Equal Opportunity Schools
Equal Opportunity Schools' mission is to strengthen educator and system leader capacity to break down barriers to increase access, belonging, and success in rigorous college and career-prep secondary school courses for students of color and low-income students so that they may thrive in their postsecondary pursuits and life goals.
Equal Opportunity Schools at a glance
- Total assets
- $9,731,897
- -41.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $15,974,522
- +35.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $246,692
- -48.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $16,789,535
- -13.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Equal Opportunity Schools
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Equal Opportunity Schools
Who Equal Opportunity Schools funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Equal Opportunity Schools gives
- Giving fell 87% 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2021) to $200K (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aloha High School Aloha, OR | Computer Science Grant | $25,000 |
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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 | $9,731,897 | $15,974,522 | $16,789,535 | — | — | $246,692 |
| 2024 | $16,709,157 | $11,787,217 | $19,504,097 | — | — | $477,242 |
| 2023 | $23,793,213 | $12,190,001 | $16,717,688 | $25,000 | 1 | $394,761 |
| 2022 | $27,164,509 | $21,501,552 | $14,171,913 | $25,000 | 1 | $924 |
| 2021 | $16,091,420 | $11,869,783 | $11,264,699 | $22,197 | Total only | $142,483 |
| 2020 | $14,168,973 | $13,967,461 | $10,747,625 | $199,832 | 1 | $109,627 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Equal Opportunity Schools
Based on IRS filings
Equal Opportunity Schools is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $247K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Equal Opportunity Schools is led by Eddie Lincoln, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eddie Lincoln
CEO
Cpdo → Interim CEO, 2021
Interim CEO → CEO, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$141K (2020) → $275K (2025)
Eric Weaver
CEO Sept-June & Board Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → CEO Sept-June & Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$86K (2025)
Antonio J. Gutierrez
CEO Start July
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Paulson
Senior Director Rpt. & Analytics
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$165K (2025)
Andrew Cooper
Vice President Technology
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$100K (2022) → $212K (2025)
Dennis Melton
CFO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$143K (2022) → $117K (2025)
Christi Wilkins
Vice President Development Resources
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$192K (2025)
Jacqueline Greer
Vice President Programs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$188K (2025)
Tierney Kraft
Chief Revenue Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$224K (2025)
Doug Borchard
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Harell
Past Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2022
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Lee Vargas
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darrell Powell
Member
Board Member → Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcus Knight
Member
Board Member → Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Zeno
Member
Board Member → Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia A. Roberts
Member
Board Member → Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Reitz
Member
Board Member → Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Bor
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Alice Heuschel
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Wells-O'Brien
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pia Wilson-Body
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tremayne J. Bess
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Sasha Rabkin (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Janet Olson (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kelly Orehovec (2023–2024) — Senior Director Hr
- Former: Wing Leung (2023–2024) — Comptroller
- Former: Erin Bogan (2024) — Senior Director Impact Research
- Former: Kristin Ward (2024) — Senior Director Partnership
- Former: Deborah J Wilds (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lee Vargas (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ronald Fortune (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Tracey Conrad (2022–2023) — Vice President Programs
- Former: Jere King (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stephen Fink (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Byron Garrett (2020–2021) — CEO
- Former: Kia Franklin (2020–2021) — Cpo
- Former: Ron Fortune (2020–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Aurora P Parrish (2021) — Mg Director
- Former: Evelyn Taylor (2021) — COO
- Former: Jennifer N Ward (2021) — Senior Director
- Former: Bernadette Merikle (2020) — Senior Director Partnership
- Former: David Fischer (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Debora Merle (2020) — Interim CEO
- Former: Reid Saaris (2020) — CEO
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $275K, to Eddie Lincoln (CEO End September). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Equal Opportunity Schools
How large is Equal Opportunity Schools?
Equal Opportunity Schools reported $9.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.0M.
What is Equal Opportunity Schools?
Equal Opportunity Schools is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $9.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Equal Opportunity Schools operate?
Equal Opportunity Schools has awarded grants in Florida, New York, Oregon.
What is Equal Opportunity Schools's EIN?
Equal Opportunity Schools's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1609659. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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