Portola Valley Schools Foundation
The Portola Valley Schools Foundation seeks to provide general financial support for the portola valley school district.
Portola Valley Schools Foundation at a glance
In short: Portola Valley Schools Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,223,625
- -14.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,223,625
- -14.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,223,625
- Total assets
- $7,764,612
- +9.1% 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 Portola Valley Schools Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Portola Valley School District ($1.2M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
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 Portola Valley Schools Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2021) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Portola Valley School District Portola Valley, CA | Provide Genneral Financial Support | $1,223,625 |
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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 | $7,764,612 | $1,426,566 | $1,338,099 | $1,223,625 | 1 | $163,882 |
| 2024 | $7,115,059 | $1,541,726 | $1,532,092 | $1,430,000 | 1 | $155,907 |
| 2023 | $6,579,061 | $1,281,568 | $1,214,986 | $1,130,000 | 1 | $118,155 |
| 2022 | $6,131,950 | $1,334,903 | $1,285,983 | $1,224,471 | 1 | $108,286 |
| 2021 | $6,920,086 | $1,100,055 | $1,105,758 | $1,000,153 | 1 | $96,615 |
| 2020 | $6,048,004 | $1,184,085 | $1,158,221 | $1,059,887 | 1 | $113,583 |
About Portola Valley Schools Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Portola Valley Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Portola Valley, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $164K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Portola Valley Schools Foundation is led by Linda Kamran, Co-President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Kamran
Co-President
Annual Campaign Co-Chair → Co-President, 2024
On filings since 2021
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claire Magat Selden
Co-President
Director → Annual Campaign Co-Chair, 2023
Annual Campaign Co-Chair → Co-President, 2025
On filings since 2022
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Cunningham
Director
Annual Campaign Co-Chair → Co-President, 2023
Co-President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Gilman Jasen
Director
Director → Gala Chair, 2022
Gala Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Davidson
Director
Director → Endowment Co-Chair, 2023
Endowment Co-Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Murarka
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erika Evans
Director
Vice President & Board Liaison → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Fenwick
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Sink
Director
Annual Campaign Co-Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Gilbert
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Tipplehofer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dina Abarca
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Woo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Der Yuen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katharine Carroll
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Matera
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Headley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nilofar Aalaei
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ranee Bhutani
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruhi Kahn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy O'Keefe
Secretary
Director → Co-President, 2021
Co-President → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Selden
CFO
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2023
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Rachel Sink (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Cindy McAdam (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel Gilbert (2021–2024) — Eic Chair
- Former: Jo Mutch (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ruhi Khan (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Anne Van Der Staay (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Kit Antovich (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Naomi Pritikin (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Janeen Poutre (2024) — Annual Campaign Co-Chair
- Former: Jen Der Yuen (2024) — Endowment Co-Chair
- Former: Kat Carroll (2024) — Director
- Former: Mariya Anderson (2024) — Director
- Former: Andrew Barrows (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Leslie Skanberg (2020–2023) — Endowment Co-Chair
- Former: Serena Hanes (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Joshua Moser (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Cashin (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Vani Suvarna (2022–2023) — Annual Campaign Co-Chair
- Former: Brendan Pierce (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Erica Johnston (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Hilary Duwe (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Aimee Armsby (2020–2021) — Co-President
- Former: Erin Sanders (2020–2021) — Endowment Co-Chair
- Former: Jami Worthington (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Karyn Ellis (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lisa Giblin (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Rich Zamboldi (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sue Ten (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeff Wiley (2021) — Director
- Former: Heriberto Diarte (2020) — Director
- Former: Hilary Harmssen (2020) — President
- Former: Todd Scheuer (2020) — Director
- Former: Tricia Christensen (2020) — Director
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 Portola Valley Schools Foundation
How much does Portola Valley Schools Foundation give each year?
Portola Valley Schools Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 1 grant.
How large is Portola Valley Schools Foundation?
Portola Valley Schools Foundation reported $7.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is Portola Valley Schools Foundation?
Portola Valley Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Portola Valley, CA. It holds $7.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Portola Valley Schools Foundation operate?
Portola Valley Schools Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Portola Valley Schools Foundation's EIN?
Portola Valley Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1012148. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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