Public Charity

THE SANTA MONICA COLLEGE FOUNDATION

THE SANTA MONICA COLLEGE FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in SANTA MONICA, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $7.7M, expenses of $4.1M, total assets of $44.9M. Imperigo tracks 85 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.5M.

EIN: 956047779 SANTA MONICA, CA Scholarships & Student Financial Aid NTEE: B82 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.7M
Total Expenses$4.1M
Total Assets$44.9M
Grant Records85
Funding Total$3.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE SANTA MONICA COLLEGE FOUNDATION LEADS THE PRIVATE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS OF SANTA MONICA COLLEGE IN SUPPORT OF THE COLLEGE'S MISSION TO PROVIDE OPEN AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES, DISPERSES AND INVESTS PRIVATE DONATIONS IN SUPPORT OF COLLEGE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES AND RAISES ANNUAL GIFTS TO INITIATE PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COLLEGE, ITS STUDENTS AND FACULTY.

Where $100 goes at The Santa Monica College Foundation

How The Santa Monica College Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$49
Student programming and assistance
62% of program spending
$16
Scholarships
20% of program spending
$9
Santa Monica college's emeritus program serves a population of older adults with a rich array of courses, free of charge
11% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 80 classes; 3,000 students

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

DIRECTOR Colleen O'brien
SECRETARY Deanna Hansen
DIRECTOR Donald Girard
DIRECTOR Doug Scherrer
DIRECTOR Dr Ava Shamban
DIRECTOR Dr Kathryn E Jeffery

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$2,362,146 37 grants
General Support
$621,409 33 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$195,000 2 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$50,000 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$39,215 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.7M $4.1M $44.9M
2024 $5.0M $3.2M $40.4M
2023 $4.9M $2.9M $35.6M
2022 $5.6M $3.4M $31.9M
2021 $10.1M $3.1M $36.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $10.1M to $7.7M (-24%), with total assets most recently reported at $44.9M.

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

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