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The Peddie School

Public charity · Grantmaker Hightstown, NJ EIN: 21-0634492 Website

The Peddie School at a glance

In short: The Peddie School gave $49K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$49,000
+25.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$24,500
+25.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$24,500
Total assets
$671,311,979
+6.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to The Peddie School

Next open deadline
January 15, 2027 (The Annenberg Scholarship)

Who The Peddie School funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Hightstown Fire Department: $25KHightstown Fire Department$25KBorough of Hightstown: $24KBorough of Hightstown$24K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hightstown Fire Department ($25K). Together the top 2 received $49K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

HighstownHightstown

How The Peddie School gives

  • Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2021) to $57K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $49K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hightstown Fire Department Hightstown, NJGeneral Support$25,000
Borough of Hightstown Hightstown, NJGeneral Support$24,000
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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$671,311,979$76,804,202$59,417,513$49,0002$26,899,394
2024$632,866,331$59,141,245$56,489,894$39,0002$12,339,924
2023$594,025,599$59,000,083$53,395,307$24,0001$7,298,314
2022$569,382,433$64,388,788$50,620,214$38,0002$16,459,461
2021$613,419,387$58,126,453$47,579,060$23,0001$14,669,539
2020$494,459,247$61,604,579$47,958,021$56,7592$18,141,717
2019$495,484,650$58,656,015$48,330,792$48,3202$6,686,909

About The Peddie School

Based on IRS filings

The Peddie School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hightstown, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $671.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $49K. Net investment income was $26.9M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Peddie School is led by Douglas E Davidson Esq., Board Chair & Trustee since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 10 of 42 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Douglas E Davidson Esq.

    Board Chair & Trustee

    Chair & Trustee → Chairman & Trustee, 2024

    Chairman & Trustee → Board Chair & Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter A Quinn

    Trustee & Head of School

    Trustee & Head of School → Trustee & Headmaster, 2022

    Trustee & Headmaster → Trustee & Head of School, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    80 hrs/week

    $498K (2019) → $661K (2025)

  • Raymond H Cabot

    Director of Admissions

    Assistant Head for Strategic Plan → Director of Admissions, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $133K (2019) → $173K (2025)

  • Aimee Goodman

    Director & Health Center

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $165K (2020) → $175K (2025)

  • Amy Cabot

    Director of Development

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $142K (2024) → $146K (2025)

  • Sarah Crider Venanzi

    Trustee & Assistant Director Coll.couns.

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $82K (2025)

  • Wendi Patella

    Director, Strategic Mktg & Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $142K (2025)

  • Domingo Garcia

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitka T L Baker

    Secretary & Trustee

    Trustee → Secretary & Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia G Sullivan PhD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick W Dennis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J Ruberton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger A Durling

    Vice Chair & Trustee

    Trustee → Vice Chair & Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara L McGinty

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheryl Oliver

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracey L Wetmore

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison B Davi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean M Grant

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael D Smith

    Treasurer & Trustee

    Trustee → Treasurer & Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitchell G Mackler Esq.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin M Levy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean N Woodroffe

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sunanda Nair-Bidkar

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Guajardo

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chavon T Sutton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • The Hon Robert B Kugler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy H Starkey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernadette Schmidinger-Brown

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick J Horgan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Brisbin Warren

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hari Moorthy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnathan Zhou

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Ndiya D Nkongho

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ragy Thomas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart H Kerr

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashish B Patel

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Hayden

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Drstvensek

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karyn Vella

    Assistant Head for Development

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $122K (2019) → $283K (2025)

  • M Catherine Rodrigue

    Assistant Head of School

    Associate Head of School → Assistant Head of School, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $170K (2019) → $212K (2025)

  • Sanjeev Puri

    Assistant Secretary & Assistant Head Finan

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $127K (2022) → $299K (2025)

  • Christine Benitez

    Assistant Treasurer & Controller

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $136K (2023) → $157K (2025)

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Ralph Izzo (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Ryan Bennett (2019–2024) — Director of Technology
  • Former: Grant Edwards (2022–2024) — Trustee & Teacher
  • Former: Jodi Desai (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: George C Chen (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael T Nettles (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Molly Dunne (2019–2023) — Director of Admissions
  • Former: Ning Zhao (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Suzanne Daly (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Christopher Van Wyk (2019–2022) — Assistant Treasurer & Controller
  • Former: Jeffrey M Cruz (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeffrey R Larsen (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: John K Lloyd (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael McKitish (2019–2022) — Assistant Secretary & Assistant Head Finan
  • Former: Sangu J Delle Esq. (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Virginia s Bauer (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Nora Eldessouky (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Elizabeth S Silverman (2019–2021) — Chair & Trustee
  • Former: Imad Labban (2019–2021) — Trustee & Teacher
  • Former: Siran Sahakian (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan W Caldwell (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Gregory K Smith Esq. (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kevin L MacMillan (2019–2020) — Secretary & Trustee
  • Former: Roy D Grossman (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeffrey Enslin (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Timothy Corica (2019) — Instructor

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

Peter A Quinn — Trustee/Head of School: $661KPeter A QuinnTrustee/Head of School$661KSanjeev Puri — Asst Secretary/Asst Head Finan: $299KSanjeev PuriAsst Secretary/Asst Head Finan$299KKaryn Vella — Assistant Head for Development: $283KKaryn VellaAssistant Head for Development$283KM Catherine Rodrigue — Asst. Head of School: $212KM Catherine RodrigueAsst. Head of School$212KAimee Goodman — Director, Health Center: $175KAimee GoodmanDirector, Health Center$175KRaymond H Cabot — Director of Admissions: $173KRaymond H CabotDirector of Admissions$173KChristine Benitez — Asst Treasurer/Controller: $157KChristine BenitezAsst Treasurer/Controller$157KAmy Cabot — Director of Development: $146KAmy CabotDirector of Development$146KWendi Patella — Dir, Strategic Mktg & Comm: $142KWendi PatellaDir, Strategic Mktg & Comm$142KSarah Crider Venanzi — Trustee/Asst. Dir. coll.Couns.: $82KSarah Crider VenanziTrustee/Asst. Dir. coll.Couns.$82K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $661K, to Peter A Quinn (Trustee/Head of School). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Peddie School

How much does The Peddie School give each year?

The Peddie School gave $49K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $39K across 2 grants.

How large is The Peddie School?

The Peddie School reported $671.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $76.8M.

What is The Peddie School?

The Peddie School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hightstown, NJ. It holds $671.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Peddie School operate?

The Peddie School has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is The Peddie School's EIN?

The Peddie School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 21-0634492. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 27, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)

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