Cispes Education Fund
Educate the public about developments in El Salvador promote democracy human rights and social justice and accompany grassroots organizations in El Salvador working to advance human rights democracy and equitable and sustainable community development.
Cispes Education Fund at a glance
In short: Cispes Education Fund reported $36K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $36,177 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -25.4% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $735,401
- +94.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,005,909
- +50.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $609,007
- +21.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cispes Education Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
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 $6K (2019) to $50K (2023). In 2025 it reported $36K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Portland Central America Solidarity Committee (PCASC) Portland, OR | See supplemental information | $48,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $735,401 | $1,005,909 | $609,007 | $36,177 | Total only |
| 2024 | $377,751 | $668,866 | $503,195 | $48,500 | 1 |
| 2023 | $185,990 | $472,949 | $528,054 | $49,546 | 1 |
| 2022 | $248,687 | $635,158 | $437,951 | $12,575 | Total only |
| 2021 | $116,792 | $416,827 | $451,226 | $9,460 | Total only |
| 2019 | $75,235 | $369,510 | $371,371 | $5,919 | Total only |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Cispes Education Fund
Based on IRS filings
Cispes Education Fund is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $735K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $36K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cispes Education Fund is led by Alexis Stoumbelis, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alexis Stoumbelis
President
President & Executive Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$35K (2019) → $47K (2025)
Adrian Bonifacio
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Woodbury
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise Zwahlen
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yesenia Portillo
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$11K (2019) → $47K (2025)
Leigh Barrick
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Kevin Colindres (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jacob Blickenov (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Karla Cativo (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Samantha Pineda (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Erik Villalobos (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Savannah Landau (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Laura Embree-Lowry (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Andrew Lederman (2019) — Director
- Former: Angela Sanbrano (2019) — Director
- Former: Cristian Izquierdo (2019) — Director
- Former: Francesca Ochoa (2019) — Director
- Former: Larry Mosqueda (2019) — Director
- Former: Marissa Jefferies (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $47K, to Alexis Stoumbelis (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cispes Education Fund
How much does Cispes Education Fund give each year?
Cispes Education Fund reported $36K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $49K across 1 grant.
How large is Cispes Education Fund?
Cispes Education Fund reported $735K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What is Cispes Education Fund?
Cispes Education Fund is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Washington, DC. It holds $735K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cispes Education Fund operate?
Cispes Education Fund has awarded grants in Oregon.
What is Cispes Education Fund's EIN?
Cispes Education Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1481003. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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