TRELLIS LEARNING

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $144K · expenses $128K · assets $18K

EIN
39-2125183
Address
1144 N GARFIELD AVE, PASADENA, CA 91104-3534
Website
https://www.trellislearning.org
NTEE code
B90 Educational Services and Schools - Other (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
science: research education (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2026 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

To provide inclusive interdisciplinary educational and enrichment programs for self-directed students fostering academic growth creativity and community engagement

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jen Herzig-Smith Director2025 $474$474 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kimberley Staley Chief Executive Officer2025 20 $0 reported 1
Beth Braunstein Chief Financial Officer2025 1 $0 reported 1
Emily Danler Secretary2025 1 $0 reported 1
Amanda Montoya Chairperson of the Board2025 20 $0 reported 1
Adrienne Blanton Director2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $474
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jen Herzig-Smith Director20 $474-$0 $4741
Kimberley Staley Chief Executive Officer20 $0-$0 $01
Beth Braunstein Chief Financial Officer1 $0-$0 $01
Emily Danler Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Montoya Chairperson of the Board20 $0-$0 $01
Adrienne Blanton Director1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,376$128,122 $17,770$16,254 $3,695$140,610 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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STRATAGEM LEARNINGCAB90 $131,865$114,038 President/Exec. Dir.$20,769 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
MY LEARNING STUDIO OUTREACHCAB90 $162,561$155,808 Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
ELECTRIC VEHICLE LEARNING CENTERCAB90 $131,867$141,734 CEO$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
WELLSPRING K12CAB90 $136,444$139,580 Director$62,480 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE LANGUAGE ACADEMY INCCAB90 $124,193$98,678 President$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
TERRAEDCAB90 $126,854$40,360 President$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
ASSO OF NO CA CHINESE SCHOOLSCAB90 $163,615$157,236 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
COUNTRY LANE HOME & SCHOOL CLUBCAB90 $131,348$165,094 CO-TREASURER$3,500 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
ENCOURAGE TOMORROWCAB90 $132,823$131,698 President & CEO$24,002 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
TOOLS FOR PEACECAB90 $125,333$153,063 Executive Dir.$75,001 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
CALIFORNIA TRANSITION ALLIANCE CA TACAB90 $166,484$180,012 CO-PRESIDENT$4,500 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF MILL VALLEY CHILDRENS GARDENCAB90 $155,140$123,995 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
EMEK DAVARCAB90 $160,643$8,862 President$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
TANG & LOU FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAB90 $141,650$128,068 CFO$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
WEST COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONCAB90 $142,350$131,612 PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
FRESNO COMPACTCAB90 $142,100$129,858 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
TYME FOUNDATIONCAB90 $130,668$141,789 President$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
BLACK DEAF PROJECTCAB90 $135,560$56,983 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
SCHOLARS HOPE FOUNDATIONCAB90 $127,054$312,855 PRESIDENT & CEO$123,970 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
GREEN ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATIONCAB90 $134,724$130,096 President$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN-GAY FREEDOM BAND INCCAB90 $157,518$167,192 Director of Production$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
MARANATHA OUTREACH CENTER INCCAB90 $160,473$174,144 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
SPRING MUSIC ACADEMY FOUNDATIONCAB90 $132,378$77,533 CEO$50,500 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
GERMAN SCHOOL CAMPUS INCCAB90 $128,444$120,931 President$9,100 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state
AT PROMISECAB90 $128,843$115,820 CEO & Director$94,495 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION $5,000,0001 1DAF sponsor2016–2016 SAVING AMERICAS MUSTANGS
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $1,322,59413 2DAF sponsor2011–2024 SCHOLARS HOPE FOUNDATION; O C SMALL PAWS INC
HELEN AND WILL WEBSTER FOUNDATION $1,225,00014 1Private foundation2010–2024 PASADENA EDUCATION NETWORK
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $910,93545 14DAF sponsor2019–2025 COUNTRY LANE HOME & SCHOOL CLUB; AROMAS HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB; SPRING MUSIC ACADEMY FOUNDATION; CANYON EDUCATION FOUNDATION and 10 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $680,05022 12DAF sponsor2015–2024 WORLD EDUCATION FUND; THE DEMOCRACY COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA; TOOLS FOR PEACE; O-HIGHER ED and 8 more
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $296,0608 4DAF sponsor2017–2024 PEACEMAKERS INC; SAVING AMERICAS MUSTANGS; PROJECT COLOR CORPS; NATION FOUNDATION
ONEROOT FOUNDATION $291,9401 1Private foundation2025–2025 WEST COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $290,75020 9DAF sponsor2017–2024 JOHN MALLINGER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; OUR ONE COMMUNITY INC; AROMAS HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB; SAN FRANCISCO MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY and 5 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $234,0006 4DAF sponsor2019–2024 TOOLS FOR PEACE; FRIENDS OF SUNRISE MONTESSORI INCORPORATED; TEACH THE FUTURE INC; TYME FOUNDATION
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT $228,4205 2Private foundation2009–2015 PEACEMAKERS INC; LATINO SOCIAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION
TEACH A MAN TO FISH FOUNDATION $225,0002 1Private foundation2018–2019 SCHOLARS HOPE FOUNDATION
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $198,0007 2DAF sponsor2009–2023 TYME FOUNDATION; PASADENA EDUCATION NETWORK
MCCREIGHT FOUNDATION $150,0005 1Private foundation2017–2021 PASADENA EDUCATION NETWORK
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC $120,0001 1DAF sponsor2015–2015 FRESNO COMPACT
SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $106,5849 2DAF sponsor2016–2020 DIVINE MERCY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION; NATIONAL COALITION OF 100 BLACK WOMEN-SACRAMENTO CHAPTER

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $128,122 spent · pay $84,129 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $84,129 65.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $33,560 26.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,849 6.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,584 1.2%
Total$128,122100%

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