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Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$9,450,138
- Grants listed
- 108
- Assets, end of year
- $301,825,891
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Tax year 2023
$9,935,216
- Grants listed
- 110
- Assets, end of year
- $286,274,977
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Tax year 2022
$11,955,436
- Grants listed
- 129
- Assets, end of year
- $263,251,859
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Tax year 2021
$14,666,472
- Grants listed
- 118
- Assets, end of year
- $313,159,921
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Tax year 2020
$7,980,605
- Grants listed
- 84
- Assets, end of year
- $290,821,937
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Texas Community College Education InitiativeAustin, TX
To support tccei's centrally coordinated statewide reform activities dedicated to community college student success.
$577,287 -
P16PLUS Council of Greater Bexar County Foundation IncSan Antonio, TX
To support the equitable enrollment collaborative.
$436,516 -
Texas 2036Austin, TX
To support data projects that will help texas prepare more texans to earn family sustaining wages in high-demand careers.
$400,000 -
The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC
To support the launch of the aspen oy forum and texas oy network innovation fund.
$375,105 -
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
To support development of data-rich tasks in core curricular resources aligned to texas algebra i standards.
$353,000 -
Economic Mobility SystemsDallas, TX
To support the expansion of rural regional talent networks (R-RTN).
$334,756 -
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for TexasDallas, TX
To support a mental health and student success framework and curriculum to meet the unique needs of community colleges.
$325,000 -
Texas Higher Education FoundationAustin, TX
To support the expansion of thecb-facilitated course-sharing for rural-serving institutions.
$325,000 -
Communities Foundation of Texas IncDallas, TX
To support the first year of a three-year phase of programmatic work for texas college access network (txcan).
$300,000 -
Texas A&M FoundationCollege Sta, TX
To support an expansion of texas a&m agrilife extension's rural student success initiative (rssi).
$289,097 -
Communities Foundation of Texas IncDallas, TX
To support txcan as it moves from coalition building to collective action around promising college access practices.
$221,850 -
The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX
To support the GTF scholars program.
$203,000 -
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX
To support the GTF scholars program.
$196,288 -
University of Houston-DowntownHouston, TX
To support the GTF scholars program.
$188,000 -
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX
To support the GTF scholars program.
$183,459 -
Citizens for Educational Excellence IncCorp Christi, TX
To support upskill coastal bend partnership to provide rural residents with greater access to education and career opportunities.
$180,000 -
Collegiate Edu-NationRoscoe, TX
To support increased attainment of post-secondary outcomes for rural students across the state of texas.
$174,168 -
University of North Texas at DallasDallas, TX
To support the GTF scholars program.
$165,500 -
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
To support a research study designed to inform transfer policy and practice in texas.
$156,476 -
Texas A&M San Antonio FoundationSan Antonio, TX
To support the GTF scholars program.
$154,000 -
Intercultural Development Research AssociationSan Antonio, TX
To support research on the impact of texas' senate bill 17 and the recent supreme court affirmative action ruling.
$151,068 -
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
To support postsecondary corequisite implementation to improve student success rates in math.
$150,000 -
Young InvinciblesWashington, DC
To support a research project aimed at bringing more young people into an earn-while-you-learn pathway.
$150,000 -
Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiCorp Christi, TX
To support the GTF scholars program.
$141,175 -
Lee College Foundation IncHouston, TX
To support personal growth and academic achievement of those at lucile plane state jail.
$140,320 -
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo, TX
To support healthcare education and training in the san angelo region with virtual reality technology.
$140,000 -
Wgu CorporationSalt Lake Cty, UT
To support degree attainment among rural west texas' underserved and underrepresented students.
$130,000 -
Emerge FellowshipHouston, TX
To support emerge's enhanced partnership building and stewardship with in-state institutions of higher education.
$120,000 -
Texas Tribune IncAustin, TX
To support data-informed reporting and coverage of higher education issues in texas.
$120,000 -
Workcred IncWashington, DC
To support processes and policies for learners to complete industry certificate/degree pathways.
$120,000 -
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
To support utsa's cost of experience (coe) project.
$101,300 -
E3 AllianceAustin, TX
To support texas english learner students.
$101,102 -
Communities Foundation of Texas IncDallas, TX
Continued support of RGV focus.
$100,000 -
Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, TX
To contribute to the john & peggy moss endowed scholarship.
$100,000 -
Communities in Schools of Central TexasAustin, TX
To support a planning grant to create the providing access to holistic support to post-secondary success (paths) program at austin community college.
$98,095 -
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX
A scholarship and retention program for early college high school graduates.
$94,534 -
Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, TX
To support the GTF scholars program.
$94,206 -
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX
To support the GTF tamu advising corps at bryan ISD and college station ISD high schools to serve as college advisers.
$90,000 -
Instruction PartnersNashville, TN
To support instruction partners ongoing work with brownsville ISD instructional leadership.
$80,000 -
Alamo Colleges Foundation IncSan Antonio, TX
To develop a credit mobility portal to increase transfers from the alamo colleges district to the university of texas at san antonio.
$75,370 -
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX
To support the texas a&m college advising corps in bryan ISD and college station ISD, while growing into franklin, caldwell and hearne.
$63,666 -
Texas A&M San Antonio FoundationSan Antonio, TX
To support an innovative program called la familia to increase access to postsecondary education.
$52,000 -
The University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX
A scholarship and retention program for early college high school graduates.
$52,000 -
Alamo Colleges Foundation IncSan Antonio, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at northeast lakeview college.
$50,000 -
Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at coastal bend college.
$50,000 -
College PossibleSaint Paul, MN
To support a strategic growth planning year at college possible texas.
$50,000 -
El Paso Community College FoundationEl Paso, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at el paso community college.
$50,000 -
Hill CollegeHillsboro, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at hill college.
$50,000 -
Kilgore CollegeKilgore, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at kilgore college.
$50,000 -
Lone Star College System DistrictThe Woodlands, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at lone star college-houston north.
$50,000 -
Odessa CollegeOdessa, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at odessa college.
$50,000 -
San Jacinto Community College Foundation Pasadena TexasPasadena, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at san jacinto college.
$50,000 -
Southwest Texas Junior College Foundation IncUvalde, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at southwest texas junior college.
$50,000 -
Texas A&M FoundationCollege Sta, TX
To support need-based scholarships for graduates of bryan ISD at texas a&m university.
$50,000 -
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX
To support opportunities for high school students to complete a cte public service endorsement.
$50,000 -
Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at wharton county junior college.
$50,000 -
The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX
A scholarship and retention program for early college high school graduates.
$47,072 -
Community Foundation of the Brazos ValleyBryan, TX
To support brazos valley independent school districts participating in the annual brazos valley gives day.
$45,000 -
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX
A scholarship and retention program for early college high school graduates.
$43,505 -
Student Veterans of AmericaWashington, DC
To support a research on the successes, challenges, supports, and unmet needs of us military veterans enrolled in higher education in texas.
$42,812 -
Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, TX
To support the implementation of meta-majors and scale up current components at tarleton state university.
$32,099 -
Institute for Evidence-Based ChangeLong Beach, CA
To support the implementation of caring campus at community colleges in texas.
$31,437 -
National College Attainment NetworkWashington, DC
To support a rural learning track at ncan's 2024 annual conference.
$30,000 -
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
To support the implementation of uteach at stephen f. Austin state university.
$27,815 -
Temple CollegeTemple, TX
To establish a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) middle college in taylor, texas.
$25,053 -
Blinn CollegeBrenham, TX
To support the alliance for college & career student success (accss) program in south-central texas.
$25,000 -
Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, TX
To support the crown and path programs at texas a&m university-texarkana.
$23,848 -
Blinn CollegeBrenham, TX
To support the accss program to increase completion of high school dual credit classes and to create a seamless transition to post-secondary study.
$20,000 -
North Harris Montgomery Community College District FoundationThe Woodlands, TX
To support scholarships for economically disadvantaged students for dual credit cte programs.
$20,000 -
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
To support research to identify optimal programs and develop policies to improve postsecondary outcomes.
$20,000 -
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
To increase the number of students who have the mathematics preparation necessary to successfully transition from high school into postsecondary programs.
$20,000 -
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX
To support a research study that will accurately characterize the enrollment patterns of part-time students.
$20,000 -
Alamo Colleges Foundation IncSan Antonio, TX
To support curricular innovation and advising practices for low-income students at northeast lakeview college.
$19,074 -
College of the Mainland FoundationTexas City, TX
To support emergency aid funding and technical assistance.
$17,500 -
Lee College Foundation IncHouston, TX
To support emergency aid funding and technical assistance.
$17,500 -
West Texas A&M UniversityCanyon, TX
To support rural students, adult learners, and communities in the texas panhandle.
$16,802 -
The TSTC FoundationWaco, TX
To support TSTC to accelerate the conversion of its technical programs to performance-based education.
$15,207 -
Excelencia in Education IncWashington, DC
To support the 2024 national policy forum at excelencia in education's fall convening in washington, DC.
$15,000 -
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, TX
To support scholarships at howard payne university.
$15,000 -
Texas A&M FoundationCollege Sta, TX
To support scholarships at texas a&m university.
$15,000 -
Texas State University Development FoundationSan Marcos, TX
To support scholarships for students attending the school of music at texas state university.
$15,000 -
The Education TrustWashington, DC
To support research to document promising practices in emergency aid for higher education students in texas.
$14,648 -
Strada Collaborative IncIndianapolis, IN
To support continued work with four texas institutions that were part of caels 2018-2021 latino adult student success academy
$10,473 -
Center for Applied Science & Technology Network (cast)San Antonio, TX
To develop an advising model that engages the school community, industry mentors, and external partners in a holistic approach.
$10,000 -
Empower Schools IncBoston, MA
To support the design and launch of one new rural, multi-district, cross sector, collaborative pilot in the permian basin.
$10,000 -
Excelencia in Education IncWashington, DC
To support the latino student success funders group.
$10,000 -
Texas Center for Child and Family StudiesAustin, TX
To support education and networking initiatives for students with experience in foster care.
$10,000 -
University of HoustonHouston, TX
To support research to improve postsecondary outcomes and economic opportunities for students in noncredit education programs in the texas gulf coast region.
$10,000 -
Waco FoundationWaco, TX
To support the 2024 future of rural texas symposium presented by the texas tribune.
$10,000 -
Texas A&M FoundationCollege Sta, TX
To support brazos valley students' exploration of careers and academic pathways through attending academic summer camps.
$8,000 -
Waco FoundationWaco, TX
To support a landscape analysis on workforce needs for broadband and water.
$8,000 -
Baylor UniversityWaco, TX
To support scholarships at baylor university school of law.
$7,500 -
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX
To support scholarships at stephen f. Austin state university.
$7,500 -
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX
To support scholarships at stephen f. Austin state university.
$7,500 -
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
To support student travel to the texas student leadership summit.
$7,500 -
Communities Foundation of Texas IncDallas, TX
To support the 2024 texas philanthropy leadership circle, hosted by educate texas.
$7,000 -
Texas A&M University-Commerce FoundationCommerce, TX
To support scholarships at texas a&m university-commerce.
$6,300 -
Texas A&M University-Commerce FoundationCommerce, TX
To support need-based scholarships for education majors at texas a&m university-commerce.
$6,000 -
Achieving the Dream IncSilver Spring, MD
To support two texas community colleges' participation in the second cohort of the atd.
$5,000 -
Texas Higher Education FoundationAustin, TX
To support the texas higher education leadership conference, higher edge 2024.
$5,000 -
Grantmakers for EducationPortland, OR
To support the foundation's 2024 membership dues to grantmakers for education.
$4,000 -
E3 AllianceAustin, TX
To support the 2024 blueprint for educational change summit.
$2,500 -
Peak Grantmaking IncWashington, DC
To support the foundation's 2025 peak grantmaking membership.
$2,250 -
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX
To support the elite and evolve programs at sam houston state university.
$2,155 -
Pharr San Juan Alamo Independent School DistrictPharr, TX
To support the psja college for all conference.
$2,000 -
Education Service Center Region XIIIAustin, TX
To support the 2024 texas rural schools spring conference in georgetown, texas.
$1,500 -
Texas Association of Community College Foundation IncDallas, TX
To support the texas association of community college foundation's (taccf) 2024 annual conference in round rock, TX.
$1,500 -
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX
To support scholarships at southwestern university.
$750
Approved for future payment
Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.
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Texas A&M FoundationCollege Sta, TX
To support an expansion of texas a&m agrilife extension's rural student success initiative (rssi).
$979,973 -
Student Veterans of AmericaWashington, DC
To support a research on the successes, challenges, supports, and unmet needs of us military veterans enrolled in higher education in texas.
$520,938 -
Blinn CollegeBrenham, TX
To support the alliance for college & career student success (accss) program in south-central texas.
$514,309 -
Alamo Colleges Foundation IncSan Antonio, TX
To develop a credit mobility portal to increase transfers from the alamo colleges district to the university of texas at san antonio.
$424,470 -
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX
To support the texas a&m college advising corps in bryan ISD and college station ISD, while growing into franklin, caldwell and hearne.
$318,330 -
University of HoustonHouston, TX
To support research to improve postsecondary outcomes and economic opportunities for students in noncredit education programs in the texas gulf coast region.
$282,186 -
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
To support development of data-rich tasks in core curricular resources aligned to texas algebra i standards.
$222,123 -
Texas 2036Austin, TX
To support data projects that will help texas prepare more texans to earn family sustaining wages in high-demand careers.
$200,000 -
Texas A&M San Antonio FoundationSan Antonio, TX
To support an innovative program called la familia to increase access to postsecondary education.
$184,875 -
Emerge FellowshipHouston, TX
To support emerge's enhanced partnership building and stewardship with in-state institutions of higher education.
$180,000 -
The University of Texas at AustinAusitn, TX
To support postsecondary corequisite implementation to improve student success rates in math.
$150,000 -
Intercultural Development Research AssociationSan Antonio, TX
To support research on the impact of texas' senate bill 17 and the recent supreme court affirmative action ruling.
$148,931 -
Communities Foundation of Texas IncDallas, TX
To support the first year of a three-year phase of programmatic work for texas college access network (txcan).
$133,586 -
Alamo Colleges Foundation IncSan Antonio, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at northeast lakeview college.
$100,000 -
Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at coastal bend college.
$100,000 -
El Paso Community College FoundationEl Paso, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at el paso community college.
$100,000 -
Hill CollegeHillsboro, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at hill college.
$100,000 -
Kilgore CollegeKilgore, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at kilgore college.
$100,000 -
Lone Star College System DistrictThe Woodlands, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at lone star college-houston north.
$100,000 -
Odessa CollegeOdessa, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at odessa college.
$100,000 -
San Jacinto Community College Foundation Pasadena TexasPasadena, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at san jacinto college.
$100,000 -
Southwest Texas Junior College Foundation IncUvalde, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at southwest texas junior college.
$100,000 -
Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton, TX
To establish or improve an emergency aid program at wharton county junior college.
$100,000 -
Communities in Schools of Central TexasAustin, TX
To support a planning grant to create the providing access to holistic support to post-secondary success (paths) program at austin community college.
$98,095 -
College PossibleSaint Paul, MN
To support a strategic growth planning year at college possible texas.
$50,000 -
Texas Higher Education FoundationAustin, TX
To support the expansion of thecb-facilitated course-sharing for rural-serving institutions.
$15,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education45 grants $3,934,28162% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking9 grants $744,10012% of the total
- Social science2 grants $526,1738% of the total
- Public affairs2 grants $520,0008% of the total
- Mental health1 grant $325,0005% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $150,0002% of the total
- 3 other causes4 grants $194,9673% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Texas91 grants $8,369,413
- District of Columbia9 grants $759,815
- Utah1 grant $130,000
- Tennessee1 grant $80,000
- Minnesota1 grant $50,000
- California1 grant $31,437
- Indiana1 grant $10,473
- Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
- Maryland1 grant $5,000
- Oregon1 grant $4,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Mr Ralph RushingCHAIRMAN Hours 4.47Pay $41,000
- Dr Samuel GillespieVICE CHAIRMAN (THRU 7/24) Hours 2.41Pay $18,500
- Mr Bill YoungkinSECRETARY Hours 0.98Pay $37,000
- Janet HandleyDIRECTOR (START 11/24) Hours 0.16Pay $14,250
- Mrs Judy N HoltDIRECTOR Hours 0.65Pay $33,000
- Mr Ad James JrVICE CHAIRMAN Hours 2.53Pay $33,000
- Dr Terry JonesDIRECTOR Hours 1.32Pay $33,000
- Dr Alonzo SosaDIRECTOR Hours 2.86Pay $37,000
- Dr Donald ThompsonDIRECTOR Hours 3.19Pay $37,000
- MS Sue McMillinPRESIDENT/CEO Hours 40Pay $340,385
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