Nonprofit · EIN 06-1462359
STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · STAMFORD, CT 06902
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,077,200 | $1,295,302 | -$218,102 | $226,562 | $42,666 | $183,896 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,413,953 | $1,367,731 | $46,222 | $445,811 | $43,813 | $401,998 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,158,578 | $2,302,748 | -$144,170 | $535,234 | $179,458 | $355,776 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,095,860
- Program service revenue
- $31,219
- Investment income
- -$41
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$49,838
- Other revenue
- -$49,838
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $825,764
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $898,154
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $24,265
- Travel
- $8,734
- Depreciation
- $520
- Program services (functional)
- $856,508
- Management and general (functional)
- $328,579
- Fundraising (functional)
- $110,215
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $445,811
- Total assets, end of year
- $226,562
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $42,666
- Net assets, end of year
- $183,896
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $19,620
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $58,658
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $125,238
- Gross receipts
- $1,127,038
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 45
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGDALENA LOUCKS | CEO Officer | 40 | $115,336 |
| IRENE ONDIEKI THRU FEB 2025 | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MARTIN THRU MARCH 2025 | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN BISHOP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN BRIGGS-BLOSS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA ARONICA BUCK | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY ERLENKOTTER | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIENNE FOY | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER GEOTES | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROWLAND HANLEY | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARUNA HOBBS | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHEAL JEAN | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAN KULESZA | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NERUR KUMAR | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ESME LOMBARD | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINDY LOPEZ | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN MANDARINO | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE MOLINA-POWELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SANDI O'KEEFE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOE ZALE | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNN TUSA | DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $110,208 |
| MAGDALENA LOUCKS | CEO IN OCT 2 Officer | 40 | $93,457 |
| LINDSAY WYMAN | CEO THRU OCT Officer | – | $87,724 |
| KIRAN ANAND | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA ARONICA-BUCK | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN BISHOP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN BRIGGS-BLOSS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY ERLENKOTTER | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIENNE FOY | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER GEOTES | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROWLAND HANLEY | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARUNA HOBBS | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JEAN | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAN KULESZA | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NERUR KUMAR | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACLYN LEUNG | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ESME LOMBARD | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY LOPEZ | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN MANDARINO | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MARTIN | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE MOLINA-POWELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HELOISE NANA | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA O'KEEFE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| IRENE ONDIEKI | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERINE PALMER | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH ZALE | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY WYMAN | CEO THRU OCT Officer | 40 | $115,000 |
| LYNN TUSA | DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $95,000 |
| MAGDALENA LOUCKS | CEO IN OCT 2 Officer | 40 | $85,000 |
| KIRAN ANAND | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN BISHOP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN BRIGGS-BLOSS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| BARBARA ARONICA BUCK | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY ERLENKOTTER | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIENNE FOY | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER GEOTES | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROWLAND HANLEY | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARUNA HOBBS | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUTH HUBBARD | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NERUR KUMAR | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACLYN LEUNG | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MARTIN | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE MOLINA-POWELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| HELOISE NANA | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDI O'KEEFE | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATALEE PEI | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE SCHAEFER | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE ZALE | BOARD OF DIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ZANGA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 34 WOODLAND AVENUE SUITE 209, STAMFORD, CT 06902-7057
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MAGDALENA LOUCKS, 34 WOODLAND AVE SUITE 209, STAMFORD, CT 06092
- Signed the 990
- MAGDALENA LOUCKS, CEO
- Phone
- (203) 965-7733
- Return prepared by
- FIONDELLA MILONE & LASARACINA LLP
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1996, THE MISSION OF THE STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION (SPEF) IS TO ELEVATE STUDENT SUCCESS BY DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION IN STAMFORD.
Program accomplishments
- SPEF SUPPORTS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT KEY TRANSITION POINTS THROUGH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON KINDERGARTEN READINESS, MENTORING FROM ELEMENTARY TO HIGH SCHOOL, PARENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND LITERACY ENGAGEMENTHELPING CHILDREN BUILD CONFIDENCE, ACADEMIC SKILLS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS WHILE EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO ADVOCATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CHILDS EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY.Expenses $856,508 · revenue $31,219
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-1462359
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $226,562
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,127,038
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,077,200 | $1,295,302 | $226,562 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,413,953 | $1,367,731 | $445,811 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,158,578 | $2,302,748 | $535,234 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,216,288 | $2,456,501 | $533,867 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1462359).
Questions about STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC is 06-1462359.
- Is STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MAGDALENA LOUCKS.
- Who are the officers and directors of STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $115,336 (MAGDALENA LOUCKS, CEO).
- How much revenue does STAMFORD PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,077,200, expenses of $1,295,302 and total assets of $226,562 at year end.
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