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SCORE Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 52-1962712 Website

The SCORE Foundation supports the SCORE Association in its mission to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education.

SCORE Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,394,579
-52.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,168,810
-51.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$43,314
-37.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,005,141
-26.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who SCORE Foundation funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

HerndonMonroe

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $188K (2020) to $217K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $188K.

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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$1,394,579$1,168,810$2,005,141——$43,314
2024$2,914,381$2,406,478$2,716,289——$68,792
2023$2,418,031$2,185,505$1,867,226——$102,293
2022$1,818,439$1,575,027$2,314,439——$16,963
2021$2,139,520$1,792,940$1,453,391——$-271
2020$1,843,683$1,836,839$1,271,223$187,5581$7,143
2019$1,208,316$1,148,287$1,407,581$216,6401$13,744

About SCORE Foundation

Based on IRS filings

SCORE Foundation is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $43K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

SCORE Foundation is led by Bridget Weston, CEO on the 2025 filing; 6 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bridget Weston

    CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    $112K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Sara

    President

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $20K (2022) → $259K (2025)

  • Ronald Cates

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $61K (2025)

  • John Mccloskey

    Chairman

    Director → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alonzo Barber

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Poland

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaleigh Williams

    Director of Hr

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Malone

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Adelman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Stearsman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Strauss

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Dougert

    Vr Ext Relations

    V.p. Ext. Rel. → Vr Ext Relations, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $27K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Rick Peluso

    Vice President of Finance

    V.p. Finance → Vice President Finance, 2022

    Vice President Finance → Vice President of Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    9 hrs/week

    $32K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Amanda Capozio

    Vr Technology

    New on the 2025 filing

    $2K (2025)

  • Candice Stennett

    Vice President of Marketing

    New on the 2025 filing

    $3K (2025)

  • James Cohen

    Vice President Corp Spons.

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2025)

  • Patricia Loftus

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Chair & Secretary, 2022

    Chair & Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Wood Leidt

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Trevino

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Christiansen

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (49)
  • Former: Barber Alonzo (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Christiansen Julie (2023–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Harkins Scott (2023–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Malone Megan (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: McCloskey John (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Murray Gale (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Peluso Rick (2023–2024) — Vice President Finance
  • Former: Wood Beth (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cates Ron (2024) — President
  • Former: Cohen James (2024) — Vice President Corp. Sponships
  • Former: Iheme Nkechi (2024) — Director
  • Former: Manza Bob (2024) — Director
  • Former: Sara Elizabeth (2024) — President
  • Former: Stearsman Scott (2024) — Director
  • Former: Trevino Judy (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nkechi Iheme (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Loftus Patricia (2023) — Director
  • Former: Newcomb Joe (2023) — Director
  • Former: Pisano Jessica (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jessica Pisano (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Edgar Collado (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Gale Murray (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jim Grimsley (2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Tameka Montgomery (2022) — Director
  • Former: Luke Walling (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mary Landry (2019–2021) — Board Chair
  • Former: Fred Glave (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ian Williams (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: James Capolongo (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: John Fuqua (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Larry Tucker (2019–2020) — Chairman
  • Former: Michael Sandman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Mukesh Asarpota (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Strojny (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ronald Weiss (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Scott Harkins (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Susan Hartman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Shaw (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bob Manza (2020) — Director
  • Former: Cherylyn Harley LeBon (2020) — Director
  • Former: David Zechman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Perri Richman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Bridget Weston Pollack (2019) — Vice President, Marketing & Communications
  • Former: Jennifer Elena (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mike Stolz (2019) — Director
  • Former: Nigel Stephens (2019) — Director
  • Former: Resa Kierstein (2019) — President
  • Former: Steve Records (2019) — Vice President Field Operations
  • Former: W. Kenneth Yancey Jr. (2019) — Chief Executive Officer

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

Elizabeth Sara — President: $259KElizabeth SaraPresident$259KJames Cohen — VP Corp Spons.: $115KJames CohenVP Corp Spons.$115KBridget Weston — CEO: $112KBridget WestonCEO$112KRonald Cates — President: $61KRonald CatesPresident$61KCandice Stennett — VP of Marketing: $3KCandice StennettVP of Marketing$3KAmanda Capozio — VR Technology: $2KAmanda CapozioVR Technology$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $259K, to Elizabeth Sara (President). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about SCORE Foundation

How large is SCORE Foundation?

SCORE Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

Where does SCORE Foundation operate?

SCORE Foundation has awarded grants in Louisiana, Virginia.

What is SCORE Foundation's EIN?

SCORE Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1962712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 9, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 6, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 24, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 2, 2024)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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