Provide the College with certain services and facilities which are an integral part of the educational program of the College, but which by law cannot be finacially supported by the state government.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 34% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $44.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 29.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $94K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.5M
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.2M
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$57.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.2M
FY2025▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$6.2M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.0M
Net assets
$57.9M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38.5M
FY2021$48.3M
FY2022$42.8M
FY2023$47.4M
FY2024$52.0M
FY2025$57.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1973.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $2.9M Management & general 21% · $822K Fundraising 6% · $221K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

44 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Membership
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Alumni Rela
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports college education by providing services and facilities the state cannot fund.

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3 programs · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide scholarships for cuesta college students.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Funds provided to college departments for instructional materials and support of college programs.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Funds for capital expenditures that the college inccurs.

$403Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$94K
Grants paid · 18 grants · $13.6M · 2019–2024
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2024$1,345,558
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2024$1,010,963
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2024$402,607
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2023$1,336,476
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2023$876,053
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2023$279,980
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2022$1,226,330
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2022$1,027,519
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2022$132,509
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2021$944,706
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2021$625,134
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2021$211,662
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2020$850,685
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2020$570,175
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2020$456,619
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2019$1,102,540
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2019$1,022,431
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta CollegeFY2019$227,065

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$431K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$822K
Fundraisingcol D$221K
Owns and owesPt X
$57.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.8M
Total assetsLn 16$60.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
44
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$749K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$431K
Gains on assetsLn 7$847K
Total revenueLn 12$6.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$270K
SavingsLn 2$9.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$44.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$839K
Other assetsLn 15$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$60.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$57.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.4M$9.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$41.9M$44.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$943K$839K
Total assetsLn 16$53.8M$60.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$52.0M$57.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.8M$2.8M
Management feesLn 11a$816K$689K$128K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$46K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$70K$63K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$15K$12K
TravelLn 17$6K$865$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$104K$104K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K$5
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$2.9M$822K$221K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.2M$4.0M$2.2M$57.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$3.6M$576K$52.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.0M$3.4M$1.6M$47.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.2M$2.8M$3.5M$42.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.8M$2.9M$1.9M$48.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$3.3M$637K$38.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,157,012 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,023,896$3,462,501
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,659,990$2,263,694
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $469,027$430,817
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,152,913$6,157,012
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,629,661$2,805,252
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $947,639$1,147,709
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,577,300$3,952,961
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $575,613$2,204,051
Part VI · Governance 26 of 31 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members26
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,157,012 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$748,751
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,713,750
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$127,507
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,462,501
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,417,060$1,417,060
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $846,634$846,634
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,000$7,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $423,817$423,817
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $423,817 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,270,694$6,157,012
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,952,961 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,805,252$2,805,252
IX-11a Management feesManagement $688,752 · Fundraising $127,535$816,287
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,830$39,830
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $45,843$45,843
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $63,497 · Fundraising $6,696$70,193
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $7,540$7,540
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $15,357 · Fundraising $11,505$26,862
IX-17 TravelManagement $865 · Fundraising $5,567$6,432
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $16,647$16,647
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $104,500$104,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $13,570 · Fundraising $5$13,575
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,909,752 · Management $821,871 · Fundraising $221,338$3,952,961
Part X · Balance sheet $60,371,632 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $211,199$270,391
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,165,685$9,498,007
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $233,890$234,404
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,750$2,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,099$11,850
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $943,250$838,750
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $41,869,808$44,627,316
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,242,000$4,888,164
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,774,681$60,371,632
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $805,829$1,581,593
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $350,000$350,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $631,446$525,318
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,787,275$2,456,911
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,540,708$2,067,198
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $49,446,698$55,847,523
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,987,406$57,914,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,774,681$60,371,632
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $57,914,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,157,012
XI-2 Total expenses$3,952,961
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,204,051
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,987,406
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,723,264
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$57,914,721

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