Nonprofit · EIN 46-1097229
FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78757
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $531,218 | $574,883 | -$43,665 | $777,381 | $4,295 | $773,086 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $545,461 | $534,517 | $10,944 | $806,512 | $4,260 | $802,252 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $748,495 | $540,728 | $207,767 | $787,437 | $13,251 | $774,186 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $514,300
- Membership dues
- $185,300
- Program service revenue
- $7,545
- Investment income
- $9,373
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,000
- Occupancy
- $280
- Travel
- $4,291
- Program services (functional)
- $317,707
- Management and general (functional)
- $257,176
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $806,512
- Total assets, end of year
- $777,381
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,295
- Net assets, end of year
- $773,086
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $458,346
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $314,740
- Gross receipts
- $531,218
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2012
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR BRUCE GEARING | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR JUSTIN TERRY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR MARTHA SALAZAR-ZAMORA | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR MARK FOUST | SECRETARY & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR HOLLY FERGUSON | TREASURER & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR AMY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JEFF BURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR SCOTT CALOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JOHN CHAPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KRISTIN CRAFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CLARK EALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MALINDA GOLDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KENNETH GREGORSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR TONI HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR STEPHEN MCCANLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR MICHELLE MCCORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR HOLLY MORRIS-KUENTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS CAROL NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MARK RUFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR DANIEL SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR STEVEN SNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BENNY SOILEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ERIC WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR GREG SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 24 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR MARTHA SALAZAR-ZAMORA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR BRUCE GEARING | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR SUSAN BOHN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR JUSTIN TERRY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH BRYANT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BENNY SOILEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARK EALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY MORRIS-KUENTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF BURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH GREGORSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN CRAFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK FOUST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK RUFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MCCORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT CALOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MCCANLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN SNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONI HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 24 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR SUSAN BOHN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA SALAZAR-ZAMORA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS KILLIAN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CADE SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE GEARING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KING DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARK EALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELINA ESTRADA THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH GREGORSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONI HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MCCORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY MORRIS-KUENTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATH MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOMMY PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENNY SOILEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN WORTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 24 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3305 STECK AVE STE 200, AUSTIN, TX 78757-8155
- In care of
- % MICHAEL BALL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR HOLLY FERGUSON, 3305 STECK AVENUE 200, AUSTIN, TX 78757
- Signed the 990
- DR HOLLY FERGUSON, CURRENT TREASURER
- Phone
- (512) 992-0715
- Website
- HTTP://FASTGROWTHTEXAS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHITLEY PENN LLP
Mission
RECOGNIZING THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS EXPERIENCING RAPID GROWTH ARE NOW, MORE THAN EVER, A VITAL EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC INFLUENCE IN THE STATE, THE TEXAS FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION DOES HEREBY DEDICATE ITSELF TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THOSE ISSUES AND PROGRAMS SO AS TO SERVE BOTH THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- FINDING LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT HELP DISTRICTS COPE WITH THE FINANCIAL AND STRUCTURAL DEMANDS OF THEIR RAPIDLY EXPANDING POPULATIONS. PARTICIPATION IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO ENSURE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ALL COALITION MEMBERS.Expenses $317,707 · revenue $7,545
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-1097229
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A039)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $777,381
- Income (IRS master file)
- $531,218
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $531,218 | $574,883 | $777,381 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $545,461 | $534,517 | $806,512 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $748,495 | $540,728 | $787,437 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $603,130 | $459,951 | $576,204 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 46-1097229).
Questions about FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION
- What is the EIN of FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION is 46-1097229.
- Is FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2013.
- Are donations to FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION 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 FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names DR HOLLY FERGUSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $531,218, expenses of $574,883 and total assets of $777,381 at year end.
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