Sarah Geer is a Senior Principal at the Rainwater Charitable Foundation where she manages a
portfolio of grants that promote quality education and family economic security. Currently, she is
focused on projects related to school-community partnerships, affordable homeownership, and
community development. Prior to her role at the foundation, Sarah served as Director of
Foundation Relations for REAL School Gardens (now known as Out Teach) and was a member
of the organization’s program evaluation team. Sarah acquired more than eight years’
experience in the non-profit field, including her roles as a fundraiser and previously as a
research associate and project manager with Resources for the Future, an environmental policy
think tank in Washington, DC. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and
Environmental Studies from Oberlin College and a Master’s in Environmental Management from
Duke University. She also completed a Certificate in Evaluation Research at the University of
Texas at Dallas.
