The Seaside School Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Santa Rosa Beach, FL EIN: 26-1979343

To support and carry out the charitable functions of the seaside school inc., by providing financial support and other aid to the school.

The Seaside School Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Seaside School Foundation Inc gave $433K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $433K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$433,089
-58.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$433,089
-58.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$433,089
Total assets
$6,754,975
+11.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Seaside School Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Seaside School Inc: $433KThe Seaside School Inc$433K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Seaside School Inc ($433K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Santa Rosa Beach

How The Seaside School Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 142% 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$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $178K (2023) to $1.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $433K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Seaside School Inc Santa Rosa Beach, FLSee Mission STMT$433,089
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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$6,754,975$1,522,059$829,930$433,0891$167,000
2024$6,058,184$1,598,977$1,561,862$1,045,6061$111,829
2023$6,367,363$975,147$853,924$178,0441$82,287
2022$6,200,763$887,831$553,346$178,9881$25,951
2021$4,814,228$966,782$788,400——$1,672
2020$4,601,029$1,080,998$2,159,375$292,2781$17,078

About The Seaside School Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Seaside School Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $433K. Net investment income was $167K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Seaside School Foundation Inc is led by Teresa Horton, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Teresa Horton

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Patrick McCarthy

    President

    Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Widman

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Farrar Barker

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kav Tucker

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Kerrigan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Glavine

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Trapp

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Vlahos

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Dave Rauschkolb (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ashley Beecher (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chris Glavine (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Grove Fisher (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jason Beer (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Wintrode (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rosemary Williams (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Suzanne Watson (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Meg Norwood (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mary Horton (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Dan Buckner (2020) — Director
  • Former: Marieanne Khoury-Vogt (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mike Ray (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rick Helfand (2020) — President

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 2024 IRS filing

Teresa Horton — Executive Director: $101KTeresa HortonExecutive Director$101K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $101K, to Teresa Horton (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about The Seaside School Foundation Inc

How much does The Seaside School Foundation Inc give each year?

The Seaside School Foundation Inc gave $433K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 1 grant.

How large is The Seaside School Foundation Inc?

The Seaside School Foundation Inc reported $6.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is The Seaside School Foundation Inc?

The Seaside School Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. It holds $6.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Seaside School Foundation Inc operate?

The Seaside School Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is The Seaside School Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Seaside School Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1979343. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 28, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 28, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 11, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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