Oak School Parent Organization

Public charity · Grantmaker Hinsdale, IL EIN: 36-3798041

Build a stronger school community between student, families, parents and staff. Ensure for every child the highest advantages of education through the united efforts of Oak School staff and student's parents.

Oak School Parent Organization at a glance

In short: Oak School Parent Organization gave $38K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$37,966
-50.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,983
-50.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$18,983
Total assets
$615,779
+32.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Oak School Parent Organization funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Oak School: $38K across 2 grantsOak School$38K · 2 grants

The largest 2025 recipient was Oak School ($38K across 2 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Hinsdale

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2025) to $177K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $38K.

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
Oak School Hinsdale, ILService Grants to Oak School$30,291
Oak School Hinsdale, ILStrategic Gifts to Oak School$7,675
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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$615,779$196,053$43,785$37,9662$16,653
2024$463,511$390,160$134,300$77,0892—
2023$207,651$177,009$191,259$177,018Total only—
2022$222,086$199,850$131,264$65,677Total only$3
2021—$8,212$76,341———
2020—$50,285$890———

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

About Oak School Parent Organization

Based on IRS filings

Oak School Parent Organization is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hinsdale, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $616K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $38K. Net investment income was $17K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Oak School Parent Organization is led by Ashley Gott, Co-President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ashley Gott

    Co-President

    Treasurer → Co-Vice President, 2023

    Co-Vice President → Co-President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Montgomery

    Co-President

    Co-Vice President → Co-President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Appling McCauley

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2023

    Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Ilekis

    Vice President of Communications

    Vice President Communications → Vice President of Communications, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Moy

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Laczynki

    Assistant Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Beck

    Co-Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kacy Baker

    Co-Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Chaidan Leshinski (2021–2024) — Co-President
  • Former: Carol Park (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Katie Hillegass (2022–2024) — Co-President
  • Former: Mary Osanloo (2020–2022) — Co-President
  • Former: Dawn McGrath (2021–2022) — Vice President of Communications
  • Former: Katie Storino (2021–2022) — Co-President
  • Former: Kerry Lynch (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Jessica Montrie (2020–2021) — Co-President
  • Former: Marina Fricilone (2020–2021) — Co-President
  • Former: Amy Nixon (2020) — Co-President
  • Former: Christina Dimitropoulos (2020) — Co-President
  • Former: Colleen Seidman (2020) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Kelly Garber (2020) — Treasurer

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.

Frequently asked questions about Oak School Parent Organization

How much does Oak School Parent Organization give each year?

Oak School Parent Organization gave $38K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $77K across 2 grants.

How large is Oak School Parent Organization?

Oak School Parent Organization reported $616K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $196K.

What is Oak School Parent Organization?

Oak School Parent Organization is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hinsdale, IL. It holds $616K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Oak School Parent Organization operate?

Oak School Parent Organization has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Oak School Parent Organization's EIN?

Oak School Parent Organization's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3798041. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 8, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 3, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)

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