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Nonprofit · EIN 75-6043842

TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · LUBBOCK, TX 79409

Financials

$110.1M$97M2022$92.7M$122.8M2023$226.6M$108M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$226,572,047$108,030,866$118,541,181$1,127,859,899$8,041,276$1,119,818,623
August 31, 2024990$92,698,840$122,755,625-$30,056,785$938,095,082$5,106,534$932,988,548
August 31, 2023990$110,148,278$97,007,634$13,140,644$890,446,404$4,801,636$885,644,768
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$206,516,479
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$19,735,940
Royalties
$311,881
Net rental income
$96,979
Net gain from sales of assets
-$25,089,293
Net income from fundraising events
-$89,232
Other revenue
$319,628

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$104,980,026
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$59,778
Occupancy
$1,971
Travel
$92,150
Depreciation
$669,670
Program services (functional)
$104,980,026
Management and general (functional)
$2,858,771
Fundraising (functional)
$192,069

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$938,095,082
Total assets, end of year
$1,127,859,899
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,041,276
Net assets, end of year
$1,119,818,623
Land, buildings and equipment
$8,658,572
Publicly traded securities
$869,430,677
Net assets without donor restrictions
$7,652,829
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,112,165,794
Gross receipts
$252,116,980
Employees
0
Volunteers
57
Year formed
1939
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JAMES MAULDINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$456,810$38,633
PATRICK KRAMERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$378,043$38,130
KIMBERLY C FORDCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
TIM LANCASTERVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
JUAN NEVAREZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
STEVE GRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JIM SKINNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
LESLIE WARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RANDY MORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BRADLEY BOUMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KYLE MCGRAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BEN STRICKLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT WISNIEWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHERRY WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0$0
DAVID ALDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
19 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WALT CATHEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BARRY STREETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM WINNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BARNEY ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE J PARKER JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
GERALD G DIXONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
GORDON DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID COPELANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LANNY LAYMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN BROWLEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ASHLEY CASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TERRY CROFOOTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAN ELLIOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE GOREEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN HEINRICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GERALD NOBLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM KEFFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL TARWATERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 35 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JAMES MAULDINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$426,273$40,107
PATRICK KRAMERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$367,867$37,110
KIMBERLY C FORDCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
TIM LANCASTERVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
JUAN NEVAREZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
STEVE GRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
J PAT HICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
MICHAEL F OWEN MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JACK RENTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JIM SKINNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BEN STRIBLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT TAYLOR JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
8$0$0$0
LESLIE WARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DENNIS KRUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RANDY MORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CHRISTI QUINNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
BRADLEY BOUMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KYLE MCGRAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HOLLAND O'NEALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
BEN STRICKLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT WISNIEWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHERRY WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0$0
DAVID ALDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WALT CATHEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT L DUNCANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARRY STREETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TIM WINNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARNEY ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOE J PARKER JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0
GERALD G DIXONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GORDON DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID COPELANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LANNY LAYMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
KEVIN NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 37 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
PENNY HARKEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$369,039$42,160
PATRICK KRAMERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$349,175$35,403
TIM G CULPCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
TIM LANCASTERVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
KIMBERLY C FORDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
STEVE GRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
J PAT HICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
JAMES KEFFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL F OWEN MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JACK RENTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JIM SKINNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BEN STRIBLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT TAYLOR JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
8$0$0$0
LESLIE WARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CLAY CASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DENNIS KRUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RANDY MORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CHRISTI QUINNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
LEA WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRADLEY BOUMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KYLE MCGRAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HOLLAND O'NEALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
BEN STRICKLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT WISNIEWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHERRY WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0
DAVID ALDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WALT CATHEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT L DUNCANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JUAN NEVAREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BARRY STREETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TIM WINNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARNEY ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KATHERINE GILBREATHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOE J PARKER JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GERALD G DIXONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GORDON DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 45025, LUBBOCK, TX 79409-5025
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PATRICK KRAMER, PO BOX 45025, LUBBOCK, TX 79409
Signed the 990
PATRICK KRAMER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Phone
(806) 742-9000
Return prepared by
BOLINGER SEGARS GILBERT AND MOSS LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED TO FUNCTION AS A CONDUIT FOR THE ACCEPTANCE, INVESTMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRIVATE GIFTS GIVEN FOR THE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE MISSION, ROLE, AND SCOPE OF THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. DURING 2024-2025 THE FOUNDATION TRANSFERRED $104,970,496 TO THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND AFFILIATED FOUNDATIONS.
    Expenses $104,980,026 · grants $104,980,026

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
75-6043842
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Organization supporting a government college or university
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1950
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B110)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,127,859,899
Income (IRS master file)
$252,116,980

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$226,572,047$108,030,866$1,127,859,899XML
990August 2024$92,698,840$122,755,625$938,095,082XML
990August 2023$110,148,278$97,007,634$890,446,404XML
990August 2022$125,336,972$96,813,130$849,587,948IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 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 75-6043842).

Questions about TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC is 75-6043842.
Is TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1950.
Are donations to TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION 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 TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC 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 TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC 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 TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names PATRICK KRAMER.
Who are the officers and directors of TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 34 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $226,572,047, expenses of $108,030,866 and total assets of $1,127,859,899 at year end.

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