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Citizen Schools Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-3259160 Website

In fiscal year 2025, the agency operated an americorps maker fellowship, placing 7 americorps vista members at 6 different education focused organizations in ca, ma, and ny. Americorps members worked on capacity building projects to expand experience based, hands-on learning with mentors at their host sites.

Citizen Schools Inc at a glance

Total assets
$3,199,672
-39.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$773,251
-26.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$199,695
-23.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,953,687
-6.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Citizen Schools Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Redwood City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Envisioneers Redwood City, CATo support envisioneers successful launch and continuation of the citizen schools elt programs in California.$200,000
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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$3,199,672$773,251$2,953,687——$199,695
2024$5,266,001$1,057,066$3,155,572——$260,741
2023$7,425,047$1,684,968$4,844,608——$172,327
2022$11,263,142$13,897,873$8,247,708$200,0001$25
2021$5,221,320$8,840,523$7,266,395——$101
2020$4,053,223$8,686,384$8,665,584———
2019$4,322,086$10,260,022$11,512,755———

About Citizen Schools Inc

Based on IRS filings

Citizen Schools Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $200K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Citizen Schools Inc is led by Nadia K. Selby, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 6 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nadia K. Selby

    CEO

    Vice President & Impact → CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $128K (2022) → $187K (2025)

  • Michael Keating

    Chair

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Petty

    Managing Director & Finance

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2023) → $129K (2025)

  • Tina Ochoa

    Managing Director & Community Partnerships

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2024) → $106K (2025)

  • Jessica L. Davila

    Managing Director & Philanthropy

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2025)

  • Brian O'Neil

    Director & Americorps Fellowship

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2024) → $105K (2025)

  • Sarah Brown

    Vice President & Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $144K (2025)

  • Bing Howell

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Hendler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosemary Reilly

    Clerk

    Board Member → Clerk, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seth Kalvert

    Board Member

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Fraser

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Wang

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristy Cunningham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick Schwarz

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miecha Forbes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (35)
  • Former: Elias Miranda (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Schwarz (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lynn Wiatrowski (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Maritere Mix (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Susan Siebert (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Todd Eckler (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Vincent Letteri (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Elizabeth Micci (2022–2024) — Managing Director & Program
  • Former: Oscar Cruz (2022–2024) — Former CEO
  • Former: Bob France (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kate O'Leary (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Tony Barnes (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Wesley Ford (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Elisha Muskat (2020–2023) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Anna Yu (2021–2023) — Chief Growth Officer
  • Former: Michele Carter (2022–2023) — Vice President, Talent, People & Culture
  • Former: Emily McCann (2019–2022) — CEO & Board Member
  • Former: Colin Lacy (2021–2022) — Vice President & Community Partnerships
  • Former: Aimee Sargent (2019–2021) — Vice President & External Engagement
  • Former: Gerry McGraw (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Keating (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Priscilla Cohen (2019–2021) — Managing Director & External Engagement
  • Former: Kyle Conley (2020–2021) — Chief Impact Officer
  • Former: Maria Drake (2020–2021) — Executive Director & Elt
  • Former: Brooks Tingle (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Joyce Coleman (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Laura Debonis (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Vanessa Bishop (2020) — Executive Director & Elt Ma
  • Former: Bridget Keane (2019) — Chief Ext Engagement Officer
  • Former: Eryn Bingle (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John Orwin (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Nell Kisiel (2019) — Vice President Strategy Bus Dvlpmnt
  • Former: Robert Dickey (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Tim Conway (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Wendy Haines (2019) — Executive 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

Nadia K Selby — CEO: $187KNadia K SelbyCEO$187KSarah Brown — VP, Operations: $144KSarah BrownVP, Operations$144KBenjamin Petty — Managing Director, Finance: $129KBenjamin PettyManaging Director, Finance$129KJessica L Davila — Managing Director, Philanthropy: $107KJessica L DavilaManaging Director, Philanthropy$107KTina Ochoa — Managing Director, Community Partnerships: $106KTina OchoaManaging Director, Community…$106KBrian O'Neil — Director, Americorps Fellowship: $105KBrian O'NeilDirector, Americorps Fellowship$105K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $187K, to Nadia K Selby (CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Citizen Schools Inc

How large is Citizen Schools Inc?

Citizen Schools Inc reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $773K.

What is Citizen Schools Inc?

Citizen Schools Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Citizen Schools Inc operate?

Citizen Schools Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Citizen Schools Inc's EIN?

Citizen Schools Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3259160. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 24, 2023)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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