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Rye Fund for Education Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Rye, NY EIN: 46-2481911 Website

The entity will develop, coordinate, and provide funding for programs and activities that promote and enhance educational excellence in the rye city schools. The fund will function as a centralized, mission driven organization responsive to the educational goals of the rye city school district

Rye Fund for Education Inc at a glance

In short: Rye Fund for Education Inc gave $504K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $504K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$503,634
+9.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$503,634
+9.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$503,634
Total assets
$789,182
+12.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Rye Fund for Education Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Rye City School District: $504KRye City School District$504K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rye City School District ($504K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Rye

How Rye Fund for Education Inc gives

  • Giving grew 907% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2022) to $504K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $504K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rye City School District Rye, NYEnhance Educational Excellence$503,634
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$789,182$636,030$546,051$503,6341$27,741
2024$699,203$578,230$507,871$461,5631$11,007
2023$628,844$274,439$186,347$153,3941$3,458
2022$540,752$59,381$51,315$50,0001$572
2021$532,686$159,018$209,186$207,5001$894
2020$582,854$17,235$2,089——$3,976

About Rye Fund for Education Inc

Based on IRS filings

Rye Fund for Education Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Rye, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $789K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $504K. Net investment income was $28K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rye Fund for Education Inc is led by Claudine Hanley, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 26 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Claudine Hanley

    President

    Board Trustee → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Boyle

    Sch Board Liais

    School Board → School Board Li, 2024

    School Board Li → Sch Board Liais, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Shirreffs

    Vice President of Grants

    Board Trustee → Vice President of Grants, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Schatz

    Co-Vp of Grants

    Treasurer → Co-Vp of Grants, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Kindler

    Secretary

    Board Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Tisdale

    Vice President Development

    Board Trustee → Vice President Development, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennie Pastor

    Marketing & Committee

    Corporate Spons → Marketing & Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Pafitis Martinez

    Co-Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Molinelli

    Co - Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosana Colliniates

    Executive Vice President

    Vice President of Grants → Executive Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah McGill

    Rms Liason

    Secretary → Rms Liason, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bhumi Zaveri

    Grants Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crissy Duggan

    Vice President of Governanc

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cristina Wade

    Marketing & Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Martin

    Finance Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erika Mercurio

    Midland Liaison

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Georgia Dyer

    Develop Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyen Ingrassia

    Rms Liaison

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Marchi

    Osborn Liaison

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Schmitz

    Midland Liaison

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kayla Bird

    Grants Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Bea

    Marketing & Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sabrina Bunn

    Rhs Liaison

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shrujal Baxi

    Rhs Liaison

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tricia Murray

    Superintendent

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Whitney Whipple

    Vice President Market & Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Eric Byrne (2020–2024) — Superintendent
  • Former: Barbara Haley (2023–2024) — Vice President of Communications
  • Former: Matthew Gilroy (2023–2024) — Board Trustee
  • Former: Ronda Gilroy (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Angela Schonberg (2024) — Recruitment
  • Former: Diana Page (2024) — Board Trustee
  • Former: Jenny Marinak (2024) — Board Trustee
  • Former: Lisa Ridd (2024) — Vice President of Marketing
  • Former: Niketh Velamoor (2024) — Board Trustee
  • Former: Sapna Canet (2024) — Promotions
  • Former: Michelle Kramer (2021–2023) — Board Trustee
  • Former: Kelly Grant (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Leah Rapoport (2023) — Vice President of Techno
  • Former: Nik Velamoor (2023) — Board Trustee
  • Former: Jimmy Roberts (2020–2022) — Board Trustee
  • Former: Laura Slack (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Paul Murphy (2020–2022) — Board Trustee
  • Former: Richard Slack (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Young Kim (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kimberly Abate (2020) — Chair

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 Rye Fund for Education Inc

How much does Rye Fund for Education Inc give each year?

Rye Fund for Education Inc gave $504K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $462K across 1 grant.

How large is Rye Fund for Education Inc?

Rye Fund for Education Inc reported $789K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $636K.

What is Rye Fund for Education Inc?

Rye Fund for Education Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Rye, NY. It holds $789K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Rye Fund for Education Inc operate?

Rye Fund for Education Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Rye Fund for Education Inc's EIN?

Rye Fund for Education Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2481911. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 25, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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