Middlesex School

Public charity · Grantmaker Concord, MA EIN: 04-2103821

Middlesex School helps students find their promise through rigorous intellectual, physical, creative, and ethical education. We value integrity, kindness, inclusivity, excellence, and engagement in service or our community and the wider world.

Middlesex School at a glance

In short: Middlesex School gave $105K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$105,321
+1217.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$35,107
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$556,036,805
+25.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Middlesex School funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Town of Concord - Town 250TH Gift Fund: $100K across 2 grantsTown of Concord - Town 250THGift Fund$100K · 2 grantsThe Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Inc: $5KThe Massachusetts Coalitionfor the Homeless Inc$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Town of Concord - Town 250TH Gift Fund ($100K across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $105K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ConcordLynn

How Middlesex School gives

  • Giving grew 111% from 2022 to 2025. 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$150K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 Total only2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $105K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $105K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Town of Concord - Town 250TH Gift Fund Concord, MAGift for 250 Memorial Trees$50,000
Town of Concord - Town 250TH Gift Fund Concord, MAPolice Department for Officer Body Cameras$50,000
The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Inc Lynn, MAEducation on Homelessness and Support to the Homeless$5,321
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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$556,036,805$59,021,357$54,692,137$105,3213$12,243,171
2024$444,959,376$48,448,306$50,025,587$7,992Total only$13,574,021
2023$434,288,156$42,360,502$47,028,564$50,0002$6,280,851
2022$434,598,457$51,673,207$46,626,306$50,0002$18,747,528
2021$485,283,896$51,739,388$42,792,209$50,0001$17,631,138
2020$383,090,796$48,353,374$41,913,982$50,0001$12,958,037

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Middlesex School

Based on IRS filings

Middlesex School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Concord, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $556.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $105K. Net investment income was $12.2M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Middlesex School is led by Jason Robart, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 10 of 42 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jason Robart

    President

    Trustee → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurtis Lacroix

    Director of Projects & Safety

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $178K (2025)

  • Abigail Marr Doft

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexander C. Banker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bret Stephens

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cass Sunstein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James F. Curtis III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Burnes Fulton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johanna Boynton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joy Connolly

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Lou Boutwell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia A. Melton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert C. Trumbull

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Maddock

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Madeline Demoulas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stanoy S. Tassev

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert W. Iuliano

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Du

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Counselman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney Portlock

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jasmine Richards

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Freddie Pantoja

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Pryshlak

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William J. Ho

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Afua Ofosu-Barko

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Russell

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dune Thorne

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Sabater

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas C. Price

    Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid

    Director of Admissions → Dean of Admissions, 2022

    Dean of Admissions → Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $134K (2020) → $181K (2025)

  • George W. Noble

    Chief Advancement Officer

    Director of Advancement → Chief Advancement Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $190K (2020) → $218K (2025)

  • Heather J. Parker

    Chief Advancement Officer

    Director of Development → Chief Advancement Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $195K (2020) → $220K (2025)

  • Matthew J. Degreeff Dean Of

    College Counsel & Student Enrichment

    College Counseling & Student Enrichment → College Counseling & Student Enrichm, 2023

    College Counseling & Student Enrichm → College Counsel & Student Enrichment, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $124K (2020) → $136K (2025)

  • Therese A. Cunningham

    CFO

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $197K (2020) → $301K (2025)

  • Karlyn M. McNall

    Associate Head of School

    Interim Hos → Interim Head of School, 2023

    Interim Head of School → Associate Head of School, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    80 hrs/week

    $214K (2022) → $403K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Speers

    Head of School

    On filings since 2024

    80 hrs/week

    $336K (2024) → $704K (2025)

  • Joffrey Bremond

    Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $145K (2025)

  • Marc Carter

    Chief Innovation Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $159K (2025)

  • Allen J. Model

    Vice President

    Vice President → Trustee & Vice President, 2021

    Trustee & Vice President → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Pitts

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne T. Bass

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert M. Bass

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah C. Leary

    Secretary

    Vice President → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: David Beare (2020–2024) — Former Head of School
  • Former: Edward F. Mehm (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Julia French Veghte (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Matthew E. Crozier (2020–2024) — Former Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Alexandra Hanken Russell (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Charles McDonald (2024) — Academic Tech. Spc.
  • Former: J. Benjamin Nye (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Kerry Magee (2024) — Director of Faculty Development
  • Former: Michael Schaeberle (2024) — Director of Studies
  • Former: Benjamin J. Nye (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Rodney Clark (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Joe Alford (2022–2023) — Chief Technology Officer
  • Former: Margaret McLaughlin (2022–2023) — Director of Health & Wellness
  • Former: Kathryn Marchand (2023) — Dean of Faculty
  • Former: Brickson Diamond (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: John Brooke (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Ricardo Albarran (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephen D. Lari (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: William Danoff (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Denise Burgess (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathleen Goddard Director Of (2022) — Facilities & Operations
  • Former: Thomas Flemma (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Chivas Chi-Wah Lam (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Judith Kaye (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Karlyn M. McNall Assistant (2020–2021) — Head for Faculty & Academics
  • Former: David McKenna (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Katherine Stearns Symonds (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathleen C. Giles (2020) — Former Head of School
  • Former: Kimberly Gwinnlandry (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Sm Lawrence (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Scott F. Powers (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Elizabeth Speers — Head of School: $704KElizabeth SpeersHead of School$704KKarlyn McNall — Associate Head of School: $403KKarlyn McNallAssociate Head of School$403KTherese Cunningham — CFO: $301KTherese CunninghamCFO$301KHeather Parker — Chief Advancement Officer: $220KHeather ParkerChief Advancement Officer$220KGeorge Noble — Chief Advancement Officer: $218KGeorge NobleChief Advancement Officer$218KDouglas Price — Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid: $181KDouglas PriceDean of Admissions & Financial…$181KKurtis Lacroix — Director of Projects & Safety: $178KKurtis LacroixDirector of Projects & Safety$178KMarc Carter — Chief Innovation Officer: $159KMarc CarterChief Innovation Officer$159KJoffrey Bremond — Controller: $145KJoffrey BremondController$145KMatthew Degreeff Dean of — College Couns. & Student Enrichment: $136KMatthew Degreeff Dean ofCollege Couns. & Student…$136K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $704K, to Elizabeth Speers (Head of School). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Middlesex School

How much does Middlesex School give each year?

Middlesex School gave $105K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $8K in grants paid.

What is Middlesex School's typical grant size?

Middlesex School's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $35,107, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Middlesex School give grants?

Middlesex School gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Concord, MA (2 grants).

Does Middlesex School give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Middlesex School's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Middlesex School?

Middlesex School reported $556.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $59.0M.

What is Middlesex School?

Middlesex School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Concord, MA. It holds $556.0M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Middlesex School's EIN?

Middlesex School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2103821. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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