Organizations Filed Purposes:
To enhance public education within the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District to strengthen the learning experience for students.
Funding was provided to teachers and others of the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District to support specific enhancement programs and classroom grants.The Foundation provided $294,571 in grants including support for individual classroom materials and partner organizations that provide academic support to school district students. This year, with the impacts of COVID-19, Excellence in Education also provided funding for Wi-Fi hotspots and Chromebook computers to aid student connectivity, social-emotional curriculum, and funding for the school district's "seamlessmeals" program. Additionally, Excellence in Education partnered with two local organizations to fund a three-year program, FOREST?FIRE, which utilizes art, science, and humanities to teach students about the history and impact of fire in our region.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
| Laura Brown | Executive Dir. | 26 | $53,179 |
| Karsten Swenson | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Roske | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Wilkinson | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Katja Dahl | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Shelly Purdy | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Kelli Twomey | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Laliotis | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Susie Overall | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Nathan Kendall | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Nancy Gisko | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Lauren Tapia | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jenna Hilton | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Lee Hansen | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Haakon Lang-Ree | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jooly Hopkins | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Erin Flynn | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jerusha Hall | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Bill Austin | CFO | 2 | $0 |
| Lauren Vanloon | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Elena Deluna | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Kirsten Pekarek | Past President | 2 | $0 |
| Cindy Flores | President | 3 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202120329349301912_public.xml