The Campanile Foundation
To provide san diego state university with the community expertise, oversight, and advocacy to increase private giving and to manage the philanthropic assets of the university.
The Campanile Foundation at a glance
In short: The Campanile Foundation gave $33.0M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $11.0M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $33,001,044
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,000,348
- -11.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,624,392
- Total assets
- $640,091,111
- +7.8% 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 The Campanile Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was San Diego State University ($28.4M). Together the top 3 received $33.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 19 (47%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Campanile Foundation gives
- Giving grew 46% 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 $20.0M (2020) to $49.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $33.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | General Support | $28,359,287 |
| SDSU Research Foundation San Diego, CA | General Support | $4,624,392 |
| Christ for Humanity Inc Tulsa, OK | General Support | $17,365 |
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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 | $640,091,111 | $62,298,004 | $52,072,821 | $33,001,044 | 3 | $3,124,814 |
| 2024 | $593,662,815 | $61,506,943 | $63,914,583 | $49,445,301 | 4 | $2,874,348 |
| 2023 | $549,205,761 | $61,404,079 | $52,208,696 | $32,950,601 | 4 | $-873,450 |
| 2022 | $517,706,793 | $63,277,722 | $36,911,504 | $22,549,743 | 4 | $541,436 |
| 2021 | $520,466,075 | $66,450,257 | $47,780,824 | $38,716,752 | 4 | $4,069,073 |
| 2020 | $431,718,778 | $58,386,499 | $30,596,236 | $20,010,261 | 4 | $1,028,479 |
| 2019 | $386,997,693 | $37,683,808 | $31,792,110 | $20,668,075 | 4 | $1,003,601 |
About The Campanile Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Campanile Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $640.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $33.0M. Net investment income was $3.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Campanile Foundation is led by Adrienne Vargas, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 40 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Adrienne Vargas
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adela De La Torre
Sdsu President & Director
Sdsu Pres- Director → Sdsu President & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Dillon
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Dulgeroff
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Sickels
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deann Cary
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Campbell
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lidia Martinez
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Curran
Director
Board Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Neal
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Roscoe
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terry Atkinson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexander Mora
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Gross
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Wills
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Kilkenny
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Glazer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Schweitzer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Bregman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chiloh Baty
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Johnson
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Gattas
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zeynep Ilgaz
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Probett
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Sarowitz
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tarek Morsy
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elliot Scott
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Stone
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kareen Holstrom
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katarina Hernandez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Filanc
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Kanigher
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Risa Baron
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David H. Fuhriman
CFO
Cfo- Start → CFO, 2020
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Levinson
CFO
Cfo- Interim → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Doyle
Immediate Past Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2023
Board Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Clancy
CFO
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anita Nottingham
Corp Secretary
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Swanson
Corp Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: R. Michael Pack (2019–2025) — Director · Filing note: Thru 12/2022
- Former: Seth Mallios (2019–2025) — Former Director · Filing note: Thru 12/2022
- Former: Bob Scarano (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Sinegal (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nikki Clay (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Thom McElroy (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Fred Pierce (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Maxine Kreitzer (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Daisy Galeana (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Peter Shaw (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Todd Hollander (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Evelyn Lamden (2019–2023) — Director · Filing note: Thru 12/2022
- Former: Jerry Sanders (2019–2023) — Director · Filing note: Thru 12/2022
- Former: Jeff Jeffery (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Charlotte Ochiqui (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ashley Tejada (2022) — Director
- Former: Angie Robert (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Christian Onwuka (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Edward Blessing (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Elsa Romero (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Fowler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James Kitchen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Karin Winner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Marshall Faulk (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mary Darling Interim (2019–2020) — Corp Secretary
- Former: Micheal Schweitzer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rachel Zahn (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Susan Salka (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: William Geppert (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Christian Holt (2020) — Director
- Former: Alan Gold (2019) — Director
- Former: Anthony Podell (2019) — Director
- Former: Frank Golberg (2019) — Director
- Former: Joe Belch (2019) — Director
- Former: Ken McCain (2019) — Director
- Former: Linda Lang (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary R Carleton (2019) — President & CEO · Filing note: Until 12/2018
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Campanile Foundation
How much does The Campanile Foundation give each year?
The Campanile Foundation gave $33.0M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $49.4M across 4 grants.
What is The Campanile Foundation's typical grant size?
The Campanile Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,624,392, and its average grant was $11,000,348, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does The Campanile Foundation give grants?
The Campanile Foundation 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 Diego, CA (2 grants).
Does The Campanile Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of The Campanile Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is The Campanile Foundation?
The Campanile Foundation reported $640.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $62.3M.
What is The Campanile Foundation?
The Campanile Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $640.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is The Campanile Foundation's EIN?
The Campanile Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0868418. 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 2023 (received by the IRS March 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 19, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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