University School Alumni Association
The mission of the alumni association is to support university school in its commitment to excellence by engaging in meaningful ways an active, independent association of alumni who are connected, informed and actively involved in the life and work of the school, thus increasing philanthropic support of the school by the alumni.
University School Alumni Association at a glance
In short: University School Alumni Association gave $4.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4.0M), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,967,911
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,967,911
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,967,911
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who University School Alumni Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University School ($4.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
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 University School Alumni Association gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). 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 $2.5M (2019) to $4.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University School Shaker Heights, OH | Education | $3,967,911 |
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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 | — | $3,967,911 | $3,967,911 | $3,967,911 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | $3,766,772 | $3,766,772 | $3,766,772 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | — | $3,525,175 | $3,525,175 | $3,525,175 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | — | $3,417,349 | $3,417,349 | $3,417,349 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $141,981 | $3,476,186 | $3,459,935 | $3,312,729 | 1 | $-2,147 |
| 2020 | $125,730 | $3,423,017 | $3,394,354 | $3,166,988 | 1 | $-4,191 |
| 2019 | $97,067 | $3,091,759 | $3,081,395 | $2,468,402 | 1 | $-6,030 |
About University School Alumni Association
Based on IRS filings
University School Alumni Association is a public charity, based in Shaker Heights, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4.0M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
University School Alumni Association is led by Rajeev Patel, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 56 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rajeev Patel
President
Trustee → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Degrandis
Finance Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Drew Carleton
Council Member
Trustee → Council Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Holt
Council Member
Trustee → Council Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Stein
Council Member
Trustee → Council Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Doyle
Council Member
Trustee → Council Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Boland
Council Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Al Kirkpatrick
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Klein
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Matthes
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Seelbach
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Weber
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent Ballard
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Dunn
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carl Tippit
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Smythe
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Myers
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dale Adler
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dale Naylor
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Moore
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Chilcote
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Fulton
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Outcalt
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deb Donley
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dick Matson
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Molten
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Durga Chigurupati
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Stuber
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gerry Demas
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ginny Lindseth
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Griswold
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Kralik
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Juster
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Gherlein
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Herrick
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Chilcote
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mal Myers
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Byrnes
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marques Torbert
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Sanborn
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Sethi
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Mitchell
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Quigley
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rich Stovsky
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Horvitz
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob McCreary
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Hess
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Lee
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Schreiber
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Goldberg
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Osborn
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Terrell
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susie Mead
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Clements
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Barry
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Tormey
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Adam Daroff (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Doug Whitner (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Steve Demetriou (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Brian Tighe (2020–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Brooks Batcheller (2020–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Mac McCann (2020–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Tim Horsburgh (2020–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Jason Korosec (2022–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Peter Brooks (2022–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Scott Smith (2022–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Stu Eilers (2022–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Tom Tobin (2022–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Tw Gross (2022–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Will Biggar (2022–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Jonathan Baker (2023–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Robert Yavor (2019–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Tony Peebles (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Anuraag Chigurapati (2020–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Josh Stein-Sapir (2020–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Andrew Bennett (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Ari Deutchman (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Stakich (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Matt Christ (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Rob Hartford (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Robert Kaminski (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Will Fulton (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jay Pease (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Jeff Hulett (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Ryan Schaffer (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Will Kain (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.
Frequently asked questions about University School Alumni Association
How much does University School Alumni Association give each year?
University School Alumni Association gave $4.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.8M across 1 grant.
Where does University School Alumni Association operate?
University School Alumni Association has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is University School Alumni Association's EIN?
University School Alumni Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6513026. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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