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The Seaside School Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Santa Rosa Beach, FL EIN: 59-3282809 Website

The Seaside School inc. Is a public charter school which provides education services to 5th-12th grade students in the seaside community.

The Seaside School Inc at a glance

Total assets
$29,904,820
+320.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$14,367,078
+45.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$39,759
-131.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$6,823,258
-7.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Seaside School Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Santa Rosa Beach

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $444K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Seaside School Foundation Inc Santa Rosa Beach, FLFinancial Assistance$444,059
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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$29,904,820$14,367,078$6,823,258——$39,759
2024$7,118,742$9,844,554$7,357,925——$-128,366
2023$3,087,208$5,102,792$4,974,891———
2022$2,617,519$4,279,266$3,991,404———
2021$1,408,539$4,030,622$4,606,792$444,0591$11
2019$1,782,334$3,751,328$3,982,003——$8,899

About The Seaside School Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Seaside School Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $40K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Seaside School Inc is led by Thomas Miller, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 3 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas Miller

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $188K (2024) → $179K (2025)

  • Andrew Jordan

    Chair

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Mixson

    Principal

    Middle School Principal → Principal, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $98K (2019) → $132K (2025)

  • Andrew Ward

    Principal

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2024) → $116K (2025)

  • Anne Winicki

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Tinghitella

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Lilienthal

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenna O'Donoghue

    Vice Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lloyd Blue

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Casey King

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chip Brown

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Hahn

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Ward

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Harrison

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Kauffman

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tucker Brooks

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (34)
  • Former: Scott O'Prey (2019–2023) — Head of Schools
  • Former: Farrar Barker (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: Mark Foley (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: McKayla Hale (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: Rhea Goff (2021–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Tom Glavine (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: Carey Lewis (2022–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Greg Latour (2022–2023) — Member
  • Former: Kav Tucker (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Michelle Uhlfelder (2022–2023) — Member
  • Former: Mike Kerrigan (2022–2023) — Member
  • Former: Drew Ward (2023) — Athletic Director
  • Former: Joy Robbins (2023) — Curriculum Director
  • Former: David Milam (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Greg Crouch (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Nuckolls (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nick Vlahos (2021–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Michael Wintrode (2022) — Director
  • Former: Grove Fisher (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lindsey Hoppe (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Meg Norwood (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Philip Justiss (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mike Wintrode (2021) — Director
  • Former: Aleis Tusa (2019) — Director
  • Former: Brenna White (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dan Buckner (2019) — Chairman
  • Former: Dave Rauschkolb (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dewalt Alderman (2019) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Forsythe (2019) — Director
  • Former: Marek Bakun (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ronnie Stanley (2019) — Director
  • Former: Scott Campbell (2019) — Director
  • Former: Shannon Widman (2019) — Director
  • Former: Will Palmer (2019) — Director

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

Thomas Miller — Executive Director: $179KThomas MillerExecutive Director$179KKim Mixson — Principal: $132KKim MixsonPrincipal$132KAndrew Ward — Principal: $116KAndrew WardPrincipal$116K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $179K, to Thomas Miller (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Seaside School Inc

How large is The Seaside School Inc?

The Seaside School Inc reported $29.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.4M.

What is The Seaside School Inc?

The Seaside School Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. It holds $29.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Seaside School Inc operate?

The Seaside School Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is The Seaside School Inc's EIN?

The Seaside School Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3282809. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 25, 2022)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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