Nonprofit · EIN 77-0186364
PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Tax-exempt · PALO ALTO, CA 94302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,426,713 | $5,429,679 | -$2,966 | $364,173 | $0 | $364,173 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,459,028 | $5,455,025 | $4,003 | $372,639 | $5,500 | $367,139 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,323,435
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $103,278
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,968,254
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $178,567
- Other salaries and wages
- $61,379
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $264,027
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $23,270
- Occupancy
- $33,968
- Program services (functional)
- $5,046,771
- Management and general (functional)
- $153,232
- Fundraising (functional)
- $229,676
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $372,639
- Total assets, end of year
- $364,173
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $364,173
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $364,173
- Gross receipts
- $5,426,713
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 90
- Year formed
- 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA LYON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7/1/24-6/30/25 Officer | 40 | $178,567 |
| JENNIFER LEE | PRESIDENT 7/1/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| KAITLYN LIAO | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT / PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| ANDREA LEVESQUE | DIRECTOR OF DEV. / EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| WEI WANG | VP OF MARKETING 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KAREN KESNER | VP OF DEV. 7/1/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| NISHITA KOTHARY | VP OF DEV. 4/1/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MELINA PATTERSON | VP OF GOVERNANCE 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JULIA MURPHY | VP OF GOVERNANCE 4/1/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOE PODULKA | VP OF F&A 4/1/24-7/29/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SOPHIA LEE | VP OF F&A 8/26/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SIDDHARTH MINDRA | VP OF F&A 4/1/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| AMIE FRANCONI | VP OF DEV. 7/1/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CASSY CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR OF DEV. / VP OF DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MARIA DERRICK | TREASURER 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
30 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORIT VIDAS-HOROVITZ | ASSISTANT TREASURER 7/1/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MANOJ BATRA | SECRETARY 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ORE ADEYEMI | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 7/1/24-8/16/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MELANIE CURTISS | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 10/21/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ABBY DOMINE | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 7/1/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BHARTI JINDAL | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRYNA LEE | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WENDY LEUNG | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SARAH PAYNE | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 4/19/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NAOMI WANG | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 4/19/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN YOUNG | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 4/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ADRIJA BASU | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 4/1/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HENNY BHUSHAN | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 4/1/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SOPHIA CHE | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROCHNA DHAND | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOYCE FARNSWORTH | DIRECTOR OF DEV. - 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| YVETTE MANGALINDAN | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 7/1/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ESTELLE ZHAO | DIRECTOR OF DEV. 8/26/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHAELL MONDINO | DIRECTOR OF DEV. / DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIGUEL LOPEZ | DIRECTOR OF F & A - TEACHER GRANTS Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MOLLY MELIUS | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS COLOHAN | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 4/1/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN GOODY | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 4/1/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIRANDA JUNOWICZ | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 7/1/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CELIA RENE-CORAIL | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 4/1/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PEBEL RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 4/1/25-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE SANAEE | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 7/1/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 7/1/24-3/31/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MONICA TAN | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 7/1/24-6/30/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ERIKA BUCK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5/30/25- 6/30/25 Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA LYON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7/1/23-6/30/24 Officer | 40 | $171,626 |
| ABBY DOMINE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMIE FRANCONI | VP OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ANDREA LEVESQUE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE SANAEE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 7/1/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BHARTI JINDAL | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRYNA LEE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CASSY CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 4/1/24-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA LOHMEYER | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 4/1/24-5/18/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE ROPER | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 7/1/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEE | EXECUTIVE VP 7/1/23-3/31/24, PRESIDENT 4/1/24-6/30 Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING - 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOE PODULKA | VP OF F&A 4/1/24-6/30/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOYCE FARNSWORTH | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KAITLYN LIAO | VP OF MARKETING 7/1/23-3/31/24, EXECUTIVE VP 4/1 Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| KAREN KESNER | VP OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KARRIE CHEN | ASSISTANT TREASURER 7/1/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LAUREN GOODY | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 8/28/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LINOR LEVAV | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE - 4/1/23-11/8/23 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MANOJ BATRA | SECRETARY 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARIA DERRICK | TREASURER 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MELINA PATTERSON | VP OF GOVERNANCE 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MIGUEL LOPEZ | DIRECTOR OF F & A - TEACHER GRANTS 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIRANDA JUNOWICZ | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING - 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MOLLY MELIUS | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE - 12/4/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MONICA TAN | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING - 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ORE ADEYEMI | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 4/1/24-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ORIT VIDAS-HOROVITZ | ASSISTANT TREASURER 4/1/24-6/30/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| PATRICK SULLIVAN | VP OF F&A 7/1/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| RACHAELL MONDINO | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROCHNA DHAND | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 4/1/24-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHERI SHAMDASANI | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 7/1/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SOPHIA CHE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 4/1/24-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE FRICK | PRESIDENT 7/1/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| SUE KRAMER | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING - 7/1/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUMITA PANDIT | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 5/15/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TERESA MOYE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 7/1/23-3/31/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WEI WANG | VP OF MARKETING 4/1/24-6/30/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| WENDY LEUNG | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - LCC 4/1/24-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| YVETTE MANGALINDAN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS 7/1/23-6/30/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1557, PALO ALTO, CA 94302-1557
- In care of
- % KATHY SCHROEDER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIKA BUCK, PO BOX 1557, PALO ALTO, CA 94302
- Signed the 990
- ERIKA BUCK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (650) 329-3990
- Website
- WWW.PAPIE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROBERT LEE & ASSOCIATES LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0186364 or by the name PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION.
- 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
PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION (PIE) RAISES MONEY FROM PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE ALL PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE BEYOND WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDING. PIE'S VOLUNTEERS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS, SCHOOLS, AND THE COMMUNITY, WILL ENSURE EVERY STUDENT IN THE PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPERIENCES AN ENRICHED AND FULFILLING EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION (PIE) REMAINS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO RAISING MONEY FOR ALL PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (PAUSD) SCHOOLS, AND THE ONLY ONE WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS CAN PAY FOR ADDITIONAL AND MUCH NEEDED PAUSD TEACHERS AND STAFF. DUE IN LARGE PART TO DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, PIE'S OPERATING EXPENSES CONTINUE TO BE EXTREMELY LOW, ALLOWING MORE THAN 92% OF DONATIONS TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOLS. IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, PIE FUNDS: CLASSROOM SUPPORT: AIDES, ASSISTANTS, READING AND MATH SPECIALISTS AND TEACHER COACHES WHO SUPPORT AND ENRICH ALL STUDENTS LEARNING. SCIENCE ENRICHMENT: PROGRAMS AND SPECIALISTS WHO HELP SCIENCE COME ALIVE FOR STUDENTS THROUGH HANDS-ON UNITS. ARTS INSTRUCTION: TRAINED STAFF WHO TEACH SPECTRA ART AND COMPARABLE CREATIVE ARTS. IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, PIE FUNDS: ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT: ADDITIONAL COURSES AND CLASSROOM SUPPORT IN VIDEO PRODUCTION, CREATIVE WRITING, MUSIC AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. STUDENT SUPPORT: PROGRAMS WHICH ADDRESS 6TH AND 8TH GRADE TRANSITIONS; ACADEMIC GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT; AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY: MENTORS WHO ASSIST TEACHERS IN APPLYING TECHNOLOGY TO CURRICULUM THAT ENHANCES STUDENT LEARNING. IN HIGH SCHOOL, PIE FUNDS: COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELING: STAFFING TO SUPPORT ADVISING AND RESOURCE PROGRAMS WHICH HELP ALL STUDENTS PLAN WISELY FOR THE FUTURE. CAREER/TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: ADDITIONAL COURSES IN ENGINEERING, MEDIA TECHNOLOGY AND PERFORMING ARTS. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY: MENTORS WHO ASSIST TEACHERS IN APPLYING TECHNOLOGY TO CURRICULUM THAT ENHANCES STUDENT LEARNING.Expenses $5,046,771 · grants $4,968,254 · revenue $5,426,713
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
- 77-0186364
- 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
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $364,173
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,426,713
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,426,713 | $5,429,679 | $364,173 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,459,028 | $5,455,025 | $372,639 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,549,500 | $5,550,195 | $368,636 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 77-0186364).
Questions about PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
- What is the EIN of PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION is 77-0186364.
- Is PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 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 PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 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 PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 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 PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ERIKA BUCK.
- Who are the officers and directors of PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 45 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $178,567 (LINDA LYON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7/1/24-6/30/25).
- How much revenue does PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,426,713, expenses of $5,429,679 and total assets of $364,173 at year end.
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