2025-11-14T04:09:23-06:00 2024-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 201 FIRST ST SE STE 800 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 524011425 990 2024-01-01 208119071 RAISE YOUR HAND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS RAIS 5126172121 1005 CONGRESS AVE 150 AUSTIN TX 78701 AMANDA SIERRA TREASURER 2105854291 2025-11-12 1 0 SHAWNA HULS P01315330 3192985333 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LIBBY COHEN 1005 CONGRESS AVE STE 100 AUSTIN TX 78701 7923909 0 X WWW.RAISEYOURHANDTEXAS.ORG X 2006 TX THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS AND IMPROVE TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY INVESTING IN EDUCATION LEADERS AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC TO INFLUENCE POLICY TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS AND THE STATE ECONOMY. 5 4 30 0 0 0 7570317 7800000 0 120709 0 0 -4470 -1300 7565847 7919409 245150 0 0 0 4347567 4224876 0 0 0 3350799 3501901 7943516 7726777 -377669 192632 1644308 1662290 250339 75689 1393969 1586601 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY IGNITING FIERCELY INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY FOR THE STATE'S 5 MILLION PLUS STUDENTS. 0 0 6825995 120709 ADVOCACY AND POLICYRAISE YOUR HAND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN TEXAS. WE WANT TO BRING AN INFORMED AND REASONED VOICE TO DEBATES OVER THE DIRECTION OF EDUCATION POLICY IN TEXAS BY DEVELOPING GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES, EDUCATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES, MEDIA AND NEWS COVERAGE. THE PURPOSE OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS TO CREATE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR OF HOW THE EXISTING PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM OPERATES AND HOW THE REFORMS ADVOCATED BY RAISE YOUR HAND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN THE CURRENT SYSTEM. THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN GAIN ACCESS TO INFORMATION DESCRIBING THE TEXAS PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, READ ABOUT CONCERNS AND MISCONCEPTIONS, AND LEARN ABOUT ISSUES FACING THE SYSTEM. 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FAIR WINDS MANAGEMENT LLC CHARLES BUTT AND CHARLES CLINES 179650 FAIR WINDS MANAGEMENT, LLC PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION. 0 SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: B) CHARLES H. CLINES, PRESIDENT/TREASURER WAS MORE THAN 35% OWNER OF FAIR WINDS MANAGEMENT, LLC (PART-YEAR).CHARLES BUTT, FOUNDER, IS MORE THAN 35% OWNER OF FAIR WINDS MANAGEMENT, LLC (PART-YEAR).SEE SCH. O FOR ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION FORM 990 PART V, LINE 2A RAISE YOUR HANDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAD A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO) LEASING ARRANGEMENT WITH OASIS OUTSOURCING HOLDINGS, INC THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024. NEW PEO LEASING AGREEMENT STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 2024 WITH G&A PARTNERS. THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF FULL TIME EMPLOYEES FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION DURING THE 2024 TAX YEAR, AS DETERMINED BY FTE HOURS WORKED. 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