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Think Together

Public charity · Grantmaker Santa Ana, CA EIN: 33-0781751 Website

Think Together envisions educational excellence where all kids get a great education that prepares them for college and career. Our mission is to partner with schools to support the academic performance of underserved students.

Think Together at a glance

Total assets
$61,905,166
+15.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$235,174,604
+8.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$37,967
-9.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$232,568,019
+10.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Think Together funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Santa Ana

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1MTotal only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $350K (2022) to $814K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $350K.

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
Orenda Education Santa Ana, CAContibution agency transation.$350,000
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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$61,905,166$235,174,604$232,568,019——$37,967
2024$53,678,915$216,930,791$210,575,049——$41,812
2023$52,984,329$168,082,502$166,456,861——$37,005
2022$32,711,151$97,424,314$90,631,472$350,0001$20,731
2021$21,163,923$75,709,835$74,733,636$449,0001$287,141
2020$18,020,377$66,309,810$66,067,295$814,000Total only$92,098

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

About Think Together

Based on IRS filings

Think Together is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Ana, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $61.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $38K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Think Together is led by D. Randall Barth, CEO & Founder on the 2025 filing; 15 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • D. Randall Barth

    CEO & Founder

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $693K (2025)

  • Paul Gothold

    Pres-President & Leadership for Successor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $242K (2025)

  • Eric Boden

    Committee Chair

    Board Chairperson → Board Director, 2021

    Board Director → Committee Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Robertson

    Committee Chair

    Board Director → Committee Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Summer Taylor

    Committee Chair

    Treasurer → Board Director, 2023

    Board Director → Committee Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Young

    Chair

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Perry

    Senior Director of Talent Acquistio

    Sen. Director of Talent Acquisition → Senior Director of Talent Acquistion, 2024

    Senior Director of Talent Acquistion → Senior Director of Talent Acquistio, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $180K (2023) → $212K (2025)

  • Evelyn Serrano

    Sdtr-Senior Director & Total Rewards

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $218K (2025)

  • Maria Reichel

    Chief of Growth Strategy

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $168K (2020) → $338K (2025)

  • Natalia Flores

    Deputy Chief of Program

    Deputy Chief of Program An → Deputy Chief of Program & Operations, 2024

    Deputy Chief of Program & Operations → Deputy Chief of Program, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2020) → $276K (2025)

  • Tia Dwyer

    COO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $235K (2020) → $445K (2025)

  • Tommy Brewer II

    Deputy Chief of Innovation

    Deputy Chief of Innovations & Partnerships → Deputy Chief of Innovation, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $174K (2020) → $264K (2025)

  • Frank Joshua Felix

    Chief People Officer

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $226K (2021) → $280K (2025)

  • James Arnold Eddy

    Controller

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $176K (2022) → $210K (2025)

  • Amy E. Hemseri-Sabala

    CFO

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $64K (2023) → $335K (2025)

  • Kecia Ann Bailey

    Deputy Chief of Human Capital

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $206K (2023) → $238K (2025)

  • Melissa Whalen Crawford

    Chief of Staff

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $232K (2023) → $326K (2025)

  • Adriana Garcia-Pulver

    Caoc-Chief Administrative Officer & Think Staffing

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $233K (2025)

  • David Cummings

    Chief Digital Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $367K (2025)

  • Anu Worah

    Member

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danny Friedman

    Member

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fran Inman

    Member

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Lee

    Member

    Board Chairperson → Board Director, 2023

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Vennewitz-Pierce

    Member

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Lynn Coffee

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paolo Leon

    Member

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dale Hurd

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lillian Maldonado French

    Member

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marlene Washington

    Member

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Hernandez

    Member

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vinay Prabhu

    Member

    Board Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Miller-Phipps

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sang Peruri

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vic Chiang

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (47)
  • Former: Randall Barth (2020–2024) — CEO & Founder
  • Former: Michael S. Frobenius (2024) — Special Advisor to CFO
  • Former: Bill Tamblyn (2020–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Daniel Young (2020–2023) — Board Chairperson
  • Former: John Miller (2020–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Leonard Speiser (2020–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Mike Frobenius (2020–2023) — Special Advisor to the CFO
  • Former: Sangeeth Peruri (2020–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Victor Chiang (2020–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Irene Bobadilla (2021–2023) — General Manager
  • Former: Stacy J Galdamez (2021–2023) — Executive Gm
  • Former: Steven Randall Amick (2021–2023) — Director of Policy & Partnersh
  • Former: Daniel Friedman (2022–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Dawn Behnke (2022–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Johanna Lizarraga (2022–2023) — Executive Gm
  • Former: Lawrence Gustafson (2022–2023) — Senior Director Corporate
  • Former: Oswald Diaz (2022–2023) — Director of Financial Plan
  • Former: Quincy Allen (2022–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Shelly Sennikoff (2022–2023) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Dianne Chaves (2023) — Sen. Director of Programs & Innovations
  • Former: Harlyn Santos (2023) — General Manager
  • Former: Jacquelinge Licardie (2023) — Executive Gm
  • Former: Jesse Durkin (2023) — General Manager
  • Former: Lesley Martin (2023) — General Manager
  • Former: Rhonda Scott (2023) — General Manager
  • Former: Richard Tran (2023) — General Manager
  • Former: Samira Mejia (2023) — General Manager
  • Former: Susan McCormack Metcalf (2023) — Executive Gm
  • Former: Gretchen Salyer (2020–2022) — Board Director
  • Former: Lizette Labrador (2020–2022) — Director of Human Resource
  • Former: Marti Remmell (2020–2022) — Board Director
  • Former: Nick Candito (2020–2022) — Board Director
  • Former: Jaclyn Aviles (2021–2022) — General Manager
  • Former: Sean Fabian (2022) — Director of It
  • Former: Adriana Kingston (2020–2021) — General Manager
  • Former: Dawn Trautman (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Earl Slee (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Wahba (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Joel Wyatt (2020–2021) — Chief Develop. Officer
  • Former: John Turner (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Johnathan Suter (2020–2021) — Sen Director of Educ. Tech.
  • Former: Leona Aronoff-Sadacca (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Ron Taylor (2020–2021) — Executive General Manager
  • Former: Yvonne Paul (2020–2021) — General Manager
  • Former: David Phillip Anderson (2021) — General Manager
  • Former: Christopher De Santo (2020) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Mary Willis (2020) — Chief People Officer

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

D Randall Barth — CEO & Founder: $693KD Randall BarthCEO & Founder$693KTIA Dwyer — COO: $445KTIA DwyerCOO$445KDavid Cummings — Chief Digital Officer: $367KDavid CummingsChief Digital Officer$367KMaria Reichel — Chief of Growth Strategy: $338KMaria ReichelChief of Growth Strategy$338KAmy E Hemseri-Sabala — CFO: $335KAmy E Hemseri-SabalaCFO$335KMelissa Whalen Crawford — Chief of Staff: $326KMelissa Whalen CrawfordChief of Staff$326KFrank Joshua Felix — Chief People Officer: $280KFrank Joshua FelixChief People Officer$280KNatalia Flores — Deputy Chief of Program &: $276KNatalia FloresDeputy Chief of Program &$276KTommy Brewer II — Deputy Chief of Innovation: $264KTommy Brewer IIDeputy Chief of Innovation$264KPaul Gothold — Pres-President, Leadership for Success: $242KPaul GotholdPres-President, Leadership for…$242KKecia Ann Bailey — Deputy Chief of Human Capital: $238KKecia Ann BaileyDeputy Chief of Human Capital$238KAdriana Garcia-Pulver — Caoc-Chief Administrative Officer, Think Staffing: $233KAdriana Garcia-PulverCaoc-Chief Administrative…$233KEvelyn Serrano — SDTR-Senior Director, Total Rewards: $218KEvelyn SerranoSDTR-Senior Director, Total…$218KHolly Perry — Sr DIR of Talent Acquistio: $212KHolly PerrySr DIR of Talent Acquistio$212KJames Arnold Eddy — Controller: $210KJames Arnold EddyController$210K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $693K, to D Randall Barth (CEO & Founder). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Think Together

How large is Think Together?

Think Together reported $61.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $235.2M.

What is Think Together?

Think Together is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Ana, CA. It holds $61.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Think Together operate?

Think Together has awarded grants in California.

What is Think Together's EIN?

Think Together's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0781751. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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