Wellesley Education Foundation Inc
To advance innovation and excellence in the Wellesley Public Schools.
Wellesley Education Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Wellesley Education Foundation Inc gave $261K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $261K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $261,383
- +37.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $261,383
- +37.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $261,383
- Total assets
- $2,854,916
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Wellesley Education Foundation Inc
- Next open deadline
- January 20, 2027 (Educator Grants)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Wellesley Education Foundation Inc
Who Wellesley Education Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wellesley Public Schools ($261K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
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 Wellesley Education Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 47% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $167K (2023) to $677K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $261K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wellesley Public Schools Wellesley, MA | To support various programs and initiatives of the Wellesley Public School System. | $261,383 |
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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 | $2,854,916 | $158,846 | $310,137 | $261,383 | 1 | $52,831 |
| 2024 | $2,798,896 | $261,744 | $240,971 | $190,064 | 1 | $151,464 |
| 2023 | $2,589,421 | $103,157 | $220,541 | $167,138 | 1 | $-18,324 |
| 2022 | $2,492,106 | $228,136 | $215,007 | $178,199 | 1 | $41,142 |
| 2021 | $2,843,219 | $658,332 | $717,232 | $676,916 | 1 | $112,308 |
| 2020 | $2,513,567 | $288,520 | $208,165 | $167,665 | 1 | $113,869 |
| 2019 | $2,437,703 | $331,220 | $282,174 | $217,578 | 1 | $80,902 |
About Wellesley Education Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Wellesley Education Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Wellesley, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $261K. Net investment income was $53K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wellesley Education Foundation Inc is led by Johanna Cahoon, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Johanna Cahoon
President
Co-President → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Akila Weerapana
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy DeAngelo
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate McGeough
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregg Myles Levin
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hadley Stephens
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeni Dymek
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Guthrie
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mandy Baker
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ambika Hoguet
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ceren Bayulgen
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Covino Vogel
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Krathen
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Dooley
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Oldoerp
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leigh Thomas
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liz Cheron
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Tricolli
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Stephens
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Vogel
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Ferrante
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Hodgdon
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ray Cheng
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tizzy Chamberlain
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (87)
- Former: Amy Hernandez (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Barbara Hirsh (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Berk Veral (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michelle Davis (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Erica Uytingco (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jill Fischmann (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Sam Kaplan (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Alina Nucera (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Judy Walsh (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Illana Nissenbaum (2023–2024) — Co-President
- Former: Sharon Clarke Levin (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Ambika Houget (2024) — Director
- Former: Erica Queen (2024) — Director
- Former: Janet Gougimanis (2024) — Director
- Former: Katie Olderorp (2024) — Director
- Former: Tizzy Chamberland (2024) — Director
- Former: Carrie Reepmeyer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lisa Tellander (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Shlala (2020–2023) — Co-President
- Former: Heather Jablow (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Hillary Madge (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jasson Cohen (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Fallon (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Scott Friedman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Janet Goujiamanis (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Mehtap Ozturk (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Suma Raju (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Johanna Cohen (2023) — Co-Vice President
- Former: Lexi Vichinac (2023) — Director
- Former: Shannon Williams (2023) — Director
- Former: Alexa Plenge (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Svedlund (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jessamy Harrington (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Judith Marth (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Grace Peng (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Michelle Shaw (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Hinchley (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joanne Hinchley (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Nina Kohnen (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Bea Bezmalanovic (2022) — Director
- Former: Jay Staunton (2022) — Director
- Former: Anne Orloff (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bea Bezmalanovic-Dhebar (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Christina Dougherty (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Eileen Savarese (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Liz Larsen (2019–2021) — Co-President
- Former: Maria Chase (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Maura Sullivan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Melissa Johannes (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Eileen Brackenbury (2021) — Director
- Former: Leda Eizenbeirg (2021) — Director
- Former: Megan Leblanc (2021) — Co-Vice President
- Former: Melisa Filipos (2021) — Director
- Former: Beth Dublin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Claudia Perkins-Ticktin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Foley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lisa Hicks (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Manisha Varma (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Monique Martin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Traci Battle (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Victoria Ostler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Andrea Scampini (2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Larsen (2020) — Co-Vice President
- Former: Anne Marie Cronin (2019) — Director
- Former: Annie Hall (2019) — Director
- Former: Becky Cole (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Beth Anne Willett (2019) — Director
- Former: Cecilia Brooks (2019) — Director
- Former: Connie Burton (2019) — Director
- Former: Erica Recht (2019) — Director
- Former: Eunice Groark (2019) — Director
- Former: Katey Goehringer (2019) — Director
- Former: Kristen Toffer (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisa Bida (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisa Collins (2019) — Director
- Former: Lynn Sanville (2019) — Director
- Former: Marggy Gabriel (2019) — Director
- Former: Mason Smith (2019) — Director
- Former: Michelle Foster (2019) — Director
- Former: Phyllis Hill (2019) — Director
- Former: Rama Ramaswany (2019) — Director
- Former: Shani Defina (2019) — Director
- Former: Stacy Braatz (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Susan Ryan (2019) — Director
- Former: Trish Lucas (2019) — Director
- Former: Wendy Guthrie (2019) — Director
- Former: Yolanda Tong (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 Wellesley Education Foundation Inc
How much does Wellesley Education Foundation Inc give each year?
Wellesley Education Foundation Inc gave $261K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $190K across 1 grant.
How large is Wellesley Education Foundation Inc?
Wellesley Education Foundation Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $159K.
Where does Wellesley Education Foundation Inc operate?
Wellesley Education Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Wellesley Education Foundation Inc's EIN?
Wellesley Education Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2653559. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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