Union Schools Education Foundation
To promote innovative classroom instruction through grants to teachers and to support other union school programs that benefit the students and our district.
Union Schools Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Union Schools Education Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,210,248
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,210,248
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,210,248
- Total assets
- $5,122,137
- +18.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Union Schools Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Union Public Schools ($1.2M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Union Schools Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 31% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $697K (2021) to $1.2M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Union Public Schools Tulsa, OK | Teacher and Program Grants | $1,210,248 |
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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 | $5,122,137 | $1,782,491 | $1,380,255 | $1,210,248 | 1 | $53,836 |
| 2024 | $4,331,071 | $1,515,132 | $1,305,908 | $1,149,815 | 1 | $96,994 |
| 2023 | $3,847,458 | $1,445,187 | $890,698 | $756,718 | 1 | $56,681 |
| 2022 | $3,088,853 | $1,114,029 | $1,032,069 | $920,411 | 1 | $104,114 |
| 2021 | $3,447,766 | $1,068,001 | $795,864 | $697,011 | 1 | $117,396 |
| 2020 | $2,749,525 | $1,493,447 | $1,034,141 | $928,689 | 1 | $157,609 |
| 2019 | $2,358,471 | $888,283 | $1,350,804 | $1,223,101 | 1 | $330,997 |
About Union Schools Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Union Schools Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Tulsa, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $54K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Union Schools Education Foundation is led by Shea Ludwig, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 27 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shea Ludwig
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$53K (2019) → $80K (2025)
Brett Benge
President
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Madewell
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Payne
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kulsum Siddiqui
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandi Calvin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Weese
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joey Reyes
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Reynolds
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brianna Hawkins
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Barnaby
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Boudreau
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Guy Fortney
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Andrew
Trustee
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Federline
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay White
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abigail Wendt
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janae Bradford
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Kreitzberg
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marty Malone
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Davis
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Robison
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee White
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Zenthoefer
Treasurer
Treasurer → Trustee, 2023
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Gray
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Flaherty
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Darren Burns (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Josie Starnella (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kenneth Moore (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kirt Hartzler (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lyndsey Reyes (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Click (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Amanda Murphy (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jay Flemming (2022–2024) — President
- Former: Nikhil Kawlra (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Kendra Thompson (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Misty Thurman (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Wyatt (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ben Reynolds (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Steven Nguyen (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jeff Bennett (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Leigh Roy (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Steele (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mike Lyles (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Simpson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Allison Foster (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Chase Beasley (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Lisa Ford (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Ric Ponce de Leon (2019) — Trustee
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80K, to Shea Ludwig (Executive DIR.).
Frequently asked questions about Union Schools Education Foundation
How much does Union Schools Education Foundation give each year?
Union Schools Education Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 1 grant.
How large is Union Schools Education Foundation?
Union Schools Education Foundation reported $5.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What is Union Schools Education Foundation?
Union Schools Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Tulsa, OK. It holds $5.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Union Schools Education Foundation operate?
Union Schools Education Foundation has awarded grants in Oklahoma.
What is Union Schools Education Foundation's EIN?
Union Schools Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1377860. 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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- 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 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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