie Gairaud (2021–2024) — Director of Hr
- Former: Andrea Cabrera-Sanchez (2023–2024) — Chair
- Former: Jeet Pankajkumar Parekh (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Krishna Sai Mangalarapu (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Logan Meline (2023–2024) — Chair
- Former: Nina E. Chuang (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Timothy Banks (2023–2024) — Associate Executive Director
- Former: Aaron Burgess (2024) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Diego Alvarez (2024) — Director
- Former: Emina Maslic (2024) — Director
- Former: Ishan Sikka (2024) — Director
- Former: Vicki Allen (2024) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Aarushi Sharma (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Isaiah Andrews (2022–2023) — Chair
- Former: James Figueroa (2022–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Kathleen Prunty (2023) — Director
- Former: Peter Lee (2023) — Director
- Former: Rishabh Pandey (2023) — Director
- Former: Charlie Faas (2019–2022) — Vice President Adminisistration & Finance
- Former: Joshua Reyes (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Anoop Kaur (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Hoon Cho (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Peter Jolee (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Soumya Trivedi (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ellen Middaugh (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Emily Wughalter (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jeanie Trang (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Terrence L. Gregory (2019–2021) — Student Union Ops. Associate
- Former: Zachary Birrer (2019–2021) — Board Mermber
- Former: Antonio Bustamante (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Branden Parent (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Cynthia Fernandez-Rios (2020–2021) — Board Chair
- Former: Nicholas Ayala (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Saw Yan Naung (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Yissel Reyna (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ishan Gupta (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Zobeida Delgadillo (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Cathy Busalacchi (2019–2020) — Former Officer
- Former: Ariadna Manzo (2019) — As Student & President
- Former: Cedric J. Woolfork (2019) — Ad, Accounting & Finance
- Former: Joseph Sandoval-Rios (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph Scott Bokker (2019) — Ad, Recreation & Event Center
- Former: Katrina Festejo (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Rose Lee (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 $154K, to Tamsen Burke (Executive Director (Until 9/24)). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Student Union of San Jose State University
How large is Student Union of San Jose State University?
Student Union of San Jose State University reported $10.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.0M.
What is Student Union of San Jose State University?
Student Union of San Jose State University is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Jose, CA. It holds $10.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Student Union of San Jose State University operate?
Student Union of San Jose State University has awarded grants in California.
What is Student Union of San Jose State University's EIN?
Student Union of San Jose State University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2830732. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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