Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SUPPORT LEARNING BY SECURING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT BENEFIT THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED UPON STRICT CRITERIA, AFTER SUBSTANTIAL REVIEW BY A COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE AWARDS. DUE CARE IS FOLLOWED TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL AND FOUNDATION. DURING THE SPRING OF 2019, REFI AWARDED 87 SCHOLARSHIPS TO 70 GRADUATING SENIORS FROM ROCKINGHAM COUNTY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL.
EDUCATION GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO DESERVING TEACHERS WHO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR EXPENSES FOR PROVIDING AN INNOVATIVE IDEA IN TEACHING STUDENTS. GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ADVERTISED AND ACCEPTED ONE TO TWO TIMES PER YEAR, ONCE IN THE FALL AND ONCE IN THE SPRING, IF FUNDING ALLOWS. IN EXCESS OF 150 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED EACH YEAR WITH AWARDS BEING GIVEN TO APPROXIMATELY 80 GRANT RECIPIENTS.
TEACHER, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION RECOGNITION PROGRAMS; EACH SPRING, REFI FACILITATES THE COORDINATION OF THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM IN EACH OF THE 24 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. REFI RECOGNIZES THESE INDIVIDUALS DURING A CELEBRATION RECEPTION IN THE SPRING. MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE FROM REFI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECT ONE TEACHER AS THE "LUCY SIMMS EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR" RECIPIENT. THIS INDIVIDUAL REPRESNTS ROCKINGHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S "TEACHER OF THE YEAR SELECTION PROCESS.
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 |
|---|
| Katie Lapira | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $0 |
| Kevin Longnecker | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Amanda Nott | CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Lam | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
| Paige Hawkins | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrew Graves | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
| Aaron Green | GOVERNANCE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Gwyneth Brandt | PRESIDENT ELECT | 2 | $0 |
| Susie Shomo | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Lena Osborne | CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT | 1 | $0 |
| Graham Witt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Wishon | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
| Susan Steele-Ward | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
| Ed Smith | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
| Keith Robinson | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
| J Christian Herrick | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
| Tammi Privott | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
| Donna Harper | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Gerry Beam | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Katie Barbato | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
| Julia Wallace Carr | DIRECTOR | 0.15 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202041339349300829_public.xml