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Spotsylvania Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Fredericksburg, VA EIN: 54-1663109 Website

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.

Key facts about Spotsylvania Education Foundation

EIN
54-1663109
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$125,022
Next open deadline
October 14, 2026 (IDEA Grant (Innovatively Developed Educational Activity))

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$125K

-14.9% YoY

Revenue

$10K

-50.5% YoY

Net Investment Income

$3K

-2.7% YoY

Expenses

$39K

+37.0% YoY

How Spotsylvania Education Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 48% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

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

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1 open opportunity from Spotsylvania Education Foundation

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Spotsylvania

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $39K (2019). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$125,022$146,925$150,568
Revenue$9,560$19,327$19,043
Expenses$39,168$28,583$39,956
Net Investment Income$2,731$2,807$2,440

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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

Sena Tsikata — Executive Director: $11KSena TsikataExecutive Director$11K

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.

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