Los Alamitos Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Alamitos, CA EIN: 95-3756247

Partner with the Los Alamitos Unified School District to provide initiatives, programs and funding for programs that measurably improve student achievement throughout the District's schools.

Los Alamitos Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Los Alamitos Education Foundation gave $234K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $78K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$234,040
+121.4% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
-50.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$78,013
+342.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$73,185
Total assets
$1,246,366
-1.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who Los Alamitos Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Los Alamitos USD Campuses: $141KLos Alamitos USD Campuses$141KLos Alamitos USD: $20KLos Alamitos USD$20K

The largest 2024 recipient was Los Alamitos USD Campuses ($141K). Together the top 2 received $161K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($73,185), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 19 (84%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Los AlamitosSeal Beach

How Los Alamitos Education Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 175% from 2021 to 2024. 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$300K1 grant2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 6 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2020) to $234K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $234K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Los Alamitos USD Campuses Los Alamitos, CAInnovation Grants$140,627
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$73,185
Los Alamitos USD Los Alamitos, CAMental Health Counseling/Interns$20,228
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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$1,246,366$2,188,974$2,223,365$234,0403$20,615
2023$1,261,079$2,147,812$1,718,784$105,6906$12,489
2022$781,681$1,665,246$1,730,058$51,9875$1,802
2021$811,597$1,461,081$1,293,675$85,0204$705
2020$466,141$1,106,571$1,099,413$35,5851$968

About Los Alamitos Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Los Alamitos Education Foundation is a public charity, based in Los Alamitos, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $234K. Net investment income was $21K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Los Alamitos Education Foundation is led by Carrie Logue, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Carrie Logue

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2020) → $155K (2024)

  • Kendra Jones

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leanne Voight

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nilesh Vora

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Felicia Gonzalez

    Past Chair

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2022

    Board Chair → Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Herrick

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Yoshida

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Coxhill

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Jon Theriault (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kim Carasso (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Rohdenburg (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Farnaz Parasni (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Brian Leibl (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ruth Anne Salau Kurkjian (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Tom Lent (2020–2022) — Immediate Chair
  • Former: Farnaz Pardasani (2022) — Director
  • Former: Janelle Sagen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Guetig (2020) — Past President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Carrie Logue — Executive Director: $155KCarrie LogueExecutive Director$155K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $155K, to Carrie Logue (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Los Alamitos Education Foundation

How much does Los Alamitos Education Foundation give each year?

Los Alamitos Education Foundation gave $234K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $106K across 6 grants.

What is Los Alamitos Education Foundation's typical grant size?

Los Alamitos Education Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $73,185, and its average grant was $78,013, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Los Alamitos Education Foundation give grants?

Los Alamitos Education Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Alamitos, CA (2 grants).

Does Los Alamitos Education Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Los Alamitos Education Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Los Alamitos Education Foundation?

Los Alamitos Education Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.

What is Los Alamitos Education Foundation's EIN?

Los Alamitos Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3756247. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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