Educate Fairfax
To energize the power of the community to invest in educational excellence and prepare students for the future.
Educate Fairfax at a glance
In short: Educate Fairfax gave $930K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $930K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $929,770
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $929,770
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $929,770
- Total assets
- $1,772,479
- +30.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Educate Fairfax
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Educate Fairfax
Who Educate Fairfax funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fairfax County Public Schools ($930K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Educate Fairfax gives
- Giving fell 30% 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 $713K (2020) to $1.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $930K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County Public Schools Fairfax, VA | Support FCPS Schools | $929,770 |
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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 | $1,772,479 | $1,706,728 | $1,285,039 | $929,770 | 1 | $17,721 |
| 2024 | $1,361,974 | $957,720 | $938,585 | $858,557 | 1 | $18,284 |
| 2023 | $1,543,986 | $1,206,740 | $1,435,188 | $1,395,299 | 1 | $9,876 |
| 2022 | $1,566,857 | $1,454,749 | $1,389,147 | $1,330,172 | 1 | $2,338 |
| 2021 | $1,563,986 | $1,344,080 | $1,397,362 | $1,342,660 | 2 | $2,067 |
| 2020 | $1,557,273 | $1,745,694 | $761,553 | $713,499 | 3 | $5,455 |
| 2019 | $536,527 | $1,086,876 | $1,182,222 | $1,147,241 | 1 | $3,239 |
About Educate Fairfax
Based on IRS filings
Educate Fairfax is a public charity focused on Education, based in Falls Church, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $930K. Net investment income was $18K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Educate Fairfax is led by Cindy Anderson, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cindy Anderson
Chair
Chairman → Co-Vice Chai, 2024
Co-Vice Chai → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Baker
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Guernsey
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Crowe
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Leichtweis
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Pelosi
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eun-Woo Chang
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle C. Reid
Director
Director → Ex-Officio D, 2024
Ex-Officio D → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meera Pellai
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Rodriguez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Petty
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Jackson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Hall
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marty Smith
Ex-Officio D
Director → Ex-Officio D, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sunil Budhrani
Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Brown
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aehee Park
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Knight
Vice Chair
Secretary → Co-Vice Chai, 2024
Co-Vice Chai → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynette Henry
Executive Di
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ilryong Moon
Ex-Officio D
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Brett Fox (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Abrar Omeish (2024) — Ex-Officio D
- Former: Elizabeth Murphy (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Len Forkas (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Ashley Wilson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jose Banzon (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Karen Keys-Gamarra (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: David Farajollahi (2023) — Director
- Former: Andrew Grimm (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Andrew Ko (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeri Fellerman (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Kathryn Falk (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Scott Brabrand (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shannon Jameson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brendon Shaw (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Monica Lucero (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Testoni (2022) — Director
- Former: Matt White (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Nelson Ford (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Pamela Hilbert (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Laura Jane Cohen (2021) — Director
- Former: Michelle Chang (2021) — Director
- Former: Stewart Roberson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Christian Deschauer (2020) — Director
- Former: Rachna Sizemore Heizer (2020) — Director
- Former: David Guernsey (2019) — Director
- Former: Dwight Yamada (2019) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Schultz (2019) — Director
- Former: Judith Wilson (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Kevin Reynolds (2019) — Chairman
- Former: Marc Andersen (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 Educate Fairfax
How much does Educate Fairfax give each year?
Educate Fairfax gave $930K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $859K across 1 grant.
How large is Educate Fairfax?
Educate Fairfax reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What is Educate Fairfax?
Educate Fairfax is a public charity focused on Education, based in Falls Church, VA. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Educate Fairfax operate?
Educate Fairfax has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Educate Fairfax's EIN?
Educate Fairfax's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4674229. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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