Summit School Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Jamaica, NY EIN: 52-2367785

To raise money to establish a fund which can be used exclusively to fund educational purposes.

Summit School Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$2,208,537
+0.0% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Summit School Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

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

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Jamaica

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $125K (2020) to $190K (2022). In 2022 it reported $190K 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.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Summit School Jamaica, NYPayroll Operating Expense$128,765
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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
2024$2,208,537—————
2023$2,208,537$328,007$208,252——$10,105
2022$2,028,796$244,779$334,480$189,650Total only$14,603
2021$2,118,497$510,706$522,208$128,7651$2,279
2020$2,129,999$720,342$364,488$125,0001$47,621

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

About Summit School Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Summit School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jamaica, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Summit School Foundation is led by Richard Sitman, Director on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Richard Sitman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $71K (2020) → $0 (2024)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Bruce Goldsmith (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mayer Stiskin (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Richard Sitman — Director: $72KRichard SitmanDirector$72K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $72K, to Richard Sitman (Director).

Frequently asked questions about Summit School Foundation

How large is Summit School Foundation?

Summit School Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

What is Summit School Foundation?

Summit School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jamaica, NY. It holds $2.2M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Summit School Foundation operate?

Summit School Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Summit School Foundation's EIN?

Summit School Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2367785. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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