Toledo Public Schools Foundation
The mission of the Toledo Public Schools Foundation is to promote quality public education through supplemental funding for programs, scholarships, and academic initiatives.
Toledo Public Schools Foundation at a glance
In short: Toledo Public Schools Foundation gave $310K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $77K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $309,711
- -36.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $77,428
- -52.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,244
- Total assets
- $1,895,150
- +29.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Toledo Public Schools Foundation
- Next open deadline
- February 5, 2027 (TPS Foundation Scholarships)
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Toledo Public Schools Foundation
Who Toledo Public Schools Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Toledo Public Schools ($255K). Together the top 4 received $310K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 10 (30%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $387 (2019) to $534K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $310K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo Public Schools Toledo, OH | Various Projects | $254,724 |
| Junior Achievement Maumee, OH | Programming for Toledo Public Schools | $27,487 |
| Cambrier Education San Diego, CA | Education Academy | $15,000 |
| Institution of Educational Leadersh Washington, DC | Programming for Toledo Public | $12,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,895,150 | $1,087,892 | $629,790 | $309,711 | 4 | $132,127 |
| 2024 | $1,464,167 | $883,914 | $819,243 | $485,283 | 3 | $46,734 |
| 2023 | $1,350,272 | $885,961 | $873,913 | $533,601 | 3 | $16,490 |
| 2022 | $1,281,078 | $965,334 | $524,752 | — | — | $20,039 |
| 2021 | $943,427 | $788,352 | $447,659 | — | — | $8,410 |
| 2019 | $495,504 | $462,604 | $226,753 | $387 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Toledo Public Schools Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Toledo Public Schools Foundation is a public charity, based in Toledo, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $310K. Net investment income was $132K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Toledo Public Schools Foundation is led by Adam Motycka Esq., Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Adam Motycka Esq.
Chair
Trustee → Chairman, 2021
Chairman → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Hopson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Gabriel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Sweeney
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Brown-Martinez
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Morrison Esq.
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geoff Hunter
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Stephens
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jana Plageman Gessner
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Tremp Urrutia
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Varwig
Ex-Officio
Trustee → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Dalton
Ex-Officio
Trustee → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Mishler
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Romules Durant PhD
Ex-Officio
Trustee → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emilio Ramirez
Ex-Officio
Trustee → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Dorner
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Marcio Sandri (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Clark (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Joel Epstein (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Mark Luetke (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Merrill Grant (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: David Theiss (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Ashley A. Yoakam (2022–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Daniel Martinez (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Anthony Goodwin MBA (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Laclair (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Erica Halada (2021–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Archie D. Williamson Jr. (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Bob Howell (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Yvonne McNulty (2019) — Treasurer
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.
Frequently asked questions about Toledo Public Schools Foundation
How much does Toledo Public Schools Foundation give each year?
Toledo Public Schools Foundation gave $310K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $485K across 3 grants.
What is Toledo Public Schools Foundation's typical grant size?
Toledo Public Schools Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $21,244, and its average grant was $77,428, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Toledo Public Schools Foundation give grants?
Toledo Public Schools Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Toledo Public Schools Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Toledo Public Schools Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Toledo Public Schools Foundation?
Toledo Public Schools Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What is Toledo Public Schools Foundation's EIN?
Toledo Public Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1558705. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 21, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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