Summit Charter School Foundation
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Summit Charter School Foundation at a glance
In short: Summit Charter School Foundation gave $610K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $610K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $610,250
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $610,250
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $610,250
- Total assets
- $19,862,048
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Summit Charter School Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Summit Charter School ($610K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Summit Charter School Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $352K (2020) to $670K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $610K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Summit Charter School Cashiers, NC | Operations | $610,250 |
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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 | $19,862,048 | $3,830,367 | $1,546,316 | $610,250 | 1 | $43,747 |
| 2024 | $18,339,201 | $4,227,148 | $1,223,574 | $642,008 | 1 | $79,066 |
| 2023 | $19,481,904 | $4,145,327 | $1,149,750 | $669,625 | 1 | $-6,189 |
| 2022 | $10,743,475 | $951,435 | $1,019,212 | $625,413 | 1 | $15,219 |
| 2021 | $10,882,277 | $728,486 | $907,206 | $571,000 | 1 | $7,010 |
| 2020 | $11,158,589 | $703,732 | $609,829 | $352,051 | 1 | $6,208 |
About Summit Charter School Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Summit Charter School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cashiers, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $610K. Net investment income was $44K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Summit Charter School Foundation is led by Jennings Sarah, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennings Sarah
Chair
Voting Member → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hunter Rob
Treasurer
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Treasurer -, 2021
Vice Chair & Treasurer - → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hudson Andrew
Voting Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Snoey Carrie
Voting Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stewart Debi
Secretary
Voting Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dunn Denice
Vice Chair
Voting Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Foster Patch
Voting Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Placko Roman
Voting Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bates Thomas
Voting Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Coleman Gordon
Voting Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawkins Terry
Voting Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stewart Taylor
Voting Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lupas Wendy
Voting Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reeves Eric
Voting Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Kenfield Mitch (2023–2024) — Voting Member
- Former: Chapin Sarah (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Benitez Joni (2023) — Voting Member
- Former: Newsome Bert (2023) — Voting Member
- Former: Crawford Josh (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Glisson Don (2021–2022) — Voting Member
- Former: Conley Darlene (2020–2021) — Voting Member
- Former: Greene Ralph (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Jones Melanie (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Nichols Jim (2020–2021) — Voting Member
- Former: Ubertino Glen (2020–2021) — Voting Member
- Former: Copperman Ross (2021) — Voting Member
- Former: Lehotsky John (2020) — Voting Member
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.
Frequently asked questions about Summit Charter School Foundation
How much does Summit Charter School Foundation give each year?
Summit Charter School Foundation gave $610K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $642K across 1 grant.
How large is Summit Charter School Foundation?
Summit Charter School Foundation reported $19.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.
What is Summit Charter School Foundation?
Summit Charter School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cashiers, NC. It holds $19.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Summit Charter School Foundation operate?
Summit Charter School Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Summit Charter School Foundation's EIN?
Summit Charter School Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2039872. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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