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UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES INC

EIN 94-1337638 SACRAMENTO, CA

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Revenue 2024
$145,359,200
Expenses 2024
$142,753,730

Program services were 95.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B114
Classification
1200
Street
6000 J STREET 3800

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES, INC.'S (UEI) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ENRICH THE SACRAMENTO STATE EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY. UEI ADMINISTERS MORE THAN 500 RESEARCH GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS CONDUCTED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND RESOURCE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY. UEI ALSO ADMINISTERS FOOD SERVICE, PROPERTY SERVICES AND BOOKSTORE OPERATIONS ON CAMPUS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE PROGRAMS & SERVICES THAT ENRICH & SUPPORT THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY.

  • FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS:- US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDING SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF PROJECTS BENEFITTING SACRAMENTO STATE STUDENTS INCLUDING THE INSTITUTIONAL NETWORKS FOR (STUDENT) SUCCESS (PEER) PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTIONAL REDESIGN EFFORTS (INSPIRE) PROJECT WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; THE CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOLS (CCAMPIS) PROGRAM WHICH SUPPORTS OUT-OF-POCKET CHILDCARE EXPENSES FOR STUDENTS, AND THE ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANAPISI) FUNDING WHICH FUNDS ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FUNDING SUPPORTS TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC RELATED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE "LEAPS-MPS: UNVEILING THE ROLE OF A GALAXY'S STRUCTURE WITH BESPOKE NUMERICAL MODELS" PROJECT, WHICH INVESTIGATES THE DEGREE TO WHICH A GALAXY'S STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS ARE A CONTROLLING FACTOR IN REGULATING STAR FORMING ACTIVITY, AND "PROJECT SOAR," WHICH AIMS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ONLINE STEM COURSES THROUGH COURSE REDESIGN.- FUNDING FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SUPPORTS THE OPERATIONS OF THE REGION 9 ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER (EFC) AT SACRAMENTO STATE. THE EFC IS OPERATED BY SAC STATE'S OFFICE OF WATER PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO REGION 9 COMMUNITIES.- GRANTS FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES SUPPORT BASIC RESEARCH, INCLUDING RESEARCH ON ANTI-HIV MICROBICIDE AGENTS, AND RESEARCH TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS FROM GROUPS UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.- A COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO DEVELOP SUMMARIES OF OIL AND GAS WELL LOGS FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WELL LOGS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF HYDROGEOLOGIC SYSTEMS AND IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL LOCATION OF TRANSPORT PATHWAYS.STATE & LOCALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS:- FUNDING PROVIDED FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS WITHIN STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE STUDENTS' AREA OF STUDY AND PROVIDING THEM WITH VALUABLE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.- CONTRACT SERVICES PROVIDED BY SACRAMENTO STATE FACULTY TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS AND STUDIES, APPLIANCE TESTING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS.- IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD, THE OFFICE OF WATER PROGRAMS PROVIDES TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCIAL SERVICES TO SMALL DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA TO RETROFIT OR REPLACE A DRINKING WATER SYSTEM.OTHER EXTERNALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS:- UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES, INC'S PROGRAM SERVICES BENEFITS MORE THAN 33,300 FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS OF SACRAMENTO STATE AS WELL AS THE GENERAL POPULACE.- DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND PUBLISH TRAINING MATERIALS FOR OPERATORS OF WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS, AND MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECLAMATION FACILITIES.- THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH RECEIVES STATE OF CALIFORNIA, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND NON-PROFIT FUNDING FOR CUSTOMIZED PROJECTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PROGRAM/POLICY EVALUATION, AND SURVEY RESEARCH SERVICES.- THE TITLE IV-E STIPEND PROGRAM PREPARES BOTH MSW AND BSW STUDENTS FOR SOCIAL WORK CAREERS IN PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE SERVICES AND OFFERS STIPENDS AND REIMBURSEMENT SUPPORT FOR TUITION, FEES, AND BOOKS.

    Expenses $135,941,644 · Grants $6,760,105 · Revenue $48,706,537

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Carlos Nevarez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $413,464
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $294,533
    Other
    $118,931
    Hours/week
    0.26 + 39.74 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $293,913 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $620 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $87,257 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $31,674 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $413,464 related
  • Mark Wheeler

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $349,012
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $274,850
    Other
    $74,162
    Hours/week
    0.24 + 39.76 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $274,328 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $522 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $48,240 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $25,922 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $349,012 related
  • Machelle Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $307,586
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $230,823
    Other
    $76,763
    Hours/week
    0.35 + 39.65 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $230,203 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $620 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $45,812 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $30,951 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $307,586 related
  • Roslyn Roberts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $282,242
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $202,819
    Other
    $79,423
    Hours/week
    0.29 + 39.71 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $202,672 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $147 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $46,327 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $33,096 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $282,242 related
  • Franziska M Renz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $182,162
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $134,479
    Other
    $47,683
    Hours/week
    0.26 + 39.74 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $134,332 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $147 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $35,542 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,141 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $182,162 related
  • Nataly Andrade-Dominquez

    STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $1,439
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,439
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.22 + 39.78 related
  • Bindu Jaduram

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marco Rodriguez

    SECRETARY AND TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Azevedo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Cheung

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gabriel Conejo Gallegos

    DIRECTOR / STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29 + 39.71 related
  • Nicholas Hastings

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Lynch Thru 425

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Oto

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Melikian

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UEI

    Total calculated
    $240,528
    From this org
    $171,463
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,065
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,219
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,244
    Deferred
    $67,542
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,523
    Filer's total
    $240,528
  • Trina Knight Thru 1124

    DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $236,562
    From this org
    $158,826
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $77,736
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,837
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $31,989
    Deferred
    $55,793
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,943
    Filer's total
    $236,562
  • Terri Stevens

    DIRECTOR, FINANCE/CFO

    Total calculated
    $233,001
    From this org
    $171,741
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,260
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,994
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $747
    Deferred
    $46,065
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,195
    Filer's total
    $233,001
  • Monica Kauppinen

    DIRECTOR, SPONSORED PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $230,337
    From this org
    $163,943
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $66,394
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,697
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $246
    Deferred
    $48,273
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,121
    Filer's total
    $230,337
  • Keohiokalani Griffith

    DIRECTOR, REAL ESTATE SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $214,189
    From this org
    $143,344
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,845
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,122
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,222
    Deferred
    $42,214
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,631
    Filer's total
    $214,189
  • Angela Barrett-Rader

    DIRECTOR, RETAIL AND MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $196,441
    From this org
    $142,501
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,940
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,281
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $220
    Deferred
    $41,653
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,287
    Filer's total
    $196,441
  • Erica Biagi

    DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $17,216
    From this org
    $11,908
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,308
    Hours/week
    41
  • William Olmsted

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNION-WELL

    Total calculated
    $263,627
    From this org
    $177,845
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $85,782
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,580
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $265
    Deferred
    $52,926
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,856
    Filer's total
    $263,627
  • Randall Marx

    STAFF RESEARCH ENGINEER IV

    Total calculated
    $236,618
    From this org
    $172,901
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,717
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,636
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $265
    Deferred
    $44,068
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,649
    Filer's total
    $236,618
  • Brian Currier

    STAFF RESEARCH ENGINEER IV

    Total calculated
    $234,694
    From this org
    $175,392
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,302
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,132
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,260
    Deferred
    $52,114
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,188
    Filer's total
    $234,694
  • Kevin Murphy

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $224,847
    From this org
    $141,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $83,451
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,121
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $275
    Deferred
    $56,178
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,273
    Filer's total
    $224,847

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $145,359,200
    Expenses
    $142,753,730
    Contributions
    $80,289,063
    Grants paid
    $6,760,105
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $136,268,718
    Expenses
    $130,268,336
    Contributions
    $73,038,569
    Grants paid
    $3,904,906
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $115,167,090
    Expenses
    $112,436,674
    Contributions
    $58,868,632
    Grants paid
    $2,531,553

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $102,624,210
    Expenses
    $98,775,539
    Assets (EOY)
    $283,649,336
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $100,716,248
    Expenses
    $89,223,782
    Assets (EOY)
    $169,885,681
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $99,291,560
    Expenses
    $102,194,179
    Assets (EOY)
    $150,298,368
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $101,577,933
    Expenses
    $103,220,246
    Assets (EOY)
    $156,098,614
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $97,541,599
    Expenses
    $96,902,816
    Assets (EOY)
    $156,216,216
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $87,886,695
    Expenses
    $85,666,763
    Assets (EOY)
    $152,143,013

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility SOUNK.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.