Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap
The mission of the laguna beach education endowment and capital fund is to promote educational excellence in our public schools through long-term private funding.
Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap at a glance
In short: Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $32,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $32,500
- Median grant
- $32,500
- Total assets
- $6,106,642
- +16.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Laguna Beach Education Found ($33K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (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 Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap gives
- Giving grew 21% 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 $27K (2022) to $123K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $33K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Beach Education Found Laguna Beach, CA | Offield Fund + Peterson Fund | $32,500 |
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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 | $6,106,642 | $565,858 | $204,743 | $32,500 | 1 | $116,444 |
| 2024 | $5,262,365 | $124,000 | $168,701 | — | — | $74,000 |
| 2023 | $4,771,832 | $157,424 | $21,101 | — | — | $157,424 |
| 2022 | $4,338,678 | $255,723 | $28,267 | $26,750 | 1 | $255,050 |
| 2021 | $5,031,179 | $299,269 | $126,396 | — | — | $296,877 |
| 2020 | $4,030,837 | $197,412 | $155,804 | $122,854 | 1 | $70,437 |
| 2019 | $4,037,043 | $372,812 | $99,286 | $82,291 | 1 | $261,534 |
About Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap
Based on IRS filings
Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap is a public charity, based in Laguna Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $33K. Net investment income was $116K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap is led by Steve Samuelian, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steve Samuelian
President
Director → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Durand
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Smialowicz
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Nozzarella
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Anderson
Director
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Motherway
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Brashier
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathon Cohen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Stannard
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Brown
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Mahapatra
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harpal Sadhal
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chad Neault
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Erin Berryman (2024) — Director
- Former: Amy Dechary (2023) — Director
- Former: Buzz Shaw (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Iva Pawling (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: John Halloran (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Allison Motherway (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brent Martini (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Chris Clarke (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jason Reidel (2020) — Director
- Former: Jim Jones (2019) — Director
- Former: Mike Houlahan (2019) — Director
- Former: Tom Addis (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 Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap
How much does Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap give each year?
Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap?
Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap reported $6.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $566K.
Where does Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap operate?
Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap has awarded grants in California.
What is Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap's EIN?
Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Cap's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1021970. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 9, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
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