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CSU BAKERSFIELD AUXILIARY FOR SPONSORED PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

EIN 32-0291662 BAKERSFIELD, CA

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Revenue 2023
$12,540,779
Expenses 2023
$12,235,462

Program services were 94.2% 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
9001 STOCKDALE HWY

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

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FACULTY AND STAFF SEEKING EXTERNAL FUNDING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND SERVICE PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND THE COMMUNITY.WE ALSO PROVIDE POST-AWARD ASSISTANCE TO FACULTY, STAFF, AND THE CAMPUS IN ADMINISTERING AWARDS BOTH FISCALLY AND PROGRAMMATICALLY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADMINISTERS GRANTS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD.

  • CALSWEC'S TITLE IV-E PROGRAM PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND MONETARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS WHO INTEND TO PURSUE OR CONTINUE A CAREER IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE (PCW) WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA WITH BASW AND MSW DEGREES. PRIORITIZE THE ENROLLMENT OF CURRENT STATE/COUNTY/TRIBAL SOCIAL SERVICES STAFF. PRIORITIZE THE ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS WHO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S CHILD WELFARE POPULATION. PROVIDE SPECIFIC PROGRAM SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MONETARY SUPPORT TO STUDENTS. PROVIDE SPECIFIC PROGRAM SUPPORT THROUGH A SPECIALIZED COMPETENCY-BASED CHILD WELFARE CURRICULUM. TOTAL NUMBER OF CALSWEC STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CSUB'S MSW PROGRAM WERE 34 STUDENTS. OUT OF THE 34, 16 WERE PART-TIME STUDENTS AND 18 FULL-TIME STUDENTS. SINCE 2019 TO THE PRESENT, 93% OF ALL GRADUATES WERE HIRED BY A QUALIFYING AGENCY.

    Expenses $1,058,638

  • THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TITLE III PROGRAM "AN EQUITABLE PATHWAY TO IN-DEMAND STEM CAREERS" PROVIDES A SUITE OF ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ON-RAMPS TO STEM PATHWAYS AND CAREERS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE STEM OUTREACH IN SERVICE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND K-12 INSTITUTIONS, BILINGUAL WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS. FOR INCOMING AND ONGOING STUDENTS, THE GRANT AIMS TO INCREASE THE SENSE OF BELONGING THROUGH PEER LEARNING COACHES, MODIFICATIONS TO FIRST YEAR SEMINAR, STEM SPEAKER SERIES, NETWORKING EVENTS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS, INCREASE INTERNSHIP AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, STRENGTHENING INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2023-24, 85 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WITH 12 PEER MENTORS. AMONG THE 58 STUDENTS IN FRESHMEN STATUS THAT COMPLETED THE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES, THEIR AVERAGE CUMULATIVE CSUB GPA IS 0.25 HIGHER THAN THOSE NOT IN THE PROGRAM. THEY ALSO COMPLETED ON AVERAGE 5 MORE UNITS THAN OTHER STUDENTS, WHERE BOTH STATISTICS ARE SHOWN TO BE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT. FURTHERMORE, 8 STEM CAREER TALKS FEATURING 15 CAREER PROFESSIONALS WERE ATTENDED BY 335 STUDENTS. A STEM CAREER NETWORKING EVENT WAS HELD ALONGSIDE THE CSUB CAREER FAIR IN SPRING 24 WITH OVER 70 IN ATTENDANCE. ALSO, 24 CSUB STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE WINTER CSUB/BC JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAM HOSTED AT CSUB, WHILE 23 CSUB STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER PROGRAM. AN ADDITIONAL 12 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE YEAR-ROUND RESEARCH PROGRAM. A HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR SUMMIT WAS ALSO HELD ON FALL 23 WITH A TARGET OF INCREASING STEM APPLICATIONS FROM KERN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

    Expenses $858,060

  • THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TITLE VB GRANT "PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE EDUCATION AND INCREASING HISPANIC STEM RELATED DEGREE COMPLETION" AIMS TO EXPAND GRADUATE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH, AND TO OFFER SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE HISPANIC STUDENT GRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETION. DURING THE 2023-2024 GRANT YEAR, ACTIVITIES INCLUDED HOSTING A GRADUATE STUDIES SUMMIT, PARTICIPATING IN GRAD FAIRS TO PROMOTE GRADUATE EDUCATION, DELIVERING WORKSHOPS TO STRENGTHEN GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT, DELIVERING SEMINARS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT GRADUATE RESEARCH CULTURE, AND SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH FOR STEM STUDENTS. QUANTITATIVE OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 5 FACULTY FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN THE FACULTY MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND OFFERED MENTORING TRAINING TO 10 ADDITIONAL FACULTY. 5 FACULTY-STUDENT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH TEAMS WERE SUPPORTED, THE GRADUATE STUDENT CENTER PARTICIPATED IN 10 GRAD FAIRS, RESEARCH AND CONFERENCE TRAVEL WAS SUPPORTED FOR 7 GRADUATE STUDENTS, 9 GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED AND ATTENDED BY A TOTAL OF 127 STUDENTS, 12 SEMINARS WERE DELIVERED TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT GRADUATE RESEARCH CULTURE WITH 102 ATTENDEES, WE HOSTED A GRAD SLAM THREE-MINUTE THESIS PRESENTATION COMPETITION WITH 20 STUDENT PARTICIPANTS, AND A GRADUATE STUDIES SUMMIT WAS OFFERED WITH 55 STUDENT PARTICIPANTS.

    Expenses $710,423

  • OTHER EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING:CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY BAKERSFIELD - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM (HEP): THE PURPOSES OF THE CSUB-HEP PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN DEVELOPING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SO THAT THEY MAY SUCCESSFULLY EARN A GED AND PURSUE PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC GOALS. TO HELP MEET THESE GOALS, VARIOUS STRATEGIES WERE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT HEP PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF CAREER AND ACADEMIC COUNSELING, ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT, HEALTH SERVICES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $8,895,952 · Grants $1,985,097

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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.

  • Vernon Harper

    EX OFFICIO PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $432,902
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $307,386
    Other
    $125,516
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $300,048 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $7,338 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $96,676 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,840 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $432,902 related
  • Thom Davis

    CFO/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $360,144
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $291,712
    Other
    $68,432
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $284,116 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $7,596 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $46,399 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $22,033 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $360,144 related
  • James Rodriguez

    EX OFFICIO PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $300,320
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $205,452
    Other
    $94,868
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $205,452 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $66,102 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,766 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $300,320 related
  • Deborah Cours

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $139,162
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $93,472
    Other
    $45,690
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related
  • Nyakundi Michieka

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $190,555
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $142,518
    Other
    $48,037
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $142,518 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $37,348 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $10,689 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $190,555 related
  • Chengwei Lei

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,768
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $108,954
    Other
    $45,814
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $108,954 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $34,875 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $10,939 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $154,768 related
  • Heidi He

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $219,848
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $144,978
    Other
    $74,870
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $144,978 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $36,468 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $38,402 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $219,848 related
  • Angel M Vazquez Ramos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $132,196
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $100,043
    Other
    $32,153
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related
  • Jane Dong

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $296,508
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $201,581
    Other
    $94,927
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $201,581 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $64,961 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $29,966 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $296,508 related
  • Anna Jacobsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $169,342
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $119,725
    Other
    $49,617
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $119,725 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $35,998 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $13,619 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $169,342 related
  • Tiffany James

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $75,523
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $48,664
    Other
    $26,859
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related
  • Daisy Alamillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related
  • Lynnette Zelezny

    FORMER PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $622,451
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $469,145
    Other
    $153,306
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $398,930 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $70,215 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $125,896 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $27,410 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $622,451 related

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
    $12,540,779
    Expenses
    $12,235,462
    Contributions
    $12,538,529
    Grants paid
    $1,985,097
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $11,069,840
    Expenses
    $11,136,406
    Contributions
    $11,069,840
    Grants paid
    $1,772,584

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
    $8,677,817
    Expenses
    $9,461,474
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,727,520
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,386,987
    Expenses
    $9,256,889
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,312,616
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,431,245
    Expenses
    $8,797,714
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,569,469
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,612,013
    Expenses
    $8,318,135
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,702,334
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,130,705
    Expenses
    $8,174,132
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,111,319
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,479,463
    Expenses
    $8,285,877
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,351,758
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,072,739
    Expenses
    $6,689,504
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,601,460
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,807,366
    Expenses
    $6,595,868
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,943,928
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,315,458
    Expenses
    $7,130,828
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,808,300
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $6,888,248
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,854,260

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 BAKERSFIELD

    $1,985,097

    2023 STIPENDS FOR STUDENTS

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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

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 SO.

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.