Nonprofit · EIN 04-3643313
EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · DALLAS, TX 75247
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $10,764,392 | $9,401,669 | $1,362,723 | $4,079,950 | $743,908 | $3,336,042 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,042,271 | $4,372,074 | $670,197 | $2,785,762 | $659,569 | $2,126,193 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,410,968
- Program service revenue
- $6,026,590
- Investment income
- $76,834
- Other revenue
- $250,000
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $129,342
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,185,876
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,275,645
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $86,916
- Travel
- $144,180
- Depreciation
- $30,560
- Program services (functional)
- $8,649,533
- Management and general (functional)
- $282,048
- Fundraising (functional)
- $470,088
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,430,828
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,079,950
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $743,908
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,336,042
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $149,973
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,056,514
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $279,528
- Gross receipts
- $10,764,392
- Employees
- 180
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2002
- 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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSANNA VAULX RUSSELL | CEO Key employee | 40 | $268,243 |
| WALTER C SMITH | COO Key employee | 40 | $167,814 |
| SHANNON PAGE | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $158,045 |
| RONALD RAY MERRILL | MANAGING DIRECTOR - PROGR Key employee | 40 | $127,161 |
| CORINNE FIAGOME | SR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $53,665 |
| ALEJANDRA BARBOSA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TODD WILLIAMS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNIE STONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK BRANDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES KEYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDI KARRMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREXELL OWUSU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SATYA KUMAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB MONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATALIE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCIA PAGE | PRESIDENT & CEO Key employee | 40 | $195,000 |
| WALTER SMITH | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $121,000 |
| SHANNON PAGE | Key Employee Key employee | 0 | $121,000 |
| MATTHEW RANDAZZON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROYCE WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDI KARRMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT BEASLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES KEYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK BRANDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BIEGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREXELL OWUSU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAVIS KNIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL BRU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK OKADA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RAFAEL ANCHIA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3000 PEGASUS PARK DR 704, DALLAS, TX 75247-6203
- In care of
- % SUSANNA RUSSELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALEJANDRA BARBOSA, 3000 Pegasus Park Drive Ste 704, Dallas, TX 75247
- Signed the 990
- SUSANNA RUSSELL, President CEO
- Phone
- (214) 693-0673
- Website
- WWW.EDUCATIONISFREEDOM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Emma S Walker P C
Mission
Education is Freedom (EIF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by a visionary board of corporate leaders who imagined a world where every young person could pursue a college education. Our mission is to transform lives through education.
Program accomplishments
- Education is Freedom (EIF) places Higher Education Advisors in public high schools, where they serve as on-campus experts in postsecondary pathways. These advisors provide individualized support and workshops to help students navigate college admissions, financial aid, military pathways, and workforce preparation, ensuring they are equipped for successful postsecondary transitions. Education is Freedom also provides a middle school career exploration curriculum, the EIF Scholars program, An Evening with the Stars scholarship celebration, and community outreach programs. Our mission is to transform lives through education.Expenses $8,520,183
- In FY2025, EIF awarded over $129,000 in scholarships to 165 seniors from 38 high schools. With EIFs support, over 6,500 seniors enrolled in colleges and universities, providing an opportunity upon graduation for employment at a living wage. In 2025, the median weekly earnings for full-time workers age 25 with a high school diploma was $960, compared to $1,732 for those with a bachelors degree, reflecting an 80% increase.Expenses $129,350
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3643313
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,079,950
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,764,392
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $10,764,392 | $9,401,669 | $4,079,950 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $5,042,271 | $4,372,074 | $2,785,762 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $3,456,836 | $3,274,583 | $1,588,177 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 04-3643313).
Questions about EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION is 04-3643313.
- Is EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION 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 EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names ALEJANDRA BARBOSA.
- Who are the officers and directors of EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $268,243 (SUSANNA VAULX RUSSELL, CEO).
- How much revenue does EDUCATION IS FREEDOM FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,764,392, expenses of $9,401,669 and total assets of $4,079,950 at year end.
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