Value Schools Foundation
Value Schools Foundation facilitates the development of charter schools, to lease, own, manage, maintain and operate an educational institution, to provide charter school facilities and operations and other support to charter schools, to assist philanthropists and foundations in accelerating the growth of high quality charter schools, and to provide and otherwise obtain or assist in obtaining charter school financing.
Value Schools Foundation at a glance
In short: Value Schools Foundation gave $664K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $664K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $664,035
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $664,035
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $664,035
- Total assets
- $54,532,075
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Value Schools Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Value Schools ($664K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
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 Value Schools Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $174K (2020) to $685K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $664K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Value Schools Los Angeles, CA | Operation of School | $664,035 |
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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 | $54,532,075 | $4,667,855 | $4,260,150 | $664,035 | 1 | $254,463 |
| 2024 | $54,632,028 | $4,009,314 | $4,448,522 | $415,007 | 1 | $246,097 |
| 2023 | $55,686,775 | $4,676,645 | $4,430,939 | $401,891 | 1 | $144,584 |
| 2022 | $37,084,101 | $4,234,349 | $4,289,358 | $684,547 | 1 | $4,013 |
| 2021 | $36,190,570 | $5,076,003 | $3,346,881 | $239,461 | 1 | $-9,411 |
| 2020 | $25,528,456 | $3,532,687 | $3,354,588 | $174,160 | 1 | $33,184 |
About Value Schools Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Value Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $54.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $664K. Net investment income was $254K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Value Schools Foundation is led by Loreen Riley, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Loreen Riley
CEO
President & CEO → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Doyle
President
President & CEO → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Grant Cambridge
Board Chair
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt O'Connor
Board Chair
Member → Director, 2024
Director → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Sweeney
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annie Wu
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jody Foldesy
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juan Bustamante
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Naya Bloom
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Hildebrandt
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Levee
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vince Gonzales
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Connon
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Rothenberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda Hoffarth
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: James Bray (2020–2024) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about Value Schools Foundation
How much does Value Schools Foundation give each year?
Value Schools Foundation gave $664K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $415K across 1 grant.
How large is Value Schools Foundation?
Value Schools Foundation reported $54.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.7M.
What is Value Schools Foundation?
Value Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $54.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Value Schools Foundation operate?
Value Schools Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Value Schools Foundation's EIN?
Value Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5233028. 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
(7)
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 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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