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St Thomas School

Public charity · Grantmaker Medina, WA EIN: 91-0840110 Website

To develop responsible citizens of a global society. In partnership with parents, we inspire and motivate intellectually curious students. Our small, nurturing environment supports the acquisition of a broad academic foundation with an emphasis on critical thinking, leadership skills and the development of a strong character and spiritual awareness.

St Thomas School at a glance

In short: St Thomas School gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,118
+0.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,118
+0.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,118
Total assets
$90,424,692
+2.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who St Thomas School funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Communities in Schools of Washington State: $5KCommunities in Schools ofWashington State$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Communities in Schools of Washington State ($5K).

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%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Federal WaySeattle

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6KTotal only2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $5K (2025). 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Communities in Schools of Washington State Seattle, WATo Provide School Supplies$5,118
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$90,424,692$18,747,574$17,354,615$5,1181$1,083,684
2024$88,204,067$16,977,042$16,721,674$5,0961$666,562
2023$81,672,542$15,951,867$15,459,423——$643,329
2022$79,286,782$15,883,490$14,775,507——$1,424,183
2021$81,420,135$17,059,426$12,790,941$5,000Total only$1,226,061
2020$69,894,604$16,634,397$12,267,871$5,000Total only$898,392

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About St Thomas School

Based on IRS filings

St Thomas School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Medina, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $90.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

St Thomas School's 2025 filing lists 25 officers; 7 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kirk Wheeler

    Head of School & Ex-Officio Trustee

    Trustee & Head of School → Ex-Officio Trustee & Head of School, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $341K (2020) → $402K (2025)

  • Nancy Myles

    Director & Early Learning Center

    Director of Early Learning → Director of Early Learning Center, 2023

    Director of Early Learning Center → Director & Early Learning Center, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2020) → $146K (2025)

  • Karen Mathewson

    Director & Middle School

    Director of Middle School → Director & Middle School, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $125K (2023) → $139K (2025)

  • Catherine Blundell

    Director of Development

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $178K (2024) → $185K (2025)

  • Meg Roosa

    Director & Elementary Center

    Director of Elementary Center → Director & Elementary Center, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $138K (2024) → $144K (2025)

  • Patrick McAuliffe

    Director of Finance & Operations

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $92K (2024) → $194K (2025)

  • Erin Kaneko

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Barkman Jr.

    Trustee

    Ex-Officio Trustee & Vestry Representative → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jayasri Ghosh

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ziv Haparnas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trish King

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Gruene

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anjali Bhagat

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Zamoora-Kapoor

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mother Liz Costello

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Haiyong Wang

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jiayuan Huang

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen McSherry

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Reeves

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rich Asiodche

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacki Sullivan

    Faculty

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $140K (2023) → $158K (2025)

  • John Sherwood Jr.

    Treasurer

    Predisent → President, 2024

    President → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Andrew

    Predisent

    Secretary → Vice President & President Elect, 2024

    Vice President & President Elect → Predisent, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Reed

    Vice President

    Trustee → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Kwan

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Catherine Nielsen (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Megan Smith (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Nicolette Sharp (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Trevor Parris (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Fred Williams (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Campbell Mathewson (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Cliff Avril (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Glyn Nordstrom (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kevin Hughes (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kimberly Mecham (2020–2023) — Director of Cli
  • Former: Barbara Holzapfel (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Liz Thayer (2023) — Director of Athletics & Ex-Officio Trustee
  • Former: Alex Colledge (2020–2022) — Director of Middle School
  • Former: Alexander 'lex' Breckinridge (2020–2022) — Ex-Officio Trustee & Church Rector
  • Former: Leila Thomas (2020–2022) — Director of Development
  • Former: Jennifer Brzana (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio Trustee & Pa President
  • Former: Rachel Donnelley Smith (2021–2022) — Director of Elementary Cen
  • Former: Anne Kearney (2022) — First Grade Teacher
  • Former: Amanda McDevitt (2020–2021) — Director of Marketing & Committee
  • Former: Madeleine Valdman (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Marcus Fontoura (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Amy Lorimer (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Haight (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Milen Gala (2020) — Ex-Officio Trustee & Pa President

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kirk Wheeler — Head of School/Ex-Officio Trustee: $402KKirk WheelerHead of School/Ex-Officio…$402KPatrick McAuliffe — Director of Finance & Operations: $194KPatrick McAuliffeDirector of Finance & Operations$194KCatherine Blundell — Director of Development: $185KCatherine BlundellDirector of Development$185KJacki Sullivan — Faculty: $158KJacki SullivanFaculty$158KNancy Myles — Director, Early Learning Center: $146KNancy MylesDirector, Early Learning Center$146KMeg Roosa — Director, Elementary Center: $144KMeg RoosaDirector, Elementary Center$144KKaren Mathewson — Director, Middle School: $139KKaren MathewsonDirector, Middle School$139K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $402K, to Kirk Wheeler (Head of School/Ex-Officio Trustee). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about St Thomas School

How much does St Thomas School give each year?

St Thomas School gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is St Thomas School?

St Thomas School reported $90.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $18.7M.

What is St Thomas School?

St Thomas School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Medina, WA. It holds $90.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does St Thomas School operate?

St Thomas School has awarded grants in Washington.

What is St Thomas School's EIN?

St Thomas School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0840110. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)

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