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San Luis Coastal Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker San Luis Obispo, CA EIN: 82-4196024 Website

Partner with public and private sectors to support creative and innovative programs for the benefit of students of the san luis coastal unified school district in the areas of academics, arts, career technical education, extra-curricular activities and programs.

San Luis Coastal Education Foundation at a glance

In short: San Luis Coastal Education Foundation gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $400K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$400,268
+3.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$400,268
+3.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$400,268
Total assets
$13,872,564
+9.8% 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.

How to apply to San Luis Coastal Education Foundation

Who San Luis Coastal Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

San Luis Coastal Unified School District: $400KSan Luis Coastal UnifiedSchool District$400K

The largest 2025 recipient was San Luis Coastal Unified School District ($400K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K4$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

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

San Luis Obispo

How San Luis Coastal Education Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 42% 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$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $259K (2020) to $920K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $400K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Luis Coastal Unified School District San Luis Obispo, CAEducational Program Support$400,268
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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$13,872,564$853,252$708,646$400,2681$352,527
2024$12,630,610$1,273,013$694,890$388,7651$436,864
2023$11,200,562$599,497$667,886$450,9111$185,360
2022$10,473,859$777,197$428,764$281,7101$468,646
2021$11,827,856$597,581$968,893$920,2871$318,157
2020$11,205,819$11,388,189$374,505$258,8021$-37,959

About San Luis Coastal Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

San Luis Coastal Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Luis Obispo, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $400K. Net investment income was $353K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

San Luis Coastal Education Foundation is led by Christine Robertson, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christine Robertson

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Mitchell

    President

    Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Thoma

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Bernhardt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelli Cole

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Woods

    Director

    Director → Vice President Marketing, 2023

    Vice President Marketing → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa James

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Holcombe

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Jobst

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clint Slaughter

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Haring

    Director

    Vice President Marketing → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Soderin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Gould

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanie Hanson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joey Leslie

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Yamashita

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marty Moroski

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Shepherd

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Attala

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Marino

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lyle Meek

    Interim Treasurer

    Treasurer → Interim Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Stacey White (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ben McAdams (2021–2024) — Vice President Development
  • Former: Erica Flores Baltodano (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jim Quesenberry (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rick Mayfield (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rick Robinett (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Pinkerton (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sam Blakeslee (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Diane Frost (2021–2023) — Vice President Programs
  • Former: Alan Iftiniuk (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Elise St John (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly McGrath (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Anika Clements (2020) — Director
  • Former: Eric Prater (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kathryn Eisendrath-Rogers (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Bumen (2020) — Director
  • Former: Molly Hughes (2020) — Director
  • Former: Rosanna Medeiros (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 San Luis Coastal Education Foundation

How much does San Luis Coastal Education Foundation give each year?

San Luis Coastal Education Foundation gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $389K across 1 grant.

How large is San Luis Coastal Education Foundation?

San Luis Coastal Education Foundation reported $13.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $853K.

What is San Luis Coastal Education Foundation?

San Luis Coastal Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Luis Obispo, CA. It holds $13.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does San Luis Coastal Education Foundation operate?

San Luis Coastal Education Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is San Luis Coastal Education Foundation's EIN?

San Luis Coastal Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4196024. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 27, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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