Lake Washington Schools Foundation
The Lake Washington Schools Foundation raises funds and amplifies community resources to provide students in Lake Washington School District what they need to thrive, both now and in the future.
Lake Washington Schools Foundation at a glance
In short: Lake Washington Schools Foundation gave $205K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $103K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $205,009
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $102,505
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $102,505
- Total assets
- $652,310
- -10.6% 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.
Who Lake Washington Schools Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lake Washington School Distri ($179K). Together the top 2 received $205K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lake Washington Schools Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). 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 $69K (2021) to $255K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $205K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Washington School Distri Redmond, WA | Education | $179,009 |
| Nourishing Networks Central Bellevue, WA | Food Vouchers | $26,000 |
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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 | $652,310 | $815,362 | $836,963 | $205,009 | 2 | $13,213 |
| 2024 | $729,609 | $633,369 | $781,158 | $188,153 | 2 | $12,688 |
| 2023 | $887,213 | $618,318 | $814,171 | $254,896 | 1 | $2,983 |
| 2022 | $845,897 | $650,602 | $653,617 | $185,477 | 1 | $442 |
| 2021 | $860,093 | $830,157 | $438,643 | $68,865 | 1 | $592 |
| 2020 | $542,801 | $669,356 | $541,517 | $78,808 | 1 | $3,186 |
| 2019 | $408,797 | $522,072 | $533,047 | $151,689 | 1 | $2,994 |
About Lake Washington Schools Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lake Washington Schools Foundation is a public charity, based in Redmond, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $652K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $205K. Net investment income was $13K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lake Washington Schools Foundation is led by Katy Philips, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Katy Philips
Executive Director
Interim Exc Dr → Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$41K (2020) → $100K (2025)
Irene Neumann
President
Trustee → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Xubei Zhang
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jen O'Donnell
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Girish Joshi
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sudha Sharma
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jing Jing Wang
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Prashant Mishra
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Leap
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Synn
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenni Baldwin
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Manish Agrawal
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Swarnima Aswinkumar
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Heuer
Co-Vice President
Trustee → Co-Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Krona
Co-Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Co-Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Boeger
Co-Vice President
Trustee → Co-Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Ross
Co-Treasurer
Trustee → Co-Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jana Koeberle
Secretary
Trustee → Co-Secretary, 2024
Co-Secretary → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Tim Campbell (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Melinda Lincicome (2024) — Co-Secretary
- Former: Nancy Colburn (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Mindy Lincicome (2022–2023) — Co-Vice President
- Former: Valerie Horvath (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Barbie Young (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kim Convertino (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Veeramani Pulacode (2020–2022) — Co-Vice President
- Former: Theresa Demeter (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Wheaton (2019–2021) — Co-Vice President
- Former: Roy Captain (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Susan Seabrooks (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Helen K Sernett (2020–2021) — Past Executive Director
- Former: Vasudha Sundaravaradan (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Derek Schiefer (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Shelley Jurgensen (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Bill Becker (2019) — Co-Pres.
- Former: Jay Goldstein (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Larry Wright (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Rita Badh (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Setty Palazzo (2019) — Co-President
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 $100K, to Katy Philips (Executive Direc).
Frequently asked questions about Lake Washington Schools Foundation
How much does Lake Washington Schools Foundation give each year?
Lake Washington Schools Foundation gave $205K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $188K across 2 grants.
How large is Lake Washington Schools Foundation?
Lake Washington Schools Foundation reported $652K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $815K.
Where does Lake Washington Schools Foundation operate?
Lake Washington Schools Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Lake Washington Schools Foundation's EIN?
Lake Washington Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 55-0891792. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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