Reed Schools Foundation
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Reed Schools Foundation at a glance
In short: Reed Schools Foundation gave $1.8M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $892K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,783,985
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $891,993
- -43.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $891,993
- Total assets
- $1,466,922
- +7.5% 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 Reed Schools Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Reed Union School District ($1.8M). Together the top 2 received $1.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 7 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Reed Schools Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). 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 $1.5M (2021) to $2.0M (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Union School District Belvedere, CA | School Funding | $1,768,000 |
| Reed Elementary School Tiburon, CA | School Funding | $15,985 |
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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 | $1,466,922 | $2,138,319 | $2,079,074 | $1,783,985 | 2 | $27,958 |
| 2024 | $1,364,604 | $2,156,818 | $1,864,459 | $1,579,600 | 1 | $18,614 |
| 2023 | $1,062,135 | $2,059,260 | $1,834,761 | $1,572,500 | 2 | $15,830 |
| 2022 | $838,355 | $2,007,345 | $1,818,771 | $1,500,000 | 1 | $432 |
| 2021 | $656,962 | $1,700,012 | $1,770,225 | $1,500,000 | 1 | $-585 |
| 2020 | $1,726,398 | $2,073,946 | $2,326,197 | $2,000,000 | 1 | $6,257 |
| 2019 | $2,234,366 | $2,635,402 | $2,585,613 | $2,000,000 | 1 | $88 |
About Reed Schools Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Reed Schools Foundation is a public charity, based in Tiburon, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.8M. Net investment income was $28K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Reed Schools Foundation is led by Michelle Wilson, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 2 of 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michelle Wilson
President
Vice President Events → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annie Defesche
Develop Director
Vice President Giving → Develop Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$51K (2025)
Michele Fuegner
Director Operations
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$48K (2023) → $67K (2025)
Katie Leary
Vice President Events
Vice President Fam Giving → Vice President Events, 2025
On filings since 2023
3.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Schmitz
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenni Marshall
Vice President Sponsorships
New on the 2025 filing
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lindsey Burmeister
Vice President Donor Rel
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Suzannah Scully (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Andreas Papageorge (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Samantha Chatham (2023–2024) — Vice President Major Gifts
- Former: Christina Bosch (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Allison Hart (2019–2022) — Vice President Marketing
- Former: Angela Chang (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Jennifer Sicklick (2020–2022) — Vice President Events
- Former: Matthew Schmidt (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Alie Hart (2020) — Vice President Marketing
- Former: Matt Schmidt (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Cathy Cole (2019) — Co-President
- Former: Jamie Gersch (2019) — Co-President
- Former: Rob Leonard (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Shelby Tsai (2019) — Vice President Giving
- Former: Stacy Achuk (2019) — Vice President Giving
- Former: Stephanie Alberti (2019) — Vice President Events
- Former: Trish Jacob (2019) — Vice President Major Gifts
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $67K, to Michele Fuegner (Dir Operations). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Reed Schools Foundation
How much does Reed Schools Foundation give each year?
Reed Schools Foundation gave $1.8M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Reed Schools Foundation?
Reed Schools Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
Where does Reed Schools Foundation operate?
Reed Schools Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Reed Schools Foundation's EIN?
Reed Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3152375. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 23, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
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