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Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Vienna, VA EIN: 20-3590526 Website

Imagine Schools Non-Profit's vision is for every child to reach his or her full potential and discover pathways for life-long success. As a national family of public charter school campuses, Imagine Schools Non-Profit's misssion is to partner with parents and guardians in the education of their children by providing high quality schools that prepare students for lives of leadership, acccomplishment, and exemplary character. Imagine Schools Non-Profit pursues its mission utilizing the following objectives: create choice for parents and students within the public school system. Emphasize academic exellence and character development as the essential elements of life-long success. Encourage innovative teaching practices that individualize learning according to the needs of each student. Provide a system of accountability for results in public education (I.e imagine schools measures of excellence). Support principals, teachers, and school staff as the front-line leaders and decision-makers,

Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc at a glance

In short: Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc gave $841K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $280K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$841,000
+1.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$280,333
-66.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$16,500
Total assets
$175,892,219
+8.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Imagine Prep Surprise Inc: $810KImagine Prep Surprise Inc$810KImagine Prep Coolidge Inc: $17KImagine Prep Coolidge Inc$17KImagine Coolidge Elementary Inc: $15KImagine Coolidge ElementaryInc$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Imagine Prep Surprise Inc ($810K). Together the top 3 received $841K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K6$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 6 grants of 16 (38%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

SurpriseApache JunctionCoolidgePhoenixAvondaleColidge

How Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc gives

  • Giving fell 43% 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

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M8 grants2019 9 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $815K (2021) to $3.2M (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $841K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Imagine Prep Surprise Inc Surprise, AZExpenses$810,000
Imagine Prep Coolidge Inc Coolidge, AZExpenses$16,500
Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc Coolidge, AZExpenses$14,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$175,892,219$83,360,997$86,795,109$841,0003
2024$162,706,488$86,189,940$90,920,595$830,0001
2023$158,729,176$71,911,915$75,703,776$2,498,1954
2022$161,309,849$62,482,447$66,055,923$1,470,0004
2021$105,214,691$58,577,849$60,770,561$815,0004
2020$90,821,472$57,096,854$60,757,477$2,580,0009
2019$68,931,700$58,194,178$61,372,342$3,170,0008

About Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc

Based on IRS filings

Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Vienna, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $175.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $841K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc is led by Barry Sharp, CEO, CFO & President on every filing since 2019; 9 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barry Sharp

    CEO, CFO & President

    On filings since 2019

    13 hrs/week

    $129K (2019) → $146K (2025)

  • John Ruggirello

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy G. Hall

    Director

    Chief Academ → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $66K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Eileen H. Bakke

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimon Sargeant

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luis Tellez

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Naill

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Beehler

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isabel Berio

    Secretary & Senior Vice

    On filings since 2019

    13 hrs/week

    $56K (2019) → $68K (2025)

  • James McFadden

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    13 hrs/week

    $50K (2019) → $58K (2025)

  • Marisa Preuss

    Chief Communications

    On filings since 2019

    13 hrs/week

    $41K (2019) → $47K (2025)

  • Monte Lange

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    13 hrs/week

    $50K (2019) → $59K (2025)

  • Shawn Toler

    Regional Vice President

    Executive Vice President → Regional Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    13 hrs/week

    $50K (2019) → $58K (2025)

  • Diane Thorne

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    13 hrs/week

    $54K (2022) → $60K (2025)

  • Bradford Uchacz

    Executive Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    13 hrs/week

    $59K (2025)

  • Rodney Sasse

    Executive Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    13 hrs/week

    $63K (2025)

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Brad Uchacz (2019–2024) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Rod Sasse (2019–2024) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Robert Haft (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Diane Beatty (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Dennis W. Bakke (2019–2020) — 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

Barry Sharp — CEO/CFO/Pres: $146KBarry SharpCEO/CFO/Pres$146KIsabel Berio — Sec./Sr. Vic: $68KIsabel BerioSec./Sr. Vic$68KRodney Sasse — Executive VP: $63KRodney SasseExecutive VP$63KDiane Thorne — Executive VP: $60KDiane ThorneExecutive VP$60KMonte Lange — Executive VP: $59KMonte LangeExecutive VP$59KBradford Uchacz — Executive VP: $59KBradford UchaczExecutive VP$59KShawn Toler — Regional VP: $58KShawn TolerRegional VP$58KJames McFadden — VP: $58KJames McFaddenVP$58KMarisa Preuss — Chief Commun: $47KMarisa PreussChief Commun$47K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $146K, to Barry Sharp (CEO/CFO/Pres). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc

How much does Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc give each year?

Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc gave $841K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $830K across 1 grant.

What is Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc's typical grant size?

Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc's median grant in 2025 was $16,500, and its average grant was $280,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc give grants?

Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc gives mostly in Arizona: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Coolidge, AZ (2 grants).

Does Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Expenses" (3 grants).

How large is Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc?

Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc reported $175.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $83.4M.

What is Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc?

Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Vienna, VA. It holds $175.9M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc's EIN?

Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3590526. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 30, 2024)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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