Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc
The gisd educational foundation enriches the educational experience and prepares students for the future by providing financial support to educators, schools and students.
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,364,885
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $558,088
- -14.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $48,375
- -57.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $540,080
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc
Individual Student Grant Assistance
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc
Amount
Up to $500 per student
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Lisa Biffle Johnson Scholarship
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Mason Nelson Baseball Memorial Scholarship
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 95% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $122K (2020) to $237K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $237K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Galveston Independent School Galveston, TX | Teacher Assistance Equip | $237,060 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,364,885 | $558,088 | $540,080 | — | — | $48,375 |
| 2024 | $1,302,297 | $650,162 | $516,080 | — | — | $113,542 |
| 2023 | $1,148,071 | $450,737 | $423,271 | $237,060 | 1 | $20,532 |
| 2022 | $1,113,606 | $463,580 | $378,197 | $196,694 | 1 | $45,779 |
| 2021 | $1,157,410 | $315,648 | $309,888 | $201,738 | 1 | $29,044 |
| 2020 | $1,076,995 | $334,815 | $230,100 | $121,665 | 1 | $4,442 |
| 2019 | $915,909 | $343,271 | $308,866 | $210,630 | 1 | $14,440 |
About Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Galveston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $48K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc is led by Brittany Viegas, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brittany Viegas
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$73K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Matthew Hay
President
Board Member → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Clore
Director
Board Member → President, 2022
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Hopkins
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Ward
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Gonzalez
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Raschke Elton
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Thompson
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Massey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reid Nelson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Seale Miro
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dominic Etienne
Immediate Past President
Immediate Past President → Board Member & Immediate Past President, 2024
Board Member & Immediate Past President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Rogers
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Farmer
Secretary
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelia Lidstone
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Vivian Pinard (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lee Mencacci (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Danny Hart (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas Matthews (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Brownlee (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kelly Masel (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Bruce Leipzig (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: David McCormick (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Donna Mencacci (2019–2021) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Jason Hardcastle (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Keath Jacoby (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Meg Fagg (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Jo Urbani (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Sanchez (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Don Davison (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Mary Jo Seale (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Billy Williams (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Erin Yarbrough (2019) — Executive Di
- Former: Gina Spagnola (2019) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Oliver Meyer (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $75K, to Brittany Viegas (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc
How large is Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc?
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $558K.
What is Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc?
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Galveston, TX. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc operate?
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc's EIN?
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0108354. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 28, 2024)
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