Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker San Rafael, CA EIN: 68-0298033

Fund educational programs in miller creek school district.

Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund at a glance

In short: Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund gave $605K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $605K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$604,500
-8.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$604,500
-8.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$604,500
Total assets
$309,201
-15.9% 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.

Who Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Miller Creek School District: $605KMiller Creek School District$605K

The largest 2025 recipient was Miller Creek School District ($605K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

San Rafael

How Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $321K (2021) to $748K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $605K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Miller Creek School District San Rafael, CAEducation/Enrich Programs$604,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$309,201$783,966$841,427$604,5001$13,178
2024$367,558$826,731$844,428$658,9031$11,114
2023$378,475$826,529$944,998$747,5551$7,303
2022$498,762$834,662$926,946$711,3471$230
2021$712,178$588,485$506,897$321,1361$835
2020$522,845$834,544$744,860$560,7781$5,534
2019$443,184$892,429$917,858$724,7291$4,043

About Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund

Based on IRS filings

Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund is a public charity, based in San Rafael, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $309K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $605K. Net investment income was $13K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund is led by Jodi Chaban, Executive Director - since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jodi Chaban

    Executive Director -

    Executive Director → Executive Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $44K (2022) → $82K (2025)

  • Leah Curran

    Executive Director -

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $44K (2025)

  • Jennifer Cuthbertson

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Sapio

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Diamond

    Director

    Principal → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Compton

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Purvis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Whitney Cytryn

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Yenshaw

    CFO & Treasurer

    Director → CFO & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jae Lee

    Vice President

    Co Vice President → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Ishii

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (29)
  • Former: Jennifer Imbimbo (2020–2024) — Co Vice President
  • Former: Jennifer Ishii-Yu (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Allison Conn (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Du Nguyen (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Christian Willard (2021–2023) — CFO & Treasurer
  • Former: Marie Barnes (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Heather Digiorgio (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carrie Heusner (2023) — Director
  • Former: Flor Espinosa (2023) — Director
  • Former: Latonya Sumner (2023) — Director
  • Former: Mark Koerner (2023) — Director
  • Former: Arlo Seaver (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Becca Baird (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Amy Branson-Sclafani (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Santiago Meara (2022) — Director
  • Former: Renee Surcouf (2019–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Amy Branson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Angela Colombo Heckler (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ann Marie Martin (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Jamie Foley (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly Revai (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Margaret McPhail (2019–2020) — CFO & Treasurer
  • Former: Munir Haddad (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sonia Lastreto (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Paula Duncan (2020) — Director
  • Former: Erica Providenza (2019) — Director
  • Former: Julia Butler (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mary Baird (2019) — Director
  • Former: Patti Bender (2019) — Director

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

Jodi Chaban — Ed - 10/2/24: $82KJodi ChabanEd - 10/2/24$82KLeah Curran — Ed 10/3/24-: $44KLeah CurranEd 10/3/24-$44K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $82K, to Jodi Chaban (Ed - 10/2/24). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund

How much does Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund give each year?

Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund gave $605K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $659K across 1 grant.

How large is Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund?

Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund reported $309K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $784K.

Where does Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund operate?

Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund has awarded grants in California.

What is Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund's EIN?

Can Do Education Foundation Formerly Dixie Childrens Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0298033. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 15, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 26, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 19, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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