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Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Belmont, CA EIN: 91-2159650 Website

To help supplement the funds of the belmont-redwood shores school district so that programs can continue to be retained. These programs may include such district-wide enrichment programs as: music programs, school libraries, science specialists, writing programs, and computer learning centers.

Key facts about Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation

In short: Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation gave $2.5M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $279K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
91-2159650
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$2,514,585
Grants made (2025)
9
Average grant
$279,398
Median grant
$72,970
Total assets
$7,442,497
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$7.4M

+10.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.5M

+8.8% YoY

Grant Count

9

+800.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$279K

-87.9% YoY

How Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Belmont, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $2.5M. Net investment income was $185K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BelmontRedwood City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2018 1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 9 grants2025

From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.8M (2018) to $2.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $2.5M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Belmont-Redwood Shores School District: $1.9MBelmont-Redwood Shores SchoolDistrict$1.9MRalston Middle School PTA: $167KRalston Middle School PTA$167KNesbit School PTA: $90KNesbit School PTA$90KSandpiper Elementary School PTA: $82KSandpiper Elementary SchoolPTA$82KCipriani Elementary School PTA: $73KCipriani Elementary School PTA$73KRedwood Shores Elementary School PTA: $72KRedwood Shores ElementarySchool PTA$72KCentral Elementary School PTA: $69KCentral Elementary School PTA$69KFox Elementary School PTA: $67KFox Elementary School PTA$67KOpening Doors PTA: $13KOpening Doors PTA$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Belmont-Redwood Shores School District ($1.9M). Together the top 9 received $2.5M.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K6$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 6 grants of 13 (46%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Belmont, CATo Fund the Fiscal School Year.$1,881,708
Ralston Middle School PTA Belmont, CATo Fund the Fiscal School Year.$166,740
Nesbit School PTA Belmont, CATo Fund the Fiscal School Year.$90,120
Sandpiper Elementary School PTA Redwood City, CATo Fund the Fiscal School Year.$82,380
Cipriani Elementary School PTA Belmont, CATo Fund the Fiscal School Year.$72,970
Redwood Shores Elementary School PTA Redwood City, CATo Fund the Fiscal School Year.$71,560
Central Elementary School PTA Belmont, CATo Fund the Fiscal School Year.$68,590
Fox Elementary School PTA Belmont, CATo Fund the Fiscal School Year.$67,400
Opening Doors PTA Belmont, CATo Fund the Fiscal School Year.$13,117

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$7,442,497$6,747,914$6,406,673
Revenue$3,396,545$3,683,780$3,769,596
Expenses$3,020,564$3,451,361$3,484,945
Net Investment Income$185,291$107,794$150,102

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 30, 2026)
  8. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
  9. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation is led by Ardythe Andrews, Executive Director on every filing since 2018; 2 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ardythe Andrews

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2018

    40 hrs/week

    $56K (2018) → $139K (2025)

  • Matt Debski

    President

    Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Lewis

    Endowment Chair

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Brien

    Operations Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    $119K (2025)

  • Eric Bookstein

    Treasurer

    Financial Secretary → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2018

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ying Gonikman

    Past President

    Board of Directors → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2018

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherie Hafalia

    Vice President of Event

    Vice President Events → Gala Chair, 2023

    Gala Chair → Vice President of Event, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Chan

    Financial Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mindy Song

    Board of Directors

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Breslow

    Vice President of Schools & Community

    Strategy → Vice President of Schools & Community, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Lee

    Secretary

    Vice President Annual Giving → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aparna Kollipara

    Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Faubion

    Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annie Rene

    Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Jarc

    Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Baum

    Vice President Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Cheng

    Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deanna Chow

    Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Lo

    Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (41)
  • Former: Susan Alley (2019–2024) — Operations Manager
  • Former: Nivedita Sahasrabudhe (2020–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Alan Kissick (2022–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Debbie Pan (2022–2024) — Vice President Operations
  • Former: Kristin Stura (2023–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Linh Dang (2023–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Melissa Albritton (2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Carisa Olivo (2020–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Jeff Goldman (2021–2023) — Schools & Community
  • Former: Allegra Newman (2022–2023) — Vice President Effectiveness
  • Former: Lourdes Arce (2023) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Vaishaly Shah (2023) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Aaron Daru (2018–2022) — Operations
  • Former: Sandra Sanvido (2018–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Hector Casab (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Tim Hoffman (2019–2022) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Bernadette Doerr (2020–2022) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Cristen Shinbashi (2020–2022) — Financial Secretary
  • Former: Jake Kaldenbaugh (2021–2022) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Ying Li (2021–2022) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Jo Kupbens (2022) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Marian Wells (2022) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Alison Ten Cate (2018–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Mylinh Nightengale (2018–2021) — Vice President Events
  • Former: Tiffany Booth (2018–2021) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Sue Constantindes (2020–2021) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Jennifer Hom (2021) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Garth Fraser (2018–2020) — Board of Directors
  • Former: John Peacock (2018–2020) — Endowment Chair
  • Former: Shelly Tang (2018–2020) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Ashwini Kumar (2020) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Alison Mellon (2018–2019) — Board of Directors
  • Former: April Northrup (2018–2019) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Barry Rowland (2018–2019) — Vice President Operations
  • Former: Eric Manning (2018–2019) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Grete Fry (2018–2019) — Vice President Annual Giving
  • Former: Kim Dunne (2018–2019) — Endowment Chair
  • Former: Kori Martin (2018–2019) — Business Outreach
  • Former: Sam Leinbach (2018–2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kelsey Homyk (2018) — Secretary
  • Former: Kirsten Daru (2018) — Board of Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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

Ardythe Andrews — Executive Director: $139KArdythe AndrewsExecutive Director$139KSusan Brien — Operations Manager: $119KSusan BrienOperations Manager$119K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $139K, to Ardythe Andrews (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation

How much does Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation give each year?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation gave $2.5M across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 1 grant.

What is Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation's typical grant size?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $72,970, and its average grant was $279,398, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation give grants?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Belmont, CA (7 grants) and Redwood City, CA (2 grants).

Does Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Fund the Fiscal School Year." (9 grants).

Who are Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation's largest grantees?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Belmont-Redwood Shores School District ($1,881,708), Ralston Middle School PTA ($166,740) and Nesbit School PTA ($90,120), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.

What is Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Belmont, CA. It holds $7.4M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation's EIN?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2159650. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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