Public Charity

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, of ROHNERT PARK, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $9.5M in revenue, $4.9M in expenses, $79.8M in total assets. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $672K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 990157509 ROHNERT PARK, CA Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.5M
Total Expenses$4.9M
Total Assets$79.8M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$672K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION'S PRINCIPAL MISSION IS TO RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER ENDOWMENT GIFTS AND PLANNED GIVING THAT ENHANCE AND PROMOTE SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE DIRECTED BY A BOARD OF COMMUNITY, STUDENT, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVES. THE FOUNDATION IS A CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AUXILIARY ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN TITLE 5 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS.

Where $100 goes at Sonoma State University Foundation

How Sonoma State University Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 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

$46
Campus and scholarship programs provide support to the university for students and programs along with activities relating to instructional and student enrichment
50% of program spending
$45
Special programs associated primarily with academic support, student services and institutional support
About 50% (cost not reported)
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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

BOARD VICE-CHAIR Ali Pourghadir
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Amanda Visser
DIRECTOR Anita Christmas
DIRECTOR Asad Aj Franklin
DIRECTOR Brent Thomas
DIRECTOR, SSU PROFESSOR, MATHEMATICS Brigitte Lahme

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$286,520 13 grants
General Support
$165,300 8 grants
Environment & Conservation
$134,256 4 grants
Research & Policy
$41,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$44,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.5M $4.9M $79.8M
2024 $3.6M $4.2M $72.7M
2023 $7.0M $5.4M $68.4M
2021 $10.2M $3.2M $66.6M
2020 $5.1M $4.3M $51.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.1M to $9.5M (+85%), with total assets most recently reported at $79.8M.

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