Avon Education Foundation
To encourage, recognize and support creativity, innovation and excellence by enhancing educational opportunities within the Avon Community Schools and providing a structured mechanism for support by corporate and private partners.
Avon Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Avon Education Foundation reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $8,951 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +29.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $430,874
- +14.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $216,807
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,655
- -46.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $165,905
- +17.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Avon Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Avon Education Foundation gives
- Giving fell 84% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2024) to $107K (2021). In 2025 it reported $9K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Avon Community School Corp Avon, IN | Digital Innovators, Technology | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $430,874 | $216,807 | $165,905 | $8,951 | Total only | $2,655 |
| 2024 | $376,172 | $231,119 | $141,535 | $6,924 | Total only | $4,946 |
| 2023 | $274,417 | $116,967 | $95,964 | $13,006 | Total only | $3,826 |
| 2022 | $251,785 | $358,022 | $340,005 | $10,000 | 1 | $5,223 |
| 2021 | $258,658 | $308,617 | $274,861 | $106,969 | 2 | $13,781 |
| 2020 | $224,249 | $149,083 | $165,708 | $75,680 | 2 | $4,364 |
| 2019 | $230,874 | $211,815 | $181,287 | $62,001 | 4 | $5,388 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Avon Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Avon Education Foundation is a public charity, based in Avon, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $431K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $9K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Avon Education Foundation is led by Crystal Bolden, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Crystal Bolden
President
Member → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jayda Sommers
Director
Executive Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$55K (2024) → $49K (2025)
Darci Borcherding
Foundation Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$5K (2025)
Amy Maharas
Director
Director → Member, 2023
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Aguilar
Director
Director → Member, 2023
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Hudgins
Director
Director → Member, 2023
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Sloan
Director
Director → Member, 2023
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachelle Shuler
Director
Director → Member, 2023
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Becker
Ex-Officio
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brianna Moss
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Wyndham
Ex-Officio
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Hodson
Treasurer
Treasurer → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kira Richardson
Secretary
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Lacrystal Bolden (2022–2024) — President
- Former: Sarah Laborde (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kate Blaske (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Amanda Babinec (2020–2022) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Chris Tincher (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Kathy Spangler (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Kristen Isbell (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Amber Walters (2021) — Member
- Former: Britt Woodard (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Jennifer Baker (2021) — Member
- Former: Tim Roberts (2021) — Member
- Former: Tony Gude (2021) — Member
- Former: Casey Maddox (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Dean Westman (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Margaret Hoernemann (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Richard McClain (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Sara Bender (2019–2020) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Shane Sommers (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Suzanne Clore (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Tim Shrewsbury (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Justin McAdam (2020) — Member
- Former: Robin Pickett (2020) — Member
- Former: Stephanie Scotten (2020) — Member
- Former: Angela Lee (2019) — Member
- Former: Jamie Turner (2019) — Resident
- Former: Nikki Ford (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Steve Balkevicius (2019) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $49K, to Jayda Sommers (Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Avon Education Foundation
How much does Avon Education Foundation give each year?
Avon Education Foundation reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $7K in grants paid.
How large is Avon Education Foundation?
Avon Education Foundation reported $431K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $217K.
Where does Avon Education Foundation operate?
Avon Education Foundation has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is Avon Education Foundation's EIN?
Avon Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4452079. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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