Public Education Partners
Our mission is to harness the power of our community for its public schools.
Public Education Partners at a glance
In short: Public Education Partners gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,623
- -9.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,623
- -9.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,623
- Total assets
- $993,662
- +16.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Public Education Partners funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Aiken County Public School Distric ($11K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).
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 Public Education Partners gives
- Giving fell 38% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $86K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aiken County Public School Distric Aiken, SC | — | $10,623 |
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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 | $993,662 | $175,928 | $113,740 | $10,623 | 1 | $21,546 |
| 2024 | $854,977 | $141,011 | $94,859 | $11,764 | 1 | $21,227 |
| 2023 | $772,079 | $75,111 | $42,021 | $5,539 | 1 | $14,677 |
| 2022 | $680,798 | $55,642 | $48,583 | $17,041 | 3 | $13,414 |
| 2021 | $794,065 | $72,505 | $111,723 | $86,134 | 1 | $17,547 |
| 2020 | $792,759 | $52,524 | $36,057 | — | — | $26,727 |
| 2019 | $711,111 | $98,693 | $292,259 | — | — | $8,358 |
About Public Education Partners
Based on IRS filings
Public Education Partners is a public charity, based in Aiken, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $994K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K. Net investment income was $22K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Public Education Partners is led by Nicholas Retson, Treasurer Endow Chair since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nicholas Retson
Treasurer Endow Chair
Endowment Chair → Treasurer Endow Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Marks
Board Chair
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
H. Gayle Gulick
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Lamprecht
Board Member
Board Member → Board Chair, 2020
Board Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Strojan
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Wells
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Mitchell
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Hutchens
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melinda Rodgers
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Crain
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Hewitt
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Mangiante
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Miles
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Blankenship
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Onderdonk
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tiiu Goode
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa Steiner
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Rosalyn Greene (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Rysheeka Bush (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kathern Miles (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Megan Kinard (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Nikasha Dicks (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Eveyln Berry (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Allison Brinkley (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Lintner PhD (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ana Adkins (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dianna Floyd (2020–2021) — Chair Early Learnng
- Former: Elisabeth Hardy (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Josue Garcia (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Judy Beck (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Diana Floyd (2020) — Past President
- Former: Lenessa Clark (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Elise Fox (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Supan (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Ellen Hansmann (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kimberly Matthews (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa Viola (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Tami Burke (2019) — Board Member
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 Public Education Partners
How much does Public Education Partners give each year?
Public Education Partners gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.
How large is Public Education Partners?
Public Education Partners reported $994K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $176K.
Where does Public Education Partners operate?
Public Education Partners has awarded grants in South Carolina.
What is Public Education Partners's EIN?
Public Education Partners's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1030778. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
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