NonprofitsIdea Public Schools

Education

Idea Public Schools

WESLACO, TX

Total revenue

$1.2B

Total expenses

$1.0B

Net assets

$469.8M

Grants received

$87.8M

174 grants

EIN

742948339

Tax year

2023

Mission

IDEA Public Schools transforms education by preparing graduates to succeed in college and life.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.1B
Program service revenue$23.9M
Investment income$8.5M
Other revenue$59K
Total revenue$1.2B

Expenses

Grants paid$913K
Salaries & benefits$689.8M
Fundraising$4.0M
Other expenses$340.5M
Total expenses$1.0B
Total assets$2.0B
Net assets$469.8M

People

32 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Jeffrey Cottrill

Superintendent & CEO

Board

$345K

35 hrs/wk

Dolores Gonzalez

Chief Program Officer

Board

$325K

40 hrs/wk

Cody Grindle

President

Board

$286K

40 hrs/wk

Martin Winchester

Chief Human Assets Officer

Board

$281K

40 hrs/wk

Layne Fisher

Chief Operating Officer

Board

$265K

35 hrs/wk

Phillip Garza

Chief College Officer

Board

$262K

40 hrs/wk

Ernesto Cantu

Chief Schools Officer

Board

$253K

40 hrs/wk

Jessica Hess

Chief Governance Officer

Board

$233K

40 hrs/wk

Leanne Hernandez

Chief Financial Officer (to 11/23)

Board

$200K

35 hrs/wk

Anthony Ryan Vaughan

Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Constanza Miner

Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Reba Cardenas McNair

Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Gary Lindgren

Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Dr Nanette Cocero

Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Theresa Barrera-Shaw

Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Michael Adams

Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Erich Holmsten

Treasurer

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Ed Rivera

Vice-Chair & Secretary

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Kathleen Zimmermann

Chief Financial Officer (from 3/24)

Board

35 hrs/wk

Collin Sewell

Chair

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Jill Dominguez

Area Superintendent

Staff

$254K

40 hrs/wk

Andrea Fernandez

Area Superintendent

Staff

$223K

40 hrs/wk

Angie Arismendi

Executive Director - San Antonio

Staff

$223K

40 hrs/wk

Bethany Solis

Executive Director - Permian Basin

Staff

$218K

40 hrs/wk

Jeremy Beard

Executive Director

Staff

$207K

40 hrs/wk

Frankie Gray

Executive Director - El Paso

Staff

$202K

40 hrs/wk

Alex Anzaldua

Senior VP of Schools - RGVR

Staff

$201K

40 hrs/wk

Dionel Waters

Area Superintendent

Staff

$199K

40 hrs/wk

Erica Matamoros

Senior VP of Schools - RGVR

Staff

$195K

40 hrs/wk

Christina Flores

Senior Executive Principal

Staff

$194K

40 hrs/wk

Israel Ybarra

VP of School Development

Staff

$193K

40 hrs/wk

Christopher Haid

Senior VP of Data Analytics

Staff

$191K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Kokua Education Inc

Substitute teaching professionals

$14.4M

D Wilson Construction Company

Construction

$14.0M

Banes General Contractors Inc

Construction

$10.1M

XMEDIA Group LLC

Marketing

$8.0M

Modern Contractors Inc

Construction

$5.4M

Grants received

Showing 174 of 174

FromAmountPurposeYear
$6.8M
SCHOOL CREATION SUPPORT
2024
$2.3M
TO SUPPORT SUMMER BOOST
2024
$1.1M
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2024
$429K
OPERATIONS
2024
$429K
OPERATIONS
2024
$15K
EDUCATIONAL
2024
$10K
SUPPORT EDUCATION
2024
RETURN OF FUNDS NOT UTILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GRANT AGREEMENT
2024
$7.4M
SCHOOL CREATION SUPPORT
2023
$1.2M
TO SUPPORT SUMMER BOOST
2023
$849K
SUPPORT EDUCATION OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
2023
$429K
OPERATIONS
2023
$429K
OPERATIONS
2023
$290K
YEAR 1 LAUNCH SUPPORT FOR CAMPUSES, CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT
2023
$250K
COMPETITIVE GRANT 2023
2023
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$2K
Program Support
2023
$2K
SUPPORT CHILDREN'S EDUCATION
2023
$6.9M
SEE PART IV
2022
$507K
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
2022
$500K
22-23 TEACHER RETENTION & MENTAL WELLNESS GRANT
2022
$429K
OPERATIONS
2022
$400K
EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR PROGRAMS
2022
$250K
2022 GRANT
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$90K
EDUCATIONAL
2022
$71K
General support
2022
$50K
Program Directed Gift in Memory of Al Lopez
2022
$50K
Program Directed Gift in Memory of Al Lopez
2022
$50K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2022
$35K
Rally Houstonians For Change
2022
$31K
FOR IDEA YUKON TEACH FOR AMERICA PROJECT
2022
$30K
IN SUPPORT OF OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
2022
$25K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$10K
Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school
2022
$10K
DONATIONS FOR EDUCATIONS
2022
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$8K
END STUDENT HUNGER FUND
2022
$3K
SUPPORT CHILDREN'S EDUCATION
2022
$3K
CHARITABLE
2022
$2K
Program Support
2022
$75
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2022
$1M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$588K
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
2021
$450K
Program Support
2021
$400K
Permian Basin Launch:5 year support (2018-2022)
2021
$161K
YEAR 1 LAUNCH SUPPORT FOR CAMPUSES, CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT
2021
$126K
YEAR 1 LAUNCH SUPPORT FOR CAMPUSES, CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT
2021
$122K
Program Support
2021
$85K
EDUCATIONAL
2021
$71K
Operating support
2021
$40K
PROGRAMMING IN TEXAS
2021
$30K
GENERAL DONATION
2021
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$25K
EMERGENCY RELIEF
2021
$25K
EMERGENCY RELIEF
2021
$20K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2021
$20K
HEALTHY KIDS HERE: TODAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER
2021
$15K
Assist in meeting the recipient organization's exempt purpose
2021
$13K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2021
$13K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2021
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$3.7M
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$2.8M
Second phase of WFF investment in IDEA's expansion into Tarrant County for DSCR support
2020
$2.5M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$2.0M
SEE PART IV
2020
$1.4M
YEAR 1 LAUNCH SUPPORT FOR CAMPUSES, CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT
2020
$1.3M
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
2020
$1.1M
Cash Grant to the General Fund
2020
$1.1M
FOR 4TH GRANT INSTALLMENT
2020
$1M
Toward IDEA Public Schools - Greater Houston Launch Phase One
2020
$1M
Launch of ten high quality, tuition-free Pre-K-12 campuses in underserved communities in Harris County and across Greater Houston
2020
$1M
AN EXPANSION PLAN TO LAUNCH 20 SCHOOLS IN TARRANT COUNTY BY 2024.
2020
$1M
To support the launch of ten high-quality, tuition-free Pre-K-12 campuses in underserved communities in Harris County and across Greater Houston
2020
$1M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$1M
Toward IDEA Public Schools - Greater Houston Launch Phase One
2020
$900K
Program Support
2020
$500K
EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR PROGRAMS
2020
$498K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$429K
OPERATIONS
2020
$400K
Permian Basin Launch:5 year support (2018-2022)
2020
$250K
OPERATING GRANT
2020
$250K
IDEA Tarrant County
2020
$244K
IDEA SCHOOL EXPANSION IN SAN ANTONIO
2020
$244K
Program Support
2020
$200K
CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH
2020
$198K
Construction of four cabins at Camp RIO
2020
$197K
AFTER-SCHOOL EDUCATION
2020
$139K
COLLEGE AND ALUMNI SUCCESS
2020
$132K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$125K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2020
$100K
COVID-19 ALUMNI EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
2020
$100K
TO ENHANCE HEALTHY KIDS HERE PROJECT BY ADDING A FARM TO SCHOOL LEARNING HUB IN IDEA ELSA CAMPUS; A ONE-DAY TRAINING FOR SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS (MERCEDES/PROGRESO); AN IMMERSIVE STUDENT ARTWORK EXHIBIT (BAYLOR'S COLLABORATIVE ON HUNGER & POVERTY).
2020
$100K
SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IN NEW ORLEANS
2020
$88K
EDUCATIONAL
2020
$71K
Operating support
2020
$50K
1 GRANT(S) FOR VARYING PURPOSES
2020
$40K
Health Access Grant
2020
$40K
HEALTHY KIDS HERE: TODAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER
2020
$40K
Health Access Grant
2020
$38K
COVID-19 Grants
2020
$30K
PANDEMIC RELIEF - REMOTE LEARNING
2020
$25K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$20K
Providing Immediate Support to WFF Funded Schools During COVID-19
2020
$10K
Assist in meeting the recipient organization's exempt purpose
2020
$5K
Educational
2020
$5K
FOR FORT WORTH IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEHIND THE BOOKS 2020 LUNCHEON - NO BENEFITS
2020
$4K
CHARITABLE AND/OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2020
$3K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSE MADE AT THE REQUEST OF GREGOR ESCH
2020
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$2.2M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$981K
YEAR 1 LAUNCH SUPPORT FOR CAMPUSES, CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT
2019
$900K
Program Support
2019
$250K
START-UP OF THE FLORIDA REGION
2019
$244K
IDEA SCHOOL EXPANSION IN SAN ANTONIO
2019
$244K
Program Support
2019
$30K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2019
$20K
Advocacy Grant
2019
$15K
SUPPORT PRINCIPAL IN
2019
$8.8M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$4.9M
CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH
2018
$1M
CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH
2018
$629K
YEAR 1 LAUNCH SUPPORT FOR CAMPUSES, CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT
2018
$100K
CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH
2018
$100K
TO HELP LOCAL, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS MEET THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY FOR COLLEGE AND STUDENT LOANS.
2018
$6K
AFTER-SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
2018
$2M
SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF NEW SCHOOLS IN BATON ROUGE
2017
$1M
Support of Expansion into San Antonio
2017
$53K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017
$50K
TO HELP LOCAL, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS MEET THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY FOR COLLEGE AND STUDENT LOANS.
2017
$37K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017
$34K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017
$34K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017
$32K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017
$31K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017
$25K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017
$24K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017
$23K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017
$14K
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2017

Funded by

$87.8M from 79 funders · 174 grants · 2017–2024

Accelerate Great Schools

$23.1M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$11.5M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Charter Fund Inc

$7.6M · 10 grants · 2018–2024

New Schools For Baton Rouge

$5.4M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Ewing Halsell Foundation

$3.9M · 7 grants · 2017–2021

Communities Foundation Of Texas Inc

$3.7M · 1 grant · 2020

50Can Inc

$3.5M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$2.8M · 2 grants · 2020

Details

EIN742948339
NTEE codeB20
Subsection03
Ruling date2000-06
Formed2000
Employees12596
Volunteers4071
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