Excellence in Education
To enhance public education within the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District to strengthen the learning experience for students.
Excellence in Education at a glance
In short: Excellence in Education gave $405K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $135K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $405,304
- +60.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $135,101
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $36,640
- Total assets
- $3,009,418
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Excellence in Education
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Excellence in Education
McGinity Scholarship
Excellence in Education
Amount
$2,000 (one-time award)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Rising Educator Scholarship
Excellence in Education
Amount
$2,500 per year for two years
Deadline
Deadline not published
Teacher Grants (General Program)
Excellence in Education
Amount
Varies (examples: $798 - $26,069)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Excellence in Education funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tahoe Truckee Unified S D ($349K). Together the top 3 received $405K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 17 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Excellence in Education gives
- Giving grew 290% 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 $104K (2022) to $405K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $405K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Truckee Unified S D Truckee, CA | Education/Tech/Literacy/Enrichment | $348,664 |
| Sierra Watershed Educ Partner Tahoe City, CA | Science | $36,640 |
| Aim High For High School San Francisco, CA | life skills | $20,000 |
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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 | $3,009,418 | $601,225 | $646,377 | $405,304 | 3 | $166,618 |
| 2024 | $2,941,189 | $445,380 | $477,136 | $252,896 | 2 | $57,614 |
| 2023 | $2,787,366 | $464,174 | $415,440 | $231,280 | 4 | $63,998 |
| 2022 | $2,613,891 | $448,906 | $251,796 | $103,987 | 4 | $124,738 |
| 2021 | $2,846,998 | $342,255 | $409,642 | $257,650 | 4 | $45,874 |
| 2020 | $2,431,918 | $178,057 | $432,533 | $285,571 | 4 | $-108,061 |
| 2019 | $2,726,368 | $339,921 | $356,592 | $225,109 | 6 | $35,369 |
About Excellence in Education
Based on IRS filings
Excellence in Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Truckee, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $405K. Net investment income was $167K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Excellence in Education is led by Laura Brown, Executive Director Til Nov ' since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura Brown
Executive Director Til Nov '
Executive Director → Executive Director Til Nov ', 2025
On filings since 2019
32 hrs/week
$51K (2019) → $79K (2025)
Amy Macosko
Interim Executive Director
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Interim Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
26 hrs/week
$20K (2025)
Megan Evans
President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Anna Yarbrough
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Flores
Director
President → Past President, 2021
Past President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elena Deluna
Director
President → Past President, 2023
Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jooly Hopkins
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katja Dahl
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Kendall
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susie Overall
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Chorey
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jojo Rouas
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liza Smith
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Coustette
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Helm
Director
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annie Macfadyen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Ngai Ryan
Director
On filings since 2023
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hayden Pruitt
Director
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Brown
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Max Leabman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Saira West
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay Hill
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirsten Pekarek
Vice President
President → Past President, 2024
Past President → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Gignoux
CFO & Treasurer
Treasurer → CFO & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Lisa Laliotis (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Sarah Biebl (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Aubrey Harper (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Daisy Anderson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jerusha Hall (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bill Austin (2019–2022) — CFO
- Former: Erin Flynn (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kelli Twomey (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shelly Purdy (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lee Hansen (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Denise Strecker (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Haakon Lang-Ree (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Karsten Swenson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lauren Tapia (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lauren Vanloon (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Sara Coustette-Spencer (2021) — Director
- Former: Barbara Wilkinson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jenna Hilton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Karen Roske (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nancy Gisko (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jessica Weaver (2019) — Director
- Former: Kari Chalstrom (2019) — Director
- Former: Liz Bowling (2019) — Director
- Former: Reini Jensen (2019) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Bragg (2019) — Director
- Former: Victoria Mercer (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $79K, to Laura Brown (ED til Nov '24). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Excellence in Education
How much does Excellence in Education give each year?
Excellence in Education gave $405K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $253K across 2 grants.
What is Excellence in Education's typical grant size?
Excellence in Education's median grant in 2025 was $36,640, and its average grant was $135,101, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Excellence in Education give grants?
Excellence in Education gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Excellence in Education give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Excellence in Education's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Excellence in Education?
Excellence in Education reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $601K.
What is Excellence in Education?
Excellence in Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Truckee, CA. It holds $3.0M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Excellence in Education's EIN?
Excellence in Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0105303. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
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