Tessellations
Pre-k to 12th grade independent, progressive school tailored for gifted students. The school provides challenging experimental education that recognizes and nurtures the individual strengths of gifted learners, empowering them.
Tessellations at a glance
- Total assets
- $36,831,820
- -7.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $16,571,916
- +20.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $159,324
- +140.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $16,971,935
- +25.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Tessellations funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $10K (2021). In 2022 it reported $4K 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Soulspark Learning I Boulder, CO | — | $10,000 |
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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 | $36,831,820 | $16,571,916 | $16,971,935 | — | — | $159,324 |
| 2024 | $39,750,126 | $13,760,483 | $13,499,835 | — | — | $66,299 |
| 2023 | $8,041,473 | $5,736,657 | $7,057,858 | — | — | $29,210 |
| 2022 | $1,738,397 | $5,494,845 | $4,974,102 | $3,550 | Total only | $-6,850 |
| 2021 | $965,836 | $1,446,682 | $802,718 | $10,000 | 1 | $2,286 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Tessellations
Based on IRS filings
Tessellations is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cupertino, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $36.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $159K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tessellations is led by Peter Deng, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 9 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peter Deng
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Wallach
Director of K-
Employee → Director of K-, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $122K (2025)
Rachel Bagnani
Director of Student Support
Employee → Director of Student Support, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$104K (2023) → $126K (2025)
Emma Ludwick
Director of Admissions
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$155K (2024) → $134K (2025)
Michael Prater
Director of Hs Education
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$181K (2025)
Susan Stanat
Director of Admissions
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$160K (2025)
Miriam Singer
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Naveen Hiremath
Director
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rah Mansoor
Director
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Leung
Director
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Beneventi
Founding Visionary
Director → Founding Visionary, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$66K (2021) → $154K (2025)
Gregory C. Stanat
Head of School
Director → Head of School, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$342 (2022) → $362K (2025)
Isaac Strong
Acting K- Academic Dean
Employee → Acting K- Academic Dean, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$118K (2024) → $123K (2025)
Kai Marks
Associate Head of School
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$128K (2025)
Eugene Hung
Secretary
Secretary & Director → Director, 2022
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angelina Hendraka
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Jenny Chellapilla (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Uygar Oztekin (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Amanda Funk (2023–2024) — Director of Education
- Former: Ellen Honeck (2023–2024) — Assistant Head of School
- Former: Leonard Bloch (2024) — Employee
- Former: Mike Crosby (2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Fariss (2023) — Director of Technology
- Former: Emmett Christina (2022) — Highest Compensated Employee
- Former: Bilgehan Uygar Oztekin (2021) — Director
- Former: G. C. Stanat (2021) — Director
- Former: Lam Yau (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Soujanya Jenny Chellapilla (2021) — Chairman
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $362K, to Gregory Stanat (Head of School). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Tessellations
How large is Tessellations?
Tessellations reported $36.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.6M.
What is Tessellations?
Tessellations is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cupertino, CA. It holds $36.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Tessellations operate?
Tessellations has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Tessellations's EIN?
Tessellations's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2595677. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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