Hopkins Education Foundation
To provide resources to enrich educational experiences within the hopkins school district.
Hopkins Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Hopkins Education Foundation gave $240K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $240K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $239,686
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $239,686
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $239,686
- Total assets
- $598,829
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (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 Hopkins Education Foundation
- Next open deadline
- October 13, 2026 (Spark Grants)
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Hopkins Education Foundation
Annual Special Projects
Hopkins Education Foundation
Amount
Varies by project (e.g., Outdoor Opportunities: $73,901 raised)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Awesome Fund
Hopkins Education Foundation
Amount
Modest grants (historically averaging under $1,000 per grant; $100,000 endowment established)
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Spark Grants
Hopkins Education Foundation
Amount
Varies (Fall 2025: $57,168 total awarded across 13 grants; individual awards range from $360-$12,275)
Deadline
October 13, 2026
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Who Hopkins Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hopkins Public Schools ($240K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
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 Hopkins Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 140% 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 $12K (2021) to $427K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $240K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Public Schools Hopkins, MN | General Assistance | $239,686 |
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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 | $598,829 | $421,739 | $428,708 | $239,686 | 1 | $22,935 |
| 2024 | $572,215 | $324,869 | $458,736 | $251,748 | 1 | $21,611 |
| 2023 | $685,464 | $438,883 | $517,969 | $330,342 | 1 | $2,638 |
| 2022 | $746,143 | $377,941 | $255,986 | $99,996 | 1 | $2,132 |
| 2021 | $695,234 | $287,168 | $150,935 | $11,766 | 1 | $3,701 |
| 2020 | $683,608 | $519,608 | $566,855 | $427,220 | 1 | $7,441 |
About Hopkins Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Hopkins Education Foundation is a public charity, based in Hopkins, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $599K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $240K. Net investment income was $23K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hopkins Education Foundation is led by Emily Wallace-Jackson, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 24 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Emily Wallace-Jackson
Executive Director
Member → Executive Director & Current, 2024
Executive Director & Current → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$26K (2024) → $59K (2025)
Bryan Kreske
President
Member → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Anderson
Secretary
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clare Scott
Board Member
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Cameron
Board Member
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Wilcox
Board Member
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mara Gollin-Garrett
Board Member
Secretary → Director, 2023
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Bryden
Secretary
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Smith
Vice President
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Hanneman
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Gotreau
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marina Kern
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arron Olson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gene Ward
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harold Taitt
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Caspers
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Wolson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Luke Jacobson
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Malvin Moore
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marlene Garvis
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reena Desai
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Goff-Dupont
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharae Sledge
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Adams
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (49)
- Former: Guthrie Kellom (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jen Trujillo (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jennifer St Clair (2021–2024) — Executive Director & Previous
- Former: Kristin O'Shea (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Nicole Schatchman (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert McNeill (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Grzechowiak (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Loan Huynh (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: David Polyack (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ellie Wolpert (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jahay Jallow (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jessica Justice (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Spilde (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Nealy (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Susan Wootten (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Dominique Pierre-Toussaint (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathryn Simpson (2023) — Director
- Former: Danica Natoli (2021) — Member
- Former: Julie Silverman (2021) — Member
- Former: Lydia Kabaka (2021) — Member
- Former: Rick Rexroth (2021) — Member
- Former: Sarah Day (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Shawn Determan (2021) — Member
- Former: Steven Savitz (2021) — Member
- Former: Bryden Pam (2020) — Member
- Former: Day Sarah (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Determan Shawn (2020) — Member
- Former: Gollin-Garrett Mara (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Jallow Jahay (2020) — Member
- Former: Kabaka Lydia (2020) — Member
- Former: Kellom Guthrie (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Kreske Bryan (2020) — Member
- Former: Lindblom Jessica (2020) — Member
- Former: McNeill Robert (2020) — Member
- Former: Natoli Danica (2020) — Member
- Former: Nealy Rebecca (2020) — Member
- Former: O'Shea Kristin (2020) — Member
- Former: Polyak David (2020) — Member
- Former: Rexroth Rick (2020) — Member
- Former: Savitz Steven (2020) — Member
- Former: Schachtman Nicole (2020) — Member
- Former: Silverman Julie (2020) — Member
- Former: Smith Travis (2020) — Member
- Former: Spilde Paul (2020) — Member
- Former: St Clair Jennifer (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Trujillo Jen (2020) — Member
- Former: Wallace-Jackson Emily (2020) — Member
- Former: Wolpert Ellie (2020) — Member
- Former: Wootten Susan (2020) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $59K, to Emily Wallace-Jackson (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Hopkins Education Foundation
How much does Hopkins Education Foundation give each year?
Hopkins Education Foundation gave $240K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $252K across 1 grant.
How large is Hopkins Education Foundation?
Hopkins Education Foundation reported $599K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $422K.
Where does Hopkins Education Foundation operate?
Hopkins Education Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Hopkins Education Foundation's EIN?
Hopkins Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1808042. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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