Culver City Education Foundation
The Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) raises funds to support and enhance a quality education for every student in the culver city unified school district (CCUSD).
Culver City Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Culver City Education Foundation gave $774K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $155K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $774,488
- +69.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $154,898
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $2,494,737
- +4.6% 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 Culver City Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Culver City Unified School District ($698K). Together the top 5 received $774K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Culver City Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $249K (2020) to $774K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $774K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Culver City Unified School District Culver City, CA | Support/Enhance Quality Education | $698,094 |
| Venice Family Clinic Venice, CA | Ssyhc Donation | $34,100 |
| 24TH Street Theatre Company Los Angeles, CA | Theatre Program | $15,000 |
| We Tell Stories Inc Los Angeles, CA | Theatre Program | $15,000 |
| The Actors' Gang Inc Culver City, CA | Theatre Program | $12,294 |
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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 | $2,494,737 | $1,030,006 | $1,120,217 | $774,488 | 5 | $41,713 |
| 2024 | $2,385,606 | $894,325 | $744,862 | $457,365 | 3 | $58,686 |
| 2023 | $1,886,172 | $540,971 | $559,632 | $313,772 | 1 | $164 |
| 2022 | $1,869,029 | $666,836 | $793,998 | $560,138 | 1 | $68,308 |
| 2021 | $2,280,302 | $750,238 | $540,750 | $336,471 | 1 | $13,675 |
| 2020 | $1,802,810 | $456,828 | $424,776 | $248,842 | 1 | $678 |
| 2019 | $1,739,813 | $876,853 | $533,819 | $349,515 | 1 | $22,435 |
About Culver City Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Culver City Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Culver City, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $774K. Net investment income was $42K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Culver City Education Foundation is led by Wendy Hamill, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wendy Hamill
Executive Director
Trustee & Interim Executive Director → Trustee & Director of Operations, 2020
Trustee & Director of Operations → Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
32 hrs/week
$6K (2019) → $67K (2025)
Guillermina Molina
President & Chair
Trustee → President, 2023
President → President & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Schulman
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Harris
Parliamentarian
Parliamentarian → Trustee, 2020
Trustee → Parliamentarian, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelley Wilcox
Board Member
Executive Vice President → Trustee, 2020
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Felicity Vabulas
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monika Okker
Board Member
Vice President → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Gray
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Faris
Secretary
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sanjay Gaur
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Yelverton
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Summer McBride
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Van Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cicely Bingener
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dale Collingwood
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Davidson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Esman
Treasurer & CFO
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Jane Kessner
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meta Valentic
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Collingwood
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul McCarthy
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Esman
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Elaine Behnken (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: James M. Limbaugh (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joanne Nazarian (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Mena Jampol (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Beth Stewart (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nelson Nio (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Ben Wilson (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Colin Diaz (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Meghan Steed Garvey (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Chryssa Elliot (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Emily Winfield (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kathy Johnson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Melanie Mack (2019–2020) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Michael Racine (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nicky Marble Van Dam (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Todd Shays (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Wendy Merritt (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Will Segar (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Renae Williams Niles (2020) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $67K, to Wendy Hamill (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Culver City Education Foundation
How much does Culver City Education Foundation give each year?
Culver City Education Foundation gave $774K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $457K across 3 grants.
What is Culver City Education Foundation's typical grant size?
Culver City Education Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $154,898, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Culver City Education Foundation give grants?
Culver City Education Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Culver City, CA (2 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does Culver City Education Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Culver City Education Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Theatre Program" (3 grants).
Who are Culver City Education Foundation's largest grantees?
Culver City Education Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Culver City Unified School District ($698,094), Venice Family Clinic ($34,100) and 24TH Street Theatre Company ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Culver City Education Foundation?
Culver City Education Foundation reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What is Culver City Education Foundation?
Culver City Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Culver City, CA. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Culver City Education Foundation's EIN?
Culver City Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3641300. 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 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 10, 2024)
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