THE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION AT SACRAMENTO STATE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION AT SACRAMENTO STATE

EIN 94-3001359 · Education (B110)

What they do

RAISE PRIVATE RESOURCES to ADVANCE THE MISSION and PRIORITIES of THE UNIVERSITY and SERVE AS AMBASSADORS IN THE COMMUNITY. PROVIDE STEWARDSHIP IN THE PRUDENT INVESTMENT of RESOURCES and ENSURE THE INTEGRITY of THE FOUNDATION THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY and TRANSPARENCY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $89.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders30 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

33.98%of revenue went to mission work89.0% of expenses · Program services

0.79%of revenue went to fundraising2.1% of expenses

$38.16spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

3.39%of revenue went to management and office costs8.9% of expenses

$15.93in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

61.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $138,333 for LUKE WOOD (SAC STATE PRES.). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$24,059,066

Mission workProgram services$8,175,07033.98% of revenue89.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$815,9483.39% of revenue8.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$190,5000.79% of revenue2.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$14,877,54861.84% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$9,181,51838.16% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 89.0% mission · 8.9% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 38.16% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 10.2% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 31.93% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 88.9% mission · 8.6% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 43.60% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 11.4% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 46.77% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.6% mission · 11.4% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 34.19% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.4% mission · 8.6% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.44% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 94.7% mission · 5.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.42% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.5% mission · 10.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 38.94% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$24,059,066

Expenses$9,181,518

Annual surplus $14,877,548 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$8,175,070 · 89.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$815,948 · 8.9% of expenses

Fundraising$190,500 · 2.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$24,059,066

Expenses$9,181,518

Assets$146,251,337

Income$77,473,553

Contributions$14,748,376

Mission work (program services)$8,175,070

Fundraising$190,500

Grants given$16,895,657

Average grant$2,413,665

Management and general$815,948

Stocks and bonds$133,568,146

Accounting fees$46,314

Investing fees$226,771

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LUKE WOODSAC STATE PRES. $138,333Base · Other $138,333

MACHELLE MARTINVP, PEOPLE & CULT./CFO (7/24-2/25) $77,875Base · Other $77,875

JONATHAN BOWMANSAC STATE CFO, DIRECT. (THRU 7/24) $77,442Base · Other $77,442

SHARON TAKEDAFORMER UNIV ADMIN $54,561Base · Other $54,561

AJAY SINGHFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE $52,333Base · Other $52,333

MICHAEL REZAUNIV ADVMNT ADMIN (FROM 9/24) $21,367Base · Other $21,367

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (30)

LUKE WOODSAC STATE PRES.

MACHELLE MARTINVP, PEOPLE & CULT./CFO (7/24-2/25)

JONATHAN BOWMANSAC STATE CFO, DIRECT. (THRU 7/24)

SHARON TAKEDAFORMER UNIV ADMIN

AJAY SINGHFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

MICHAEL REZAUNIV ADVMNT ADMIN (FROM 9/24)

RANDY SOLORIODIRECTOR (THRU 2/25)

MARGOT BACHDIRECTOR

NATALY ANDRADE-DOMINGUEZSSP I

PAM STEWARTDIRECTOR

LORA ANGUAYDIRECTOR

RYAN MURPHYVICE CHAIR

SCOTT SYPHAXDIRECTOR

SONNEY CHONGDIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)

SUE MCGINTYBOARD SECRETARY

TINA TREISCHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE

VANESSA GUERRADIRECTOR

LEE RITCHEYDIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

HOLLY TICHEDIRECTOR

GARRY MAISELCHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE

FRED BALDINIDIRECTOR

DEVIN LAVELLEDIRECTOR

DAVID LOPEZDIRECTOR (THRU 2/25)

DAVID BUGATTODIRECTOR

COLETTE HARRIS-MATHEWSDIRECTOR

CHRISTINE AULTDIRECTOR

CHRIS MCALARYINTERIM VP ADMIN-CFO (FROM 2/25)

BUD TRAVERSDIRECTOR

BERNICE BASS DE MARTINEZGOVERNANCE CHAIR

ALICE PEREZBOARD CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1988
Location: 6000 J ST, SACRAMENTO, CA 95819-2605
County: Sacramento
In care of: ALICE PEREZ
Primary officer: ALICE PEREZ, BOARD CHAIR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(916) 278-7326

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B110)
Grant-giving organization: Yes