Verano Learning Partners
To build and manage the highest quality nationwide schools, delivering rigorous education in a learning environment that creates a sustainable, positive impact on a student's life.
Verano Learning Partners at a glance
- Total assets
- $49,726,683
- +9.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,542,365
- +77.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,474,089
- +439.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,044,048
- -25.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Verano Learning Partners funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 7 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Verano Learning Partners gives
- Giving fell 91% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $314K (2021). In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Future of School Castle Rock, CO | Education | $25,000 |
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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 | $49,726,683 | $9,542,365 | $3,044,048 | — | — | $6,474,089 |
| 2024 | $45,512,227 | $5,387,778 | $4,065,240 | $5,000 | Total only | $1,199,235 |
| 2023 | $49,153,677 | $4,958,945 | $4,476,621 | $25,000 | 1 | $1,132,133 |
| 2021 | $55,075,563 | $4,366,746 | $7,033,119 | $313,500 | 3 | $1,926,087 |
| 2020 | $48,545,115 | $2,578,161 | $5,155,756 | $285,000 | 3 | $1,417,806 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Verano Learning Partners
Based on IRS filings
Verano Learning Partners is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chandler, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $49.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $6.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Verano Learning Partners is led by Amy Spencer, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Spencer
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$112K (2025)
Damian Creamer
Chairman & Treasurer
President → Chairman & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$77K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Charles Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Steck
Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roman Yasinsky
Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Boilini
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Chase Eskelsen (2020–2021) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Gary Bae (2020–2021) — Consultant
- Former: Seth McKinzie (2021) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Timothy Moran (2021) — Vice President of Public Affairs
- Former: Ryan Shook (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Scott Barker (2020) — Director
- Former: Troy Wallin (2020) — Secretary
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $112K, to Amy Spencer (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Verano Learning Partners
How large is Verano Learning Partners?
Verano Learning Partners reported $49.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.5M.
What is Verano Learning Partners?
Verano Learning Partners is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chandler, AZ. It holds $49.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Verano Learning Partners operate?
Verano Learning Partners has awarded grants in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Ohio, Virginia.
What is Verano Learning Partners's EIN?
Verano Learning Partners's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1017522. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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