Friends of Independent Schools and Better Education
Donations deductibleFriends of Independent Schools and Better Education's network
8 peoplei8 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
8 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.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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Macintosh | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Christopher Spicer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James Rigos (also filed as Jim Rigos) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Patricia Parisi | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Peter Stroble | President and Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Rebecca Fountain | Director, Assistant Secretary & Assistant treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Terran Senftleben | Director and Secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tom Rigos | Director | 2020 | 6 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.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Stroble | President and Treasurer | 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Stroble | President & Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Terran Senftleben | Secretary | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Fountain | Asst. Secretary & Asst. Treasurer | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| James Rigos | Director | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Rigos | Director | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Alexander Macintosh | Director | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Spicer | Director | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Patricia Parisi | Director | 0.1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Friends of Independent Schools and Better Education
- EIN
- 911216755
- Address
- 117 E Louisa Street 533, Seattle, WA, 98102-3203
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- Frisbe promotes and encourages educational institutions that emphasize scholarship, sportsmanship, moral character, individual responsibility and initiative. It supports the activities of such institutions principally through grant making activities which are funded by charitable contributions to frisbe from the general public. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B20J Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1982
- Principal officer
- Peter Stroble (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1983
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsJames Rigos
≥6years on the filingsPeter Stroble
≥6years on the filingsRebecca Fountain
≥6years on the filingsTerran Senftleben
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
- $1.5m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $4.7m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3m | $1.2m | $1.9m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.