River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Newburyport, MA EIN: 04-3462020

Raise, distribute and steward funds on behalf of the river valley charter school.

Key facts about River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc

EIN
04-3462020
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$6,072,178

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$6.1M

-0.4% YoY

Revenue

$447K

+9.2% YoY

Net Investment Income

$28K

-14.2% YoY

Expenses

$266K

-30.1% YoY

How River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 59% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

About River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Newburyport, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $28K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Newburyport

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2022) to $140K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$6,072,178$6,093,809$6,439,053
Revenue$446,702$409,071$384,055
Expenses$266,269$380,852$417,092
Net Investment Income$27,838$32,432$32,014

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc is led by Sonia Suelen, Committee Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sonia Suelen

    Committee Chair

    President → Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Tramontana

    Committee Member

    Treasurer & Secretary → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Committee Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Zappasodi

    Committee Member

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    Director → Committee Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Bishop

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Lugo

    Committee Member

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Committee Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Rankin

    Committee Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Kuse

    Committee Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Jennifer Stinson (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jenn Tramontana (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lydia Supple-Pollard (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chris Getz (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Macdonald (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Christine Getz (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Lydia Pollard (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Patty Moynihan (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Deidre Casey (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: John Gregorio (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Denise Herrera (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Liz Fabel (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Elizabeth J. Fabel (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Jennifer Tramantona (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Katchen Gerig Wittner (2019) — Trustee

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 River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc

How large is River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc?

River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc reported $6.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $447K.

Where does River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc operate?

River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc's EIN?

River Valley Charter School Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3462020. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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