NonprofitsCampaign For College Opportunity

Education

Campaign For College Opportunity

SACRAMENTO, CA

Total revenue

$4.4M

Total expenses

$4.4M

Net assets

$5.0M

Grants received

$16.7M

93 grants

EIN

200427622

Tax year

2024

Mission

Ensuring the next generation of californians has a chance to go to college and succeed.

Programs

2 programs

Communications:The Campaign develops high-quality communications to inform the public and decision-makers about higher-education issues in California. Activities include publishing digital content, distributing newsletters, and briefing journalists on research findings. The Campaign coordinates a statewide communications strategy, including media releases, interviews, and public statements, to raise awareness about policies that promote student success and affordability.

Expenses: $379K

Lobbying: We engage with California policymakers and their staff to share our research and data analysis, helping to inform legislative and budget decisions. We also provide testimony at public hearings to advocate for our policy and budget priorities.

Expenses: $71K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.3M
Program service revenue
Investment income$52K
Other revenue$36K
Total revenue$4.4M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$3.3M
Fundraising$351K
Other expenses$1.1M
Total expenses$4.4M
Total assets$5.3M
Net assets$5.0M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ANDY WONG

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

BROOKE ARMOUR

Vice Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

DIANA AGUILAR CRUZ

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

DINA WALKER

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

ED BUSH

Chairman

Board

1 hrs/wk

ESTELA BENSIMON

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

JULIE PELLER

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSEPH VILLELA

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

JUAN SANCHEZ MUNOZ

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

LENA CAREW

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARIA ANGUIANO

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARIA OTT

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

MELISSA GALLEGOS

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

RESHMA SHAMASUNDER

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

TOM SAENZ

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHELE SIQUEIROS

FORMER PRESIDENT

Staff

$380K

65 hrs/wk

JESSIE RYAN

PRESIDENT

Staff

$244K

65 hrs/wk

VIKASH REDDY

VP OF RESEARCH

Staff

$175K

40 hrs/wk

SARA ARCE

VP OF PROGRAMS

Staff

$150K

40 hrs/wk

STACEY HOLDERBACH

VP OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$144K

40 hrs/wk

JOSHUA HAGEN

VP OF POLICY

Staff

$129K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 93 of 93

FromAmountPurposeYear
$750K
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2024
$750K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2024
$300K
FOR EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO INCREASE COLLEGE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY IN CALIFORNIA.
2024
$250K
PROJECT SUPPORT TO INCREASE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.
2024
$200K
TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS IN THE SILICON VALLEY
2024
$50K
EQUITABLE PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE SUCCESS
2024
$25K
Programmatic Support
2024
$15K
Education Access & Affordability
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
PATHWAYS - INVESTMENT TO CREATE PATHWAYS TO FAMILY WAGE-EARNING JOBS IN LOS ANGELES
2024
$5K
MATCHING GIFT
2024
$600K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$500K
To support the Campaign for College Opportunity's state policy efforts and affirmative action research
2023
$400K
PROGRAM GRANT
2023
$325K
Strengthening Implementation of Equitable Placement Policy Reform at Community Colleges
2023
$300K
PROGRAM GRANT
2023
$259K
TO SUPPORT POLICY ADVOCACY FOR DEBT FREE PATHWAY TO COLLEGE, SHORTEN TIME TO DEGREE, AND MAKE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS MORE EQUITABLE; FOR THE FUND'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY; TO HOST A DINNER FOR CALIFORNIA LEADERS AT THE COMPLETE COLLEGE AMERICA ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
2023
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$250K
Promise of an Equitable Future
2023
$200K
TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS IN THE SILICON VALLEY
2023
$150K
TO INCREASE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR IN CALIFORNIA.
2023
$50K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$32K
general operating support
2023
$25K
BUILDING ECONOMIC POWER
2023
$25K
2023 COLLECTIVE ACTION ADVOCACY GRANT
2023
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$15K
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROVIDERS
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
For unrestricted support
2023
$10K
Campaign for College Opportunity
2023
$750K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2022
$650K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2022
$325K
To support the Campaign for College Opportunity's efforts to inform the public about state-level policies that increase postsecondary attainment and improve outcomes for Black, Hispanic, Latino, Native American, and adult learners.
2022
$300K
POLICY PROGRAM GRANT
2022
$250K
TO INCREASE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR IN CALIFORNIA.
2022
$250K
POLICY PROGRAM GRANT
2022
$200K
TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING AMONG ENGLISH LEARNER ADVOCATES AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE NEED FOR DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA.
2022
$200K
TO SUPPORT POLICY ADVOCACY TO MAKE CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR.
2022
$175K
EDUCATION AS OPPORTUNITY
2022
$150K
provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission of ensuring all young people have an equal opportunity to attend and succeed in higher education
2022
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS
2022
$35K
To support the Campaign for College Opportunity's Advancing Equity in Higher Education Post Affirmative Action convening
2022
$32K
general operating support
2022
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP
2022
$15K
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROVIDERS
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUINTY TO ATTEND COLLEGE
2022
$10K
For unrestricted support
2022
$3K
For sponsorship of an event
2022
$325K
Strengthening Implementation of Equitable Placement Policy Reform at Community Colleges
2021
$175K
EDUCATION AS OPPORTUNITY
2021
$15K
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROVIDERS
2021
$850K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2020
$381K
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2020
$150K
TO SUPPORT POLICY ADVOCACY TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS AT CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
2020
$150K
TO INCREASE COLLEGE ATTAINMENT IN CALIFORNIA TO 60% TO MEET WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEMANDS BY 2030.
2020
$100K
To support undocumented students in CA
2020
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$75K
CALIFORNIA FUNDERS FOR BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR
2020
$50K
COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS
2020
$25K
To support launching the Campaign's new criminal justice initiative via a report that examines the unique barriers current and formerly incarcerated students face in all three of California's higher education systems.
2020
$25K
general operating support
2020
$20K
SECTOR SUPPORT
2020
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$15K
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROVIDERS
2020
$15K
General Support
2020
$10K
CIVIC & ECONOMIC PWR
2020
$5K
For unrestricted support
2020
$75K
EDUCATION
2019
$25K
General operating support
2019
$15K
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROVIDERS
2019
$11K
PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED YOUTH
2019
$15K
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
2018
$1K
2018 ANNUAL CHAMPIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION CELEBRATION: FOR SPONSORSHIP OF AN ANNUAL EVENT CELEBRATING CHAMPIONS FOR THEIR TRAILBLAZING LEADERSHIP FOCUSED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRANSFER CAREER PATHWAYS, INCLUDING CAREERS IN HEALTH, FOR STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA.
2018
$2.2M
GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS; POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS
2017
$15K
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE PROG.
2017

Funded by

$16.7M from 35 funders · 93 grants · 2017–2024

Gates Foundation

$6.4M · 7 grants · 2017–2024

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$1.6M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

College Futures Foundation

$1.3M · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Evelyn And Walter Haas Jr Fund

$909K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Lumina Foundation for Education Inc

$860K · 3 grants · 2022–2023

The Kresge Foundation

$800K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

California Community Foundation

$699K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Ascendium Education Solutions Inc

$650K · 2 grants · 2021–2023

Details

EIN200427622
NTEE codeB80
Subsection03
Ruling date2004-01
Formed2003
Employees40
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