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The Carroll School

Public charity · Grantmaker Lincoln, MA EIN: 04-2145258 Website

Carroll School empowers children with language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia, to become academically skilled students who are strong self-advocates and confident lifelong learners. Carroll is an inclusive community committed to embracing diverse strengths, identities, and lived experiences in order to give each child what they most need to thrive.

The Carroll School at a glance

Total assets
$101,839,760
+11.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$48,795,318
+41.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$12,234,334
+885.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$33,421,899
+2.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Carroll School funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

Lincoln

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $400K.

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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
2025$101,839,760$48,795,318$33,421,899——$12,234,334
2024$91,739,760$34,381,225$32,478,188——$1,241,551
2023$84,066,509$35,710,480$29,402,432——$931,972
2022$73,519,260$30,503,335$28,069,310——$628,943
2021$76,520,468$32,903,152$27,161,843——$2,062,088
2020$65,328,849$39,201,637$25,945,532$400,0001$372,964

About The Carroll School

Based on IRS filings

The Carroll School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lincoln, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $101.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $12.2M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Carroll School is led by Meaghan Kilian, Executive Director of Advancement on the 2025 filing; 10 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Meaghan Kilian

    Executive Director of Advancement

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $178K (2025)

  • Christine Maraganore

    Chair Governance Committee

    Trustee → Chair Governance Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Devin O'Reilly

    Chair

    Co-Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heidi Webster

    Chair Famed Committee

    Trustee → Chair Famed Committee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Black

    Chair Advancement Committee

    Trustee → Chair Advancement Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Kaplan

    Chair Facilities Committee

    Trustee → Chair Facilities Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawson Albright

    Chair Advancement Committee

    Trustee → Chair Advancement Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Turco

    Vice Chair & Chair Strategic Plan.

    Trustee → Vice Chair & Chair Strategic Plan., 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Dimizas

    Chair Investment Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gretchen McAuliffe

    Director of Human Resources

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2024) → $125K (2025)

  • Becky Kidder Smith

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary R. Loeken PhD

    Trustee

    Clerk → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Gilmore

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Schantz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tete Cobblah

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Anderson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Ho

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Baldini

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gretchen Larkin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eleanor Gilbane

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ernie Anguilla

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Morningstar

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Rodriguez

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen Grady

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Devon Angelini

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph O'Connor

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juanita Zerba

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Frieze

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sydney Asbury

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison West

    Middle School Div. Head

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2020) → $133K (2025)

  • Deborah McCarthy

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $128K (2020) → $150K (2025)

  • Jennifer Brock

    Head of Product & Cog. Intervention

    Head of Product & Cog. Interim → Head of Product & Cog. Intervention, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $150K (2020) → $176K (2025)

  • Judi Seldin

    Assistant Hos

    Assistant Head of School → Assistant Hos, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $218K (2020) → $229K (2025)

  • Stacey Daniels

    Assistant Hos-Strategy & Enrollment

    Director of Admissions → Chief Enrollment & Fa Officer, 2022

    Chief Enrollment & Fa Officer → Assistant Hos-Strategy & Enrollment, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2021) → $148K (2025)

  • Renee Greenfield

    Head of School

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $163K (2022) → $325K (2025)

  • Chris Renyi

    Assistant Hos-Operations & Strategy

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $88K (2025)

  • Detra Watson

    Lower School Div. Head

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $135K (2025)

  • Gregory B. O'Brien

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Waters

    Treasurer

    Chair → Trustee, 2022

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Corey Griffin (2020–2024) — Chair Governance Committee
  • Former: Diana Knightly (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Rena Clark (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Steve Wilkins (2020–2024) — Former Head of School
  • Former: Timothy Connelly (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Caroline Kuhlman (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Higgins (2021–2024) — Chair Strategic Planning Committee
  • Former: Margaret Kuzmicz (2024) — Lower School Campus Administrator
  • Former: Laura Rehnert (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan Kingman (2020–2023) — Lower School Div. Head
  • Former: Zachary Martin (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Tom O'Brien (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Patrick Sylvester (2023) — Chief Advancement Officer
  • Former: Amanda Rodriguez (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jennifer Fulton (2020–2022) — Co-Vice Chair
  • Former: Michael Simon (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Naomi Hitchcock (2020–2022) — Director of Development
  • Former: Steve Angeli (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Robin Jones (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Charles Brizius (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Harry Nudelman (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Champa (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas O'Brien (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Willie Yandow (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Andrea Brooks (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jennifer Mugar (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Joshua Levy (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Lawrence Brown (2020) — Division Head Middle School

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

Renee Greenfield — Head of School: $325KRenee GreenfieldHead of School$325KJudi Seldin — Assistant HOS (Thru 6/2024): $229KJudi SeldinAssistant HOS (Thru 6/2024)$229KMeaghan Kilian — Exec. Director of Advancement: $178KMeaghan KilianExec. Director of Advancement$178KJennifer Brock — Head of Product/Cog. Intervention: $176KJennifer BrockHead of Product/Cog.…$176KDeborah McCarthy — CFO: $150KDeborah McCarthyCFO$150KStacey Daniels — Asst. HOS-Strategy & Enrollment: $148KStacey DanielsAsst. HOS-Strategy & Enrollment$148KDetra Watson — Lower School Div. Head: $135KDetra WatsonLower School Div. Head$135KAllison West — Middle School Div. Head: $133KAllison WestMiddle School Div. Head$133KGretchen McAuliffe — Director of Human Resources: $125KGretchen McAuliffeDirector of Human Resources$125KChris Renyi — Asst. HOS-Operations & Strategy: $88KChris RenyiAsst. HOS-Operations & Strategy$88K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $325K, to Renee Greenfield (Head of School). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Carroll School

How large is The Carroll School?

The Carroll School reported $101.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $48.8M.

What is The Carroll School?

The Carroll School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lincoln, MA. It holds $101.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Carroll School operate?

The Carroll School has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is The Carroll School's EIN?

The Carroll School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2145258. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)

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