Educators Credit Union

Not tax-deductible

Waco, TXMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1938Mutual / membership EIN 74-1129327Revenue $27.0M in FY2025Latest return filed Aug 14, 2026

On file with the IRSedcu.comWaco, TXTax-exempt since Jun 1976

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Educators Credit Union is committed to providing sound financial services, which are beneficial to the member owner. The Credit Union will accomplish this in a caring and professional manner.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-1129327) · Dispute this line
$1.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7.3M a year · 39% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
30.0 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $399.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
30.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$477.9M
80% of total assets
Liabilities are 80% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$27.0M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$15.1M
Net assets
$116.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$27.0M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.0M
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$14.6M
FY2023$21.7M
FY2024$24.5M
FY2025$27.0M
Expenses
$15.1M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$12.4M
FY2024$14.6M
FY2025$15.1M
Net assets
$116.9M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$76.5M
FY2021$79.7M
FY2022$85.8M
FY2023$95.1M
FY2024$105.0M
FY2025$116.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1976.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$491,019Pt VII · Sec A
V.p. Accounting
$378,123Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$193,568Pt VII · Sec A
V.p. Lending
$164,766Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Director
$151,444Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joe Hutyra————$185,867$510,828
William Palasota$491,019$494,549$424,226$340,776$297,997$267,246
Sharon Schroeder$378,123$393,565$302,689$233,500$204,584$175,397
Ryan Gonzales$193,568$185,420$173,133$147,252——
Monica Krenek$164,766$165,852$160,579$156,837$156,360$149,030
Rachel E Kuehl$151,444$143,476————
Rachel E Wilde——$125,856$104,600——
Edward Hernandez—————$1,080

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The largest credit union in central texas, educators credit union meets the financial needs of its members by providing a wide variety of services at competitive rates in seven convenient locations.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-1129327) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $72K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$27.0M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$24.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$15.1M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$116.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37.8M
Total assetsLn 16$594.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$477.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$24.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$27.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
SavingsLn 2$35.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37.8M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$146.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$399.1M
Other assetsLn 15$6.9M
Total assetsLn 16$594.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$477.9M
Net assetsLn 32$116.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66.0M$37.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$321.0M$399.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$549.3M$594.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$444.3M$477.9M
Net assetsLn 32$105.0M$116.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$354K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$446K
Payroll taxesLn 10$227K
Legal feesLn 11b$329K
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$214K
Office expensesLn 13$439K
Information technologyLn 14$1.1M
OccupancyLn 16$406K
TravelLn 17$86K
InterestLn 20$7.4M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$131K
InsuranceLn 23$93K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$156K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 14, 2026 $27.0M$15.1M$11.9M$116.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2025 $24.5M$14.6M$9.9M$105.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2024 $21.7M$12.4M$9.3M$95.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2023 $14.6M$8.6M$6.0M$85.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2022 $11.6M$8.3M$3.2M$79.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 16, 2021 $13.0M$9.7M$3.3M$76.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

D · Assets and endowments I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $27,008,763 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,084,054$2,152,227
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,421,068$24,828,068
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,434$28,468
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,524,556$27,008,763
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,000$12,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,684,484$4,631,297
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,881,277$10,495,693
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,577,761$15,138,990
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,946,795$11,869,773
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $27,008,763 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,100,227 · Unrelated business $52,000$2,152,227
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $24,828,068$24,828,068
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28,468$28,468
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,956,763 · Unrelated business $52,000 · Excluded from tax $0$27,008,763
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,138,990 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$12,000
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$1,227,476
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$2,375,819
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$354,339
IX-9 Other employee benefits$446,274
IX-10 Payroll taxes$227,389
IX-11b Legal fees$328,891
IX-11c Accounting fees$84,487
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$214,148
IX-13 Office expenses$439,294
IX-14 Information technology$1,132,549
IX-16 Occupancy$406,352
IX-17 Travel$85,880
IX-20 Interest$7,424,378
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$130,640
IX-23 Insurance$93,018
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$156,056
IX-25 Total functional expenses$15,138,990
Part X · Balance sheet $594,816,789 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,422,657$2,402,825
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $64,588,634$35,432,950
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $151,816,956$146,646,949
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,411,575$4,253,918
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $321,005,551$399,144,174
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,083,294$6,935,973
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $549,328,667$594,816,789
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $444,324,975$477,943,324
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $444,324,975$477,943,324
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $105,003,692$116,873,465
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,003,692$116,873,465
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $549,328,667$594,816,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $116,873,465 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$27,008,763
XI-2 Total expenses$15,138,990
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,869,773
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,003,692
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$116,873,465

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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