Mission
CDE Foundation works as a trusted partner with state education leaders and entities to create, resource, and implement solutions that result in a strong and valued public education system that serves every student in California.
Public Charity
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $6.4M revenue, $8.4M expenses, $4.5M total assets. 33 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 450676449
San Francisco, CA
Youth Development Programs
NTEE: O50
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.4M
Total Expenses$8.4M
Total Assets$4.5M
Grant Records33
Funding Total$4.4M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
How Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$92
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $92 for programs
$43
Educator Workforce Investment Grant for Computer Science (EWIG): Our STEAM Initiatives team is a partner with UCLA, Sacramento County Office of Education and the San Bernardino County Superintendent…
$20
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation serves as a fiscal manager for the California Department of Education (CDE) and provides fiscal oversight and grants management for a large number…
$10
The Residency Lab
Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$151,000
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
$8,000
EDUCATION
$50,000
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
$8,000
2024 CA STEM SYMPOSIUM FRIEND
$7,500
Showing up to 5 of 33 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Vice Chair
Curtiss Sarikey
CEO
Ed Honowitz
Dir. Grants&Oper.
Elvia De La Torre
Board Member
Erika Jones
Chair / Secretary
Gerald Solomon
Dir. of STEAM
Glennon Stratton
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.4M | $8.4M | $4.5M |
| 2024 | $11.4M | $8.5M | $6.3M |
| 2023 | $3.8M | $6.0M | $4.8M |
| 2022 | $4.2M | $5.0M | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $12.9M | $17.4M | $5.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $12.9M to $6.4M (-50%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.