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US nonprofit · EIN 911677685 · Vancouver, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 911677685) - 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 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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

Gardner School's network

10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). 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

10 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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Lori Cohen ChairChair2021
5 yrs
Aaron ChristianFormer Treas2021
5 yrs
Anamaria Bambaren CallVice Chair2019
7 yrs
Brian GilstrapTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Jamie ECKFormer Treas2023
3 yrs
Juna Kim McDaidTrustee2022
4 yrs
Paula SavageTrustee2023
3 yrs
Peter BryantCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Sarah Grenaert-FunkTrustee2023
3 yrs
Susan MeltonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Andy Fields InterimHead of School (Thru Feb. 2018)2018
Catherine Hennessey InterimHead of School (Feb. - June 2019)2019
Catherine HennessyInterim Hd O2020
Emily DavisHead of School (Eff. June 2019)since 2019
Scott KermanHead of School (Thru January 2019)since 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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
Courtney TomlinsonHead Master40$104k$9k
Sheila FitzpatrickDirector of Finance40$87k$15k
Emily DavisHead Master (Former)40$62k$5k
Lisa HeathTrustee0.5$0
Jessi ChristiansenTrustee0.5$0
Sarah Grenert-FunkBoard Chair, Trustee3$0
Brian GilstrapTreasurer2$0
Susan MeltonSecretary2$0
Anamaria Bambaren CallVice Chair0.5$0
Adriana BaerVice Chair2$0
Susan PulleyTrustee1$0
Anthony StarkSecretary1$0
Damaris MartinezTrustee0.5$0
Kelsey SmithTrustee0.5$0

About

Legal name
Gardner School
EIN
911677685
Address
16413 Ne 50th Ave, Vancouver, WA, 98686-1843
State
Washington
Mission
To cultivate authentic learning through integrated experiences in a supportive community. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B20Z 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
1995
Principal officer
Courtney Tomlinson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1995
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsAnamaria Bambaren Call
≥5years on the filingsLori Cohen
≥5years on the filingsAaron Christian
≥4years on the filingsJuna Kim McDaid

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$4.2m
Total liabilities
$2.5m
Net assets or fund balances
$1.7m
Contributions and grants received
$111k
Program service revenue
$3m
Grants and similar paid out
$272k
Employees
69
Volunteers
50