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Nonprofit · EIN 33-0141259

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92111

Financials

$492K$445K2022$861K$455K2023$914K$757K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$913,591$757,201$156,390$5,886,100$58,888$5,827,212
June 30, 2024990$861,321$454,607$406,714$5,457,604$25,697$5,431,907
June 30, 2023990$492,082$444,663$47,419$4,924,429$58,685$4,865,744
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$778,451
Program service revenue
$46,539
Investment income
$106,997
Net gain from sales of assets
$28,997
Net income from fundraising events
-$18,396
Other revenue
-$18,396

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$283,875
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Travel
$5,912
Program services (functional)
$722,324
Management and general (functional)
$31,317
Fundraising (functional)
$3,560

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$5,457,604
Total assets, end of year
$5,886,100
Total liabilities, end of year
$58,888
Net assets, end of year
$5,827,212
Publicly traded securities
$3,253,891
Net assets without donor restrictions
$901,219
Net assets with donor restrictions
$4,925,993
Gross receipts
$971,812
Employees
0
Volunteers
300
Year formed
1976
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Dr Ashanti HandsDirector
Trustee or director
3$0$304,384$90,852
Larry T MaxeyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$249,252$96,202
Lorenze LegaspiPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$239,622$99,027
Dr Isabel O'ConnorDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$243,052$80,932
Dr Denise RogersVice President (thru April 2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$216,033$70,793
Dr Pavel ConsuegraDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$159,511$39,251
Gity NematollahiDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$86,524$54,525
Aviva McPherronVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Christine LeeTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0$0
Kim HeinleSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Dr Corey PahanishDirector (thru May 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Patrizia RichardsonDirector (thru May 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Elizabeth ArmstrongDirector (thru Feb 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Ricky HirschiDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
Dr Pamela LusterDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
4 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jeff MarstonDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALexander SzetoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Felipe ArevaloDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Dr Madeleine HinkesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
DR ASHANTI HANDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$270,713$91,471
LORENZE LEGASPIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$233,968$96,261
DR ISABEL O'CONNORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$233,968$78,663
LARRY MAXEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$217,608$91,358
DR DENISE ROGERSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$207,904$77,047
HOWARD ESKEWPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$175,928$52,193
DR VERONICA GERACESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$131,459$30,834
GITY NEMATOLLAHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$78,956$54,457
CHRISTINE LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAMELA LUSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELIZABETH ARMSTRONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICKY HIRSCHITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JEFF MARSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALEXANDER SZETODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR MADELEINE HINKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AVIVA MCPHERRONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR COREY PAHANISHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SAMRAWET AYELEWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KIM HEINLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PATRIZIA RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
DR ASHANTI HANDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$254,157$73,141
LORENZE LEGASPIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$230,668$84,619
DR ISABEL O'CONNORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$230,668$68,871
LARRY MAXEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$203,524$76,331
DR DENISE ROGERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$172,813$58,655
HOWARD ESKEWPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$161,327$40,954
LISA COLE-JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$115,441$60,690
DR VERONICA GERACESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$107,173$24,167
ZULMA HERALDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$60,783$25,441
ELIZABETH ARMSTRONGVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
RICKY HIRSCHITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JEFF MARSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALEXANDER SZETODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR MADELEINE HINKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AVIVA MCPHERRONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR COREY PAHANISHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
7250 MESA COLLEGE DR A-102, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111-4902
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Lorenze Legaspi, 7250 Mesa College Dr A-102, San Diego, CA 92111
Signed the 990
Krista Stellmacher, Development & Entrepreneurship
Phone
(619) 388-2721
Return prepared by
Eide Bailly LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0141259 or by the name SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

The San Diego Mesa College Foundation Builds its community, inspires excellence, and creates an enlightened tomorrow.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • To promote the advancement of education through promoting, supporting, maintaining, developing, and extending education opportunities and the support thereof at or in connection with San Diego Mesa College.
    Expenses $722,324 · grants $283,875 · revenue $46,539

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
33-0141259
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Supporting organization of unknown type
Exempt since
1986
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,886,100
Income (IRS master file)
$971,812

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$913,591$757,201$5,886,100XML
990June 2024$861,321$454,607$5,457,604IRS
990June 2023$492,082$444,663$4,924,429XML
990June 2022$590,040$313,922$4,630,531IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 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 33-0141259).

Questions about SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC is 33-0141259.
Is SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
Are donations to SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
Which annual return does SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC 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 SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC 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 SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC 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 SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Lorenze Legaspi.
Who are the officers and directors of SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $913,591, expenses of $757,201 and total assets of $5,886,100 at year end.

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