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HERNANDO COUNTY EDUCATION DIRECT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION INC

EIN 59-3031959 SPRING HILL, FL

Largest nonprofits in Florida

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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Kandice Christmas

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Debbye 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
  • Debra Myers

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lisa Becker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2 + 40 related
  • Ben Prescott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Frederick Weber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Michael Gunther

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jarvis Upshaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Burton Melaugh

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joe Pastore

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jessica Zimmerman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michael O'Brien

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sharon Twyman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tori Hunt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Tammy 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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,943,271
    Expenses
    $1,580,218
    Contributions
    $2,982,759
    Grants paid
    $703,687
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,748,033
    Expenses
    $1,579,534
    Contributions
    $1,782,457
    Grants paid
    $797,381
  • 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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,251,707
    Expenses
    $1,261,624
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,277,608
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,499,310
    Expenses
    $1,033,115
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,289,598
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,175,488
    Expenses
    $871,993
    Assets (EOY)
    $923,817
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,236,758
    Expenses
    $1,022,090
    Assets (EOY)
    $602,299
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $934,868
    Expenses
    $861,771
    Assets (EOY)
    $427,096
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $939,934
    Expenses
    $864,873
    Assets (EOY)
    $310,325
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $933,030
    Expenses
    $828,383
    Assets (EOY)
    $275,585
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $243,747
    Expenses
    $266,823
    Assets (EOY)
    $109,808
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $221,716
    Expenses
    $163,792
    Assets (EOY)
    $133,894
  • 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

  • HERNANDO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

    $419,546

    2024 SEE PART IV

  • HERNANDO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

    $283,841

    2023 SEE PART IV

  • HERNANDO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

    $244,142

    2022 SEE PART IV

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

  • 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.