Los Altos Educational Foundation
The Los Altos Educational Foundation raises funds to sustain and enrich the los altos school district's excellent educational program beyond what public funding provides.
Los Altos Educational Foundation at a glance
In short: Los Altos Educational Foundation gave $2.6M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $872K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,616,000
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $872,000
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $4,145,254
- +12.6% 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 Los Altos Educational Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Los Altos School District ($2.6M). Together the top 3 received $2.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 12 (58%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Los Altos Educational Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). 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 $2.5M (2022) to $3.1M (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Los Altos School District Los Altos, CA | To supplement the resources of the district to fund academic and enrichment programs. | $2,605,000 |
| Mountain View Los Altos District Mountain View, CA | To Support MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series. | $6,000 |
| Keep Los Altos Schools Strong Los Altos, CA | To Support the Passing of Measure Ee. | $5,000 |
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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 | $4,145,254 | $3,232,426 | $3,069,702 | $2,616,000 | 3 | $233,598 |
| 2024 | $3,679,980 | $2,954,263 | $3,028,086 | $2,626,000 | 3 | $114,845 |
| 2023 | $3,283,221 | $2,583,696 | $2,919,310 | $2,533,500 | 2 | $-175,229 |
| 2022 | $3,083,406 | $3,109,242 | $2,926,948 | $2,521,000 | 2 | $201,787 |
| 2021 | $3,775,111 | $2,821,142 | $2,936,703 | $2,599,250 | 2 | $118,900 |
| 2020 | $3,195,287 | $3,546,705 | $3,385,589 | $3,009,000 | 2 | $123,551 |
| 2019 | $3,102,037 | $3,659,698 | $3,497,082 | $3,108,000 | 2 | $113,311 |
About Los Altos Educational Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Los Altos Educational Foundation is a public charity, based in Los Altos, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2.6M. Net investment income was $234K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Los Altos Educational Foundation is led by Heather Macdonald, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Heather Macdonald
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$120K (2019) → $157K (2025)
Jeff Zeisler
President
Board Member → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Harris
Board Member
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rita Chan
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chryssa Sanders
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margo Felt
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adina Ardelean
Board Member
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rama Mulpuri
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Kam
CFO
Board Member → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Moll Kriese
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shen Jackson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aarthi Srinivasan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Wang
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Williams
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gaurav Jain
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Lo
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Olsson Carter
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Sung
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melinda Kersey
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Beman
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Murray Stokely
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shivanjali Srivastava
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Jensen Barna (2019–2024) — CFO
- Former: Justin Martin (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Aubrey Wing (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Aleksandra Stanojevic (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Erich Schmidt (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jp Lu (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Masoud Vakili (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jialin Jiao (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Nita Poloju (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Emma Cheng (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Amie Wang (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Steve Apfelberg (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kristen Gklaros-Stavropoulos (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Hilda Chan (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Aditi Goel (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Dauer (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Gayle Tait (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jill Harding (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Meenakshi Sharma (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Katie Schmidt (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Kostow (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah Daniels (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Shauna McIntyre (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Aleks Stanojevic (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Vijeyta Aggarwal (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Heath (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Beedon (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: John Mahlmeister (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Kevin Melia (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Manisha Shah (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Hutch Corbett (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Carlstrom (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Katherine Stephens (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Laura Teksler (2019) — President
- Former: Nadiah Mshasha (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Longyear (2019) — Board Member
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 $157K, to Heather Macdonald (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Los Altos Educational Foundation
How much does Los Altos Educational Foundation give each year?
Los Altos Educational Foundation gave $2.6M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.6M across 3 grants.
What is Los Altos Educational Foundation's typical grant size?
Los Altos Educational Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $872,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Los Altos Educational Foundation give grants?
Los Altos Educational Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Altos, CA (2 grants).
Does Los Altos Educational Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Los Altos Educational Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Los Altos Educational Foundation?
Los Altos Educational Foundation reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.
What is Los Altos Educational Foundation's EIN?
Los Altos Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2862793. 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 May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- 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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