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LOS RIOS FOUNDATION

EIN 94-2506591 SACRAMENTO, CA

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Revenue 2024
$8,015,765
Expenses 2024
$5,785,841

Program services were 88.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
1919 SPANOS CT

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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To raise private philanthropic gifts that improve student success and help prepare an educated workforce through scholarships, emergency grants, and college program support.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Improve student success and prepare an educated workforce through philanthropy

  • Direct student support is critical to keeping students in school and succeeding especially among the 46% that are low income or below poverty. The Student Emergency Fund assisted with basic needs, housing and food insecurity. 1,271 students received scholarships provided by generous individuals, corporations, foundations, and employees. Scholarships cover tuition, fees, textbooks, transportation, and living expenses for students with a high level of financial need and/or outstanding academic performance. The Los Rios scholarship program supports deserving students including foster youth, veterans, single parents, and at-risk low income populations.

    Expenses $1,045,701 · Grants $1,045,701

  • The Los Rios Colleges Foundation provides philantrhopic support to the four Los Rios Colleges (American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and Sacramento City) and the Harris Center for the Arts, by serving as the vehicle through which individuals and organizations may invest in the Los Rios Colleges and their students, departments, and programs. The Los Rios Colleges Foundation provided support to college departments and programs during the 2024-25 academic year. These resources allowed college faculty, staff, and administrators to improve existing programs, experiment with new and innovative approaches and support student success.(Continued on Schedule O)The Foundation proudly serves as the philanthropic arm of the Harris Center for the Arts on the Folsom Lake College Campus, helping keep world-class arts experiences thriving in our community. Donor support brings the arts to life by funding free matinee performances for children from low-income schools, providing mini-grants for emerging artists, and sustaining high-quality programming that ticket sales alone can't cover. Our engaging membership program also fuels vital volunteer efforts that make every performance possible. Together, our supporters help ensure the arts remain vibrant, accessible, and inspiring for all.

    Expenses $3,552,086 · Grants $3,552,086

  • Thanks to generous corporate and indiviual donors, Los Rios Colleges Foundation continued to remove barriers for students through the Los Rios Promise. The Los Rios Promise Scholarships provided $500 awards to first-time, full-time students with high financial need. Promise to Career scholarships helped students in construction and allied health programs prepare for high-paying, high-quality jobs and meet the demand in the region for skilled workers. The scholarships encourage students to enroll and complete these critical educational pathways by removing barriers like necessary program equipment and state testing.

    Expenses $167,825 · Grants $167,825

  • The Los Rios Colleges Foundation gratefully receives gifts of real estate, goods, and equipment supporting academic programs, student learning, and campus cultural enrichment. In-kind gifts this year provided students with hands-on opportunities and tools for workforce success, including wine for the culinary program, pianos, art, and sewing supplies for teaching, artwork for cultural inspiration, clothes and hygiene items for job interview preparation, and equipment for the optical technology program. Many gifts come from generous industry partners who value skilled employees educated at Los Rios Colleges.

    Expenses $338,919 · Grants $338,919

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.

  • Paula L AllisonPresident

    Chief Advancement Officer

    Total calculated
    $369,785
    From this org
    $341,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,771
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $334,414
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,600
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,771
    Filer's total
    $369,785
  • Kristin EmmettSecretary

    Director Institutional Advancement

    Total calculated
    $180,335
    From this org
    $157,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,485
    Hours/week
    36

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,850
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,485
    Filer's total
    $180,335
  • Alex TaghavianImm Past Chair

    thru Nov/Chair thru Sept

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Janiela BoldsChair as of Sept

    Chair Elect thru Sept

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Donald Terry

    Finance Chair/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Rachel WyattChair Elect

    as of Sept/Director thru Sept

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Brian King

    Ex-Officio

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Pamela Haynes

    Ex-Officio thru Nov

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Bryan Byrd

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Farres Everly

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • John Frisch

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Dana Masera

    Director thru Dec

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Paul McClure

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Jonathan McMurtry

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Tim Mech

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Patrick Mulvaney

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Alice Perez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Kevin Pressey

    Director thru May

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • John Ruden

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Josh Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Tracy Stigler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Anna Trunnell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • John Knight

    Ex-Officio as of Mar

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Arthur Ma

    Director as of Sept

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Deborah Ortiz

    Ex-Officio as of Mar

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

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
    $8,015,765
    Expenses
    $5,785,841
    Contributions
    $6,675,294
    Grants paid
    $5,104,531
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,008,860
    Expenses
    $3,359,404
    Contributions
    $6,244,553
    Grants paid
    $2,796,102
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $6,304,483
    Expenses
    $2,542,206
    Contributions
    $5,735,409
    Grants paid
    $2,212,051

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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,280,788
    Expenses
    $2,598,310
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,783,162
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,066,497
    Expenses
    $2,395,734
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,528,267
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,981,037
    Expenses
    $2,450,797
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,367,671
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,099,707
    Expenses
    $1,664,359
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,330,494
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,099,707
    Expenses
    $1,664,359
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,330,494
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,689,328
    Expenses
    $2,109,044
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,739,178
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,875,080
    Expenses
    $1,459,845
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,689,751
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,699,399
    Expenses
    $2,434,373
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,876,238

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.

Grants made

  • Los Rios Community College District

    $3,373,041

    2024 College Assistance

  • LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

    $1,691,729

    2023 COLLEGE ASSISTANCE

  • LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

    $810,100

    2022 COLLEGE ASSISTANCE

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 2023 return

  • LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST

    GOVNT · EDUCATION · CA

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 PC.

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.