Olympia Education Foundation
The olympia school district education foundation provides programs and services to students and partners with teachers to enhance educational success and promote learning for all students of the olympia school district.
Olympia Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Olympia Education Foundation gave $221K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $221K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $221,056
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $221,056
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $221,056
- Total assets
- $294,536
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Olympia Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Olympia School District ($221K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Olympia Education Foundation gives
- Giving fell 35% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $219K (2024) to $338K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $221K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Olympia School District Olympia, WA | Educational and Low Income Assistance | $221,056 |
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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 | $294,536 | $307,726 | $321,845 | $221,056 | 1 | $897 |
| 2024 | $301,224 | $332,616 | $384,811 | $219,233 | 1 | $2,626 |
| 2023 | $361,471 | $340,177 | $377,673 | $275,516 | 1 | $180 |
| 2022 | $421,539 | $344,955 | $429,021 | $337,928 | 1 | $90 |
| 2021 | $503,885 | $387,906 | $308,046 | $235,921 | 1 | $129 |
| 2020 | $442,675 | $301,295 | $285,980 | $233,281 | 1 | $254 |
| 2019 | $387,167 | $307,275 | $280,723 | $248,704 | 1 | $321 |
About Olympia Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Olympia Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Olympia, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $295K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $221K. Net investment income was $897.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Olympia Education Foundation is led by Lois Midles, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lois Midles
President
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marty Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joy Hobbs
Trustee
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Henderson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amelia Layton
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Burns
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carly Sipe
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dannie Clark
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelsey Christiansen-Abel
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miriam Hathaway
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Flynn
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Bowen
Past President
Member-At-Large → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annie Pocklington
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Crew
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Speller
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Kelsey Christensen-Abel (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Frank P. Maloney III (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Becky Midles (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jocelyn McCabe (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Amanda Benjamin (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Intisar Surur (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jen Whipple (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Redman (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Parfait Bassale (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Groth (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sean Shaughnessy (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Julie Sandberg (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Edward Esparza (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Christy Peters (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Wendy Owens (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Angela McBride (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Claire Beagle (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Christine Brewer (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ryan Hall (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Lauren Jenks (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Bob Hodges (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Erica Maki (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeanette Killip (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Ziegler (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Laura Dietz (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Matt Perkins (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Randy Gunderson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tom McBride (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jim Webster (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Katy Johansson (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Ken Blakeslee (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Kerry Hodges (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Maria Anderson (2019) — President
- Former: Melissa Gombosky (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Shannon Cameron (2019) — Trustee
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.
Frequently asked questions about Olympia Education Foundation
How much does Olympia Education Foundation give each year?
Olympia Education Foundation gave $221K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $219K across 1 grant.
How large is Olympia Education Foundation?
Olympia Education Foundation reported $295K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $308K.
What is Olympia Education Foundation?
Olympia Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Olympia, WA. It holds $295K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Olympia Education Foundation operate?
Olympia Education Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Olympia Education Foundation's EIN?
Olympia Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1914331. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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