The California State University, Northridge Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public benefit California corporation that serves as an auxiliary organization to California State University, Northridge. The corporation is organized exclusively for scientific, literary and educational purposes within the meaning of a university auxiliary under section 89901(d) of the California Education Code. The CSUN Foundation's primary function is to further the purposes and objectives of the university by cultivating relationships—actively seeking and encouraging private gifts, philanthropic contributions, and grants from alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations, and providing ongoing donor stewardship.