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The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences

Public charity · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 91-1223580 Website

Seattle academy is a dynamic community that challenges students to question, imagine, and create in order to contribute to a changing world.

The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences at a glance

Total assets
$333,990,219
+4.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$91,743,551
+21.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$9,414,389
+77.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$72,458,753
+7.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Seattle

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2MTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $2.0M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2.0M.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Seattle Seattle, WASouth Park Community Center Site Redevelopment$2,000,000
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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$333,990,219$91,743,551$72,458,753——$9,414,389
2024$320,931,862$75,774,051$67,462,141$2,000,0001$5,315,041
2023$164,758,116$63,478,659$56,889,484$13,969Total only$1,287,514
2022$152,815,286$56,593,640$54,298,802$10,582Total only$619,971
2021$153,556,976$49,644,703$44,534,222$5,716Total only$1,359,822
2020$130,565,499$44,102,575$41,878,936$6,221Total only$-1,090,545
2019$127,687,380$41,298,753$38,789,490$47,226Total only$746,032

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences

Based on IRS filings

The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $334.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $9.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences is led by Matt Echohawk Hayashi, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 11 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matt Echohawk Hayashi

    Chair

    Trustee → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Giselle Confehr

    Human Resources Director

    Human Resources & Payroll Director → Human Resources Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $154K (2023) → $177K (2025)

  • Melanie Reed

    Director of College Advising

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $160K (2025)

  • Aravind Swaminathan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Oseran

    Trustee

    Secretary → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darryl Rawlings

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kamila Kennedy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sung Yang

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Watson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Woodard

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dwayne McClain

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Halsey Bell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Nishi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Rosauer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Baker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Babak Parviz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Byrne

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennie Fox

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mimi Rosen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tajal Pastakia

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Hintz

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Austen Holman

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Predmore

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dwane Chappelle

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirsten Saint Clair

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nesib Cb Shamah

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Ambach

    Chief Financial Officer

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2021

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $192K (2019) → $367K (2025)

  • Rob Phillips

    Head of School

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $403K (2019) → $869K (2025)

  • Giselle Furlonge

    Co-Head of School

    Upper School Head → Associate Head of School, 2022

    Associate Head of School → Co-Head of School, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    $126K (2021) → $388K (2025)

  • Catherine Ezzo

    Division Head of Upper School

    Upper School Division Head → Division Head of Upper School, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $143K (2023) → $179K (2025)

  • Lori Metcalf

    Chief Admissions & Enrollment

    Enrollment Director → Chief Admissions & Enrollment, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $156K (2023) → $181K (2025)

  • Sandra Midkiff

    Chief Development Officer

    Development Director → Chief Development Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $167K (2023) → $291K (2025)

  • Todd Johnson

    Chief Operating Officer

    Chief Operations Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $208K (2023) → $248K (2025)

  • James Lemmon

    Division Head of Middle School

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $171K (2024) → $194K (2025)

  • Shavette McGhee

    Assistant Head of Student Experience

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $181K (2024) → $196K (2025)

  • Mark Vadon

    Vice President

    Trustee → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Hung

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Gaynor

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martinique Grigg

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (38)
  • Former: Marian Joh (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Tracy Newman (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Alana Bell (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Bruce Cady (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Tony Mestres (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: William Felton (2022–2024) — Technology Director
  • Former: Brian Langstraat (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Mike Myint (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Fred Strong (2022–2023) — Dean of Arts & Athletics
  • Former: Madeline Pennington (2022–2023) — Communications Director
  • Former: Tjal Pastikia (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: David Sheppard (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Julia Kassissieh (2019–2022) — Middle School Head
  • Former: Kayley Runstad Swan (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Mari Anderson (2019–2022) — COO
  • Former: Rick Cantu (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Stan Baty (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Haykin (2021–2022) — Assistant Head for Options Program
  • Former: Catherine Allchin (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Frederick Strong (2019–2021) — Dean Faculty
  • Former: Gayle Pearl (2019–2021) — Registrar
  • Former: Lauri Conner (2019–2021) — Assistant Head for Ms
  • Former: Lynn Hubard (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Tiesa McElroy (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Aaron Strauss (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Donna Bellew (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Hughes (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Margaret Niu (2019–2020) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Mary Pembroke Perlin (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Sharon Perlin (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: George Zeno (2020) — Development Director
  • Former: Michelle Sievers (2020) — Marketing Director
  • Former: Joseph Pugelli (2019) — Former Trustee & Officer
  • Former: Leslie Hanauer (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Matt Culberson (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Paula Prewett (2019) — Director of Advancement
  • Former: Peter Heymann (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Tom Barton (2019) — Vice President

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

Rob Phillips — Head of School: $869KRob PhillipsHead of School$869KGiselle Furlonge — Co-Head of School: $388KGiselle FurlongeCo-Head of School$388KDouglas Ambach — Chief Financial Officer: $367KDouglas AmbachChief Financial Officer$367KSandra Midkiff — Chief Development Officer: $291KSandra MidkiffChief Development Officer$291KTodd Johnson — Chief Operating Officer: $248KTodd JohnsonChief Operating Officer$248KShavette McGhee — Asst. Head of Student Experience: $196KShavette McGheeAsst. Head of Student Experience$196KJames Lemmon — Division Head of Middle School: $194KJames LemmonDivision Head of Middle School$194KLori Metcalf — Chief Admissions & Enrollment: $181KLori MetcalfChief Admissions & Enrollment$181KCatherine Ezzo — Division Head of Upper School: $179KCatherine EzzoDivision Head of Upper School$179KGiselle Confehr — Human Resources Director: $177KGiselle ConfehrHuman Resources Director$177KMelanie Reed — Director of College Advising: $160KMelanie ReedDirector of College Advising$160K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $869K, to Rob Phillips (Head of School). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences

How large is The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences?

The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences reported $334.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $91.7M.

What is The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences?

The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $334.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences operate?

The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences has awarded grants in Washington.

What is The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences's EIN?

The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1223580. 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. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 27, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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