Nonprofit · EIN 77-0427628
SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION
Also known as UNIVERSITY OF CA SANTA CRUZ
Tax-exempt · SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $341,769 | $318,327 | $23,442 | $104,838 | $8,921 | $95,917 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $297,655 | $357,851 | -$60,196 | $109,475 | $39,751 | $69,724 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $242,568 | $190,606 | $51,962 | $144,267 | $14,347 | $129,920 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $336,157
- Program service revenue
- $1,430
- Investment income
- $4,182
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,000
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $55,550
- Other salaries and wages
- $157,025
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $243,585
- Professional fundraising fees
- $500
- Accounting fees
- $5,892
- Occupancy
- $17,553
- Travel
- $4,363
- Program services (functional)
- $130,773
- Management and general (functional)
- $105,237
- Fundraising (functional)
- $82,317
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $109,475
- Total assets, end of year
- $104,838
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,921
- Net assets, end of year
- $95,917
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $46
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $50,917
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $45,000
- Gross receipts
- $341,769
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becka Ross | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $55,550 |
| Elizabeth Abrams | Board Chair and Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Alpert | Boardmember Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Charles Smith | Past Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Rabbi Richard Litvak | Boardmember Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Andrea Cohen | Boardmember Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| David Kliger | Boardmember Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Susan Karon | Boardmember Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Bruce Thompson | Boardmember Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Rebecca London | Boardmember Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Branwyn Wagman | Boardmember Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Sianya Espinoza | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becka Ross | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $111,180 |
| Chuck Smith | Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Abrams | Chair/Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Sianya Espinoza | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Liz Alpert | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Andrea Cohen | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Susan Karon | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| David Kliger | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Rabbi Rick Litvak | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Rebecca London | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Bruce Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Branwyn Wagman | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Cohen Domont | Former Executive Director | 40 | $13,244 |
| Becka Ross | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $2,115 |
| Chuck Smith | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Abrams | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Sianya Espinoza | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Leanna Sugar | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Liz Alpert | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Andrea Cohen | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Carolyn Freedman | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Susan Karon | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Rabbi Ruck Litvak | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Bruce Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 801 HIGH ST, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060-2528
- In care of
- % BECKA ROSS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Elizabeth Abrams, 849 Almar Ave Suite C PMB 254, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Signed the 990
- Elizabeth Abrams, Board Chair
- Phone
- (831) 426-3332
- Return prepared by
- Dollars and Sense
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0427628 or by the name SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION.
- 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
Santa Cruz Hillel is a Jewish home away from home for all students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College and CSU Monterey Bay. We seek to provide a vibrant and welcoming community, regardless of knowledge or background.
Program accomplishments
- Supported hundreds of students at college campuses in Santa Cruz County and Monterey County through scheduled programs, special events, learning opportunities, and one-on-one engagement meetings. Provided leadership training for students to build their hard and soft skills needed for programming and project management.Expenses $130,773 · grants $4,000 · revenue $296,768
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
- 77-0427628
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 3736: HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $104,838
- Income (IRS master file)
- $341,769
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $341,769 | $318,327 | $104,838 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $297,655 | $357,851 | $109,475 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $242,568 | $190,606 | $144,267 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $275,493 | $308,072 | $100,825 | 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 77-0427628).
Questions about SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION is 77-0427628.
- Is SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Which annual return does SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION 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 SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION 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 SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION 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 SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Elizabeth Abrams.
- Who are the officers and directors of SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $55,550 (Becka Ross, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does SANTA CRUZ HILLS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $341,769, expenses of $318,327 and total assets of $104,838 at year end.
Other nonprofits in SANTA CRUZ
- NONPROFITS INSURANCE ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA EIN 77-0203935 · last filed 990 for 2024
- ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS FOR INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP INC EIN 06-1555320 · last filed 990 for 2024
- LAND TRUST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY EIN 94-2431856 · last filed 990 for 2025
- ENCOMPASS COMMUNITY SERVICES EIN 23-7275290 · last filed 990 for 2025
- ALLIANCE MEMBER SERVICES INC EIN 06-1555318 · last filed 990 for 2024
- HOUSING MATTERS EIN 77-0126783 · last filed 990 for 2025
- JAIN FOUNDATION EIN 77-0261398 · last filed 990-PF for 2025
- SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS EIN 23-7428303 · last filed 990 for 2025