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The San Jose Sports Authority

Public charity · Grantmaker San Jose, CA EIN: 77-0269729 Website

To establish san jose as a premier center for sports on the west coast; to improve the quality of life in greater san jose by increasing the city's economic development, visibility and civic pride through sports.

The San Jose Sports Authority at a glance

In short: The San Jose Sports Authority gave $16K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,618
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$15,618
Median grant
$15,618
Total assets
$830,371
-5.6% 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 The San Jose Sports Authority funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Special Olympics Northern California: $16KSpecial Olympics NorthernCalifornia$16K

The largest 2025 recipient was Special Olympics Northern California ($16K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Pleasant HillSan JoseSanta ClaraMountain ViewPalo Alto

How The San Jose Sports Authority gives

  • Giving grew 150% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $16K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Special Olympics Northern California Pleasant Hill, CAAssistance for Charitable Purposes$15,618
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$830,371$1,303,818$1,289,046$15,6181$1,704
2024$880,001$1,577,394$1,434,657——$1,366
2023$363,116$1,158,471$1,280,243$10,0001$752
2022$598,725$1,172,844$1,432,508$6,2404$720
2021$687,222$607,370$620,163$10,5152$1,001
2020$637,008$1,120,080$950,525——$1,233

About The San Jose Sports Authority

Based on IRS filings

The San Jose Sports Authority is a public charity, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $830K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $16K. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The San Jose Sports Authority is led by John Poch, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Poch

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $142K (2020) → $166K (2025)

  • Charles Faas

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darren Centi

    Director of Events

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2025)

  • Andy Dolich

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Cribbs

    Director

    Vice Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blage Zelalich

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Sweatt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Hallgrimson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Hamnett

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Breslin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Shawlee

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Southwell

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lally Narwal

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Stone

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Martinucci

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rikhi Jain

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Woliczko

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerri Wong

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Konya

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Foley

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dustin Warford

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Staci Gustafson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrei Losche

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Rodriguez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Mulcahy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mookie Patel

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Devora Davis (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Victor Arranaga Jr. (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Will Hunter (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Celeste Drake (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Zaninovich (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Renee Bumgarner (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Al Guido (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gloria Nevarez (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Marie Tuite (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sergio Jimenez (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

John Poch — Executive Director: $166KJohn PochExecutive Director$166KDarren Centi — Director of Events: $100KDarren CentiDirector of Events$100K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $166K, to John Poch (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The San Jose Sports Authority

How much does The San Jose Sports Authority give each year?

The San Jose Sports Authority gave $16K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is The San Jose Sports Authority?

The San Jose Sports Authority reported $830K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

Where does The San Jose Sports Authority operate?

The San Jose Sports Authority has awarded grants in California.

What is The San Jose Sports Authority's EIN?

The San Jose Sports Authority's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0269729. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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