Nonprofit · EIN 94-2918219
BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94702
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,054,769 | $1,744,804 | $309,965 | $2,151,889 | $69,528 | $2,082,361 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,514,687 | $2,047,166 | $467,521 | $1,992,482 | $220,086 | $1,772,396 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,819,521 | $2,468,324 | $351,197 | $1,882,263 | $577,388 | $1,304,875 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,869,694
- Program service revenue
- $13,500
- Investment income
- $43,381
- Other revenue
- $128,194
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $495,834
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $335,596
- Other salaries and wages
- $262,826
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $695,421
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,664
- Travel
- $34,484
- Depreciation
- $596
- Program services (functional)
- $1,316,413
- Management and general (functional)
- $238,390
- Fundraising (functional)
- $190,001
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,992,482
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,151,889
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $69,528
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,082,361
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $596
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,254,370
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $726,130
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,356,231
- Gross receipts
- $2,054,769
- Employees
- 13
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angie Won | Financial Director, STEM Supervisor | 41.25 | $126,650 |
| Meredith Ross | Executive director | 32 | $106,086 |
| Greta Hadley | Director of Development | 37.5 | $102,860 |
| William Cardenas | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Juan Galvan | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Rachel Eisner | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Friedman | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Tse-Sung Wu | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Allan C Miller | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Sinai | Chairman Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Dennis Schrag | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kevin Craddock II | Chair-Program Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Maya Glenn | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Robert Lutzker | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Ana Zamost | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Luis Bedolla | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Lynna Tsou | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Kacy Hatcher Robinson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Rhoades | Executive Director | 37.5 | $137,025 |
| Angie Won | STEM Prg & Assistant Fin Manager | 45 | $125,408 |
| Meredith Ross | Deputy Director | 33.75 | $117,233 |
| Tasha Henneman | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Madan Kumar | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Rachel Eisner | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Friedman | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Lea Baechler-Brabo | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Allan C Miller | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Sinai | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Dennis Schrag | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kevin Craddock II | Chair-Program Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Maya Glenn | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Robert Lutzker | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Yasi Nouri-Massih | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Terry Taplin | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jose Luis Bedolla | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Lynna Tsou | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Rhoades | Executive Director | 37.5 | $135,000 |
| Meredith Ross | Deputy Director | 37.5 | $115,500 |
| Tasha Henneman | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Friedman | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Allan C Miller | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Reynaldo Santa Cruz | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Dennis Schrag | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Robert Lutzker | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Yasi Nouri-Massih | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Marsha Weintraub | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jose Luis Bedolla | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Madan Kumar | President Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Oscar Luna | Director Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Lea Baechler-Brabo | Director Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Lynna Tsou | Chair-Program Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Maya Glenn | Secretary Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2066, BERKELEY, CA 94702-0066
- In care of
- % DIANE DEW
- Signed the 990
- Julie Sinai, Chairman
- Phone
- (510) 644-6244
- Return prepared by
- SYR Accountancy APC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2918219 or by the name BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To champion equitable public education for students, families, and our community.
Program accomplishments
- The Schools Fund provides fiscal sponsorship services for special funds that are established by individuals or organizations, held by the Schools Fund, and restricted to use for specific programs in Berkeley Unified School District. Fiscal sponsorships include student scholarships, family assistance and funding for site-based programs.Expenses $732,100 · grants $428,572 · revenue $522,345
- The Schools Fund offers STEM enrichment programming for 500+ K-12 students in out-of-school-time spaces summer, weekends and school holiday recesses in partnership with Berkeley Unified School District. Programs include our fall and spring 6-Saturday Super Science Saturdays program and our Winter & Spring Break STEM Camps for elementary schoolers, our 4-week summer Maker Camp for middle schoolers, and a STEM Mentorship program that gives high school students paid job opportunities to mentor younger students in our STEM programs.Expenses $335,805 · grants $59,024 · revenue $447,010
- The Schools Fund awards grants for educator-initiated projects that aim to support students' essential needs, promote health and wellness in school, and boost academics and love of learning. Grant projects ranged from attendance incentives and family nights to in-class programs and all-district celebrations.Expenses $152,659 · grants $8,239 · revenue $148,076
- The Schools Fund provides other program services such as the Berkeley Schools Volunteers program.Expenses $95,849 · revenue $23,527
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
- 94-2918219
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20J)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,151,889
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,054,769
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,054,769 | $1,744,804 | $2,151,889 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,514,687 | $2,047,166 | $1,992,482 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,819,521 | $2,468,324 | $1,882,263 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,642,630 | $1,885,344 | $1,339,120 | 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 94-2918219).
Questions about BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND
- What is the EIN of BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND is 94-2918219.
- Is BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND 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 BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND 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 BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,650 (Angie Won, Financial Director, STEM Supervisor).
- How much revenue does BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,054,769, expenses of $1,744,804 and total assets of $2,151,889 at year end.
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