Public Charity

CAL POLY HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION

Based in ARCATA, CA, CAL POLY HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $15.9M in revenue, $15.3M in expenses, $70.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 79 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.1M.

EIN: 946077724 ARCATA, CA Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.9M
Total Expenses$15.3M
Total Assets$70.5M
Grant Records79
Funding Total$5.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE CAL POLY HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION PROVIDES EXPERTISE, FIDUCIARY OVERSIGHT AND ADVOCACY TO INCREASE CHARITABLE GIVING AND MANAGE THE ENDOWMENT AND OTHER CHARITABLE FUNDS. THE FOUNDATION SERVES HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY IN SEVERAL WAYS: 1. STEWARD ASSETS - ENSURE THAT CONTRIBUTIONS ARE WELL INVESTED AND USED AS DONORS INTEND.2. DEPLOY ASSETS - ENSURE THAT CONTRIBUTED FUNDS ARE EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTED AND PRODUCTIVELY USED BY THE UNIVERSITY. 3. RAISE NEW ASSETS - ENGAGE IN THE FUNDRAISING PROCESS IN ORDER TO INCREASE AMOUNT AND QUALITY OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY. 4. STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT - BE FAMILIAR WITH THE STRATEGIES AND DIRECTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND PROVIDE COMMENTARY AND FEEDBACK TO UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP. 5. ADVOCACY - SERVE AS SPOKESPERSON AND AMBASSADORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

Where $100 goes at Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation

How Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$9 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 $91 for programs

$91
Services include forwarding earnings to 189 scholarship funds and 76 campus programs in compliance with endowment restrictions; administering 355 charitable accounts dedicated to university purposes; and managing 291…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 76 programs
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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

MEMBER Carin Kaltschmidt
MEMBER Dan Phillips
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE Eden Donahue
EXEC DIRECTOR & SECRETARY THRU 07/24 Frank Whitlatch
CHAIR Jack Mcgurk
TREASURER Jason Carlson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,750,921 43 grants
Education
$1,181,522 27 grants
Health & Medicine
$53,000 1 grant
Research & Policy
$20,933 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $15.9M $15.3M $70.5M
2024 $17.3M $10.5M $67.7M
2023 $10.9M $10.5M $59.5M
2021 $12.3M $6.5M $52.7M
2020 $9.2M $5.4M $39.6M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.2M to $15.9M (+73%), with total assets most recently reported at $70.5M.

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

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