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College of the Desert Foundation

Public charity
Other · PALM DESERT, CA · EIN 95-3829219

About

The mission of the college of the desert foundation is to enhance the quality of education by advancing the college of the desert through building relationships, securing philanthropic support and stewarding assets

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
0
Volunteers
25

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$3.5M
Expenses
$3.2M
Assets
$52.7M
Liabilities
$376K

Financial history

$4.6M$2.3M$0
17181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $3.5M · Peak FY2022: $4.6M · Avg: $4.1M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
—
Grants Given
$1.4M
COLLEGE OF THE DESERT FOUNDATION
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Address

43500 Monterey AVE
PALM Desert, CA, 92260-930

Governance

Voting board members23
Independent members23
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %41.0%
Permanent endowment %59.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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