The Schott Foundation for Public Education
The Schott Foundation for Public Education is a public charity based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. It describes itself as a national public fund that pools philanthropic funding and supports racial and education justice movements, with a focus on equity and opportunity in public education.
The Schott Foundation for Public Education at a glance
In short: The Schott Foundation for Public Education gave $3.0M across 111 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), top state New York. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,987,423
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 111
- -16.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,914
- +24.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $17,120,185
- -15.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (31 of 93, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (21% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Schott Foundation for Public Education
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; its grant applications are by invitation only.
- Contact
Mailing address: One Mifflin Place 400, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 837-2488
Website: https://schottfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Schott Foundation for Public Education funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Abfe (Association of Black Foundation Executives) ($328K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
488 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 404 grants of 488 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant distribution by recipient state was led by New York at 21% of grant dollars, followed by the District of Columbia at 16%, Massachusetts at 9%, North Carolina at 8%, and California at 7%. The listed 2025 grants also went to recipients in other states, including Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 111 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Schott Foundation for Public Education open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 31 of 93 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $38K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $30K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2020) to $3.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 111 grants totaling $3.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abfe (Association of Black Foundation Executives) New York, NY | Education Grant | $325,000 |
| Living Cities Inc Washington, DC | Education Grant | $250,000 |
| Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization (Koco) Chicago, IL | Education Grant | $90,000 |
| Step up Louisiana Organizing Fund New Orleans, LA | Education Grant | $70,000 |
| Public Policy and Education Fund of New York Albany, NY | Education Grant | $70,000 |
| Education Justice Alliance Raleigh, NC | Education Grant | $60,000 |
| State Democracy Project (SDP) Brooklyn, NY | Education Grant | $60,000 |
| Takeaction Minnesota Education Fund Saint Paul, MN | Education Grant | $60,000 |
| Resist Inc Boston, MA | Education Grant | $60,000 |
| Coleman Children and Youth Services San Francisco, CA | Education Grant | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts are reported by filing year.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,120,185 | $4,176,032 | $8,044,916 | $2,987,423 | 111 | $595,265 |
| 2024 | $20,248,223 | $7,430,831 | $8,002,521 | $2,885,942 | 133 | $369,859 |
| 2023 | $20,411,138 | $4,047,932 | $7,186,142 | $2,673,918 | 87 | $291,950 |
| 2022 | $22,732,419 | $13,718,931 | $6,046,847 | $2,421,900 | 54 | $98,314 |
| 2021 | $15,969,642 | $12,715,435 | $4,071,970 | $1,512,610 | 103 | $1,824,658 |
| 2020 | $7,733,688 | $4,383,355 | $3,473,425 | $1,001,115 | 80 | $201,840 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission includes building and strengthening a broad-based, representative movement for fully resourced, quality pre-K–12 public education. Its Opportunity to Learn strategy aims to increase resource accountability and ensure that race is no longer a significant predictor of educational resource access or outcomes. The foundation describes support for the education justice movement through grants, advocacy, and technical assistance, including work with national education justice networks.
The foundation’s 2024 filing also describes its HLLC initiative as addressing education, health, safety, school climate, and community power, and as supporting community partnerships and systemic change. Its website identifies the National Opportunity to Learn Network as a network of national and local education justice partners.
Organizations receiving 2025 grants included groups with varied missions. For example, the Education Justice Alliance says it works to reduce unfair school discipline and improve student supports. Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund describes itself as a community-based organization building power for education and economic justice. Coleman Children and Youth Services says it builds the leadership and power of low-income and working-class BIPOC children, youth, and families in San Francisco. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 111 grants totaling $2,987,423. Grants ranged from $250 to $325,000, with a median grant of $15,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $325,000 to the Association of Black Foundation Executives, $250,000 to Living Cities, and $90,000 to the Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization. Other grants included $70,000 each to Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund and the Public Policy and Education Fund of New York; $60,000 each to Education Justice Alliance, State Democracy Project, TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund, Resist Inc., and Coleman Children and Youth Services; and $50,000 each to New Virginia Majority Education Fund and Village of Wisdom.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kyle Serrette as chair, Marc Philpart as vice chair, Mark Paley as treasurer, and Valeria Do Vale as clerk. It lists Julian Vasquez Heilig, Alandra Washington, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Kenneth Jones, Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari, and Frank Gettridge as board directors.
The Schott Foundation for Public Education is led by John H. Jackson, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 7 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John H. Jackson
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
39 hrs/week
$382K (2020) → $466K (2025)
Kyle Serrette
Chair
Board Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael S. Wotorson
Director National Otl Network
Director National Otl Network → Director Nat'l Otl Network, 2024
Director Nat'l Otl Network → Director National Otl Network, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$145K (2023) → $146K (2025)
Melissa Daar Carvajal
Communications Director
Comminications Director → Communications Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$122K (2022) → $154K (2025)
Diego Alvarez Padilla
Director of Finance & Operations
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$144K (2024) → $152K (2025)
Moira Kalieda
National Coalition Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$121K (2025)
Alandra Washington
Board Director
Board Director → Chair, 2023
Chair → Board Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julian Vasquez Heilig
Board Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari
Board Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Jones
Board Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tomeka Hart Wigginton
Board Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Gettridge
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sonia Chang-Diaz
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Troy Johnson
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana Tate Vermeire
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President of Strategy → Executive Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $276K (2025)
Diallo Brooks
Senior Vice President of Programs & Advocacy
Senior Equity Fellow → Senior Vice President of Programs & Advocacy, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$156K (2023) → $159K (2025)
Mark Paley
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valeria Do Vale
Clerk
Board Director → Clerk, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Philpart
Vice Chair
Board Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Carlos Rojas Alvarez (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Carolina Espinal (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Dorian Burton (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Susan Taylor Batten (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Lauren Hadi (2022–2024) — Senior Vice President of Advancement
- Former: Nayahra Resende (2023–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Carl Michael Woodward (2024) — Regional Program Officer & South
- Former: Juontel White (2024) — Senior Vice President of Programs & Advocacy
- Former: Amir Windom (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Patrick St John (2023) — Digital & Creative Director
- Former: Eileen De Los Reyes (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Marianna Islam (2022) — Director of Programs & Advocacy
- Former: Edgar G. Villanueva (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President of Programs
- Former: Jackie Jenkins-Scott (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Maisie Chin (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
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 $466K, to John H Jackson (President and CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Schott Foundation for Public Education
How much does The Schott Foundation for Public Education give each year?
The Schott Foundation for Public Education gave $3.0M across 111 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.9M across 133 grants.
What is The Schott Foundation for Public Education's typical grant size?
The Schott Foundation for Public Education's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $26,914, across 111 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Schott Foundation for Public Education that year got $20K on average.
Where does The Schott Foundation for Public Education give grants?
The Schott Foundation for Public Education's top state is New York, with 21% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (16%) and Massachusetts (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (15 grants), Boston, MA (9 grants), New York, NY (8 grants) and San Francisco, CA (6 grants).
Does The Schott Foundation for Public Education give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 111 grants with a stated purpose on The Schott Foundation for Public Education's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education Grant" (93 grants) and "Membership Grant" (18 grants).
Who are The Schott Foundation for Public Education's largest grantees?
The Schott Foundation for Public Education's largest 2025 grantees include Abfe (Association of Black Foundation Executives) ($327,500 across 2 grants), Living Cities Inc ($252,000 across 2 grants) and Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization (Koco) ($135,000 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Schott Foundation for Public Education?
The Schott Foundation for Public Education reported $17.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.2M.
What does The Schott Foundation for Public Education fund?
The organization’s stated mission includes building and strengthening a broad-based, representative movement for fully resourced, quality pre-K–12 public education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Schott Foundation for Public Education?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; its grant applications are by invitation only. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Schott Foundation for Public Education's EIN?
The Schott Foundation for Public Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3457065. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Schott Foundation for Public Education accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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