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US Presidential Scholars Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Needham, MA EIN: 23-2513824 Website

Cultivate, connect and celebrate US Presidential scholars, past, present and future.

Key facts about US Presidential Scholars Foundation

EIN
23-2513824
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$46,779

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$47K

+10.6% YoY

Revenue

$37K

-81.9% YoY

Expenses

$33K

-87.6% YoY

About US Presidential Scholars Foundation

Based on IRS filings

US Presidential Scholars Foundation is a public charity, based in Needham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47K in total assets.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

BlacksburgBrooklynBurlingtonChapel HillDurhamMilwaukeeOaklandRocky River

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K3 grants2020 5 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $10K (2021). In 2021 it made 5 grants totaling $10K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
$0$100K$200K$300K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$46,779$42,289$101,729
Revenue$37,422$206,776$88,547
Expenses$32,932$266,216$93,686

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

US Presidential Scholars Foundation is led by Thomas West, Prior Interim Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas West

    Prior Interim Executive Director

    Director → Interim Executive Director, 2024

    Interim Executive Director → Prior Interim Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    $8K (2024) → $8K (2025)

  • Anand Parekh

    Chair

    Treasurer → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Weiss

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas G Tsao

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clive Change

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nina Srivastava

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evan Chuck

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Chang

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sabrina Guo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Powell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zackery Love

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    $3K (2024) → $11K (2025)

  • John A Knox

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Angela Zimman (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Martha Bergmark (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Scott Soledad (2024) — Prior Executive Director
  • Former: Rachel Moore (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Scott Solodad-Valenzuela (2022–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Rebekah Lanae Lengel (2023) — Director
  • Former: Susan Gorin (2020–2022) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: India Carney (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jewel Malone (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Connie Clark (2020) — Director

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

Zackery Love — Treasurer: $11KZackery LoveTreasurer$11KThomas West — Prior Interim ED: $8KThomas WestPrior Interim ED$8K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to Zackery Love (Treasurer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about US Presidential Scholars Foundation

How large is US Presidential Scholars Foundation?

US Presidential Scholars Foundation reported $47K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $37K.

Where does US Presidential Scholars Foundation operate?

US Presidential Scholars Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin.

What is US Presidential Scholars Foundation's EIN?

US Presidential Scholars Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2513824. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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