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US nonprofit · EIN 481302986 · Novato, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 481302986) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Novato Foundation for Public Education

Donations deductible
Revenue
$387k
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$363k
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$259k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$259k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
4.4 years on average
Staff
0
60 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Novato Foundation for Public Education's network

7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

7 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian WhitlowTrustee2025
1 yr
Derek KnellTrustee2025
1 yr
Heather SammonsPresident2020
6 yrs
Lenna MogannamCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Ricardo Rivas-AvalosTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Stephanie EricksenTrustee2023
3 yrs
Tamara ResslerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Susan MathewsExecutive Dir.since 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 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
Brian WhitlowTrustee3$0
Stephanie EricksenTrustee3$0
Lenna MogannamSecretary3$0
Derek KnellTrustee3$0
Ricardo Rivas-AvalosTreasurer3$0
Heather SammonsPresident6$0
Tamara ResslerTrustee3$0
Susan MathewsExecutive Dir.30$0

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

About

Legal name
Novato Foundation for Public Education
EIN
481302986
Address
448 Ignacio Blvd PMB 410, Novato, CA, 94949-6085
State
California
Mission
To elevate educational opportunities for all novato public school students. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B122 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Principal officer
Susan Mathews (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2003
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsRicardo Rivas-Avalos
≥8years on the filingsTamara Ressler
≥6years on the filingsHeather Sammons
≥3years on the filingsStephanie Ericksen

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$259k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$259k
Contributions and grants received
$359k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$354k
Employees
0
Volunteers
60

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$377k$452kDeficit $74k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 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
Novato Unified Schoold DistrictTo support educational programs$322k