Palo Alto Partners in Education
Palo Alto Partners in Education (PIE) raises money from parents and the community to provide all palo alto unified school district students an educational experience beyond what is possible with public funding. PIE's volunteers, in partnership with parents, schools, and the community, will ensure every student in the palo alto unified school district experiences an enriched and fulfilling education.
Palo Alto Partners in Education at a glance
In short: Palo Alto Partners in Education gave $5.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5.0M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,968,254
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,968,254
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,968,254
- Total assets
- $364,173
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Palo Alto Partners in Education funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Palo Alto Unified School District ($5.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 Palo Alto Partners in Education gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.0M (2025) to $5.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Unified School District Palo Alto, CA | Educational Support | $4,968,254 |
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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 | $364,173 | $5,426,713 | $5,429,679 | $4,968,254 | 1 | $103,278 |
| 2024 | $372,639 | $5,459,028 | $5,455,025 | $5,024,131 | 1 | $67,443 |
| 2023 | $368,636 | $5,549,500 | $5,550,195 | $5,117,208 | 1 | $28,111 |
| 2022 | $369,331 | $5,391,547 | $5,402,812 | $5,017,143 | 1 | $2,115 |
| 2021 | $375,096 | $5,220,247 | $5,381,256 | $5,022,793 | 1 | $1,435 |
About Palo Alto Partners in Education
Based on IRS filings
Palo Alto Partners in Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $364K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5.0M. Net investment income was $103K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Palo Alto Partners in Education is led by Linda Lyon, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 1 of 45 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Lyon
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$155K (2021) → $179K (2025)
Jennifer Lee
President
Vice President of Development - Lcc & Executive → Executive Vice President & President, 2024
Executive Vice President & President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kaitlyn Liao
Executive Vice President & President
Vice President of Marketing & Director of Market → Vice President of Marketing & Executive Vice President, 2024
Vice President of Marketing & Executive Vice President → Executive Vice President & President, 2025
On filings since 2022
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erika Buck
Executive Director -
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Schultz
Director of Marketing
Director of Marketing → Director of Marketing -, 2024
Director of Marketing - → Director of Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abby Domine
Director of Development
Director of Development - Lcc → Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Levesque
Director of Development & Executive Vice President
Director of Development - Lcc → Director of Development & Executive Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angie Sanaee
Director of Marketing
Director of Development - Schools → Director of Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryna Lee
Director of Development
Director of Development - Lcc → Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Farnsworth
Director of Development -
Director of Development - Schools → Director of Development -, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bharti Jindal
Director of Development
Director of Development - Lcc → Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miguel Lopez
Director of F & A - Teacher Grants
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miranda Junowicz
Director of Marketing
Director of Marketing → Director of Marketing -, 2024
Director of Marketing - → Director of Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Tan
Director of Marketing
Director of Marketing → Director of Marketing -, 2024
Director of Marketing - → Director of Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachaell Mondino
Director of Development & Director of Marketing
Director of Development - Schools → Director of Development & Director of Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yvette Mangalindan
Director of Development
Director of Development - Schools → Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cassy Christianson
Director of Development & Vice President of Development
Director of Development - Lcc → Director of Development & Vice President of Development, 2025
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Goody
Director of Marketing
Director of Development - Lcc → Director of Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Molly Melius
Director of Governance
Director of Governance - → Director of Governance, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ore Adeyemi
Director of Development
Director of Development - Lcc → Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rochna Dhand
Director of Development
Director of Development - Schools → Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sophia Che
Director of Development
Director of Development - Schools → Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Leung
Director of Development
Director of Development - Lcc → Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrija Basu
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Celia Rene-Corail
Director of Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Colohan
Director of Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Estelle Zhao
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henny Bhushan
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Young
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Curtiss
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Wang
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pebel Rodriguez
Director of Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Payne
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Derrick
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer & Treasurer, 2022
Assistant Treasurer & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sophia Lee
Vice President of F & A
Treasurer → Vice President of F & A, 2025
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amie Franconi
Vice President of Development
Vice President of Development - Lcc & Director O → Vice President of Development - Lcc, 2024
Vice President of Development - Lcc → Vice President of Development, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Manoj Batra
Secretary
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Kesner
Vice President of Development
Vice President of Development - Schools → Vice President of Development, 2025
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melina Patterson
Vice President of Governance
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Podulka
Vice President of F & A
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Orit Vidas-Horovitz
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wei Wang
Vice President of Marketing
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Murphy
Vice President of Governance
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nishita Kothary
Vice President of Development
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Siddharth Mindra
Vice President of F & A
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (47)
- Former: Patrick Sullivan (2021–2024) — Vice President of F & A
- Former: Stephanie Frick (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Karrie Chen (2022–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Sheri Shamdasani (2022–2024) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Christine Roper (2023–2024) — Director of Development - Lcc
- Former: Linor Levav (2023–2024) — Director of Governance -
- Former: Sue Kramer (2023–2024) — Director of Marketing -
- Former: Sumita Pandit (2023–2024) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Teresa Moye (2023–2024) — Director of Development - Lcc
- Former: Christina Lohmeyer (2024) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Anamari Eng (2021–2023) — Vice President of Development Schools
- Former: Casie Walker (2021–2023) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Donna Do (2021–2023) — Director of Governance
- Former: Joy Hinton (2021–2023) — Vice President of Governance
- Former: Julia Jacobsen (2021–2023) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Kaumudi Bhawe (2021–2023) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Rosanna Jackson (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Sushmita Vij (2021–2023) — Director of F & A - Teacher Grants
- Former: Bebe Khue Jacobs (2022–2023) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Susan Johnson (2022–2023) — Director of Development - Lcc
- Former: Tina Kuan (2022–2023) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Kate Loomis (2023) — Director of Marketing & Vice President of Market
- Former: Mel Gurunathan (2023) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Brette Hudacek (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Bruce Woodley (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Charu Gupta (2021–2022) — Director of Development - Lcc
- Former: Kate Glasson (2021–2022) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Kate Loomis Healy (2021–2022) — Director of Marketing & Vice President of Market
- Former: Krista Johnston (2021–2022) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Kristina Toland (2021–2022) — Vice President of Finance & Administration
- Former: Mallory Graffeo (2021–2022) — Director of Development - Lcc
- Former: Meera Saxena (2021–2022) — Director of Development - Lcc
- Former: Melanie Gurunathan (2021–2022) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Ruchi Goyal (2021–2022) — Director of Development - Lcc
- Former: Shirley Sun (2021–2022) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Stacy Abel (2021–2022) — Vice President of Development - Lcc
- Former: Sudeshna Raha (2021–2022) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Wesley Brandon (2021–2022) — Director of Development - Lcc
- Former: Susan Kramer (2022) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Christina Wilner (2021) — Director of Development - Lcc
- Former: Christy Goralnik (2021) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Doug Hagan (2021) — President
- Former: Heather Gaillard (2021) — Director of Development - Schools
- Former: Kirstin Sego (2021) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Leena Sansguiri (2021) — Vice President of Development
- Former: Lucinda Brommersma (2021) — Vice President of Marketing 21director of Marketin
- Former: Victoria Chang (2021) — Vice President of Governance
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $179K, to Linda Lyon (Executive Director 7/1/24-6/30/25).
Frequently asked questions about Palo Alto Partners in Education
How much does Palo Alto Partners in Education give each year?
Palo Alto Partners in Education gave $5.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.0M across 1 grant.
How large is Palo Alto Partners in Education?
Palo Alto Partners in Education reported $364K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.4M.
What is Palo Alto Partners in Education?
Palo Alto Partners in Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Palo Alto, CA. It holds $364K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Palo Alto Partners in Education operate?
Palo Alto Partners in Education has awarded grants in California.
What is Palo Alto Partners in Education's EIN?
Palo Alto Partners in Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0186364. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 28, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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