Monarch School Project
Monarch School Project, a nonprofit corporation, supports a k-12 school developed specifically to educate unhoused students in san Diego county. Monarch school breaks down the barriers unhoused youth face in accessing education and provides them with a safe, stable learning environment where they can heal and develop the necessary skills and experiences for personal success.
Monarch School Project at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,027,141
- -35.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,361,979
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $182,439
- -25.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,930,682
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Monarch School Project funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $343K.
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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 | $5,027,141 | $6,361,979 | $8,930,682 | — | — | $182,439 |
| 2024 | $7,744,363 | $6,554,896 | $8,907,229 | — | — | $244,210 |
| 2023 | $9,982,971 | $6,581,895 | $7,636,579 | — | — | $167,473 |
| 2022 | $10,858,774 | $7,145,400 | $5,187,624 | — | — | $21,160 |
| 2021 | $8,923,869 | $4,604,403 | $3,989,184 | — | — | $83,822 |
| 2020 | $8,248,976 | $7,505,338 | $4,159,952 | $342,654 | 2 | $550,202 |
About Monarch School Project
Based on IRS filings
Monarch School Project is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $182K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Monarch School Project is led by Afira Devries, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 5 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Afira Devries
President & CEO
President & CEO → Preident & CEO, 2023
Preident & CEO → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$113K (2021) → $275K (2025)
Caroline Winn
Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Skrezyna
Governance Chair
Board Member → Governance Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Attisha
Audit Committee Chair
Board Member → Audit Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmen Guerrero
Director of Behavioral Hea
Director of Behavioral Health Services → Director of Behavioral Hea, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$106K (2024) → $123K (2025)
Marisol Alvarado
Chief Programs Officer
Interim CEO → Vice President of Programs, 2021
Vice President of Programs → Chief Programs Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$123K (2020) → $187K (2025)
Kishalynn Elliot
Chief Operations Officer
Vice President, Operations & Evaluation → Vice President, Operations & Evaluations, 2023
Vice President, Operations & Evaluations → Chief Operations Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$126K (2022) → $172K (2025)
Carter Anderson
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$112K (2024) → $150K (2025)
Graeme Reid
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Gray Payton
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anjuli Aroura-Dow
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Makeba Jones
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marciano Perez
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Crawford
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolina Bravo-Karimi
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristopher Lichter
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenni Stephens
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly White-Smith
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randall Camp
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Rowland
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: James Harris (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Lisa Bicker (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Connolly (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Debra Molyneux (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Sharon Vidal (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: David Gomez (2024) — Director of Operations & Human Resources
- Former: Lydia Bartell (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Virginia Bays (2024) — Controller
- Former: Ashley Gosal (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Karin Vogel (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Inez Corona (2021–2023) — Director & Behavioral Healt
- Former: Ryan Alfred (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Pennington (2022–2023) — Vice President, Philanthropy & Communications
- Former: Christian Gagel (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Jennifer Mattoon (2020–2022) — Controller & Consultant
- Former: Rochelle Bold (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Molyneux (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Lesar (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Todd Mokhtari (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ben Moraga (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Denise Whisenhunt (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy Hartigan (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Erin Spiewak (2020) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Katherine Field (2020) — Senior Director of External Relations
- Former: Lisa Bicker Martin (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rene Barker (2020) — Secretary
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $275K, to Afira Devries (President/CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Monarch School Project
How large is Monarch School Project?
Monarch School Project reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.4M.
What is Monarch School Project?
Monarch School Project is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $5.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Monarch School Project operate?
Monarch School Project has awarded grants in California.
What is Monarch School Project's EIN?
Monarch School Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0871354. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 28, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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