California · Nonprofit
THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY
THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY (California) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $349,000 to it, the largest being THE DAVIDSON FAMILY FOUNDATION ($75,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 17
- Grants received
- $349k
- Net assets
- $168k
What The San Jose Sports Authority does
Mission
To establish san jose as a premier center for sports on the west coast; to improve the quality of life in greater san jose by increasing the city's economic development, visibility and civic pride through sports.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The San Jose Sports Authority supported the efforts of the city of san jose to host many events this year. Events hosted were two international soccer watch parties for the copa america and uefa championships, usa water polo junior olympics, us figure skating national showcase, isi figure skating, rock-n-roll races & health expo, san jose judo open, usa women's hockey vs canada, san jose sports hall of fame, us women's soccer national team vs brazil, reach youth scholarship program, inter miami lionel messi soccer concert, dwight clark legacy series, concacaf gold cup, slam jose hoop it up 3on3 basketball and the perfect game travel baseball west regional championship.
$278,856 spent32% of program spendingThe san jose sports hall of fame induction is held each fall and recognizes the community's sports history. Inductees to the hall of fame are honored and recognized for their extraordinary contributions in both sport and philanthropy. In addition high school athletes, collegiate athletes and a special olympics athlete are also honored.
$420,535 spentof which $20,000 as grants$334,800 earned by the program49% of program spendingThe reach youth scholarship program has provided college funds over the past 25 years to high school students who have overcome adversity to excel in academics and sports. Each year santa clara county high school seniors are nominated for the program, which stands for recognizing excellence, adversity, courage and hard work.
$152,762 spentof which $101,000 as grants$128,900 earned by the program18% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$8,525 spentof which $6,194 as grants$43,605 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $860,678.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $363k to $880k (+142%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 64% · 2018 61% · 2019 62% · 2020 66% · 2021 66% · 2022 46% · 2023 59% · 2024 44% · 2025 46%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Chief executive
John Poch
Executive director
Board chair
Charles Faas
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $21k → $69k.
3 of 17 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 19% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY’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
THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 21% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 62% · 2018 71% · 2019 62% · 2020 48% · 2021 33% · 2022 50% · 2023 22% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
29% of THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
89% of THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $65k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Organizations like THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY
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
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY?
- THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY (California) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $349,000 to it, the largest being THE DAVIDSON FAMILY FOUNDATION ($75,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY have?
- IRS filings report 17 organizations giving $349,000 in grants to THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY?
- THE DAVIDSON FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $75,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SAN JOSE SPORTS AUTHORITY 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 17 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