Summit Public Schools
Operates college preparatory California charter schools, and programs to develop teachers and school leaders to address the continually evolving needs of the educational ecosystem.
Summit Public Schools at a glance
- Total assets
- $64,843,322
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $54,305,037
- -6.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,512,929
- -5.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $56,029,612
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Summit Public Schools funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2019) to $3.5M (2020). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $3.5M.
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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 | $64,843,322 | $54,305,037 | $56,029,612 | — | — | $1,512,929 |
| 2024 | $68,464,260 | $58,227,781 | $52,814,960 | — | — | $1,594,425 |
| 2023 | $76,020,327 | $62,505,480 | $67,560,018 | — | — | $981,509 |
| 2022 | $43,434,175 | $62,350,567 | $61,899,723 | — | — | $133,327 |
| 2021 | $48,530,707 | $55,546,203 | $56,658,320 | — | — | $142,001 |
| 2020 | $54,341,620 | $61,060,378 | $60,850,003 | $3,493,240 | 1 | $497,982 |
| 2019 | $44,769,752 | $76,985,306 | $73,278,588 | $44,996 | 1 | $805,362 |
About Summit Public Schools
Based on IRS filings
Summit Public Schools is a public charity focused on Education, based in Redwood City, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $64.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Summit Public Schools is led by Cady Ching, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2024; 7 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cady Ching
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$194K (2024) → $279K (2025)
Diego Arambula
Chairman
Member → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Johnson
Senior Director of Specialized Learning
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$232K (2025)
Caitlyn Herman
Chief Academic Officer
Chief Academic Officer → CAO - Learning Experience, 2023
CAO - Learning Experience → Chief Academic Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$159K (2020) → $238K (2025)
Edward Lee
CFO
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2024
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$139K (2022) → $260K (2025)
Felix Li
Chief Operations Officer
COO → Chief Operations Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$207K (2023) → $216K (2025)
Nnanna Ogbu
Chief Legal Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$198K (2023) → $224K (2025)
Brett Van Zuiden
Chief Info Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$179K (2024) → $219K (2025)
Andrew Thompson
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Oster
Board Member
Chairman → Member, 2023
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Humphreys
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jimmy Zuniga
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Choi
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Hansen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryce Fleming
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Gregory Ponikvar (2024) — Executive Director & Marshall Street
- Former: Johnathan Stewart (2024) — Executive Director & Summit Tahoma
- Former: Adam Carter (2019–2023) — Chief Academic Officer
- Former: Diane Tavenner (2019–2023) — CEO
- Former: Lizzie Choi (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Christine Kelly Garcia (2023) — Chief of Schools
- Former: Blake Warner (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Joyce Montgomery (2019–2022) — CFO
- Former: Mira Browne (2019–2022) — Chief External Officer
- Former: Anisha Munshi (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Adam Black (2022) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Kelly Garcia (2022) — Chief of Schools
- Former: Anson Christopher Jackson (2019–2021) — Superintendent
- Former: Joshua R. Lotstein (2019–2021) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Meg Whitman (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Andrew Michael Goldin (2019) — Chief of Schools
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 $279K, to Cady Ching (Chief Executive Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Summit Public Schools
How large is Summit Public Schools?
Summit Public Schools reported $64.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $54.3M.
What is Summit Public Schools?
Summit Public Schools is a public charity focused on Education, based in Redwood City, CA. It holds $64.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Summit Public Schools operate?
Summit Public Schools has awarded grants in California.
What is Summit Public Schools's EIN?
Summit Public Schools's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2034843. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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