Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc
The ithaca public education intiative facilitates community connections and support for students and teachers of the ithaca city school district through engagement, collaboration, gifts and grants.
Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc at a glance
In short: Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc gave $76K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $76K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,510
- -23.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $75,510
- -23.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $75,510
- Total assets
- $1,386,437
- +5.1% 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 Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
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 Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc gives
- Giving fell 30% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $107K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $76K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $75,510 |
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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 | $1,386,437 | $348,368 | $301,926 | $75,510 | 1 | $70,794 |
| 2024 | $1,319,635 | $313,363 | $266,861 | $98,934 | 1 | $17,695 |
| 2023 | $1,205,650 | $229,043 | $239,157 | $79,130 | 2 | $20,509 |
| 2022 | $1,183,000 | $190,978 | $257,994 | $107,468 | 2 | $-110,597 |
| 2021 | $1,279,768 | $464,587 | $289,569 | — | — | $124,609 |
| 2020 | $1,091,889 | $295,772 | $219,915 | $6,250 | 1 | $28,081 |
| 2019 | $989,192 | $266,772 | $244,007 | $12,150 | 1 | $13,589 |
About Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc
Based on IRS filings
Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ithaca, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $76K. Net investment income was $71K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc is led by Indi McCasey, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Indi McCasey
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$43K (2024) → $67K (2025)
Margery Brodhead
President
Board Member → President, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Duttweiler
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Millicent Clarke-Maynard
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Reinhart
Board Member
Trustee → President, 2022
President → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Esther L Racoosin
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Supron
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walaa Maharem-Horan
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Volckmar
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Cobb
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Duell
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marley Thompson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sari Stifelman
Board Member
Board Member → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris W Savino
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Thompson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Elebiary
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Moira Lang
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ross Tate
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Shivaun Archer (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jason Leifer (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Zoe VanNorstrand (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John W Sipple (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mya Thompson (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Steven Manley (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Debbie Whitehead (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Joyce Putnam (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Kelly Sauve (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Katerine Duell (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: David M Wahl (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Monica Touesnard (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Lakshmi Bhojraj (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Helein-Ann Yunis (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Karijie Henderson (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Adam Jacobstein (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Anna Sims Bartel (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Christa Nunez (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Cartmill (2019–2020) — Secretary & Trustee
- Former: Liz Hartman (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Rayna J. King (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Christopher Rogers (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Deborah Whitehead (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Helen Ann Yunis (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Amita Verma Part Year (2019) — Trustee
- Former: David C. Lee (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Holly C. Heitzman (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Janine Eng (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Biloski (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Matthew Braun (2019) — President & Trustee
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $67K, to Indi McCasey (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc
How much does Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc give each year?
Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc gave $76K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $99K across 1 grant.
How large is Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc?
Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $348K.
What is Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc?
Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ithaca, NY. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc operate?
Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc's EIN?
Ithaca Public Education Initiative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1506703. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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