School District 12 Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Thornton, CO EIN: 74-2401659

The adams 12 five star schools education foundation contributes to the improvement of the overall quality of life in our community through investments in educational services of the students of Adams county school district 12.

School District 12 Education Foundation at a glance

In short: School District 12 Education Foundation gave $673K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $673K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$673,128
-26.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$673,128
-26.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$673,128
Total assets
$1,820,390
+26.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who School District 12 Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Adams 12 Five Star Schools: $673KAdams 12 Five Star Schools$673K

The largest 2025 recipient was Adams 12 Five Star Schools ($673K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Thornton

How School District 12 Education Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 41% 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$500K$1M$1.5M$2M3 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $124K (2021) to $2.0M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $673K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Adams 12 Five Star Schools Support School District$673,128
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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$1,820,390$1,566,252$1,183,529$673,1281$40,594
2024$1,444,559$1,375,613$1,728,192$921,1631$47,695
2023$1,772,514$2,510,547$2,361,421$1,953,1611$47,493
2022$1,902,259$1,689,874$1,272,370$476,7451$37,771
2021$1,148,021$714,896$538,692$124,3571$27,657
2020$887,698$1,359,453$1,286,541$143,9793$14,654

About School District 12 Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

School District 12 Education Foundation is a public charity, based in Thornton, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $673K. Net investment income was $41K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

School District 12 Education Foundation is led by Shannon Hancock, Executive Director on filings since 2020; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Shannon Hancock

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2020) → $143K (2025)

  • Jillian Sciacca

    Board Chair

    Board of Directors → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alejandra Montes

    Treasurer

    Board of Directors → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Becker

    Secretary

    Board of Directors → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Flaherty

    Board of Directors

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Dinise Halter

    Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Goddard

    Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Vehrenkamp

    Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenni Hall

    Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Harrison

    Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Clyde

    Vice Board Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Jerry Glunz (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: John Herrera (2020–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Juan Evans (2020–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Latrice Brewster (2020–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Mike Beasley (2021–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Jay Lopez (2022–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Wes Parham (2022–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Adam Ingersoll (2023–2024) — Board Chair
  • Former: Ann Hogan (2023–2024) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Kimberly Spikes (2020–2023) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Paul Williams (2020–2023) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Priscilla Straughn (2020–2023) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Amira Assad-Lucas (2023) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Priscilla Hm Mancosky (2023) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Joy Rollins (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathy Plomer (2020–2022) — Ex-Officio Board Member
  • Former: Ryan Woolf (2020–2022) — Vice Teasurer
  • Former: Clarke Carlson (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio Board Member
  • Former: Tom Stone (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio Board Member
  • Former: Dave Lockley (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kim McLachlan (2020–2021) — Ex-Officio Board Member
  • Former: Matt Porter (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Andy Ellison (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rebecca Bennett (2020) — Board Chair
  • Former: Vince Trujillo (2020) — Board Member

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Shannon Hancock — Executive Director: $143KShannon HancockExecutive Director$143K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $143K, to Shannon Hancock (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about School District 12 Education Foundation

How much does School District 12 Education Foundation give each year?

School District 12 Education Foundation gave $673K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $921K across 1 grant.

How large is School District 12 Education Foundation?

School District 12 Education Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

Where does School District 12 Education Foundation operate?

School District 12 Education Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is School District 12 Education Foundation's EIN?

School District 12 Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2401659. 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 November 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 22, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 21, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 1, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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