The Carey School
The Carey School inspires curious, confident, and joyful learners and celebrates childhood in a diverse, inclusive community that nurtures kindness, respect and personal responsibility.
The Carey School at a glance
- Total assets
- $40,057,958
- +13.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $16,555,972
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $158,984
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $13,202,307
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Carey School 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%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Donations for Ukraine | $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 | $40,057,958 | $16,555,972 | $13,202,307 | — | — | $158,984 |
| 2024 | $35,450,378 | $15,113,221 | $12,630,455 | — | — | $156,510 |
| 2023 | $32,332,024 | $12,088,910 | $11,759,063 | — | — | $129,103 |
| 2022 | $31,298,497 | $11,120,098 | $10,641,530 | $10,000 | 1 | $244,470 |
| 2021 | $31,277,820 | $11,707,115 | $10,651,163 | — | — | $123,275 |
| 2020 | $29,289,581 | $11,383,783 | $9,173,690 | — | — | $147,791 |
About The Carey School
Based on IRS filings
The Carey School is a public charity, based in San Mateo, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $40.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $159K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Carey School is led by Lindsay Ramsay, Board Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lindsay Ramsay
Board Chair
Board Member → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ida Gruber
Director of Admsn & Finance
Director of Admission & Financial Aid → Director Od Admsn & Finance, 2023
Director Od Admsn & Finance → Director of Admsn & Finance, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $137K (2025)
Resham Bharwani
Director of Development
Director of Development & Communications → Director of Development, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$121K (2022) → $148K (2025)
Robert Miles
Director of Technology
Director of It → Director of Technology, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$142K (2023) → $159K (2025)
Audra Carli
Director of Studies
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$131K (2024) → $155K (2025)
Michelle Ryder
Director of Finance
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$79K (2024) → $213K (2025)
Neely Norris
Head of School
Assistant Head of School → Head of School, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$139K (2020) → $410K (2025)
Ghia Santos
Controller
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$131K (2023) → $139K (2025)
Kathy Layendecker
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leah Solivan
Vice President
Secretary → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Gibbs
Board Member
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Morgenroth
Vice President
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neha Narang
Board Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Saks
Board Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Gellas
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Baker
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vivian Lovett
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ajay Vashee
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Haugen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessie Allan
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Web Sun
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ambra Atchison
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Malcolm
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meaghan Kadakia
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Zhang
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzie Tomlinson
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Brian Baum (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Consuela Stewart (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Curt Metzger (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Eric Kim (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jason Kwok (2022–2024) — Vice President
- Former: La Vina Lowery (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Claudia Dierkes-Banks (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Suzie Kim (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Meaghan Rose (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa Sims (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Norris Neely (2024) — Head of School
- Former: Caroline Lee (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Duncan Lyon (2020–2023) — Fmr Head School
- Former: Jack Herndon (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Chung (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Markson (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Loveall (2020–2023) — CFO
- Former: Kimberly Sargent (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Erika Silk (2023) — Director of Operations
- Former: Aileen Mitchner (2020–2022) — Controller
- Former: Claudia Dierkes Banks (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Elaine Cheung (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Heidi Chang (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lindsay Folk (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mina Fisher (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Michele Zirelli (2022) — First Grade Teacher
- Former: Barney Desroches (2020–2021) — Faculty
- Former: Chris Bastian (2020–2021) — Director of It
- Former: Jean Chiang (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Julie Lee (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Allison Keenan (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Bill Lenihan (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Kiang (2020) — Chair
- Former: Kim Pepper (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Dykes (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Vijay Culas (2020) — Board 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $410K, to Neely Norris (Head of School). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Carey School
How large is The Carey School?
The Carey School reported $40.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.6M.
What is The Carey School's EIN?
The Carey School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3085954. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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