Brookline Education Foundation
The Brookline Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving brookline's commitment to excellence in public education. The foundation raises private funds to support innovative teaching, administrative leadership, professional development and community participation in schools. Supporters and donors include parents, citizens, and businesses who share the belief that strong public schools are essential to the quality of life and future well-being of the town. The foundation works closely with the brookline school department to identify needs and opportunties in an effort to make a difference to students and teachers.
Brookline Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Brookline Education Foundation gave $91K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $91K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $91,081
- -37.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $91,081
- -37.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $91,081
- Total assets
- $3,122,894
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Brookline Education Foundation
Open Grants
11 open opportunities from Brookline Education Foundation
Collaborative Grants
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Deadline
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Collaborative Grants
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David E. Pradell Award
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Who Brookline Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Public Schools of Brookline ($91K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Brookline Education Foundation gives
- Giving fell 59% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $91K (2025) to $240K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $91K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Public Schools of Brookline Brookline, MA | Promote Excellence and Subsidize Supplemental Education Needs | $91,081 |
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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 | $3,122,894 | $519,545 | $475,310 | $91,081 | 1 | $196,131 |
| 2024 | $2,982,020 | $438,894 | $551,334 | $144,944 | 1 | $104,511 |
| 2023 | $2,836,318 | $472,255 | $481,035 | $186,751 | 1 | $102,949 |
| 2022 | $2,738,472 | $582,315 | $431,944 | $222,249 | 1 | $192,448 |
| 2021 | $3,141,345 | $510,406 | $388,068 | $168,825 | 1 | $173,257 |
| 2020 | $2,635,628 | $543,476 | $460,646 | $240,073 | 1 | $85,270 |
About Brookline Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Brookline Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Brookline, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $91K. Net investment income was $196K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brookline Education Foundation is led by Elizabeth Ascoli, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 33 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Ascoli
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$69K (2020) → $3K (2025)
Kim Barnum
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$63K (2025)
Jennifer Rothstein
President
Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathleen Schoen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Pokorny Wilson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gavin Andrews
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Hathaway Weeks
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chima Ikonne
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Chang
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Flaherty
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Petia Loukova
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Otoole
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Meyer
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard Shen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jelena Mann
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Amigone
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leena Mittal
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Mund
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dwight Mathis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irina Anghel-Enescu
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Perras
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leah Harsfield
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leakhena Schechter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leigh Simons
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leo Cai
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Sears
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Arnold
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neda Toloue
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzy Hendriksen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Kurd
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Gilligan
Vice President Fundraising
Director → Vice President Fundraising, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dionne Graham
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Arnold
Vice President Communications
Director → Vice President Communications, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Amy Deutsch (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Devon Powell (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Laura Perras (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Rachel Goldman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Sarah Johnson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Anna Gall (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Wadner Oge (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Catherine Burke (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Elizabeth Lisa Ting (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Karyn Wang (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Shalini Kasida (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Errol Silverman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Molly Yankovitz (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Anne Kelly (2023) — Director
- Former: Anne-Carina Kelly (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Belinda Hsu (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Marissa Nucci (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul Greer (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Alexandre Lecarme (2022) — Director
- Former: Diane Pokorny (2022) — Director
- Former: Padmaja Raman (2022) — Director
- Former: Tam Sitkoff (2022) — Director
- Former: Caroline Pierce (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Nancy Lee (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sejal Chander (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ouida Foster (2021) — Director
- Former: Tamara Tam Sitkoff (2021) — Director
- Former: Abigail Cox (2020) — Director
- Former: Brooke Fine (2020) — Director
- Former: Emily Dolbear (2020) — President
- Former: Fergus O'Donoghue (2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Lawrence (2020) — Vice President & Fundraising
- Former: Karine Gibbs (2020) — Director
- Former: Kate Thibault (2020) — Director
- Former: Katharine Sawatzky (2020) — Director
- Former: Naomi Mann (2020) — Director
- Former: Shauna Betof (2020) — Director
- Former: Tamar Pinto (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $63K, to Kim Barnum (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Brookline Education Foundation
How much does Brookline Education Foundation give each year?
Brookline Education Foundation gave $91K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $145K across 1 grant.
How large is Brookline Education Foundation?
Brookline Education Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $520K.
What is Brookline Education Foundation?
Brookline Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Brookline, MA. It holds $3.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Brookline Education Foundation operate?
Brookline Education Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Brookline Education Foundation's EIN?
Brookline Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2732712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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