Overview
Home | East Bay Community Foundation About Us Close Menu About Us Embracing our commitment to racial justice, we are becoming more than a traditional philanthropic services organization.1
East Bay Community Foundation's investment pool supports the organization's philanthropic mission and grantmaking capacity.1
Investment program
- Estimated AUM
- $427M as of Mar 31, 20252
- Capital pool
- community foundation endowment/investment pools1
- Investment model
- See Bio page Mona Williams Bivium Westfuller Chief Operating Officer Vice Chair, EBCF Mona Williams is Chief Operating Officer of Bivium Westfuller (BWF), an OCIO partnership between Bivium Capital Partners and Westfuller Advisors serving mission-driven organizations.3
- Investment approach
- When a fund advisor establishes a donor-advised fund at EBCF, they can select from six investment pools in our portfolio: ESG Cash Pool, Short-Term Pool, Intermediate-Term Pool, Long-Term ESG-Impact Pool, Long-Term Diversified Pool, and Opportunity Pool.4
- Spending support
- Not listed yet
- Spending policy
- Not listed yet
- Asset allocation
- Public evidence references these asset classes or allocation areas: private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, public markets.3
- Performance
- Not listed yet
- Governance
- Overview Mission History Financials Board of Directors Staff Careers Quick Links Impact Report Core Grantees Conference Center Media Toolkit Contact Us Program Strategies Close Menu Program Strategies Advancing an inclusive, fair, and just East Bay through four core program strategies.1
- Investment team
- Not listed yet1
- Unfunded commitments
- Not listed yet
- Source freshness
- Last verified Jul 21, 2026 · Needs review
Officer compensation
Reported on IRS Form 990, tax year 2025. Figures are as filed and include reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations plus other compensation. 10 additional officers reported no compensation.
| Name | Title | Total |
|---|---|---|
| BRANDI HOWARD | PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $409,100 |
| GENEVIEVE ZARAGOZA | CONTROLLER & INTERIM CFO | $231,159 |
| ELIANE FERSAN | VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPY | $220,508 |
| CHRIS AXLEY | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IT | $205,550 |
| ALEXANDRIA COOLEY | MD OF GRANTS ADMINISTRATION | $204,629 |
| DEBRAH GILES | SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR | $195,924 |
| BYRON JOHNSON | SENIOR PROGRAM DIR (THRU 10/31/24) | $188,473 |
Sources
Last verified Jul 21, 2026 from public career and organization materials.
Fact notes
- Website (ebcf.org)Parent organization overview, Pool purpose, Capital pool, Governance, Investment team · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Form 990 (projects.propublica.org)Estimated AUM · checked Sep 1, 2026
- Website (ebcf.org)Investment model, Asset allocation · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (ebcf.org)Investment approach · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (ebcf.org)Investment office page · checked Jul 25, 2026
Reports and filings
- Existing profile AUM value with source URL https://www.ebcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-03-31-Quarterly-Investment-Report.pdf.Annual report · checked Jul 25, 2026
- 555507029 USD total assets per IRS Form 990 for tax period 2023Form 990 · checked Sep 1, 2026
Profile and job sources
- Website (ebcf.org)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (ebcf.org)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (ebcf.org)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (ebcf.org)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (ebcf.org)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Primary job/profile sourceJob posting · checked Jul 21, 2026