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Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Grand Prairie, TX EIN: 73-1697703 Website

The mission of the gpisd education foundation is to promote educational excellence and to inspire community ownership, commitment, confidence, and pride in the gpisd.

Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation gave $47K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $47K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$47,280
-46.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
-50.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$47,280
+7.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$47,280
Total assets
$912,858
+4.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Gpisd: $47KGpisd$47K

The largest 2024 recipient was Gpisd ($47K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Grand PrairieDallas

How Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 792% from 2021 to 2024. 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$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $88K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $47K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gpisd Grand Prairie, TXSupport$47,280
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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
2024$912,858$76,715$104,420$47,2801$4,340
2023$878,045$197,476$173,786$87,6722$5,032
2022$779,531$110,631$118,409$42,5551$-4,022
2021$940,358$115,590$142,256$5,3001$18
2020$899,141$161,226$91,494——$23,708

About Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Grand Prairie, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $913K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $47K. Net investment income was $4K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation is led by Martha Wright, President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 12 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Martha Wright

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Sutton Giessner

    Director

    Co-Secretary → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karla Chandler

    Director

    Co-Secretary → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Dominguez

    Director

    Immediate Past President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Arnold

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rochelle Grisafi

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shellie Toby

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Sliva

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Anderson

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Dyer

    Vice President

    Director → Co-Secretary, 2021

    Co-Secretary → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Liles

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Denise Clifton (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kaye Gilbert (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Lesta Watson (2020–2023) — Corporate Se
  • Former: Geneva Rideaux (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Asst Chief Tim Sliva (2023) — Director
  • Former: Gerald Hodges (2023) — Director
  • Former: Bernie Ponzio (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Janelle Bicknell (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jorja Clemson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lindsey Fisher (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Inocenio (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Justin Ross (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Shelly Leonard (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Loraine Whitley (2022) — Director
  • Former: Sam Morrow (2022) — Director
  • Former: Alisha Crumley (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Blanca McGee (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: David Awe (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Edward Lopez (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Linda Ellis (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mal Earl (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Robert Wallace (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Samantha Morrow (2020–2021) — Diector
  • Former: Loraine Morazzano (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jake Kuykendall (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mary Dominguez Santini (2020) — President
  • Former: Nancy Wooten (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation

How much does Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation give each year?

Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation gave $47K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $88K across 2 grants.

How large is Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation?

Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation reported $913K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $77K.

What is Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation?

Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Grand Prairie, TX. It holds $913K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation operate?

Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation's EIN?

Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1697703. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 24, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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