Dysart Education Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Surprise, AZ EIN: 86-0590527

The foundation provides scholarships to students of the dysart educational community. Def also provides schools with funding to purchase supplies and equipment so teachers do not have to pay for classrooms expenses.

Dysart Education Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Dysart Education Foundation Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,557
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$16,557
Median grant
$16,557
Total assets
$709,343
+47.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Dysart Education Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Dysart Unified Schools: $17KDysart Unified Schools$17K

The largest 2025 recipient was Dysart Unified Schools ($17K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Surprise

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dysart Unified Schools Surprise, AZ—$16,557
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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$709,343$320,064$107,018$16,5571$23,599
2024$479,497$96,244$114,007———
2023$497,260$146,452$101,799———
2022$452,607$200,757$81,083——$8,004
2021$363,082$130,301$71,928———
2020$304,709$89,067$75,852———
2019$291,494$134,112$71,668———

About Dysart Education Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Dysart Education Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Surprise, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $709K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $17K. Net investment income was $24K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dysart Education Foundation Inc is led by Kristi Richards, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kristi Richards

    President

    Vice President → Director, 2020

    Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Pupo

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2020

    Vice President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billie Laird

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donya Davis-Seay

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Fowler

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alicia Sterna

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Croteau

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Barnett

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Arabia

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Rosales

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melody Delgado

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Bridgeo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monica Dorcey

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilee Timbrooks

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Traci Sinkbell Sawyer

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Beth Simek (2022–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Shelley Isai (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Holly Bowen (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kenneth Hicks (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Benham (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Fran Sperling (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Teresa Heatherly (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Carmen Agostenelli (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jack Eaton (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Anderson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kristie Martorelli (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Paul Frie (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Victor Larosa (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Quinn Kellis (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.

Frequently asked questions about Dysart Education Foundation Inc

How much does Dysart Education Foundation Inc give each year?

Dysart Education Foundation Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Dysart Education Foundation Inc?

Dysart Education Foundation Inc reported $709K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $320K.

Where does Dysart Education Foundation Inc operate?

Dysart Education Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Dysart Education Foundation Inc's EIN?

Dysart Education Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0590527. 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. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)

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