Byerschool Foundation
The Byerschool Foundation provides financial support and guidance to the russell byers charter school, a school chartered by the school district of philadelphia under the provisions of the charter school law 24 ps.
Byerschool Foundation at a glance
In short: Byerschool Foundation gave $371K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $371K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $371,362
- -44.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $371,362
- -44.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $371,362
- Total assets
- $17,851,685
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Byerschool Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Russell Byers Charter School ($371K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K 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 Byerschool Foundation gives
- Giving grew 20% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $309K (2022) to $672K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $371K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Byers Charter School Philadelphia, PA | School Operating Grant | $371,362 |
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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 | $17,851,685 | $2,687,909 | $2,204,883 | $371,362 | 1 | $121,647 |
| 2024 | $17,501,589 | $2,336,368 | $2,296,481 | $672,298 | 1 | $134,322 |
| 2023 | $17,907,394 | $2,096,289 | $2,119,308 | $472,139 | 1 | $100,658 |
| 2022 | $17,963,133 | $2,151,273 | $2,031,609 | $309,172 | 1 | $29,403 |
| 2021 | $18,098,630 | $1,607,115 | $1,742,722 | $328,543 | 1 | $252 |
| 2020 | $12,742,250 | $1,775,119 | $1,877,356 | $494,710 | 1 | $757 |
| 2019 | $13,029,510 | $1,654,903 | $1,790,001 | $366,364 | 1 | — |
About Byerschool Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Byerschool Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $371K. Net investment income was $122K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Byerschool Foundation is led by Jocelyn Russell Wallace, President & CEO Thr March since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jocelyn Russell Wallace
President & CEO Thr March
President & CEO → President & CEO Thr March, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$98K (2025)
Laurada Byers
Chair
Ceo:to Dec Chair:begin Dec → Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$62K (2019) → $0 (2025)
David Kirchblum
Board Member Thr April
Board Member → Board Member Thr April, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russell Byers Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tj Hurst
Board Member Thr November
Board Member → Board Member Thr November, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kym Ramsey
Board Member Thr April
Board Member → Board Member Thr April, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Baxter
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Thompson
Board Member Thr April
Board Member → Board Member Thr April, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelly Simms
Board Member Thr April
Board Member → Board Member Thr April, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Sandy Horrocks (2020–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Edy Penn (2020–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Jordan Rogers (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jack Adler (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ned Montgomery (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: James Callaham (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Sandra Horrocks (2019) — Chair:to Dec Ceo:begin Dec
- Former: T. J. Hurst (2019) — Board Member
- Former: W. Russell Byers Jr. (2019) — Board Member
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 $98K, to Jocelyn Russell Wallace (President/CEO THR March 2025).
Frequently asked questions about Byerschool Foundation
How much does Byerschool Foundation give each year?
Byerschool Foundation gave $371K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $672K across 1 grant.
How large is Byerschool Foundation?
Byerschool Foundation reported $17.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.
What is Byerschool Foundation?
Byerschool Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Philadelphia, PA. It holds $17.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Byerschool Foundation operate?
Byerschool Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Byerschool Foundation's EIN?
Byerschool Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1867607. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 23, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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