Escambia County School Readiness
The organization was created for the administration of a comprehensive program of school readiness services that enhance the cognitive, social, and physical development of children as specified by the Florida office of early learning in accordance with Florida statutes.
Escambia County School Readiness at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,048,560
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $23,162,026
- -18.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $23,168,217
- -17.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Escambia County School Readiness funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $43K (2021). In 2021 it made 3 grants totaling $43K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Power Foundation Inc Pensacola, FL | Literacy Grant | $19,000 |
| Achieve Escambia Pensacola, FL | High Risk Classroom Grant | $15,000 |
| Coaching for Literacy Memphis, TN | Literacy Grant | $9,000 |
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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 | $2,048,560 | $23,162,026 | $23,168,217 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $2,093,201 | $28,278,508 | $28,067,879 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $2,637,584 | $40,315,470 | $40,416,910 | — | — | $2,762 |
| 2022 | $1,966,639 | $25,062,590 | $25,141,750 | — | — | $478 |
| 2021 | $2,495,495 | $23,096,153 | $23,081,127 | $43,000 | 3 | — |
| 2020 | $2,403,295 | $21,562,337 | $21,551,786 | $20,000 | 2 | — |
| 2019 | $1,879,218 | $19,194,888 | $19,175,811 | $30,000 | 2 | — |
About Escambia County School Readiness
Based on IRS filings
Escambia County School Readiness is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pensacola, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Escambia County School Readiness is led by Al Henderson, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Al Henderson
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$136K (2025)
Tammy Hicks
Interim Chair
Member → Interim Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Wyer
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Kirk
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Jones
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edna Williams
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ann Bickerstaff
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mona Jackson
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Tucker
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Fetsko
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reginald Dogan
Member
Secretary → Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bambi Sealy
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Sidoti
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shacondra Primm
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tarae Donaldson
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Brown
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsey Cannon
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deanna Oleske
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Melody Meier (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Richard Wright (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Roger Thompson (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Walter B. Watson Jr. (2019–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Shannon Nickinson (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Van Mansker (2019–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Misi Birdsall (2022–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tammy Abrams (2023) — Member
- Former: Angela Strumeyer (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Marcus McBride (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Steven Sanchez (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Shanna Robinson (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Beate Bolton (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Drew Hardgrave (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Judy Dickinson (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Laura Edler (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Wendi Ochs (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Shannon Robinson (2020) — Member
- Former: Christina Doss (2019) — Member
- Former: Mary Ann Winstead (2019) — Member
- Former: Peggy Steward (2019) — Member
- Former: Sheryl Rehberg (2019) — Secretary
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 $136K, to Al Henderson (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Escambia County School Readiness
How large is Escambia County School Readiness?
Escambia County School Readiness reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $23.2M.
What is Escambia County School Readiness?
Escambia County School Readiness is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pensacola, FL. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Escambia County School Readiness operate?
Escambia County School Readiness has awarded grants in Florida, Tennessee.
What is Escambia County School Readiness's EIN?
Escambia County School Readiness's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3683227. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Escambia County School Readiness funds
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