Cabrillo Education Foundation
Cef is serving as a student success innovation fund to promote new, creative and powerful initiatives to improve students' education in our community. It is an advocate for and funds high leverage programs that have well defined outcomes and can make "big impacts" for student success. In collaboration with coastside school districts, cef identifies clear goals, strategies, and resources required for each initiative to achieve results. There are several major themes for cef basic grant making at this time: - literacy (k-3) - college and career readiness (AVID 6th - 12th grades, science, social and emotional well being) - learning and enrichment (innovation grants) grants in these areas have funded and promoted teacher professional development and informational libraries that significantly increase our students' reading proficiency by the end of third grade. Cef has also been able to expand the outcome based college and career readiness program (AVID) from 6th through 12th grade. Cef lev
Cabrillo Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Cabrillo Education Foundation gave $164K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $164K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $164,362
- +0.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $164,362
- +300.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $164,362
- Total assets
- $3,816,149
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Cabrillo Education Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Cabrillo Education Foundation
Who Cabrillo Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cabrillo Unified School District ($164K).
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 13 (62%).
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 Cabrillo Education Foundation gives
- Giving fell 22% 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 $164K (2024) to $285K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $164K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cabrillo Unified School District Half Moon Bay, CA | Various Programs | $164,362 |
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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 | $3,816,149 | $309,915 | $415,604 | $164,362 | 1 | $82,339 |
| 2024 | $3,514,633 | $313,951 | $395,947 | $164,079 | 4 | $100,962 |
| 2023 | $3,348,534 | $342,656 | $417,534 | $223,838 | 3 | $92,135 |
| 2022 | $2,922,310 | $277,376 | $405,178 | $211,623 | 3 | $39,783 |
| 2021 | $3,701,488 | $426,915 | $378,437 | $200,514 | 2 | $88,877 |
| 2020 | $3,286,706 | $264,573 | $458,703 | $284,936 | 4 | $137,672 |
About Cabrillo Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Cabrillo Education Foundation is a public charity, based in Half Moon Bay, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $164K. Net investment income was $82K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cabrillo Education Foundation is led by Allan Smith, President & Secretary since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Allan Smith
President & Secretary
Secretary → President & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joy Dardenelle
Director
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corrine Bucher
Executive Di
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$113K (2025)
Stephanie Izzarelli
Treasurer
Co-Vice President → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Blanton
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Bettina Lunasin (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Anjuli Gupta (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Graciella Krabbenschmidt (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Lauren Wilson (2021–2023) — Officer
- Former: Leigh Ann Koelsch (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Teresa Holway (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Mendoza (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mattew Haugen (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Jackson Robertson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Katie Aschero (2020) — Director
- Former: Lindsay Hiken (2020) — Treasurer
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 $113K, to Corrine Bucher (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Cabrillo Education Foundation
How much does Cabrillo Education Foundation give each year?
Cabrillo Education Foundation gave $164K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $164K across 4 grants.
How large is Cabrillo Education Foundation?
Cabrillo Education Foundation reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $310K.
Where does Cabrillo Education Foundation operate?
Cabrillo Education Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Cabrillo Education Foundation's EIN?
Cabrillo Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2976402. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 8, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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