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Nonprofit · EIN 01-0639602

KIPP TEXAS INC

Also known as KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77099

Financials

$484.5M$480.8M2022$482.4M$473.2M2023$479.4M$480.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of KIPP TEXAS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$479,416,832$480,594,275-$1,177,443$868,086,294$692,973,606$175,112,688
June 30, 2024990$482,438,123$473,172,761$9,265,362$879,663,965$703,363,245$176,300,720
June 30, 2023990$484,508,851$480,760,038$3,748,813$893,335,799$726,510,735$166,825,064
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$470,899,593
of which government grants
$456,321,919
Program service revenue
$2,395,608
Investment income
$6,043,974
Net rental income
$107,042
Net gain from sales of assets
$128,216
Net income from fundraising events
-$29,385
Other revenue
$77,657

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$150,981
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,139,804
Other salaries and wages
$237,530,809
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$303,176,522
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$669,822
Accounting fees
$63,603
Occupancy
$11,169,740
Travel
$19,491
Depreciation
$27,649,062
Program services (functional)
$441,539,387
Management and general (functional)
$33,393,071
Fundraising (functional)
$5,661,817

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$879,663,965
Total assets, end of year
$868,086,294
Total liabilities, end of year
$692,973,606
Net assets, end of year
$175,112,688
Land, buildings and equipment
$616,764,498
Publicly traded securities
$2,181,835
Net assets without donor restrictions
$159,051,987
Net assets with donor restrictions
$16,060,701
Gross receipts
$480,029,581
Employees
5,081
Volunteers
3,000
Year formed
2003
State of legal domicile
TX

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Sehba Z AliChief Executive Officer
Officer
50$535,752$0$79,371
Larry J GuilloryChief Administration Officer
Officer
50$506,353$0$34,933
Son Nam HanChief Financial Officer
Officer
31$347,747$75,167$36,741
Jobina A ScottChief Advancement Officer
Officer
50$372,697$0$27,148
Daniel CaesarChief Schools Officer
Officer
50$311,642$0$34,957
Laura M HowarthChief Operating Officer
Officer
50$293,830$0$35,781
Rona S SimmonsChief Academic Officer
Officer
50$289,338$0$33,145
Eric ColemanRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$274,268$0$24,412
Guadalupe DiazRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$257,420$0$27,364
Francis Cush JrRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$251,731$0$29,284
Joseph HykleDeputy Chief, Finance
Highest-paid employee
50$241,463$0$28,910
Caitlin ButlerDeputy Chief, Talent
Highest-paid employee
50$224,484$0$20,086
Tiana O SymmondsDeputy Chief, Data Transformation
Highest-paid employee
50$219,255$0$19,161
Charles W Fimble JrDeputy Chief, Human Resources
Highest-paid employee
50$210,542$0$23,986
Susan LiaoDeputy Chief, Accounting
Highest-paid employee
50$207,491$0$26,611
20 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Rian K WrightRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$199,461$23,714
Monijit K KatialRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$154,198$12,850
Allison ThackerChair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Darla WhitakerVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Lauren GoreSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Dolores LozanoAssistant Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Gene AustinTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Peter BrodskyBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Cleve GlennBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Keith HenningtonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jaime IvanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Claudine LussierBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ethan PhillipsBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Patricia PontonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Shana RavnsborgBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Shawn RaymondBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MacKenzie RichterBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Manolo SanchezBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Nila SharmaBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sara VillarrealBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 36 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Sehba Z AliChief Executive Officer
Officer
50$500,406$73,282
Larry J GuilloryChief Administration Officer
Officer
50$364,451$40,114
Vanessa BarryChief Operating Officer (to 12/23)
Officer
50$339,295$34,481
Son Nam HanChief Financial Officer
Officer
50$328,206$33,312
Jobina A ScottChief Advancement Officer
Officer
50$326,762$25,437
Daniel CaesarChief Schools Officer
Officer
50$309,885$32,059
Eric ColemanRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$293,781$23,133
Justin ScottRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$254,386$28,472
Deedrah HarpDeputy Chief, Academic Programs
Highest-paid employee
50$249,911$27,436
Joseph HykleDeputy Chief, Finance
Highest-paid employee
50$216,967$26,149
Rona S SimmonsChief Academic Officer
Officer
50$215,835$25,476
Eric KotDeputy Chief, Operations
Highest-paid employee
50$208,281$26,430
Susan LiaoDeputy Chief, Accounting
Highest-paid employee
50$205,905$24,816
Charles W Fimble JrDeputy Chief, Human Resources
Highest-paid employee
50$204,264$22,666
Laura M HowarthChief Operating Officer (from 10/23)
Officer
50$195,586$25,512
Francis Cush JrRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$195,525$23,448
Guadalupe DiazRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$170,577$19,143
Allison ThackerChair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Gene AustinVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Lauren GoreSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Dolores LozanoAssistant Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Bill BoyarBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Peter BrodskyBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jennefer CanalesBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Cleve GlennBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Pepe GuevaraBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Gretchen MillerBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ethan PhillipsBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Patricia PontonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Shana RavnsborgBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Shawn RaymondBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Manolo SanchezBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Alex SharmaBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sara VillarrealBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Velma VillegasBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Darla WhitakerBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 35 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Sehba Z AliChief Executive Officer
Officer
50$463,103$35,491
Larry J GuilloryChief Administration Officer
Officer
50$350,221$34,524
Jobina A ScottChief Advancement Officer
Officer
50$327,337$30,533
Vanessa BarryChief Operating Officer
Officer
50$313,377$32,430
Son Nam HanChief Financial Officer
Officer
50$295,412$33,575
Daniel CaesarChief Schools Officer
Officer
50$282,625$28,981
Eric ColemanRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$279,280$26,004
Herbert A SmithRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$276,192$19,467
Justin ScottRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$250,191$23,372
Daphane Carter thru 822Chief Academic Officer
Officer
50$208,286$26,534
Eric KotDeputy Chief, Operations
Highest-paid employee
50$202,215$23,083
Joseph HykleDeputy Chief, Finance
Highest-paid employee
50$198,512$25,855
Deedrah HarpDeputy Chief, Academic Programs
Highest-paid employee
50$198,002$24,053
Charles W Fimble JrDeputy Chief, Human Resources
Highest-paid employee
50$192,488$25,478
Susan LiaoDeputy Chief, Accounting
Highest-paid employee
50$191,309$22,297
Francis Cush JrRegional Superintendent
Key employee
50$168,413$19,985
Gene AustinChair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Allison ThackerVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Darla WhitakerSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Gretchen MillerAssistant Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Kent WallaceTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Bill BoyarBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Peter BrodskyBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jennefer CanalesBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Cleve GlennBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Lauren GoreBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Pepe GuevaraBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Dolores LozanoBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ethan PhillipsBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Patricia PontonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Shana RavnsborgBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Shawn RaymondBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Manolo SanchezBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Alex SharmaBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Velma VillegasBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
10711 KIPP WAY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77099-2675
In care of
% JILL KOLASINSKI
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Sehba Ali, 10711 KIPP Way, Houston, TX 77099
Signed the 990
Son Nam Han, Chief Financial Officer
Phone
(512) 501-3646
Return prepared by
Blazek & Vetterling

Mission

Together with our families and communities, KIPP Texas creates joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare our students to pursue any path they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • See Schedule O KIPP Texas is committed to excellence in education with an instructional program in which students are given the opportunity to master the fundamental skills of mathematics, science, social studies, fine arts, sports, additional languages, and more as well as the confidence necessary to succeed in college, career, and beyond. Other fundamental learning in the arts, literature, foreign language, natural sciences, social sciences, physical education, and college and career readiness skills is provided for all students. Recognition is given and provisions are made for the individual capabilities, creative talents, needs, and interests of each student so that all students Rise Together. Through our collective hard work and commitment, KIPP students complete college at a rate that is comparable to the national average for all students and four times higher for students from low-income households. KIPP Texas students enter by lottery with no test for admission and no screening.To learn more, go to https://kipptexas.org/
    Expenses $438,829,386 · revenue $2,395,608
  • See Schedule OKIPP Forward is a program designed to help our KIPPsters go to and through college and lead a choice-filled life. KIPP Texas counselors work with students starting in middle school to select the right classes, fill out the FAFSA and other college scholarship forms, prepare to take the ACT, and support them as they prepare for and select the right college and career based on their interests and passions. After high school, KIPP Texas advisors help alumni navigate the academic, social, and financial challenges they might encounter while in college or pursuing a career.To learn more, go to https://kipptexas.org/kipp-foward/
    Expenses $2,710,001 · grants $150,981

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
01-0639602
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2003
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B24)
Assets (IRS master file)
$868,086,294
Income (IRS master file)
$480,029,581

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$479,416,832$480,594,275$868,086,294IRS
990June 2024$482,438,123$473,172,761$879,663,965IRS
990June 2023$484,508,851$480,760,038$893,335,799XML
990June 2022$457,788,377$440,837,310$902,975,541IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0639602).

Questions about KIPP TEXAS INC

What is the EIN of KIPP TEXAS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of KIPP TEXAS INC is 01-0639602.
Is KIPP TEXAS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
Are donations to KIPP TEXAS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does KIPP TEXAS INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of KIPP TEXAS INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did KIPP TEXAS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of KIPP TEXAS INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Sehba Ali.
Who are the officers and directors of KIPP TEXAS INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $535,752 (Sehba Z Ali, Chief Executive Officer).
How much revenue does KIPP TEXAS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $479,416,832, expenses of $480,594,275 and total assets of $868,086,294 at year end.

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