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Los Angeles Education Partnership

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-3909218 Website

To advance educational equity. Together with families, schools and the community, facilitate access to and opportunities for quality educational and wellness practices so that children thrive from diapers to diplomas.

Los Angeles Education Partnership at a glance

Total assets
$10,016,584
-4.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$12,462,107
+9.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$31,288
+1333.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$13,060,286
+23.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Los Angeles Education Partnership

Who Los Angeles Education Partnership funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Los AngelesEnglewoodRichmondSan LeandroSanta AnaAtlantaEast PointInglewoodManhattan BeachNorthridgePittsburghRiversideSan FernandoSan Pablo

How Los Angeles Education Partnership gives

  • Giving fell 79% from 2019 to 2022. 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$50K$100K$150K21 grants2019 4 grants2020 0 grants2021 3 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2020) to $115K (2019). In 2022 it made 3 grants totaling $24K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Eco Urban Gardens Los Angeles, CAWorkshops for Laep Partner Schools$11,060
Episcopal Diocese Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAWorkshops for Laep Partner Schools$6,896
Growing Great Manhattan Beach, CAWorkshops for Laep Partner Schools$6,000
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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
2025$10,016,584$12,462,107$13,060,286——$31,288
2024$10,466,940$11,354,751$10,568,554——$2,182
2023$10,779,142$12,054,666$8,718,448——$308
2022$3,526,816$7,400,978$6,927,244$23,9563$150
2021$2,987,241$7,123,624$6,798,240——$1,034
2020$2,931,079$6,804,875$6,177,022$23,0904$550
2019$1,757,609$5,445,519$6,042,789$114,60021$957

About Los Angeles Education Partnership

Based on IRS filings

Los Angeles Education Partnership is a public charity, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $31K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Los Angeles Education Partnership is led by Dawn Kurtz, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dawn Kurtz

    CEO

    Chief Program Officer → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $229K (2025)

  • C. Perry Bankston PhD

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gio Aliano

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Durkin

    Director

    Director → Chair, 2020

    Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rod Hamilton

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trevor Jackson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sapna Shah

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Monje JD

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Bernardino

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gautam Doshi

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janett Casillas

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mallory Mahan Ms

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mandana Mellano

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Simpson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Fernandez Mendoza

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Barela

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karla Roman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Clark

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norma Serrano

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elsa Luna

    Treasurer

    Board Treasurer → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Gonzales-Kimbrough

    Secretary

    Board Secretary → Secretary, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniele Johnson-Araujo

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Hamilton

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Dawn Kurtz See Sch O. (2024) — CEO
  • Former: Michele Broadnax See Sch O. (2024) — President & CEO
  • Former: Sylvia Rousseau To Sept (2024) — Director
  • Former: Yadira Perez To Sept (2024) — Director
  • Former: Silvia Rousseau (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michele Broadnax (2020–2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Yadira Perez (2021–2023) — Director · Filing note: From February 2022
  • Former: Altagracia Garcia To Sep (2023) — Director
  • Former: Guatam Doshi (2023) — Director · Filing note: From July 2022
  • Former: G. Mark Santa-Anna (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Through dec 2021
  • Former: Karen Hill Scott (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Through jun 2022
  • Former: Yvette Gabrielian (2020–2022) — Director · Filing note: Through May 2022
  • Former: Altagracia Garcia (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ann Sheila Victorino (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Through 61920
  • Former: Brenda Gonzales (2019–2020) — Chair · Filing note: Through 092019
  • Former: Heather Cluff (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Through 102019
  • Former: Judith Bay (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Through 072019
  • Former: Michael Beller (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Through 61920
  • Former: Tracy Yen (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Through 61920
  • Former: Brain Meath (2019) — Board Treasurer
  • Former: Ellen Pais (2019) — President & CEO
  • Former: Jennifer Ralls (2019) — Director
  • Former: Pauline Avendano (2019) — Director
  • Former: Roberto Viramontes (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

Dawn Kurtz — CEO: $229KDawn KurtzCEO$229K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $229K, to Dawn Kurtz (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Los Angeles Education Partnership

How large is Los Angeles Education Partnership?

Los Angeles Education Partnership reported $10.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.5M.

Where does Los Angeles Education Partnership operate?

Los Angeles Education Partnership has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Georgia.

What is Los Angeles Education Partnership's EIN?

Los Angeles Education Partnership's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3909218. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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