Vashon Partners in Education
Educational grants for public schools
Vashon Partners in Education at a glance
In short: Vashon Partners in Education gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,315
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $8,158
- Median grant
- $8,158
- Total assets
- $577,217
- +17.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Vashon Partners in Education funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vashon Center for the Arts ($9K). Together the top 2 received $16K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Vashon Partners in Education gives
- Giving fell 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $24K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vashon Center for the Arts Vashon, WA | Education | $8,500 |
| Vashon Nature Center Vashon, WA | Education | $7,815 |
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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 | $577,217 | $96,681 | $75,283 | $16,315 | 2 | $32,159 |
| 2024 | $490,353 | $76,980 | $87,832 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $483,686 | $64,867 | $65,037 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $422,421 | $96,864 | $93,981 | $23,723 | 2 | $24,146 |
| 2021 | $518,145 | $103,780 | $53,326 | $14,186 | 2 | $37,681 |
| 2020 | $423,615 | $73,792 | $69,642 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $402,651 | $78,872 | $62,955 | — | — | — |
About Vashon Partners in Education
Based on IRS filings
Vashon Partners in Education is a public charity, based in Vashon, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $577K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $32K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Vashon Partners in Education is led by Karen Boyle, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karen Boyle
President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Levin
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Fritzler
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Osborne
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phyllis Davis
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenna Riggs
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Gallegos
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shanti Colwell
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justine Witt
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie Koltchak
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Rutkowski
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Amy Phillips (2024) — Director
- Former: Ingrid Petersons (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Martha Ormseth (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Schill (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sandie McTighe (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Carrie Van Buren (2019) — Director
- Former: John Stanton (2019) — Director
- Former: Laura Bienen (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Martha Woodard (2019) — Director
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 Vashon Partners in Education
How much does Vashon Partners in Education give each year?
Vashon Partners in Education gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Vashon Partners in Education?
Vashon Partners in Education reported $577K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $97K.
Where does Vashon Partners in Education operate?
Vashon Partners in Education has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Vashon Partners in Education's EIN?
Vashon Partners in Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3069862. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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