The University Corporation
The University Corporation (TUC) is a nonprofit auxiliary corporation based in Northridge, California, that operates for the sole benefit of California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Established in 1958, it provides commercial and administrative services to the university and does not receive state support.
The University Corporation at a glance
In short: The University Corporation gave $3.2M across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $107K), mostly in California. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,203,008
- +38.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $106,767
- +52.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $44,209
- Total assets
- $91,315,603
- +7.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (7 of 30, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The University Corporation
- Contact
Mailing address: 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8310
Phone: (818) 677-6011
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The University Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was California State University Northridge ($769K). Together the top 10 received $2.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
156 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 109 grants of 156 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 83% of grant dollars went to recipients in California. The reported shares for other recipient states or jurisdictions were Mississippi, 6%; New Jersey, 3%; New York, 2%; and Washington, D.C., 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The University Corporation open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 30 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $134K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $55K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2022) to $3.6M (2020). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $3.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California State University Northridge Northridge, CA | University Projects | $769,354 |
| Northeast Valley Health Corporation San Fernando, CA | Non-Research Grants | $684,784 |
| Tataviam Land Conservancy San Fernando, CA | Non-Research Grants | $298,335 |
| The University of Mississippi Oxford, MS | Research | $207,758 |
| Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians San Fernando, CA | Non-Research Grants | $191,201 |
| Cal State La University Auxiliary Services Inc Los Angeles, CA | Research and Non-Research Grants | $131,895 |
| Northridge Hospital Foundation Reseda, CA | Non-Research Grants | $129,592 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Research | $99,329 |
| Rancho Research Institute Downey, CA | Research | $73,768 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA | Research | $64,757 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing type is Form 990 (a public charity).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $91,315,603 | $60,497,451 | $54,442,972 | $3,203,008 | 30 | $3,079,294 |
| 2024 | $84,695,490 | $50,736,157 | $47,373,441 | $2,313,535 | 33 | $1,903,969 |
| 2023 | $77,671,189 | $47,045,939 | $45,633,888 | $2,509,754 | 31 | $-352,299 |
| 2022 | $72,399,282 | $45,441,004 | $42,758,237 | $1,072,928 | 30 | $1,404,970 |
| 2021 | $74,869,127 | $40,506,670 | $33,961,329 | $2,201,150 | 32 | $4,943,980 |
| 2020 | $66,775,649 | $52,761,003 | $49,418,975 | $3,627,542 | 31 | $1,108,525 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
TUC’s mission is to provide services and solutions addressing CSUN’s needs, support the academic, research, and creative work of students, faculty, and staff, and enhance campus life. Its website says its endowments provide grants for faculty research, student research, and innovative teaching projects.
TUC administers externally funded sponsored programs after awards are made. Its described post-award work includes project accounting and compliance, processing project expenses and payroll, and budget monitoring. This administrative role is distinct from the grants TUC itself reports making.
The 2025 filing lists grants for university projects, research, and non-research purposes. Recipients include universities, a hospital foundation, research organizations, and community organizations. For example, the Tataviam Land Conservancy describes its mission as restoring the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians’ ancestral homelands through protective land management, traditional ecological knowledge, and climate-resilient initiatives. The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians describes itself as a nonprofit mutual-benefit corporation formed by people of Fernandeño San Fernando Mission and Tataviam ancestry. These are the recipients’ descriptions, not stated focus areas of TUC.
Grantmaking
In 2025, TUC reported 30 grants totaling $3,203,008. Grant amounts ranged from $5,055 to $769,354, with a median of $44,209.
The largest reported grants included $769,354 to California State University Northridge for university projects; $684,784 to Northeast Valley Health Corporation for non-research grants; and $298,335 to the Tataviam Land Conservancy for non-research grants. Other recipients included the University of Mississippi, which received $207,758 for research; the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, which received $191,201 for non-research grants; and Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, which received $131,895 for research and non-research grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Erika Beck as chair, Colin Donahue as recording secretary, Rick Evans as president, Benedict Yaspelkis as first vice president, and Grace Slavik as secretary. It also lists Hamid Johari, Dave Moon, and Lois Shelton as directors, Heather Cairns as associate executive director of administrative services, and Julie M. Gould as project coordinator. The university catalog identifies Rick Evans as TUC’s executive director.
The University Corporation is led by Rick Evans, President on every filing since 2020; 6 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rick Evans
President
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$151K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Merilla Scott
Executive Director of Strength United
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$134K (2025)
Erika Beck
Chair
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Santiago
Interim Managing Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$109K (2023) → $123K (2025)
Dave Moon
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
$10K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Nhut T. Ho
Founding Director Nasa Auto. Res. Center
Investigator-Csun Arcs → Founding Director Nasa Auto. Res. Center, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$123K (2022) → $134K (2025)
Carlos Fuentes
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hamid Johari
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Bookstein
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerald Schutte
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald S. Friedman
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lois Shelton
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brianna Kovenia
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Iman Khan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isaac Gavino
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joselyn Harris
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Omar Jwainat
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Cairns
Associate Executive Director Administrator Services
Director of Administrator → Associate Executive Director Administrator Services, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$111K (2020) → $134K (2025)
Julie M. Gould
Project Coordinator
Tseng College → Mental Health Program Coordinator, 2023
Mental Health Program Coordinator → Project Coordinator, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$111K (2020) → $143K (2025)
Grace Slavik
Secretary
Associate Executive Director & Finance Services → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
32 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $133K (2025)
Colin Donahue
Recording Secretary
Recording Secretary → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Recording Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Phillips
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benedict Yaspelkis
First Vice President
Vice President → First Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Karroum
Second Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Paige Hajiloo (2022–2024) — Second Vice President
- Former: Josephine Anderson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Lih-Yun Wu (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Mitul Kalra (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Allison Walker (2024) — Director
- Former: Golden Bachelder (2024) — Director
- Former: Karen Haze (2024) — Director of Underwriting
- Former: Kim Goldberg Roth (2024) — Executive Director of Strength United
- Former: Nicholas Tivy (2024) — Director
- Former: Mechelle Best (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Eden Shashoua (2023) — Director
- Former: Freny Shah (2023) — Director Business & Finance
- Former: Gang Lu (2023) — Professor
- Former: Michael Tejax (2023) — Director
- Former: Shayan Moshtael (2023) — Director
- Former: Ben Yaspelkis (2020–2022) — First Vice President
- Former: Lih Wu (2020–2022) — Secretary & CFO
- Former: Rose Merida (2020–2022) — Student Director & 2nd Vice President
- Former: Sandra Plotin (2020–2022) — Agency Fund-Center of Disa
- Former: Wendy Greuel (2020–2022) — Agency Fund-A3126
- Former: Isabella O'Brien (2021–2022) — Student Director
- Former: Miya Butler (2021–2022) — Student Director
- Former: Jonathan Hay (2022) — Student Director
- Former: Kiana Requena (2022) — Student Director
- Former: Maria Rita D. Orsonga (2022) — Investigator-Nsf Grants
- Former: Dianne F. Harrison (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Jacob Akopnik (2020–2021) — Student Director
- Former: Matthew Contreras (2020–2021) — Student Director
- Former: Danior Martin (2021) — Controller
- Former: Michael Meeks (2021) — Student Director
- Former: Diana Vicente (2020) — Student Director
- Former: Mohammed Hotaki (2020) — Student Director
- Former: Sabrina Maglalang (2020) — Student Director
- Former: Steven Sherry (2020) — Grants Coordinator
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $143K, to Julie M Gould (Project Coordinator). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The University Corporation
How much does The University Corporation give each year?
The University Corporation gave $3.2M across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 33 grants.
What is The University Corporation's typical grant size?
The University Corporation's median grant in 2025 was $44,209, and its average grant was $106,767, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The University Corporation that year got $18K on average.
Where does The University Corporation give grants?
The University Corporation gives mostly in California: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Mississippi (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (5 grants), San Fernando, CA (3 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does The University Corporation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 30 grants with a stated purpose on The University Corporation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research" (17 grants), "Non-Research Grants" (9 grants) and "Research and Non-Research Grants" (3 grants).
Who are The University Corporation's largest grantees?
The University Corporation's largest 2025 grantees include California State University Northridge ($769,354), Northeast Valley Health Corporation ($684,784) and Tataviam Land Conservancy ($298,335), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The University Corporation?
The University Corporation reported $91.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $60.5M.
What does The University Corporation fund?
TUC’s mission is to provide services and solutions addressing CSUN’s needs, support the academic, research, and creative work of students, faculty, and staff, and enhance campus life. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The University Corporation?
The University Corporation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The University Corporation's EIN?
The University Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-1992732. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The University Corporation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-university-corporation-morg_b3bb603e8c3f4d83a7c608eee249782b
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