Sheffield Education Foundation Inc
To generate and distribute resources to sheffield city schools and its students. Resources will be used to enrich, maintain, and expand programs needed to meet the school districts mission of excellence in education
Sheffield Education Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Sheffield Education Foundation Inc gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,200
- -72.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $5,200
- Median grant
- $5,200
- Total assets
- $717,733
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sheffield Education Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Marian University ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $19K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marian University Indianapolis, IN | Scholarship Support | $5,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $717,733 | $97,729 | $79,473 | $5,200 | 1 | $2,868 |
| 2024 | $693,395 | $135,812 | $34,438 | $18,908 | Total only | $633 |
| 2022 | $577,118 | $56,719 | $15,833 | $6,866 | Total only | $645 |
| 2021 | $536,384 | $34,401 | $15,469 | $8,985 | 1 | $276 |
| 2020 | $517,300 | $33,333 | $15,744 | $12,094 | Total only | $9,303 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sheffield Education Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Sheffield Education Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Sheffield, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $718K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $3K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sheffield Education Foundation Inc is led by Ronnie Wicks, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronnie Wicks
President
Sef President → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Cooney
Board Member
Trustee → Member, 2021
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Holcomb
Board Member
Trustee → Member, 2021
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Pride
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marianne Leigh
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Nelson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Holcomb
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Vandevender
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Jordan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jimmy Austin
Secretary & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Bendall
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Brenda Wright (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Christy Casiday (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kathy Williamson (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Titian Scales (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tommy Jones (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Traci Singh (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Buddy Parkes (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: James Keith Davis (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Tim Demorse (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Amanda Baker (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Clayton Kelly (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Keith Davis (2020) — Scs Superint
- Former: Nancy Sanford (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Valerie Wesson (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Verna Brennan (2020) — Trustee
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 Sheffield Education Foundation Inc
How much does Sheffield Education Foundation Inc give each year?
Sheffield Education Foundation Inc gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $19K in grants paid.
How large is Sheffield Education Foundation Inc?
Sheffield Education Foundation Inc reported $718K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $98K.
Where does Sheffield Education Foundation Inc operate?
Sheffield Education Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Alabama, Indiana.
What is Sheffield Education Foundation Inc's EIN?
Sheffield Education Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0899633. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
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