IDEA Public Schools
IDEA Public Schools transforms education by preparing graduates to succeed in college and life. IDEA Public Schools serves students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12.
IDEA Public Schools at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,251,296,253
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,186,267,518
- +1.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $12,834,795
- +50.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,139,537,115
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who IDEA Public Schools funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $67K (2020). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District Charter Alliance Austin, TX | Educational support | $10,000 |
| Charro Days Inc Brownsville, TX | Educational support | $10,000 |
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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 | $2,251,296,253 | $1,186,267,518 | $1,139,537,115 | — | — | $12,834,795 |
| 2024 | $2,009,168,611 | $1,170,472,250 | $1,031,225,340 | — | — | $8,509,655 |
| 2023 | $1,885,164,463 | $1,001,943,024 | $965,895,627 | — | — | $4,106,285 |
| 2022 | $1,872,347,488 | $951,130,243 | $915,595,156 | $20,000 | 2 | $534,904 |
| 2021 | $1,725,652,293 | $822,040,599 | $742,490,040 | $10,000 | 1 | $2,417,564 |
| 2020 | $1,480,680,871 | $665,304,414 | $607,925,666 | $66,834 | 5 | $4,341,497 |
About IDEA Public Schools
Based on IRS filings
IDEA Public Schools is a public charity focused on Education, based in Weslaco, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3B in total assets. Net investment income was $12.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
IDEA Public Schools is led by Jeffrey Cottrill, Superintendent & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 24 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeffrey Cottrill
Superintendent & CEO
Superintendent → Superintendent & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$201K (2023) → $399K (2025)
Cody Grindle
President
Senior Vice President Info Systems → Chief Information Officer, 2022
Chief Information Officer → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$220K (2021) → $350K (2025)
Angie Arismendi
Senior Executive Director
Executive Director - San Antonio → Senior Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$228K (2022) → $244K (2025)
Frankie Gray
Senior Executive Director
Executive Director → Executive Director - El Paso, 2023
Executive Director - El Paso → Senior Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$219K (2022) → $211K (2025)
Jeremy Beard
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$207K (2024) → $213K (2025)
Michael Battle
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$211K (2025)
Rian Townsend
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$179K (2025)
Collin Sewell
Chair
Member → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dolores Gonzalez
Deputy Superintendent
Chief Program → Chief Program Officer, 2021
Chief Program Officer → Deputy Superintendent, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$339K (2020) → $388K (2025)
Ernesto Cantu
Chief Schools Officer
Executive Director → Area Superintendent, 2022
Area Superintendent → Chief Schools Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$187K (2020) → $298K (2025)
Jill K Dominguez
Area Superintendent
Regional Sup → Regional Superintendent, 2021
Regional Superintendent → Area Superintendent, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$235K (2020) → $320K (2025)
Martin Winchester
Chief Human Assets Officer
Chief Human → Chief Human Assets Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$144K (2020) → $338K (2025)
Phillip A Garza
Chief College Officer
Chief Colleg → Chief College & Diversity Officer, 2021
Chief College & Diversity Officer → Chief College Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$286K (2020) → $310K (2025)
Jessica I Hess
Chief Governance Officer
Chief Compliance & Administrator Officer → CAO & Executive Chief of Staff, 2023
CAO & Executive Chief of Staff → Chief Governance Officer, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$164K (2021) → $282K (2025)
Alex Anzaldua
Senior Regional Vice President of Schools
Senior Vice President of Schools → Senior Vice President of Schools - Rgvr, 2023
Senior Vice President of Schools - Rgvr → Senior Regional Vice President of Schools, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$207K (2022) → $217K (2025)
Layne Fisher
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2023
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$210K (2022) → $316K (2025)
Andrea Fernandez
Area Superintendent
Executive Director - Austin → Area Superintendent, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$234K (2023) → $255K (2025)
Dionel Waters
Area Superintendent
Executive Director - Tarrant County → Area Superintendent, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$181K (2023) → $218K (2025)
Erica Matamoros
Senior Regional Vice President of Schools
Senior Vice President of Schools - Rgvr → Senior Regional Vice President of Schools, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$197K (2023) → $212K (2025)
Israel Ybarra
Senior Vice President of School Development
Vice President of School Development → Senior Vice President of School Development, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$197K (2023) → $216K (2025)
Christopher Haid
Senior Vice President of Research & Analytics
Senior Vice President of Data Analytics → Senior Vice President of Research & Analytics, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$191K (2024) → $229K (2025)
Kathleen Zimmermann
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$196K (2025)
Cassandra Flores
Senior Vice President of School Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$210K (2025)
Colleen Stearns
Chief Academic Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$218K (2025)
Marlon Shears
Chief Information Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$247K (2025)
Ed Rivera
Vice Chair & Secretary
Treasurer → Vice Chair & Treasurer, 2023
Vice Chair & Treasurer → Vice Chair & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erich Holmsten
Treasurer
Member → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Lindgren
Member
Board Member → Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nanette Cocero
Member
Board Member → Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Barrera-Shaw
Member
Board Member → Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Constanza Miner
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Dunn
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (48)
- Former: Bethany A Solis (2020–2024) — Executive Director - Permian Basin
- Former: Leanne S Hernandez (2021–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Reba Cardenas McNair (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Anthony Ryan Vaughan (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Michael Adams (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Christina Flores (2023–2024) — Senior Executive Principal
- Former: David Earl (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rolando Posada (2020–2023) — Area Superintendent
- Former: Samuel J Goessling (2020–2023) — Former Chief Advancement Officer
- Former: Natalie Rubio (2021–2023) — Executive Director - Houston
- Former: Alejandra Loya (2022–2023) — Chief of Staff - Superintendent
- Former: Carlo Hershberger (2022–2023) — Senior Vice President of Finance
- Former: Genevieve Cheng (2022–2023) — Chief of Staff - Info Systems & Tech
- Former: Aisha Gayle Turner (2023) — Interim Chief Advancement Officer
- Former: Ana Padron (2023) — Chief of Staff - Operations
- Former: Candice Burns (2023) — Chief Communications Officer
- Former: Christina M Cavazos-Escamilla (2020–2022) — Executive Principal
- Former: Elizabet Garza (2020–2022) — Chief Schools Officer
- Former: Irma Munoz (2020–2022) — COO
- Former: JoAnn Gama (2020–2022) — CEO & Superintendent
- Former: Saam Zarrabi (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Xenia Garza (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ana M Shropshire (2021–2022) — Executive Director - Tarrant County
- Former: Daniel Fishman (2022) — Senior Vice President of Growth
- Former: Hailey McCarthy (2022) — Executive Principal
- Former: Joan Alvarez (2022) — Executive Director - Coastal Bend
- Former: Nathan Lowry (2022) — Executive Director - Austin
- Former: Ovidio Vitas (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Al Lopez (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: David Handley (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Burke (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia G Noyola (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Ryan Vaughan (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Thomas E Torkelson (2020–2021) — CEO
- Former: Wyatt J Truscheit (2020–2021) — CFO
- Former: Gerald J Boyd (2021) — Executive Principal
- Former: Jose L De Leon (2021) — Principal
- Former: Allison L. Serafin (2020) — Executive Di
- Former: Ana M. Martinez (2020) — Executive Di
- Former: Bill Martin (2020) — Member
- Former: James Roberts (2020) — Chief Human
- Former: Jose Deleon Jr. (2020) — Principal
- Former: Kenneth Campbell (2020) — Executive Di
- Former: Reba Cardenas (2020) — Member
- Former: Vanessa S. Barry (2020) — Senior Vice President of Ma
- Former: Victoria Rico (2020) — Member
- Former: Virginia L. Callaway (2020) — Executive Pr
- Former: Virginia N. Richter (2020) — Executive Pr
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $399K, to Jeffrey Cottrill (Superintendent & CEO). 24 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about IDEA Public Schools
How large is IDEA Public Schools?
IDEA Public Schools reported $2.3B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2B.
What is IDEA Public Schools?
IDEA Public Schools is a public charity focused on Education, based in Weslaco, TX. It holds $2.3B in total assets as of 2025.
Where does IDEA Public Schools operate?
IDEA Public Schools has awarded grants in Texas.
What is IDEA Public Schools's EIN?
IDEA Public Schools's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2948339. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 27, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work IDEA Public Schools funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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