To build financial support from our community and corporate partners to ensure excellence in education for all students in CISD.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $99K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $244K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$494K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$749K
FY2022$735K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$790K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +56%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$925K
FY2022$937K
FY2023$748K
FY2024$866K
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$494K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$988K
FY2022$635K
FY2023$639K
FY2024$541K
FY2025$494K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1996.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.2M Management & general 9% · $117K Fundraising 5% · $62K

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; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$88,254Pt VII · Sec A
Past Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alex Martin’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alex Martin$88,254$83,765$82,500——
Kathy Lanier———$82,500$83,875

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

Gives financial aid to teachers and students in Carroll Independent School District.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Carroll Education Foundations Teacher Fund supports and highlights educators across all 11 campuses. In particular we fund End of the Year Appreciation Gifts for all classroom Teachers. A financial gift is given to every classroom teacher, including librarians, CARE, ESL and SPED teachers at the end of the school year.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $3.3M · 2020–2024
Carroll IsdFY2024$872,683
Carroll IsdFY2023$643,291
Carroll IsdFY2022$500,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,500
Carroll IsdFY2021$650,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,000
Carroll IsdFY2020$650,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$494K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K
Total assetsLn 16$494K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$174K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$619K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$325K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$169K
Total assetsLn 16$494K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$494K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$262K$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$278K$169K
Total assetsLn 16$541K$494K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$541K$494K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$873K$873K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$34K$2K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$0$49K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$3K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$100$0$0$100
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$0$4K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$0$24K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$0$150$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$282K$255K$27K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$117K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.4M−$47K$494K 990 PDF
FY2024 $790K$866K−$76K$541K 990 PDF
FY2023 $755K$748K$7K$639K 990 PDF
FY2022 $735K$937K−$203K$635K 990 PDF
FY2021 $749K$925K−$177K$988K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,304,807 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,057,422$1,257,760
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,928$29,265
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$301,986$17,782
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $790,364$1,304,807
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $645,451$875,683
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $132,264$147,109
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $88,714$328,599
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $866,429$1,351,391
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$76,065−$46,584
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,304,807 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,782 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$618,581
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$639,179
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$174,270
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,257,760
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15,848
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $13,417 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13,417
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,047 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,304,807
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,351,391 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $872,683$872,683
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,258 · Management $1,621 · Fundraising $52,375$88,254
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $48,779 · Fundraising $0$48,779
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,519 · Management $3,728 · Fundraising $3,829$10,076
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,222 · Fundraising $0$7,222
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $100$100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,886 · Fundraising $0$2,886
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,168 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,928$8,096
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $24,000 · Fundraising $0$24,000
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $150 · Fundraising $2,153$2,303
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,328 · Fundraising $0$2,328
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $255,016 · Management $26,648 · Fundraising $0$281,664
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,171,644 · Management $117,362 · Fundraising $62,385$1,351,391
Part X · Balance sheet $493,966 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $262,068$325,210
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $278,482$168,756
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $540,550$493,966
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $540,550$493,966
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $540,550$493,966
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $540,550$493,966
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $493,966 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,304,807
XI-2 Total expenses$1,351,391
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,584
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$540,550
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$493,966

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