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Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Carpinteria, CA EIN: 77-0354256 Website

To support the Carpinteria Unified School District

Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc gave $267K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $134K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$267,040
+178.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$133,520
+39.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$133,520
Total assets
$1,266,040
+7.6% 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.

Who Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Mission Scholars: $39KMission Scholars$39K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mission Scholars ($39K).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($227,829), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 7 (29%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CarpinteriaSanta Barbara

How Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). 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$800KTotal only2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2023) to $773K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $267K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$227,829
Mission Scholars Santa Barbara, CAEducational support$39,211
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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$1,266,040$517,347$454,074$267,0402$136,541
2024$1,177,021$354,070$341,863$96,0001$4
2023$1,102,916$259,098$204,572$75,3942—
2022$1,000,337$406,879$401,005$269,9251—
2021$1,073,605$886,364$842,805$772,9621$49,712
2020$913,880$377,356$244,489$184,6741$41,438
2019$805,862$290,843$230,011$92,109Total only$82,317

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Carpinteria, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $267K. Net investment income was $137K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc is led by Pam Werner, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pam Werner

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $46K (2023) → $68K (2025)

  • Casey Balch

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis Lopez

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janie Foley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Zeoli

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikki Yamaoka

    Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Green

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Harrison

    Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2022

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terra Stephan

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Estrada

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Cota

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynda Fairly

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Gonzales

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Jessica Isaac (2019–2024) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: Sarah Aresco-Smith (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Monica Solorzano (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Nancy Garrison (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Robin Sawaske (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ryan Zick (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Sarah Aresco- Smith (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Pamela Werner (2019–2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Debra McCarty (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Tyler Powell (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

Pam Werner — Executive Director: $68KPam WernerExecutive Director$68K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $68K, to Pam Werner (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc

How much does Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc give each year?

Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc gave $267K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $96K across 1 grant.

How large is Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc?

Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $517K.

What is Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc?

Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Carpinteria, CA. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc operate?

Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc's EIN?

Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0354256. 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. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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