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School District 95 Educational Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Lake Zurich, IL EIN: 30-0387916 Website

Raise funds and provide resources for additional innovations that empower every learner to achieve personal excellence.

School District 95 Educational Foundation at a glance

In short: School District 95 Educational Foundation reported $135K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$134,550 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+59.1% vs 2024
Total assets
$128,466
-29.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$194,809
+7.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$4,931
-45.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$210,014
+5.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who School District 95 Educational Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Lake ZurichMadisonWest Lafayette

How School District 95 Educational Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 147% from 2021 to 2024. 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$50K$100K$150K5 grants2020 3 grants2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2021) to $135K (2025). In 2025 it reported $135K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$71,396
Lake Zurich High School PTO Lake Zurich, ILCommitments made to fund incubator program.$13,153
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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$128,466$194,809$210,014$134,550Total only$4,931
2024$181,011$181,180$199,430$84,5492$9,081
2023$278,185$149,036$140,596$43,9741$2,918
2022$276,355$144,796$132,503$42,939Total only$119
2021$277,917$123,181$150,200$34,2723$171
2020$269,456$173,183$163,186$69,1465$360

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About School District 95 Educational Foundation

Based on IRS filings

School District 95 Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Lake Zurich, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $128K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $135K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $5K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

School District 95 Educational Foundation is led by Indra Josephs, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Indra Josephs

    President

    Board Member → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Spetter

    Vice Chair of Grants & Initiatives

    Vice Chair Grants & Initiatives → Vice Chair of Grants & Initiatives, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sfire

    Board Member

    Board Member → Board Member - Emeritis, 2023

    Board Member - Emeritis → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelley Gaullt

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Janicki

    Board Member

    Communications Committe Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Borkowski

    Secretary

    Board Member → Corporate Secretary, 2024

    Corporate Secretary → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Scott

    Vice President of Development

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Azure Smith

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Felicks Kravets

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Savannah Haeger

    Vice Chair of Communications & Marketing

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vasili Russis

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Brad Bailey (2020–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Jennifer McGrath (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Warren (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Vas Russis (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Haave (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brittany Tjardes (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Christine Walsh (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kelly Cranstoun (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ann Marie McConnell (2020–2023) — Corporate Secretary
  • Former: Stephanie King (2021–2023) — Vice Chair Fund Development
  • Former: Lisa Balotti (2020–2022) — Co-Vice Chair Communications
  • Former: Sandra Frampton (2020–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Kristin Paul (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Katie Gazdazka (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Alan Ordeanu (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tom Lilly (2020) — Past 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 School District 95 Educational Foundation

How much does School District 95 Educational Foundation give each year?

School District 95 Educational Foundation reported $135K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $85K across 2 grants.

How large is School District 95 Educational Foundation?

School District 95 Educational Foundation reported $128K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $195K.

What is School District 95 Educational Foundation?

School District 95 Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Lake Zurich, IL. It holds $128K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does School District 95 Educational Foundation operate?

School District 95 Educational Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin.

What is School District 95 Educational Foundation's EIN?

School District 95 Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0387916. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 29, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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