Square One Education Network
To ignite the creative potential of students in the exploration of engineering, science and mathematics by providing financial support to students, faculty and other educational institutions, enabling them to pursue k-12 educational programs in the stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields in their broad sense.
Square One Education Network at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,393,175
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $723,102
- +15.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $257,449
- +20.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $679,267
- +26.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Square One Education Network
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Square One Education Network
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $43K (2019). In 2022 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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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 | $3,393,175 | $723,102 | $679,267 | — | — | $257,449 |
| 2024 | $3,213,366 | $624,400 | $536,267 | — | — | $213,270 |
| 2023 | $2,934,867 | $509,265 | $527,755 | — | — | $25,731 |
| 2022 | $2,671,805 | $382,639 | $442,273 | $1,000 | Total only | $191,367 |
| 2021 | $3,376,267 | $668,821 | $460,773 | $1,000 | Total only | $383,904 |
| 2020 | $2,720,994 | $235,081 | $445,867 | $25,984 | 1 | $65,767 |
| 2019 | $2,784,596 | $267,809 | $477,253 | $43,306 | 1 | $130,030 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Square One Education Network
Based on IRS filings
Square One Education Network is a public charity, based in Waterford, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $257K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Square One Education Network is led by Deniada Nikollari, Chairperson since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deniada Nikollari
Chairperson
Board Member → Chairperson, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Dubois
Board Member
Chairman → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$57K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Barbara Land
Executive Di
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$86K (2021) → $94K (2025)
Brendan Cahill
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Brower
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Tucker
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Drummond
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Will Sommerville
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Klein
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deante Thompkins
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Bell
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Tucker
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Michele Mueller (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Dawn Thompson (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Barb Land (2019–2020) — Executive Di
- Former: Julie Zona (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Eisbrenner (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Gioia (2019) — Board Member
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 $94K, to Barbara Land (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Square One Education Network
How large is Square One Education Network?
Square One Education Network reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $723K.
What is Square One Education Network's EIN?
Square One Education Network's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2964312. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- 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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