Nonprofit · EIN 26-4293269
PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND
Tax-exempt · SAN JOSE, CA 95126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,085,783 | $2,713,510 | -$627,727 | $7,439,124 | $101,492 | $7,337,632 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,091,027 | $2,827,684 | -$736,657 | $7,944,785 | $205,154 | $7,739,631 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,295,630 | $2,308,773 | $986,857 | $8,383,371 | $151,468 | $8,231,903 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,932,992
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $148,543
- Other revenue
- $4,248
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $769,139
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,644
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,220,486
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,627,328
- Professional fundraising fees
- $800
- Legal fees
- $1,869
- Accounting fees
- $96,748
- Occupancy
- $8,218
- Travel
- $6,724
- Depreciation
- $3,661
- Program services (functional)
- $1,954,491
- Management and general (functional)
- $220,706
- Fundraising (functional)
- $538,313
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,944,785
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,439,124
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $101,492
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,337,632
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,156
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,311,147
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,280,743
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,056,889
- Gross receipts
- $2,163,462
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Mireles | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $176,644 |
| Beth Williams | Director of Development and Communications Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,820 |
| Denise Villamil | Director of Career Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,045 |
| Cara Magliaro | Director of College Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,220 |
| Brittany Decker | Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,532 |
| Mike Pope | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Bob Couch | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Canty | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Stephen Carter | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Charles Schmuck | Founder Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Eric Hartwig | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charley Schaff | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dani Gasparini | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jo Volkert | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Alicia Aguirre | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Magana | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Torres | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Rash | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Soto | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marvin Coote | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amna Qamar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Wong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Gonzalez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Donnelly | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Cape | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINA MIRELES | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $176,995 |
| NATALIE WALKER | – Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,974 |
| DEINISE VILLAMIL | – Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,900 |
| ERIC HARTWIG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MIKE POPE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN CANTY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEPHEN CARTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CHARLES SCHMUCK | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLEY SCHAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANI GASPARINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JO VOLKERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYDIA KEARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELISABETH MAGANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB COUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT RASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SOTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKEE BRUNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY WINSCHUH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMNA QAMAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINA MIRELES | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 |
| ERIC HARTWIG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KAREN CANTY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PAT CLEMENTS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ASHA GUHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES SCHMUCK | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLEY SCHAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANI GASPARINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOP VOLKERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYDIA KEARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELISABETH MAGANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE POPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB COUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT RASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SOTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACKEE BRUNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY WINSCHUH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1400 PARKMOOR AVE SUITE 240D, SAN JOSE, CA 95126-3797
- In care of
- % PHIL EKEDAHL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Christina Mireles, 526 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035
- Signed the 990
- Christina Mireles, Executive Director
- Phone
- (650) 779-5000
- Website
- www.peninsulacollegefund.org
- Return prepared by
- BiggsKofford Advisors LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-4293269 or by the name PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
PCF assists low-income, underserved and often over-looked first-generation college students from the mid-peninsula in their quest to graduate, and assists them to achieve their educational and career goals.
Program accomplishments
- Scholarships - provide college scholarships for talented and motivated low-income, first-generation college students. The average scholarship is $12,000 per student ($3,000) per year for 4 years). Scholarship funds are used to pay tuition and fees, books, or other incidental expenses. Mentoring - provide trained and skilled one-to-one adult mentors to each scholar to give the advice, role modeling and relationships necessary to succeed in college and prepare for post college careers. Each mentor commits to mentoring a scholar from freshman year to college graduation. As the first in their family to attend college, PCF scholars gain particular value from the guidance that successful mentors can provide. College and career success training - provide targeted and intensive college and career support workshops and individualized assistance to our scholars to enable them to maximize their growth during college and graduate from college prepared to launch their careers.Expenses $1,954,491 · grants $769,139
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-4293269
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,439,124
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,163,462
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,085,783 | $2,713,510 | $7,439,124 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,091,027 | $2,827,684 | $7,944,785 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,295,630 | $2,308,773 | $8,383,371 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,638,756 | $3,102,096 | $7,042,401 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-4293269).
Questions about PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND
- What is the EIN of PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND is 26-4293269.
- Is PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Christina Mireles.
- Who are the officers and directors of PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,644 (Christina Mireles, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,085,783, expenses of $2,713,510 and total assets of $7,439,124 at year end.
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