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THE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHICO

EIN 95-1230865 CHICO, CA

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Revenue 2023
$15,406,122
Expenses 2023
$9,390,466

Program services were 84.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B110
Classification
2000
Street
25 MAIN ST UNIT 203

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 · 2023

Mission

TO BUILD A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY BY HARNESSING THE EXPERTISE AND PASSION OF OUR ALUMNI, PARENTS, AND FRIENDS TO RAISE PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE EDUCATION, PRACTICAL RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC SERVICE THAT TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To administer all CSU, Chico related philanthropic activities.

  • THE CAMPUS PROGRAM FUND ENRICHES OUR ACADEMIC, CO-CURRICULAR, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BY PROVIDING FACULTY AND STAFF WITH ENHANCED RESOURCES THAT GIVE STUDENTS THE REAL-WORLD, TEAM-ORIENTED, AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO GRADUATE WORK-READY, THINK CREATIVELY, PROBLEM SOLVE, AND DEVELOP PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN THEIR CAREERS AND LIVES. THE FUND ALSO SUPPORTS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, COLLEGE-BASED PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, AND CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

    Expenses $5,866,656 · Grants $2,903,814 · Revenue $780,788

  • THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND DIRECTLY IMPACTS STUDENT SUCCESS BY MAKING COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR DESERVING STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS. NOT ONLY DOES THE FUND DECREASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF STUDENTS' COLLEGE EDUCATION, BUT IT ALSO RECOGNIZES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AMBITION OF STUDENTS WHO EXEMPLIFY THE UNIVERSITY'S VALUES AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD.

    Expenses $2,022,699 · Grants $2,022,699

As filed on the 2023 return.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Ahmad Boura

    CEO & Secretary, CSUC VP Advancement

    Total calculated
    $383,819
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $315,452
    Other
    $68,367
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $266,949 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $40,865 related
    Other
    $0 + $7,638 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $46,733 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $21,634 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $383,819 related
  • Catherine Pleasant

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chuck Nelsen

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jamie Clyde

    Treasurer, CSUC VP Bus & Finance

    Total calculated
    $211,137
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $163,081
    Other
    $48,056
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $162,125 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $956 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $46,733 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,323 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $211,137 related
  • Bob Kittredge

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Braydan Young

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christina Nichols

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cynthia Daley

    Board Member/Faculty Member

    Total calculated
    $193,612
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $137,496
    Other
    $56,116
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $137,496 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $44,813 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,303 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $193,612 related
  • Darryl Schoen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Heinsen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Scotto

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Hodson

    Board Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Hufford

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Guerrero

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Thomas Reed

    Board Memeber

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gayle Dilley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Glen Thomas

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jay Gilbert

    Board Memeber

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Morrell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joyce Densmore-Thomas

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kate Minderhoud

    Board Member/Student

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leslie Cornick

    Provost (start 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related
  • Marilyn Rees

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matt Ober

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Prime

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $15,406,122
    Expenses
    $9,390,466
    Contributions
    $10,526,200
    Grants paid
    $4,926,513
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $11,237,610
    Expenses
    $9,254,437
    Contributions
    $7,600,497
    Grants paid
    $5,001,148

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
  • 2023 · 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
    $18,411,728
    Expenses
    $7,565,289
    Assets (EOY)
    $117,965,122
  • 2021 · 990-T

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

    Revenue
    $22,773,437
    Expenses
    $7,620,522
    Assets (EOY)
    $127,679,782
  • 2020 · 990-T

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

    Revenue
    $11,469,732
    Expenses
    $9,450,939
    Assets (EOY)
    $91,966,484
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,959,361
    Expenses
    $9,996,026
    Assets (EOY)
    $93,562,794
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,237,810
    Expenses
    $9,875,823
    Assets (EOY)
    $90,703,540

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

  • California State University Chico

    $3,679,703

    2023 Student Scholarships and General Support

  • California State University Chico

    $3,204,076

    2022 See Statement

  • Chico State Enterprises

    $1,138,817

    2022 See Statement

  • Chico State Enterprises

    $924,895

    2023 North State Public Radio (NSPR) Contributions. North state Symphony contributions, and other general support.

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

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return

  • Charitable remainder trusts (11)

    Trust · Charitable trust · CA · 100% owned · controlled entity

California fundraising campaigns

Campaigns run by paid fundraisers, commercial coventurers and thrift stores naming this organization, as California published them. Both figures are as filed, and what the first one counts depends on the campaign type — a coventurer or a thrift store files its own sales rather than money collected for the charity. The 990 reports this only as a yearly total, never per campaign.

  • RUFFALO NOEL LEVITZ LLC

    $7,900 raised

    2022 Commercial Fundraiser

    -$4,197 to charity

Amounts are as filed and do not add up: a commercial coventurer reports one promotion's whole gross once for each charity that shared in it. A campaign may also name more than one registered charity, in which case it appears on each.

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 13 October 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 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.