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American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc

American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,086 to it, the largest being STEM CAREERS FOUNDATION ($17,086). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$229k
Funders on record
2
Grants received
$21k
Net assets
$555k
1/2 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc does

Mission

Advance equity for all women and girls through advocacy, lifelong education, philanthropy and research.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The membership development and services program includes developing publications,administering insurance, and assisting branches with membership and the mission ofthe aauw-ca.

    $82,429 spent
    57% of program spending
  2. The public policy program supports an advocate to monitor and report on the activities of the state legislature and to represent the aauw-ca position on policydevelopment whenever appropriate.

    $63,295 spent
    43% of program spending
  3. Gov trek is a free annual five session virtual program designed to inspire female high school juniors and seniors to pursue careers in public service and elected office. Recruitment is managed by separate, local aauw branches, but runs on a statewide level. The program is designed, delivered, and administered by aauw california. Gov trek is free for the participating students.

    $7 spent
    0% of program spending
  4. Service as a pass-through for branch assessments forwarded to aauw national office.

  5. State projects are developed at the state level that benefit women and girls in thestate of california, as the need arises. These include events such such stem summercamps for middle school girls, an annual speaking contest for high school girls, and events to support the national aauw organization.

The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $145,731.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($313k) Expenses 100 ($306k) Net assets 100 ($347k)2018 Revenue 125 ($390k) Expenses 116 ($356k) Net assets 106 ($368k)2019 Revenue 91 ($284k) Expenses 83 ($254k) Net assets 117 ($408k)2020 Revenue 86 ($269k) Expenses 85 ($260k) Net assets 119 ($414k)2021 Revenue 94 ($294k) Expenses 62 ($189k) Net assets 150 ($519k)2022 Revenue 73 ($228k) Expenses 62 ($190k) Net assets 141 ($491k)2023 Revenue 70 ($220k) Expenses 69 ($213k) Net assets 151 ($523k)2024 Revenue 68 ($213k) Expenses 78 ($240k) Net assets 153 ($531k)2025 Revenue 73 ($229k) Expenses 74 ($226k) Net assets 160 ($555k)
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Revenue (73)Expenses (74)Net assets (160)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $593k to $508k (−14%).

$429k
$466k
$511k
$516k
$593k
$508k
$576k
$587k
$652k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

5% of American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 24,946 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

$7k
’17
$34k
’18
$30k
’19
$9k
’20
$105k
’21
$37k
’22
$7k
’23
−$27k
’24
$3k
’25
5.8
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

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Listed131213121211111111
Joined·+0+5+7+0+2+5+5+5
No longer listed·14803555
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $1k → $2k.

Funder
'22
'23
'24*
'25*
total
funders
1
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 81% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

81% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc.

81%
largest funder
100%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc's grant income comes from California funders.

CA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’22
’23
California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.

Operating margin1% · below the median
Months of reserve5.8mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)−4% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

Organizations like American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In California

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

64% of spending goes to programs.

Program 64%Management 36%Fundraising 0%

Governance

11
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

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Questions and answers

Who funds American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc?
American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,086 to it, the largest being STEM CAREERS FOUNDATION ($17,086). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc have?
IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $21,086 in grants to American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc?
STEM CAREERS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $17,086 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like American Association of University Women of the State of California Inc find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing