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US nonprofit · EIN 391942709 · Watertown, WIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 391942709) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2024.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Educational Foundation of Watertown Inc's network

19 people5 organisationsi19 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Charity ChandlerBoard Member2025
1 yr
Christopher KoppesBoard Member2025
1 yr
Dianne SchultzBoard Member2025
1 yr
Ed HoyBoard Member2025
1 yr
Elizabeth BoxellBoard Member2025
1 yr
Erin StaiBoard Member2025
1 yr
Jeanne HigginsBoard Member2025
1 yr
Jeff AllenBoard Member2025
1 yr
Jenifer HedrickBoard Member2025
1 yr
Jennine SchildbachBoard Member2025
1 yr
John HigginsTreasurer2025
1 yr
Kate LapinCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Kathy WagnerPresident2025
1 yr
Melissa LampeBoard Member2025
1 yr
Neale JonesBoard Member2025
1 yr
Paul SommersBoard Member2025
1 yr
Pete ThompsonBoard Member2025
1 yr
Randy PhelpsVice President2025
1 yr
Tina JohnsonBoard Member2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 19 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Kathy WagnerPresident5$0
Randy PhelpsVice President3$0
Kate LapinSecretary2$0
John HigginsTreasurer3$0
Jeff AllenBoard Member5$0
Elizabeth BoxellBoard Member1$0
Charity ChandlerBoard Member1$0
Jenifer HedrickBoard Member1$0
Jeanne HigginsBoard Member1$0
Ed HoyBoard Member1$0
Tina JohnsonBoard Member1$0
Neale JonesBoard Member1$0
Christopher KoppesBoard Member1$0
Melissa LampeBoard Member1$0
Jennine SchildbachBoard Member1$0
Dianne SchultzBoard Member1$0
Paul SommersBoard Member1$0
Erin StaiBoard Member1$0
Pete ThompsonBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Educational Foundation of Watertown Inc
EIN
391942709
Address
111 Dodge St, Watertown, WI, 53094-4434
State
Wisconsin
Mission
The Educational Foundation of Watertown is a nonprofit organization who acquires and distributes financial resources to promote and strengthen education opportunities for both public and private schools throughout the Watertown Area School District. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B80 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1999
Principal officer
John Higgins (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1999
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥1years on the filingsCharity Chandler
≥1years on the filingsChristopher Koppes
≥1years on the filingsDianne Schultz
≥1years on the filingsEd Hoy

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$525k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$525k
Contributions and grants received
$47k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$59k
Employees
0
Volunteers
5

Grants paid

2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Watertown Unified School DistrictPublic Schools Grant$24k
Watertown Unified School DistrictGraduation Grant$7k