Foundation for Educational Opportunity

Private foundation · Grantmaker Scottsdale, AZ EIN: 86-0969867

Foundation for Educational Opportunity is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024.

Foundation for Educational Opportunity at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

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

Who Foundation for Educational Opportunity funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

IndianapolisLaguna Beach

How Foundation for Educational Opportunity gives

  • In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $39K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $39K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Indianapolis, INClosing Foundation Assets into DAF$38,960
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2023—$1,140$39,913$38,9601$39,532$160
2022$38,773$102$2,776$1,2001$2,145$2,022
2021$41,447$4$1,450——$870$2,084
2020$42,893$6$1,375———$2,146
2019$44,262$52$1,562———$2,231

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foundation for Educational Opportunity is led by Jamie D Piotti, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jamie D Piotti

    President

    President & Secretary → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Jamie D. Ferguson (2021–2022) — President & Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Foundation for Educational Opportunity

What is Foundation for Educational Opportunity?

Foundation for Educational Opportunity is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Scottsdale, AZ.

Where does Foundation for Educational Opportunity operate?

Foundation for Educational Opportunity has awarded grants in California, Indiana.

What is Foundation for Educational Opportunity's EIN?

Foundation for Educational Opportunity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0969867. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 12, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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