Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
Leef is dedicated to enriching the education experience by providing opportunities, cultivating success, and building community within the leander independent school district.
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation at a glance
In short: Leander Educational Excellence Foundation gave $369K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $369K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $369,198
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -90.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $369,198
- +873.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $369,198
- Total assets
- $373,130
- -24.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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 Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Support & Dual-Credit Textbook Funding
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Collaborative Grants
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
Amount
$300 - $5,000 per project
Deadline
Deadline not published
Fine Arts Funding Initiative
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Leander Educational Excellence Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Leander ISD ($369K).
Grant Size Distribution
43 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 43 (79%).
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 Leander Educational Excellence Foundation gives
- Giving grew 33% 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 $151K (2019) to $379K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $369K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Leander ISD Leander, TX | Academic Excellence | $369,198 |
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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 | $373,130 | $560,338 | $692,021 | $369,198 | 1 | $7,197 |
| 2024 | $492,050 | $634,340 | $578,682 | $379,181 | 10 | — |
| 2023 | $436,392 | $401,649 | $397,909 | $278,781 | 9 | — |
| 2022 | $430,670 | $550,110 | $412,974 | $278,535 | 11 | — |
| 2021 | $295,515 | $485,401 | $419,084 | $285,992 | 12 | — |
| 2019 | $155,504 | $271,399 | $234,588 | $150,558 | 9 | — |
About Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Leander, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $373K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $369K. Net investment income was $7K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation is led by Coleen Brighton, Fmr Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Coleen Brighton
Fmr Executive Director
Operations → Fmr Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$90K (2025)
Devin Williamson
President
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cara Owen
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Geiger
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Alvarez
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Balla
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Vermeeren
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vidya Moorthy
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Duffy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christy Diver
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dinesh Salem-Natarajan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Cisneros
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Russell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Cano
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mohan Marchetty
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Hayhurst
Vice President Finance
Vice President of Finance → Vice President Finance, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda Bly
Secretary
Vice President of Development → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tara Delay
Vice President Development
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (49)
- Former: Crystal Smith (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Eric Boyce (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Denise Seiler (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Belinda Santolucito (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Carlos Canedo (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Michael Swoda (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Na'cole Thompson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Tara Leday (2023–2024) — Vice President of Programs
- Former: Jeff Kikel (2019–2022) — Vice President Finance
- Former: Jennifer Williams (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joe Ciccarelli (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kevin Hodges (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Marisa Jarmon (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Dale (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Milly Harris (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Fowler (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sara Jihadi (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sean Connor (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shannon Darby (2019–2022) — Vice President Emp Giving
- Former: Bruce Gearing (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Elexis Grimes (2021–2022) — Executive Officio
- Former: Jamie Blankinship (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jana Pickett (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kara Downing (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Katie Perkins (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kristen Huguley (2021–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Lucas Janda (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Nikki Case (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Rachelle Grossman (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Roman Escamilla (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Aaron Cotton Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: Becky Calzada (2019) — Director
- Former: Chris Stansbury (2019) — Director
- Former: Courtney Samok (2019) — Director
- Former: Dan Troxell (2019) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Don Hisle (2019) — Director
- Former: Gaby Mier (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Gloria Gonzales-Dholokia PhD (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Jamie Dimaria (2019) — Director
- Former: Keith Sommer (2019) — Director
- Former: Kelly Buther (2019) — Director
- Former: Kim Pruett (2019) — Vice President Finance
- Former: Kim Strenk (2019) — Vice President Marketing
- Former: Krista Ingram (2019) — Vice President Events
- Former: Michel Jordan (2019) — Director
- Former: Nikki Sikes (2019) — Director
- Former: Sean Ziari (2019) — President
- Former: Tina Pinkston (2019) — Director
- Former: William Regan (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $90K, to Coleen Brighton (FMR Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
How much does Leander Educational Excellence Foundation give each year?
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation gave $369K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $379K across 10 grants.
How large is Leander Educational Excellence Foundation?
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation reported $373K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $560K.
What is Leander Educational Excellence Foundation?
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Leander, TX. It holds $373K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Leander Educational Excellence Foundation operate?
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Leander Educational Excellence Foundation's EIN?
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5464545. 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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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