Friends of Grace Church School
Friends of Grace Church School brooklyn heights is organized exclusively for the purpose of providing financial support for the pre-school programs known as grace church school that are operated by grace church brooklyn heights.
Friends of Grace Church School at a glance
In short: Friends of Grace Church School gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,021
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,021
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,021
- Total assets
- $3,043,666
- +18.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of Grace Church School funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Grace Church Brooklyn Heights ($9K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Friends of Grace Church School gives
- Giving grew 27% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $9K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grace Church Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $9,021 |
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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 | $3,043,666 | $408,308 | $43,380 | $9,021 | 1 | $90,336 |
| 2024 | $2,574,970 | $346,871 | $75,331 | $8,592 | 1 | $62,895 |
| 2023 | $2,191,306 | $423,755 | $98,420 | $8,006 | 1 | $39,279 |
| 2022 | $1,866,153 | $325,988 | $49,772 | $7,108 | 1 | $40,043 |
| 2021 | $1,745,139 | $210,832 | $45,267 | $6,454 | 1 | $20,361 |
| 2020 | $1,532,461 | $192,264 | $58,044 | $6,771 | 1 | $25,834 |
| 2019 | $1,366,824 | $229,410 | $34,558 | — | — | $10,579 |
About Friends of Grace Church School
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Grace Church School is a public charity, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $90K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Grace Church School is led by Erin Sytsma, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erin Sytsma
President
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harriet Dresher
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Grant
Director
Director & Junior Warden → Senior Warden, 2022
Senior Warden → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Leighton
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reverend Allen Robinson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carter Hamontree
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Ross
Director
Treasurer → President, 2023
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sophie Mager
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Bellas
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geoff Brewer
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tessa Chamberlain
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Becker
Director
Senior Warden → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Goodman
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lily Howard Scott
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Munish Viralam
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolina Alfaro
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Drumm
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Hollod
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Annie Macrae (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Heather Ward (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Amy Jain Patel (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Marisa Kubiak (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kylee Kilgore (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Chelsea Redick (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Courtney Broadwater (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ian Mohr (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ken Copeland (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Alexandra Ewing (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Christopher Larson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Lindsay Giancola (2021–2023) — Secretary Outgoing
- Former: Sabrina Mallick (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Erin Systma (2023) — Director
- Former: Ashley Phyfe (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Christie Totman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Colleen Tompkins (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Eisenstadt (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeremy Robbins (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Seth Lloyd (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lindsay Thompson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Nadine Kim (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Vicky Schippers (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sabrina Peterson (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Amy Morgano (2019) — Director
- Former: Leslie Heller-Manuel (2019) — Director
- Former: Michelle Oh (2019) — Director
- Former: Olivia Poor (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.
Frequently asked questions about Friends of Grace Church School
How much does Friends of Grace Church School give each year?
Friends of Grace Church School gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9K across 1 grant.
How large is Friends of Grace Church School?
Friends of Grace Church School reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $408K.
Where does Friends of Grace Church School operate?
Friends of Grace Church School has awarded grants in New York.
What is Friends of Grace Church School's EIN?
Friends of Grace Church School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1523283. 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 July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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