Nonprofit · EIN 74-2654168
AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,328,695 | $4,845,510 | $483,185 | $7,919,427 | $3,375,494 | $4,543,933 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,161,715
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $268,230
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $35,739
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$101,250
- Other revenue
- -$101,250
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $589,631
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $65,000
- Travel
- $5,315
- Program services (functional)
- $4,552,418
- Management and general (functional)
- $133,505
- Fundraising (functional)
- $159,587
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,480,955
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,919,427
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,375,494
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,543,933
- Publicly traded securities
- $615,528
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,885,673
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,658,260
- Gross receipts
- $6,601,079
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 41
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE WALLIS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DOYLE VALDEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA BORDERS | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LETICIA CABALLERO | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY BURRELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA KNAGGS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATIAS SEGURA | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYN WHITLEY CHU | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE PADGETT | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY AHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FITZPATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORIANA LOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA BAZAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FELICIA GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN MARCUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEREMIAH BENTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES GUERRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA SALMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| A J BINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIAN HUERTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID QUINTANILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN BOSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALI KHATAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MISSY STRITTMATTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA EKWURZEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KHIB KUGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SNOW WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEAGAN LONGLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELEA YOUNGBLOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4000 S I-35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78704-0000
- In care of
- % M WALLIS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
- 4000 S I-35 Frontage Rd, Austin TX 78704
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHELLE WALLIS, 4000 S I-35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78704
- Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
- Michelle Wallis, 4000 S I-35 Frontage Rd, Austin TX 78704
- Signed the 990
- MICHELLE WALLIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (512) 414-1700
- Website
- https://austinedfund.org/
- Return prepared by
- REYNOLDS & FRANKE PC
Mission
AUSTIN ED FUND SUPPORTS AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BY DEVELOPING AND STEWARDING MEANINGFUL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROMOTE INNOVATION AND SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PREPARE AUSTIN ISD STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION EXPENSE - THE AUSTIN ED FUND BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH FUNDING PARTNERS AND DEVELOPS PROGRAMMING AND FUNDRAISING OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH AUSTIN ISD STRATEGIC NEEDS AND PRIORITIES.Expenses $3,220,261 · grants $474,147
- EARLY LITERACY AND NUMERACY: LITERACY AND NUMERACY ARE THE CORNERSTONES OF LONG-TERM ACADEMIC AND LIFE SUCCESS. AUSTIN ED FUND'S EFFORTS IN THE AREA REACH MORE THAN 30,000 STUDENTS K-5 AND 2,000 EDUCATORS ACROSS 79 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS INSTRUCTION BY PAIRING HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WITH ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS. PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES PARTICIPATE IN JOB-EMBEDDED COACHING AND STRUCTURED LEARNING COMMUNITIES THAT ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO GUIDE INSTRUCTION. SIX LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS SERVE AS DEMONSTRATION SITES, SHARING EFFECTIVE PRACTICES THAT ARE THEN SCALED DISTRICTWIDE. THESE COMBINED EFFORTS ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING CONSISTENT, EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTION IN READING AND MATH, GROUNDED IN THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING. WHEN THESE CORE SKILLS ARE STRONG, STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO THRIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR ACADEMIC CAREERS AND BEYOND.Expenses $816,909 · grants $90,182
- COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS (CCR): AIMS TO INCREASE STUDENT AWARENESS BY EXPANDING COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY WORKPLACE VISITS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THESE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO POSITION STUDENTS FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY VISITS GIVE STUDENTS EXPOSURE TO WHAT'S POSSIBLE BY HELPING THEM IMAGINE THEMSELVES IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS AND CAREERS. THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS PAID OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP THEM GAIN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH LOCAL BUSINESS AND NON-PROFITS THAT ARE ALIGNED TO AUSTIN ISD CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CLUSTERS. OVER 100 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM TO DATE. THE POST-SECONDARY GAP FUND LAUNCHED THIS SUMMER AND PROVIDES SMALL EMERGENCY GRANTS TO AUSTIN ISD GRADUATES IN PURSUIT OF THEIR POST-SECONDARY DREAMS. OUR FIRST STUDENT TO RECEIVE FUNDING WAS ABLE TO USE THE RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN MOVING AND TRAVEL EXPENSES REQUIRED TO ATTEND COLLEGE OUT-OF-STATE.Expenses $515,248 · grants $25,302
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-2654168
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20J)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,919,427
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,601,079
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,302,117 | $3,831,266 | $6,480,955 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,665,833 | $3,683,350 | $5,448,825 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Michelle Wallis | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION is 74-2654168.
- Is AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION 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 AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MICHELLE WALLIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 30 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,328,695, expenses of $4,845,510 and total assets of $7,919,427 at year end.
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