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EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION XIII

EIN 74-1590220 AUSTIN, TX

Revenue 2024
$90,492,548
Expenses 2024
$88,904,327

Program services were 98.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B99Z
Classification
2000
Street
5701 SPRINGDALE RD

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

Our purpose is to assist teachers, educators and administrators in their roles as educators.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Our purpose is to aid teachers and administrators in their roles as educators.

  • Administrative Services is responsible for overseeing and managing the internal operations. This division is comprised of financial services, operations, information technology and communication with district executive leadership through field services and the regional advisory council. By providing these foundational services, the administrative services division enables other departments to focus on their core activities, thereby contributing to the overall productivity and success of the organization.

    Expenses $11,803,031 · Revenue $10,279,879

  • Strategic Initiatives plays a pivotal role in driving an organization's long-term vision and growth through the Human Resources, Center Support, Pathways & Innovation and Strategic Planning departments. This division is tasked with planning and implementing key projects and programs that align with the organization's vision, mission, and core values. It focuses on innovation, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration to address emerging challenges and capitalize on new opportunities.

    Expenses $6,125,817 · Grants $2,353,194 · Revenue $9,616,630

  • Academic Services is integral to the educational mission of the service center. This division is responsible for developing, evaluating and continuously improving our aid to teachers and administrators in their role as educators. This division works provides critical training and resources to school districts that promotes critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning. By staying current with educational trends and incorporating innovative teaching methodologies, this division strives to enhance the learning experience and academic outcomes for all students.

    Expenses $63,616,509 · Grants $46,892,413 · Revenue $64,197,266

  • Organizational, Alignment & Performance is responsible for organizational strategy so teams operate with clarity, accountability, and efficiency, driving consistent and measurable performance outcomes across the organization.

    Expenses $6,108,032 · Grants $3,323,320 · Revenue $6,088,252

As filed on the 2024 return.

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.

  • Rich Elsasser

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $279,114
    From this org
    $279,114
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $279,114
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $279,114

  • Millie Klein

    Deputy Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $185,308
    From this org
    $185,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,308
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $185,308

  • Kerry Gain

    Deputy Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $160,698
    From this org
    $160,698
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,698
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $160,698

  • Roger Dees

    Deputy Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $158,628
    From this org
    $158,628
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,628
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $158,628

  • Wendi Russel

    Chief Curriculum Officer

    Total calculated
    $132,651
    From this org
    $132,651
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Guillermo Lopez Diaz

    Chief Technology Officer

    Total calculated
    $126,791
    From this org
    $126,791
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • George Gogonas

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $122,775
    From this org
    $122,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Erin Romero

    Associate Director

    Total calculated
    $122,239
    From this org
    $122,239
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • James Gonzales

    Director of Center Support

    Total calculated
    $120,953
    From this org
    $120,953
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bobby Thompson

    Director of Thompson Executive Leadership

    Total calculated
    $118,809
    From this org
    $118,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mathew Briggs

    Operations, Safety and Security Director

    Total calculated
    $110,546
    From this org
    $110,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Keith Thompson

    Director Leadership Initiatives and Support

    Total calculated
    $107,513
    From this org
    $107,513
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Melinda Marquez

    Director of Accountability, Assessment and Leadership Systems

    Total calculated
    $101,498
    From this org
    $101,498
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lorenzo Monroe

    Business Management Field Service Agent

    Total calculated
    $91,888
    From this org
    $91,888
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Chidsey

    Deputy Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $36,098
    From this org
    $36,098
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Gary Barnett

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Erwin Sladek

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Don Rogers

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Laura Joseph

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Dennis Hill

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Pari Whitten

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Tom Bowman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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
    $90,492,548
    Expenses
    $88,904,327
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $96,789,192
    Expenses
    $91,035,637
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $98,256,878
    Expenses
    $99,579,482
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $100,241,562
    Expenses
    $97,858,432
    Assets (EOY)
    $53,138,417

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $81,882,395
    Expenses
    $77,659,101
    Assets (EOY)
    $57,202,932

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $66,062,035
    Expenses
    $64,896,712
    Assets (EOY)
    $40,283,886

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $57,080,940
    Expenses
    $54,388,986
    Assets (EOY)
    $39,310,315

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $47,982,409
    Expenses
    $50,182,770
    Assets (EOY)
    $35,341,406

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $52,137,750
    Expenses
    $54,240,553
    Assets (EOY)
    $34,037,110

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $48,433,889
    Expenses
    $49,787,419
    Assets (EOY)
    $37,994,554

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $50,091,632
    Expenses
    $53,361,868
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,491,337

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $47,315,474
    Expenses
    $49,693,072
    Assets (EOY)
    $45,611,109

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $61,770,184
    Assets (EOY)
    $49,996,501

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.