Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF

Public charity · Grantmaker Alamo, CA EIN: 65-1162840

SVEF works closely with the school's principal, teachers, staff and the supportive parent community to generate funding to keep our valuable programs such as Class Size Reduction (CSR) up and running. SVEF works in partnership with the PTA to enhance our studentsb

Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF at a glance

In short: Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF gave $273K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $273K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$272,674
+33.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$272,674
+166.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$272,674
Total assets
$185,328
-2.8% 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 Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

SRV Unified School Dis: $273KSRV Unified School Dis$273K

The largest 2025 recipient was SRV Unified School Dis ($273K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

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

DanvilleAlamo

How Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF gives

  • Giving grew 34% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $203K (2022) to $273K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $273K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SRV Unified School Dis Danville, CAClass Size Reduction$272,674
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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$185,328$237,439$284,222$272,6741$54
2024$190,649$240,481$213,005$204,7202$22
2023$204,762$255,873$262,151$251,4481—
2022$236,154$246,451$214,942$203,4101—
2021$200,737$128,734$105,770———

About Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF

Based on IRS filings

Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF is a public charity, based in Alamo, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $185K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $273K. Net investment income was $54.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF is led by Lauren Cymerys, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lauren Cymerys

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irma Volenec

    Teacher Representative

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin White

    Principal

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Tulkoff

    Corp Matching

    Communications → Corp Matching, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Brashear

    Vice President

    Vice President & Donations → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica O'Mahony

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Mann

    Fin'l Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Williams

    Srvef Liaison

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colette Phair

    Auditor

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Mihevc

    Fundraising

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammie Kim

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Liz Yuan (2021–2024) — Corp Matching
  • Former: Brian Coburn (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Cori Phillips (2023–2024) — Fundraising Co
  • Former: Lisa Weinstein (2023–2024) — Parliamentarian
  • Former: Tracy Garza (2023–2024) — Fundraising Co
  • Former: Will Gamarra (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nathalee Ghafouri (2023) — Pta President
  • Former: Ainsley Martin (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Brent Willman (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dina Giolitti (2021–2022) — Parliamentarian
  • Former: Kendal Barnett (2021–2022) — President
  • Former: Melissa Burkert (2021–2022) — Fin'l Secretary
  • Former: Cheryl Anza (2022) — Pta Copresident
  • Former: Sandra Willman (2022) — Pta Copresident
  • Former: Jule Adelson (2021) — Pta President
  • Former: Robin Clark (2021) — Pta President
  • Former: Sally Brown (2021) — Corp Matching

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF

How much does Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF give each year?

Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF gave $273K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $205K across 2 grants.

How large is Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF?

Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF reported $185K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $237K.

Where does Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF operate?

Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF has awarded grants in California.

What is Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF's EIN?

Stone Valley Middle School Education Fund SVEF's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-1162840. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 11, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)

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