Spotsylvania Education Foundation
The organization is organized and operated exclusively for the purpose of improving educational programs in Spotsylvania county public schools, to seeking private funding and community resources to enhance the quality of the student learning experience in Spotsylvania county public schools, to fund class projects, encourage innovative ideas, support engaging lessons, provide hands-on learning and support professional development and to serve educators in the spotsylvania public school system grades k - 12.
Spotsylvania Education Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $125,022
- -14.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,560
- -50.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,731
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $39,168
- +37.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Spotsylvania Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Spotsylvania Education Foundation gives
- Giving fell 48% from 2019 to 2022. 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 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $39K (2019). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Spotsylvania County Public Schools Spotsylvania, VA | To assist employees with financial aid for promising ideas to achieve the division's curricular goals, strengthening students' personal development and encouraging links with the community. | $20,000 |
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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 | $125,022 | $9,560 | $39,168 | — | — | $2,731 |
| 2024 | $146,925 | $19,327 | $28,583 | — | — | $2,807 |
| 2023 | $150,568 | $19,043 | $39,956 | — | — | $2,440 |
| 2022 | $170,677 | $69,438 | $120,137 | $20,000 | 1 | $1,962 |
| 2021 | $231,035 | $89,248 | $103,305 | $30,000 | 1 | $2,319 |
| 2020 | $218,819 | $58,949 | $84,363 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $244,417 | $62,123 | $79,270 | $38,500 | 1 | $2,446 |
About Spotsylvania Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Spotsylvania Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Fredericksburg, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $125K in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Spotsylvania Education Foundation is led by Sena Tsikata, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sena Tsikata
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
7.5 hrs/week
$11K (2025)
Davy Fearon
President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Buckman
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Smith
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Fellinger
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ayree Cupka
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Fines
Secretary
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deanna Hamn
Vice President
Director → President, 2024
President → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Susan Duhring (2023–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Alan Jacobs (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Cassie Kimberlin (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Jael Cooper (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Raymond A. Bell Jr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Angela Sullivan (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Gretchen Rusden (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: James Rusden (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Erin Sherwood (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Devlin Reiley (2022) — Director
- Former: Christopher Fines (2021) — Director & Past President
- Former: Barbara Dickinson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Chris Fines (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Sue Cosgrove (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sue Fines (2020) — Director
- Former: Suzanne Monroe (2020) — Director
- Former: Karen Ehrhard (2019) — Past Treasurer
- Former: Kristen Brady (2019) — Director
- Former: Terri Bevers (2019) — Secretary
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 $11K, to Sena Tsikata (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Spotsylvania Education Foundation
How large is Spotsylvania Education Foundation?
Spotsylvania Education Foundation reported $125K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10K.
What is Spotsylvania Education Foundation?
Spotsylvania Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Fredericksburg, VA. It holds $125K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Spotsylvania Education Foundation operate?
Spotsylvania Education Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Spotsylvania Education Foundation's EIN?
Spotsylvania Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1663109. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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