Issaquah Schools Foundation
The Issaquah Schools Foundation, in partnership with the issaquah school district, drives resources to help students reach the promise of their potential.
Issaquah Schools Foundation at a glance
In short: Issaquah Schools Foundation gave $470K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $470K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $470,441
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $470,441
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $470,441
- Total assets
- $2,304,157
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (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 Issaquah Schools Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Issaquah Schools Foundation
Who Issaquah Schools Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Issaquah School District ($470K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 Issaquah Schools Foundation gives
- Giving grew 29% 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 $237K (2021) to $470K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $470K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Issaquah School District Issaquah, WA | Education | $470,441 |
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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 | $2,304,157 | $930,662 | $1,047,872 | $470,441 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | $2,154,371 | $972,376 | $984,499 | $461,137 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $2,080,621 | $900,146 | $947,157 | $399,947 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $1,853,145 | $950,914 | $1,148,426 | $365,073 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $2,201,513 | $1,160,357 | $987,825 | $236,861 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $1,747,575 | $1,112,224 | $1,163,105 | $374,825 | 1 | $31,989 |
About Issaquah Schools Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Issaquah Schools Foundation is a public charity, based in Issaquah, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $470K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Issaquah Schools Foundation is led by Trisha Marshall, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Trisha Marshall
Executive Director
President → Board President, 2024
Board President → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$42K (2025)
Swati Jain
Governance Chair
Vice President Human Resources → Hr Chair, 2023
Hr Chair → Governance Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Gaffney
Board Chair
Program Chair → Program Committee Chair, 2024
Program Committee Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Fagerlind
Resource Development Chair
Trustee → Resource Development Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcelle Waldman
Program Committee Chair
Trustee → Board Trustee, 2024
Board Trustee → Program Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marlow Dayley
Board Trustee
Trustee → Board Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joana Figueiredo
Board Trustee
On filings since 2024
2.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Miller
Board Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Kelly
Board Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer O'Connor
Board Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lily Jong
Board Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sonia Rebello
Board Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Marucheck
Board Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laila Collins
Board Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ian Terry
Finance Committee Cochair
Covp Finance → Finance Com Chair, 2023
Finance Com Chair → Finance Committee Cochair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Ingram
Board Secretary
Trustee → Board Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adriana Stamenova
Treasurer
Finance Committee Cochair → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kris Pottmith
Office Volunteer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Cloe Zeng (2020–2024) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Hilary Doherty (2022–2024) — Board Trustee
- Former: Valerie Korock (2023–2024) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Dwight Heckelman (2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Mike Kernish (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Monica Abel (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jillian Born (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Pitkin (2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Cornelia Atwater (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Erica Fewel (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Jenell Tamaela (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Sara Miller (2020–2022) — Pastpresident
- Former: Sarah Johnson (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Shindy Skaar (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Heidi Fuhs (2020–2021) — Chair Board Development & Governor · Filing note: Through 63021
- Former: Janice Lai (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Julia Yu (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Lawrie Robertson (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Meredith Spencer (2020–2021) — Chair Finance
- Former: Michael J Gleason (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Nick Jensen (2020–2021) — Chair Resource Development
- Former: Robin Shen (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Simmi Kher (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sunil Shah (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Christopher Emch (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Darrin Helfrect (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Elissa Puckett (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jodi Pickering (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Sachin Jain (2020) — Trustee
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 $42K, to Trisha Marshall (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Issaquah Schools Foundation
How much does Issaquah Schools Foundation give each year?
Issaquah Schools Foundation gave $470K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $461K across 1 grant.
How large is Issaquah Schools Foundation?
Issaquah Schools Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $931K.
Where does Issaquah Schools Foundation operate?
Issaquah Schools Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Issaquah Schools Foundation's EIN?
Issaquah Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3050254. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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