Personalized Education Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lake Oswego, OR EIN: 92-3987537

Personalized Education Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Lake Oswego, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $11K.

Personalized Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Personalized Education Foundation gave $11K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,800
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$5,400
Median grant
$5,400
Total assets
$10,259
-44.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (74% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Personalized Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Fort WorthFifeNewport Beach

How Personalized Education Foundation gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 413% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2023 0 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2025) to $40K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
2 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$10,800
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$10,259$4,385$12,697$10,8002$12,697—
2024$18,571$11,077$2,383——$2,383$577
2023$9,877$49,877$40,000$40,0001$40,000$41

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Personalized Education Foundation is led by Christopher Geis, President & Secretary since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christopher Geis

    President & Secretary

    President → President & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Garcia

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Justine Rauterkus (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Linda Wheeler (2023–2024) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Personalized Education Foundation

How much does Personalized Education Foundation give each year?

Personalized Education Foundation gave $11K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Personalized Education Foundation?

Personalized Education Foundation reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $4K.

What is Personalized Education Foundation?

Personalized Education Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Lake Oswego, OR. It holds $10K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Personalized Education Foundation operate?

Personalized Education Foundation has awarded grants in California, Texas, Washington.

What is Personalized Education Foundation's EIN?

Personalized Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-3987537. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2025

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