Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association
To support the educational calling of UC Santa Cruz. To provide a means by which alumni may serve the university, its colleges, its students, and each other. To help guide the university into the future.
Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association at a glance
In short: Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association gave $275K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $275K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $275,160
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $275,160
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $275,160
- Total assets
- $6,460,956
- +7.0% 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 Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of CA Santa Cruz ($275K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
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 Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association gives
- Giving grew 126% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $122K (2022) to $275K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $275K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of CA Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | Support Ucsc | $275,160 |
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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 | $6,460,956 | $253,839 | $283,636 | $275,160 | 1 | $253,839 |
| 2024 | $6,038,209 | $225,341 | $266,415 | $253,854 | 1 | $225,341 |
| 2023 | $5,688,711 | $244,341 | $269,440 | $264,835 | 1 | $224,341 |
| 2022 | $5,520,307 | $128,892 | $127,110 | $121,763 | 1 | $108,892 |
| 2021 | $6,067,464 | $129,173 | $139,695 | $127,962 | 1 | $111,673 |
| 2020 | $4,666,830 | $131,734 | $206,217 | $160,000 | 1 | $114,234 |
About Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association
Based on IRS filings
Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Cruz, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $275K. Net investment income was $254K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association is led by Shayna Kent, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 25 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shayna Kent
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelly Meron
President
Vice President → Executive Vice President, 2023
Executive Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark E. Davis
President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
April Yee
Vice President Finance
Vice President Finance → Council Member, 2023
Council Member → Vice President Finance, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Madrid
Past President
Executive Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judith Gutierrez
Council Member
Council Member → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Council Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juliet Musso
Executive Vice President
Council Member → Vice President Finance, 2024
Vice President Finance → Executive Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sareil Brookins
Council Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter M. Joyce
Council Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Gururajan
Council Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Armando Flores
Vice President Administrator
Council Member → Vice President Administrator, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Lum
Council Member
Council Member → Vice President Administrator, 2024
Vice President Administrator → Council Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Pine
Assistant Vice Chanc
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Volkan
Council Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shonte Thomas
Council Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abel Mkulama
Council Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Nguyen
Council Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julia Dolloff
Council Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lakeya Cherry
Council Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Garcia
Council Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Canilas
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelsey Knox
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicona Macdonald
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Mahon
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sterling Scott
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Brian Turner (2020–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Max Ortiz (2020–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Meredith Vivian Turner (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Susan Tappero (2020–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Corinne Kappeler (2021–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Claudine Lim (2022–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Christy Martin (2020–2023) — Vice President Finance
- Former: David B. Hansen (2020–2023) — Council Member
- Former: Dom Siababa (2020–2023) — Council Member
- Former: Mario Galdamez (2022–2023) — Council Member
- Former: Gardenia Guerrero (2023) — Council Member
- Former: Moses Massenburg (2023) — Council Member
- Former: ARMANDO R HERNANDEZ PhD (2020–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Michael Riepe (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: Roberto Ocampo (2020–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Julia Silverman (2022) — Council Member
- Former: Adolfo R. Mercado (2020–2021) — Past President
- Former: Andrew Call (2020–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Blair Gifford (2020–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Brian Sniegowski (2020–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Dana Linda (2020–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Eanad Lott (2020–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Jeffrey J. Shilling (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Leisette Rodriguez (2020–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Matthew Waxman (2020–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Saurabh Mishra (2020–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Veronica Garcia (2020–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Corinne Warnshuis (2020) — Council Member
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.
Frequently asked questions about Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association
How much does Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association give each year?
Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association gave $275K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $254K across 1 grant.
How large is Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association?
Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $254K.
What is Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association?
Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It holds $6.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association operate?
Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association has awarded grants in California.
What is Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association's EIN?
Uc Santa Cruz Alumni Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7003589. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 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 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
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