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Flywheel Fund for Career Choice

Public charity · Grantmaker Petaluma, CA EIN: 88-2596234 Website

The purposes for which the company is organized is exclusively for educational and charitable purposes, with the primary goal of providing graduate students with greater freedom over their career paths by removing concerns about the high cost of loan repayments. By removing finances as a predominant career decision making factor, the objective is to encourage graduates to consider positions important to our society, such as state prosecutors, public defenders, legal aid providers, and other less lucrative practice areas.

Flywheel Fund for Career Choice at a glance

Total assets
$3,871,327
+878.7% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$1,921,083
+66.2% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$5,214
-15.3% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$31,236
-97.1% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Flywheel Fund for Career Choice

Who Flywheel Fund for Career Choice funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Stanford

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CATo provide financial assistance to graduate students pursuing lower income employment options.$1,071,667
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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
2024$3,871,327$1,921,083$31,236——$5,214
2023$395,562$1,156,156$1,075,834$1,071,6671$6,156
2022$315,240$400,000$84,760———

About Flywheel Fund for Career Choice

Based on IRS filings

Flywheel Fund for Career Choice is a public charity focused on Education, based in Petaluma, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $5K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Flywheel Fund for Career Choice is led by Elliot Schrage, Director & President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Elliot Schrage

    Director & President

    Director → Director, President, Secretary & Chairman, 2023

    Director, President, Secretary & Chairman → Director & President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Golden

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Clark Herrera

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Cole

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Osofsky

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2024. "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 Flywheel Fund for Career Choice

How large is Flywheel Fund for Career Choice?

Flywheel Fund for Career Choice reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

What is Flywheel Fund for Career Choice?

Flywheel Fund for Career Choice is a public charity focused on Education, based in Petaluma, CA. It holds $3.9M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Flywheel Fund for Career Choice operate?

Flywheel Fund for Career Choice has awarded grants in California.

What is Flywheel Fund for Career Choice's EIN?

Flywheel Fund for Career Choice's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-2596234. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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