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San Ramon Valley Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker San Ramon, CA EIN: 94-2853998 Website

The San Ramon Valley Education Foundation invests in education, supports parent organizations, and engages our community for the benefit of and in partnership with the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation at a glance

In short: San Ramon Valley Education Foundation gave $367K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $46K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$367,269
+116.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$45,909
+62.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,250
Total assets
$3,856,177
+12.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who San Ramon Valley Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Windemere Ranch Middle School: $185KWindemere Ranch Middle School$185KSRV Unified School District: $130K across 4 grantsSRV Unified School District$130K · 4 grantsDonorschooseorg: $25KDonorschooseorg$25KSRVUSD: $16KSRVUSD$16KSRVUSD Run Incentives: $11KSRVUSD Run Incentives$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Windemere Ranch Middle School ($185K). Together the top 5 received $367K.

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

33<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 35 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

DanvilleNew YorkSan Ramon

How San Ramon Valley Education Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 82% 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$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 5 grants2021 9 grants2022 7 grants2023 6 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $74K (2020) to $367K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $367K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Windemere Ranch Middle School San Ramon, CAParent Donations$185,491
SRV Unified School District Danville, CAInterdisciplinary Pathway$90,000
Donorschooseorg New York, NYTeacher Grants$25,440
SRVUSD Danville, CASeason of Giving Grant$15,500
SRV Unified School District Danville, CAEsport Grant$15,000
SRV Unified School District Danville, CAGeneration Citizen Grant$15,000
SRVUSD Run Incentives Danville, CAEducation of Youth in SRVUSD$10,838
SRV Unified School District Danville, CAVapa Grant$10,000
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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$3,856,177$982,341$808,888$367,2698$150,166
2024$3,442,375$671,196$548,440$169,8196$174,096
2023$3,053,996$457,728$515,820$136,2317$46,080
2022$2,860,064$866,314$540,172$201,8279$157,005
2021$3,084,263$569,861$361,368$120,3085$103,443
2020$2,369,292$308,337$351,963$74,0681$50,441
2019$2,368,696$827,449$586,876$232,9802$57,148

About San Ramon Valley Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Ramon, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $367K. Net investment income was $150K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation is led by Gary Alpert, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gary Alpert

    President

    Co-President → President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vanessa R. Berastain

    Director

    Executive Director → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $97K (2019) → $102K (2025)

  • Christine Williams

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Anderson

    Member

    Secretary → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Jensen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alec Hurd

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Clemetson-Stephens

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Terranova

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Blackwell

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michel Masuda-Nash

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Pratt

    Secretary

    Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Rob Stockberger (2020–2024) — Member
  • Former: Dinesh Govindarao (2022–2024) — Member
  • Former: Cliff Buxton (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Winton Jew (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Gayle Israel (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Scott Roberts (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Jerold Marrs (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Chris Gayler (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Suzanne Eikel-Pawlawski (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jerry Mars (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Liz Graswich (2019) — District Liason
  • Former: Robin Klau (2019) — Member
  • Former: Ryan Teed (2019) — Member
  • Former: Tim Gunderson (2019) — Co-President

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

Vanessa Berastain — Director: $102KVanessa BerastainDirector$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $102K, to Vanessa Berastain (Director).

Frequently asked questions about San Ramon Valley Education Foundation

How much does San Ramon Valley Education Foundation give each year?

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation gave $367K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $170K across 6 grants.

What is San Ramon Valley Education Foundation's typical grant size?

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,250, and its average grant was $45,909, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does San Ramon Valley Education Foundation give grants?

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation gives mostly in California: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Danville, CA (6 grants).

Does San Ramon Valley Education Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on San Ramon Valley Education Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are San Ramon Valley Education Foundation's largest grantees?

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Windemere Ranch Middle School ($185,491), SRV Unified School District ($130,000 across 4 grants) and Donorschooseorg ($25,440), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 93% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is San Ramon Valley Education Foundation?

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $982K.

What is San Ramon Valley Education Foundation?

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Ramon, CA. It holds $3.9M in total assets as of 2025.

What is San Ramon Valley Education Foundation's EIN?

San Ramon Valley Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2853998. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 20, 2021)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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