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Mercer Island Schools Foundation

MERCER ISLAND, WA EIN: 91-1143444 Website

THE MERCER ISLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC SERVICE, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENHANCING AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION PROVIDED TO ALL STUDENTS OF THE MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT BY OBTAINING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$810K

-10.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$842K

-4.6% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$842K

-4.6% YoY

About Mercer Island Schools Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Mercer Island Schools Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in MERCER ISLAND, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $810K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $842K. Net investment income was $22K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Mercer Island

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$325K$649K$974K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$809,964$900,465$1,177,249
Revenue$981,475$1,121,740$1,078,736
Expenses$1,138,258$1,180,803$1,076,894
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$21,526$20,941$755
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$221K$441K$662K$882K0 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL DIS…$842K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

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

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Mercer Island Schools Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

TAMARA SHOOPEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$115K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MEGHAN BANTACO-PRESIDENT5
LISA KALSCHEURCO-PRESIDENT5
DANIEL ODIEVICHTREASURER5
AHISHA AVANTSECRETARY5
MARA MCCUNEDIRECTOR (INCOMING PRESIDENT)2
JILL ASHTONDIRECTOR2
KAARINA AUFRANCDIRECTOR2
RUBY AZEEMDIRECTOR2
MELISSA CAHOONDIRECTOR2
GALIT GILAD-TALBYDIRECTOR2
JULIE HSIEHDIRECTOR2
LORI HURLDIRECTOR2
SUSAN KIMDIRECTOR2
ROBB MONKMANDIRECTOR2
CARIN PARCELDIRECTOR2
SAMANTHA RUBENFIELDDIRECTOR2
WILL QUANTZDIRECTOR2
MATT RICHENBURGDIRECTOR2
JACQUELINE QUASNEYDIRECTOR2
GRETA STEDNICKDIRECTOR2
ASHLEY STERNBERGDIRECTOR2
SHANNON STOKKEDIRECTOR2
KIM SWAFFORDDIRECTOR2
YEN-LING LEEDIRECTOR2
MARNA METCALFDIRECTOR2
KAREN ZEHNDER-WOODDIRECTOR2
TAMARA SHOOPEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35$115,271

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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