Da Vinci Schools Fund
To secure funding and resources to support Da Vinci Schools as a leader in advancing innovative educational practices that transform teaching and learning
Da Vinci Schools Fund at a glance
In short: Da Vinci Schools Fund reported $1.2M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,163,326 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $1,450,845
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,376,869
- +25.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,290,507
- +199.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Da Vinci Schools Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Da Vinci Schools Fund gives
- Giving grew 184% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $275K (2020) to $1.4M (2022). In 2025 it reported $1.2M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Da Vinci Schools LA County El Segundo, CA | General education support | $781,821 |
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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 | $1,450,845 | $1,376,869 | $1,290,507 | $1,163,326 | Total only | — |
| 2024 | $1,364,483 | $1,097,111 | $431,354 | — | — | $144 |
| 2023 | $377,083 | $1,176,951 | $1,102,068 | $781,821 | 1 | $358 |
| 2022 | $290,859 | $1,665,793 | $1,514,031 | $1,385,000 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $141,097 | $103,766 | $381,087 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $418,418 | $720,608 | $302,190 | $275,000 | 1 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Da Vinci Schools Fund
Based on IRS filings
Da Vinci Schools Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in El Segundo, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $1.2M in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Da Vinci Schools Fund is led by Gary Wayland, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gary Wayland
President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chester Pipkin
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Brann
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ilia Dickey
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jo Weber
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Smet
Vice President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Kristina Farkas (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Art Lofton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ken Brown (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Nichol Whiteman (2020–2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Da Vinci Schools Fund
How much does Da Vinci Schools Fund give each year?
Da Vinci Schools Fund reported $1.2M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is Da Vinci Schools Fund?
Da Vinci Schools Fund reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is Da Vinci Schools Fund?
Da Vinci Schools Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in El Segundo, CA. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Da Vinci Schools Fund operate?
Da Vinci Schools Fund has awarded grants in California.
What is Da Vinci Schools Fund's EIN?
Da Vinci Schools Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4350823. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 8, 2024)
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