Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2007.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
18 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Coleen Brighton’s $90K as FMR Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
See Leander Educational Excellence Foundation executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Enriching education by providing opportunities, cultivating success, and building community in Leander schools.
Questions for Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
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Funding for various direct programs like college coaches, dual credit textbooks, SRP reading grants, incubabor, early literacy support, star banquet, student and family support services, and various designated donations. Funding of innovative classroom excellence grants to educators within the leander independent school district.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $442K | $310K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $50K | $63K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $492K | $373K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $11K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $492K | $362K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $369K | $369K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $90K | $90K | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $141K | $95K | $0 | $47K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $2K | $1K | $0 | $367 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $16K | $13K | $0 | $3K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $6K | $5K | $0 | $1K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $8K | $0 | $8K | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $33K | $0 | $4K | $29K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $15K | $0 | $7K | $8K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $6K | $0 | $6K | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $0 | $4K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2K | $2K | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $692K | $575K | $28K | $88K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2026 | $560K | $692K | −$132K | $362K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2025 | $634K | $579K | $56K | $492K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 | $402K | $398K | $4K | $436K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 12, 2022 | $550K | $413K | $137K | $433K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 | $485K | $419K | $66K | $296K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $560,338 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $560,338 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $692,021 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $373,130 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $362,342 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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