Solana Beach Schools Foundation
To nurture curious minds, build community, and ensure every students enriched learning journey by providing essential funding.
Solana Beach Schools Foundation at a glance
In short: Solana Beach Schools Foundation gave $713K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $356K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $712,672
- -9.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $356,336
- -54.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $356,336
- Total assets
- $616,812
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Solana Beach Schools Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Solana Beach School District ($713K across 2 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Solana Beach Schools Foundation gives
- Giving grew 25% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $436K (2021) to $823K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $713K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Solana Beach School District Solana Beach, CA | Educational Program Support | $664,951 |
| Solana Beach School District Solana Beach, CA | PTO Support | $47,721 |
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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 | $616,812 | $945,348 | $890,430 | $712,672 | 2 | $19,053 |
| 2024 | $574,203 | $914,275 | $917,768 | $790,901 | 1 | $15,796 |
| 2023 | $536,339 | $895,379 | $945,480 | $822,679 | 1 | $3,130 |
| 2022 | $607,902 | $705,431 | $675,017 | $568,028 | 1 | $11,789 |
| 2021 | $615,916 | $589,189 | $536,549 | $436,300 | 1 | $6,667 |
| 2020 | $556,505 | $912,976 | $852,314 | $637,376 | 1 | $8,801 |
| 2019 | $507,057 | $837,951 | $856,042 | $736,528 | 1 | $7,557 |
About Solana Beach Schools Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Solana Beach Schools Foundation is a public charity, based in Solana Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $617K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $713K. Net investment income was $19K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Solana Beach Schools Foundation is led by Valerie Charat, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 35 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Valerie Charat
Executive Director
Director → Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$28K (2022) → $42K (2025)
Caryn Neugroschl
Sp Co-Pto President
Director → Sp Co-Pto President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Faryl Kander
Sp Co-Site President
Sh Co-Site President → Sp Co-Site President, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liz Kubiak
Cc Pto President
Cc Co-Site President → Cc Pto President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paige Sawyer Shum
President
Chief Financial Officer → CFO & President, 2024
CFO & President → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Jacobs
Sp Co-Sote President
Cc Pto President → Sp Co-Site President, 2024
Sp Co-Site President → Sp Co-Sote President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Akash Sharma
Sh Co-Site President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Haley Johnson
Sky Cosite President
Sky Co-Site President → Sky Cosite President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Iris Whelan
Sp Co-Pto President
Senior Co-Site President → Sp Co-Pto President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Afshar
Ssf Cosite President
Ssf Co-Site President → Ssf Cosite President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimeya Johansen
Sv Co-Site President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Brandley
Sv Co-Site President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachael Vonder Reith
Cc Co-Site President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Koshy
Sp Co-Site President
Member-At-Large → Sp Co-Site President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Smith
Sky Cosite President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caryn McCall
Sp Co-Pto President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Lowe
Sh Co-Site President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chenhui Fan
Senior Site President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Spring Lance
Cc Co-Site President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Coughlan
Sv Co-Site President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynnette Jaiswal
Sp Co-Pto President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Watanabe
Sh Co-Site President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Adams
Member-At-Large
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Member-At-Large, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Kowieski
Member-At-Large
Director → Sky Co-Site President, 2022
Sky Co-Site President → Member-At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wei Chen
Vice President School Site
Recording Secretary → Vice President School Site Development, 2024
Vice President School Site Development → Vice President School Site, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Hirano
Secretary
Sv Co-Site President → Recording Secretary, 2024
Recording Secretary → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Carlson
Member-At-Large
Vice President Marketing & President → Member-At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Whelan
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie Turingan-Boily
Member-At-Large
Sv Co-Site President → Member-At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Schone
Vice President Marketing
Member-At-Large → Vice President Marketing & President, 2024
Vice President Marketing & President → Vice President Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Ho
Governancechair
Senior Co-Site President → Senior Co-Pto President, 2024
Senior Co-Pto President → Governancechair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alia Ludwig
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anndrea Jordan
Vice President Bus Partner
Sh Co-Site President → Vice President Bus Partner, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Olen
CFO
Member-At-Large & CFO → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tingting Liu
Member-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (58)
- Former: Katie Suel (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Zeina Rashid (2022–2024) — Governance Chair & Senior Co-Pto President
- Former: Caryolyn Ogburn (2023–2024) — Sp Co-Pto President
- Former: Cindy Thomas (2023–2024) — Sh Co-Site President
- Former: Premi Suresh (2023–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Rachel Linford (2023–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Shawna Bailley-Schemerhorn (2023–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Melissa Mielcarz (2024) — Sky Co-Site President
- Former: Samantha Arnold (2024) — Senior Co-Site President
- Former: Steven Rimar (2024) — Cc Co-Site President
- Former: Kim Criscuolo (2019–2023) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Amy Szekeres (2021–2023) — Vice President School Site Development
- Former: Brian James (2021–2023) — Vice President Business Development
- Former: Patricia Busby O'Shaughnessy (2021–2023) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Robert Reponte (2021–2023) — Sh Co-Site President
- Former: Trisha Van Dillen (2021–2023) — Senior Co-Pto President
- Former: Frank Kephart (2022–2023) — Ssf Co-Site President
- Former: Krista Kshatriya (2022–2023) — Sp Co-Site President
- Former: Robert Rimer (2022–2023) — Sky Co-Site President
- Former: Tricia Moreira (2022–2023) — Cc Co-Site President
- Former: Artur Lopes Pedrosa (2023) — Sh Co-Site President
- Former: Melissa Krause (2023) — Senior Co-Pto President
- Former: Melissa McCobb (2023) — Sky Co-Site President
- Former: Teresa Wiley (2023) — Sp Co-Pto President
- Former: Kerily McEvoy (2019–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Michelle Shaw Garcia (2019–2022) — Cc Pto President
- Former: Richard Bailey (2019–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Stella Sung (2019–2022) — Sp Co-Site President
- Former: Amy Hsaio (2021–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Amy Yates (2021–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Danielle Friberg (2021–2022) — Cc Co-Site President
- Former: Dawn Seymour (2021–2022) — Sv Co-Site President
- Former: Kristine Newman (2021–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Lorraine Lin (2021–2022) — Senior Pto Vice President Fundraising
- Former: Michelle Strauss (2021–2022) — Governance Chair
- Former: Roxana Brown (2021–2022) — Sv Co-Site President
- Former: Arjan Dhaliwal (2022) — Sp Pto President
- Former: Stacy Hennings (2022) — Senior Co-Pto President
- Former: Chris Riddle (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Christopher Gardner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Leila Mosavi-Maulik (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Patti Malmuth (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Abby Fox (2021) — Director
- Former: Beth Taich (2021) — Director
- Former: Kim Kruk (2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Roeder (2021) — Director
- Former: Shannon Thompson (2021) — Director
- Former: Vickie Hamilton (2021) — Director
- Former: Alicia Gaudio (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Emily Mannarino (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Grace Satoda (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Hanieh Zarmandily (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Irene Mulonni (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jill Epstein (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joanna Shing (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Kerri Merson (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Melissa Clemons (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Rod Evans (2019–2020) — Chairman
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $42K, to Valerie Charat (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Solana Beach Schools Foundation
How much does Solana Beach Schools Foundation give each year?
Solana Beach Schools Foundation gave $713K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $791K across 1 grant.
How large is Solana Beach Schools Foundation?
Solana Beach Schools Foundation reported $617K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $945K.
Where does Solana Beach Schools Foundation operate?
Solana Beach Schools Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Solana Beach Schools Foundation's EIN?
Solana Beach Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0206854. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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