Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation
Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation reported $15.9 million in revenue and $15.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.36 went to program services, $5.64 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 57.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $369,337 (STAFF REPRESENTATIVE THRU 05/25). Revenue rose 73% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.4% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.6% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 57.6% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 10.1% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $369,337 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.42% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 51.2 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseServices include forwarding earnings to 189 scholarship funds and 76 campus programs in compliance with endowment restrictions; administering 355 charitable accounts dedicated to university purposes; and managing 291 endowed and 1 non-endowed investment accounts
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAFF REPRESENTATIVE THRU 05/25 Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $297,166 | $72,171 | $369,337 |
| EXEC DIRECTOR & SECRETARY THRU 07/24 Director/trustee, officer, 19.50 hrs/week | $0 | $249,445 | $80,061 | $329,506 |
| STAFF REPRESENTATIVE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $207,293 | $92,260 | $299,553 |
| EXEC DIRECTOR & SECRETARY THRU 06/25 Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $197,660 | $45,126 | $242,786 |
| EXEC DIRECTOR & SECRETARY Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $151,308 | $57,163 | $208,471 |
| FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $129,000 | $67,081 | $196,081 |
| CAL POLY PRESIDENT Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $95,479 | $33,885 | $129,364 |
| STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $5,082 | $0 | $5,082 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation totaling $20,500 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation spent in FY2025, $94.36 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation reported that 94.4% of its $15.3 million in expenses went to program services, 5.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $369,337, for the role of STAFF REPRESENTATIVE THRU 05/25 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation get its money?
Of $15.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 57.6% came from contributions and grants and 10.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-6077724 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202503109349302050 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202423209349305587 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202313199349306681 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202223159349302627 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133149349307753 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003199349302800 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-6077724: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.