Chatham Education Foundation
The mission of the Chatham Education Foundation (CEF) is to engage our community as public school advocates and to raise funds and resources to support innovation and educational excellence in Chatham county schools.
Chatham Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Chatham Education Foundation gave $134K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $134K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $134,176
- -4.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -96.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $134,176
- +2481.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $134,176
- Total assets
- $335,274
- -6.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (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 Chatham Education Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Chatham Education Foundation
Who Chatham Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chatham County Schools ($134K).
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 28 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2019) to $140K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $134K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chatham County Schools Pittsboro, NC | Creative teaching grants, books & literacy programming, college-readiness initiatives, and engagement events | $134,176 |
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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 | $335,274 | $277,000 | $326,043 | $134,176 | 1 | $5,290 |
| 2024 | $357,946 | $395,301 | $337,421 | $140,349 | 27 | $1,825 |
| 2023 | $315,488 | $251,114 | $276,327 | $69,616 | Total only | $327 |
| 2022 | $339,585 | $443,330 | $320,337 | $52,100 | Total only | $577 |
| 2021 | $219,404 | $247,130 | $194,794 | $36,914 | Total only | $552 |
| 2020 | $182,403 | $354,776 | $485,879 | $62,488 | Total only | $416 |
| 2019 | $295,539 | $165,785 | $175,855 | $13,458 | Total only | $644 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Chatham Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Chatham Education Foundation is a public charity, based in Pittsboro, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $335K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $134K. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chatham Education Foundation is led by Brittany Sandefur, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brittany Sandefur
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
32 hrs/week
$52K (2025)
Mary Lou Huisking
Chair
Board Member → President, 2024
President → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Kolek
Director
Chairman → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Pulido
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Molly Galloway
Director
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hadley Kirkland
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Ricker
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Powell
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rnady St Clair
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Fowler
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Jackson
Executive Officio Board Member
Ex-Officio → Executive Officio Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Allen Wilson
Executive Officio Board Member
Ex-Officio → Executive Officio Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Quick
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Patterson
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Jaime Detzi (2019–2024) — Executive Director-
- Former: Candi McKay (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Diane Birch (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Howard Fifer (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Randy St Clair (2024) — Board Member
- Former: David Hilliard (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kathie Russell (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sherri Stuewer (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Chanel Hart Daprix (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: John Jett (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah Estes (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah McCormack (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Selina Lopez (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Winters (2022–2023) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Melissa Hlavac (2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Amy Wilson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Bobby Dixon (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Courtney Cabe (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Gina Bacheler (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Barbee (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Linda McMasters (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ryan Matthews (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah Whitney (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Tim Minor (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tripp Crayton (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Carisa Angannette Brady-Andrew (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Justin Palmer (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Nicole Robertson (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ben Birken (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Chris Ehrenfeld (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jody Cleven (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 $52K, to Brittany Sandefur (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Chatham Education Foundation
How much does Chatham Education Foundation give each year?
Chatham Education Foundation gave $134K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $140K across 27 grants.
How large is Chatham Education Foundation?
Chatham Education Foundation reported $335K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $277K.
Where does Chatham Education Foundation operate?
Chatham Education Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Chatham Education Foundation's EIN?
Chatham Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1796990. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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