HERNANDO COUNTY EDUCATION DIRECT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION INC
EIN 59-3031959 SPRING HILL, FL
- Revenue 2024
- $2,943,271
- Expenses 2024
- $1,580,218
Program services were 81.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B19
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 5404 APPLEGATE DR
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ALL ACTIVITY IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE EDUCATION, ADULT EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Activities or mission (Part I)
HCEF MISSION: CREATING PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADVANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND PROMOTE EXCELLENCE WITHIN HERNANDO COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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CLASSROOM GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND SPECIAL FUNDING - THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERS CLASSROOM GRANTS, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SPECIAL FUNDING INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS MORE THAN 24 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HERNANDO COUNTY. CLASSROOM GRANTS PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PROJECTS, MATERIALS, AND TECHNOLOGY THAT ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING. SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HELP REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY DONORS, THE FOUNDATION ADDRESSES FUNDING GAPS NOT COVERED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT.
Expenses $968,944 · Grants $506,275
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SEE SCHEDULE OTOOLS 4 SCHOOLS TEACHER SUPPLY STORETHE FOUNDATION OPERATES A YEAR-ROUND TEACHER RESOURCE STORE PROVIDING FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO EDUCATORS SERVING MORE THAN 24 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HERNANDO COUNTY. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS APPROXIMATELY 1,600 TEACHERS AND BENEFITS MORE THAN 21,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. THE PHYSICAL STORE IS STOCKED THROUGH DONATED GOODS AND CONTRIBUTED FUNDS. BY PROVIDING CLASSROOM MATERIALS AT NO COST, THE PROGRAM REDUCES OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES FOR TEACHERS AND ENSURES STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES.OPERATION CINDERELLA BOUTIQUEOPERATION CINDERELLA PROVIDES FORMAL ATTIRE AT NO COST TO STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENTS. DURING THE YEAR, THE PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED OVER 178 DONATED DRESSES AND SUITS. ALL ITEMS ARE RECEIVED THROUGH NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS AND OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE, REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN MILESTONE SCHOOL EVENTS.
Expenses $193,845 · Grants $135,597
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THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERS THE TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME AND AT-RISK STUDENTS IN HERNANDO COUNTY. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, VOLUNTEER MENTORING, ACADEMIC MONITORING, AND COLLEGE READINESS GUIDANCE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION AND POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT. STUDENTS ARE SELECTED BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AND ACADEMIC CRITERIA. THROUGH STRUCTURED MENTORSHIP AND LONG-TERM SCHOLARSHIP COMMITMENTS, THE PROGRAM PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, WORKFORCE READINESS, AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS.
Expenses $100,102 · Grants $37,421
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THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS ANNUAL RECOGNITION PROGRAMS HONORING OUTSTANDING TEACHERS, SCHOOL-RELATED EMPLOYEES, AND STUDENTS WITHIN HERNANDO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THESE EVENTS HIGHLIGHT EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE, DEDICATION, AND MEASURABLE IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. HONOREES ARE SELECTED THROUGH A STRUCTURED NOMINATION AND EVALUATION PROCESS. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, SUPPORTS WORKFORCE MORALE AND RETENTION, AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. ASSOCIATED EXPENSES INCLUDE EVENT PRODUCTION, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
Expenses $29,465 · Grants $24,394
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Kandice ChristmasKANDICE CHRISTMAS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Debbye WarrellDEBBYE WARRELL
TREASURER/SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $117,588
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $90,857
- Other
- $26,731
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 40 related
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Debra MyersDEBRA MYERS
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Lisa BeckerLISA BECKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2 + 40 related
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Ben PrescottBEN PRESCOTT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Frederick WeberFREDERICK WEBER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Michael GuntherMICHAEL GUNTHER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Jarvis UpshawJARVIS UPSHAW
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Burton MelaughBURTON MELAUGH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Joe PastoreJOE PASTORE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Jessica ZimmermanJESSICA ZIMMERMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Michael O'BrienMICHAEL O'BRIEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Sharon TwymanSHARON TWYMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Tori HuntTORI HUNT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Tammy BrinkerTAMMY BRINKER
CEO
- Total calculated
- $166,118
- From this org
- $151,856
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,262
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $125,248
- Bonus
- $26,608
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,262
- Filer's total
- $166,118
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $2,943,271
- Expenses
- $1,580,218
- Contributions
- $2,982,759
- Grants paid
- $703,687
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2023
- Revenue
- $1,748,033
- Expenses
- $1,579,534
- Contributions
- $1,782,457
- Grants paid
- $797,381
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2022
- Revenue
- $1,458,591
- Expenses
- $1,214,493
- Contributions
- $1,489,484
- Grants paid
- $556,124
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,251,707
- Expenses
- $1,261,624
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,277,608
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,499,310
- Expenses
- $1,033,115
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,289,598
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,175,488
- Expenses
- $871,993
- Assets (EOY)
- $923,817
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,236,758
- Expenses
- $1,022,090
- Assets (EOY)
- $602,299
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $934,868
- Expenses
- $861,771
- Assets (EOY)
- $427,096
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $939,934
- Expenses
- $864,873
- Assets (EOY)
- $310,325
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $933,030
- Expenses
- $828,383
- Assets (EOY)
- $275,585
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $243,747
- Expenses
- $266,823
- Assets (EOY)
- $109,808
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $221,716
- Expenses
- $163,792
- Assets (EOY)
- $133,894
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $205,485
- Assets (EOY)
- $76,386
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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HERNANDO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
$419,546
2024 SEE PART IV
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HERNANDO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
$283,841
2023 SEE PART IV
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HERNANDO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
$244,142
2022 SEE PART IV
Grants received
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SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION
$171,750
2022 2022-2023 FUNDING
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$165,000
2024 General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
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2023 CARE OF ILL, NEEDY, OR MINOR
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VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC
$100,000
2024 HURRICANE MILTON GRANT
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2023 ENHANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$90,000
2024 EDUCATION
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$78,000
2023 EDUCATION
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2022 ENHANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$41,000
2022 EDUCATION
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$29,796
2023 MENTORING
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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HERNANDO CNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT
SCHOOLS · FL
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.