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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by RAISE YOUR HAND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,101,000
Total expenses
$8,304,567
Contributions and grants received
$8,101,000
Grants paid
$341,628
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,041,472
Total liabilities, end of year
$269,834
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,771,638
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,113,076
Management and general expenses
$1,191,491
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,113,076

Program services were 85.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,101,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $341,628 · program services $341,628

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $321,445 · program services $273,228 · management and general $48,217

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,861,320 · program services $2,432,122 · management and general $429,198

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $51,220 · program services $43,537 · management and general $7,683

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $369,148 · program services $313,776 · management and general $55,372

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $213,235 · program services $181,250 · management and general $31,985

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $182,330 · management and general $182,330

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $51,340 · management and general $51,340

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,500 · management and general $10,500

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $651,690 · program services $651,690

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $893,028 · program services $759,074 · management and general $133,954

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $809,436 · program services $809,436

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $152,427 · program services $129,563 · management and general $22,864

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $137,258 · program services $116,669 · management and general $20,589

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $391,520 · program services $332,792 · management and general $58,728

  • 17 · Travel

    total $284,855 · program services $242,127 · management and general $42,728

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,427 · program services $22,427

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $242,573 · program services $206,187 · management and general $36,386

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,291 · management and general $11,291

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $184,252 · program services $156,614 · management and general $27,638

  • 24b · Other expenses: STATIONARY AND PRINTING

    total $89,625 · program services $76,181 · management and general $13,444

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $29,147 · program services $24,775 · management and general $4,372

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $2,872 · management and general $2,872

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $334,614 · end of year $402,643

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $470,364 · end of year $44,222

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $170,094 · end of year $144,169

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,705,919

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,318,222

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,007,999 · end of year $1,387,697

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $46,045 · end of year $62,741

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $84,795 · end of year $269,834

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,944,321 · end of year $1,771,638

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY IGNITING FIERCELY INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY FOR THE STATE'S 5 MILLION PLUS STUDENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS AND IMPROVE TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY INVESTING IN EDUCATION LEADERS AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC TO INFLUENCE POLICY TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS AND THE STATE ECONOMY.

  • ADVOCACY AND POLICYRAISE YOUR HAND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN TEXAS. WE WANT TO BRING AN INFORMED AND REASONED VOICE TO DEBATES OVER THE DIRECTION OF EDUCATION POLICY IN TEXAS BY DEVELOPING GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES, EDUCATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES, MEDIA AND NEWS COVERAGE. THE PURPOSE OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS TO CREATE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR OF HOW THE EXISTING PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM OPERATES AND HOW THE REFORMS ADVOCATED BY RAISE YOUR HAND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN THE CURRENT SYSTEM. THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN GAIN ACCESS TO INFORMATION DESCRIBING THE TEXAS PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, READ ABOUT CONCERNS AND MISCONCEPTIONS, AND LEARN ABOUT ISSUES FACING THE SYSTEM. THE WEBSITE ADDRESS IS WWW.RAISEYOURHANDTEXAS.ORG.

    Expenses $7,113,076 · Grants $341,628

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Charles H Clines

    PRESIDENT/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 17 related

  • Elizabeth Lorenz

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 6 related

  • Michelle M Smith

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $321,445
    From this org
    $267,381
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,064
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $267,381
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,814
    Filer's total
    $321,445

  • Robert Popinski

    DIRECTOR OF POLICY PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $249,069
    From this org
    $224,631
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,438
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,631
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,089
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,349
    Filer's total
    $249,069

  • Elizabeth Cohen

    DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH

    Total calculated
    $193,763
    From this org
    $166,088
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,675
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,088
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,990
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,685
    Filer's total
    $193,763

  • Kathryn Anne Lasseigne Tiedt

    COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST

    Total calculated
    $166,988
    From this org
    $160,198
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,790
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,198
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,506
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,284
    Filer's total
    $166,988

  • Jolisa Hoover

    DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH

    Total calculated
    $151,433
    From this org
    $129,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,695
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,738
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,307
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,388
    Filer's total
    $151,433

  • Charles Gaines

    GVT RELATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $205,147
    From this org
    $161,660
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,487
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,660
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,487
    Filer's total
    $205,147

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • CHARLES BUTT FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION IN TEXAS · TX

  • THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER

    501(C)(3) · CHARITABLE - EDUCATION LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND SUPPORT · TX

    Directly controlled by CHARLES BUTT FOUNDATION

  • CHARLES BUTT PUBLIC EDUCATION PAC

    527 · PROMOTE HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION IN TEXAS · TX

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332279349302803

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