Public Charity

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN JOSE, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $89.3M revenue, $84.4M expenses, $76.7M total assets. 149 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $36.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 946017638 SAN JOSE, CA Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$89.3M
Total Expenses$84.4M
Total Assets$76.7M
Grant Records149
Funding Total$36.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AS AN INTEGRAL MEMBER OF THE SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY, THE SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROVIDES AN ENTREPRENEURIAL FRAMEWORK THROUGH WHICH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS ENGAGE SJSU FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN SPONSORED RESEARCH, PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS, CONSULTING AND OTHER SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION. DELIVERING SPECIALIZED BUSINESS SERVICES TO SUPPORT A DIVERSE RANGE OF EXTERNALLY FUNDED ACTIVITIES, THE SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOSTERS THE UNIVERSITY'S QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE BY: (1) SUPPORTING FACULTY SUCCESS, (2) EXPANDING STUDENT HORIZONS, (3) DELIVERING SPECIALIZED BUSINESS SERVICES, AND (4) DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY.

Where $100 goes at San Jose State University Research Foundation

How San Jose State University Research Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$15 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 $85 for programs

$70
Sponsored programs
82% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 253 awards
$15
Campus and community programs
18% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Andrew Exner
SJSU DEAN Anne Marie Todd
BOARD TREASURER Charlie Faas
OSP DIRECTOR Deborah Maloney
SJSU DEAN Heather Lattimer
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Henri Brillon

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$30,762,639 40 grants
Education
$2,241,208 43 grants
General Support
$1,692,548 40 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$260,388 9 grants
Environment & Conservation
$109,850 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $89.3M $84.4M $76.7M
2024 $71.9M $66.5M $66.8M
2023 $59.4M $58.3M $59.5M
2022 $56.0M $54.3M $60.8M
2021 $53.7M $54.3M $57.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $53.7M to $89.3M (+66%), with total assets most recently reported at $76.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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