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Lexington Education Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Lexington, MA EIN: 04-3164996 Website

Lexington Education Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to funding teacher-initiated grants that sustain the excellence of the Lexington Public School System, with a focus on cutting-edge technology and curriculum innovations.

Lexington Education Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Lexington Education Foundation Inc gave $174K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $44K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$174,321
+41.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$43,580
+41.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$36,270
Total assets
$2,986,720
+8.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Lexington Education Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Lexington Public School System: $174K across 4 grantsLexington Public School System$174K · 4 grants

The largest 2024 recipient was Lexington Public School System ($174K across 4 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K4$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 18 (61%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Lexington

How Lexington Education Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−14%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $123K (2023) to $259K (2020). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $174K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lexington Public School System Lexington, MAProgram Grants$90,448
Lexington Public School System Lexington, MAFellowships$40,807
Lexington Public School System Lexington, MASchool Community Grant$31,733
Lexington Public School System Lexington, MARapid Response Grant$11,333
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$2,986,720$329,337$249,015$174,3214$101,142
2023$2,762,466$271,230$231,505$123,2214$76,065
2022$2,570,680$370,050$320,719$200,5283$135,117
2021$2,849,904$458,386$280,319$201,9154$194,193
2020$2,439,769$166,652$326,847$259,1653$-13,378
2019$2,550,447$544,982$357,421$249,5763$92,955

About Lexington Education Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Lexington Education Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Lexington, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $174K. Net investment income was $101K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lexington Education Foundation Inc is led by Alyson Nickse, Co- President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 22 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Alyson Nickse

    Co- President

    Clerk → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Co- President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Coelho

    Co- President

    Director → Deputy Co- President, 2022

    Deputy Co- President → Co- President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Audra Myerberg

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Smerling

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ariel Sroka

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Capone

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Zhao

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Carter

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Scarbrough

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fernanda Raduan

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keri Caron

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shana York

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Goohs

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Oriel

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Griffiths

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shalini Agrawal

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Tariq Qureshi

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Coppe Peacock

    Past-President

    1st Year Co-President → Co-President, 2023

    Co-President → Past-President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Weng

    Co-Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meg Taves

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meghana Khanolkar

    Co-Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Amy Sarcia (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tiffany Crooker (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Amy Ryan (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Arlene Silva (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Liu Tzu (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Risa Sparks (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ting Xu (2022–2023) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Kate Criniti (2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrice Cleaves (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Raquel Leder (2019–2022) — Co-President
  • Former: Emily Sayre (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Coakley (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kate Critini (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Neil McGaraghan (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nidhi Rastogi (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chris Roy (2022) — Director
  • Former: Kim McCormick (2019–2021) — Past President & Director
  • Former: Medha Dave (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Beth Ross (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Melissa Lee (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Jacotin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Usha Thakrar (2020–2021) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Lance Conrad (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Alix Fox (2019) — Clerk
  • Former: Beth Sager (2019) — Director
  • Former: Caroline Yang (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dhwani Swamy (2019) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Jason Denoncourt (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Brett (2019) — Director
  • Former: Karen Orf (2019) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Katie Cutler (2019) — Director
  • Former: Muge Erkan (2019) — Director
  • Former: Vineeta Kumar (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Lexington Education Foundation Inc

How much does Lexington Education Foundation Inc give each year?

Lexington Education Foundation Inc gave $174K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $123K across 4 grants.

What is Lexington Education Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Lexington Education Foundation Inc's median grant in 2024 was $36,270, and its average grant was $43,580, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Lexington Education Foundation Inc give grants?

Lexington Education Foundation Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lexington, MA (4 grants).

Does Lexington Education Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Lexington Education Foundation Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Lexington Education Foundation Inc?

Lexington Education Foundation Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $329K.

What is Lexington Education Foundation Inc's EIN?

Lexington Education Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3164996. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 23, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 29, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 5, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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