Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Gainesville, TX EIN: 42-1551031

To support educational programs for both the students and staff of the GISD.

Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc gave $79K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $79K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$79,341
+219.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$79,341
+219.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$79,341
Total assets
$906,777
+3.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Gainesville ISD: $79KGainesville ISD$79K

The largest 2025 recipient was Gainesville ISD ($79K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Gainesville

How Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 104% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2021) to $79K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $79K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gainesville ISD Gainesville, TXTeacher Grants$79,341
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$906,777$100,330$124,127$79,3411$35,477
2024$875,239$137,418$60,636$24,8441$60,864
2023$769,208$93,312$73,923$63,3071$50,153
2022$718,091$57,336$45,838$38,7981$38,325
2021$828,433$53,065$28,219$21,0621$37,956
2020$759,263$34,921$7,214——$21,051

About Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Gainesville, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $907K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $79K. Net investment income was $35K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc is led by Arin Lane, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Arin Lane

    Executive Director

    Director → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Christa Call

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Corey Hardin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Presson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Des Stewart

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Rich

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Alexandra Perez

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Fleeks

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Linnell

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Pablo De Santiago Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Trey Schalk

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Dakota Nichols

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Beall

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Jessica Perez (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Darin Allred (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gayla Sutton (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jan Van Hoorebeke (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Melinda Carroll (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Deanda Rich (2023) — Director
  • Former: Lynda Bentley (2023) — Director
  • Former: Penni Edington (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Kim Otto (2022) — Director
  • Former: Parker Preston (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Tamara Sieger (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Ashley Murillo (2020) — Director
  • Former: Brad Cox (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kathy Boone (2020) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Moore (2020) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Strait (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Dietz (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc

How much does Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc give each year?

Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc gave $79K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.

How large is Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc?

Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc reported $907K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $100K.

What is Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc?

Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Gainesville, TX. It holds $907K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc operate?

Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc's EIN?

Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1551031. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 25, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 28, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)

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