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IDEA Public Schools

Foundation · Grantmaker Weslaco, TX EIN: 74-2948339 Website

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.

Key facts about IDEA Public Schools

EIN
74-2948339
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$2,251,296,253

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.3B

+12.1% YoY

Revenue

$1.2B

+1.3% YoY

Net Investment Income

$12.8M

+50.8% YoY

Expenses

$1.1B

+10.5% YoY

About IDEA Public Schools

Based on IRS filings

IDEA Public Schools is a nonprofit organization 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

AustinBrownsvilleEdinburgHoustonMcAllenPharr

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K5 grants20201 grants20212 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500M$1B$1.5B202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,251,296,253$2,009,168,611$1,885,164,463
Revenue$1,186,267,518$1,170,472,250$1,001,943,024
Expenses$1,139,537,115$1,031,225,340$965,895,627
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$12,834,795$8,509,655$4,106,285
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 27, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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

Jeffrey Cottrill — Superintendent & CEO: $399KJeffrey CottrillSuperintendent & CEO$399KDolores Gonzalez — Deputy Superintendent: $388KDolores GonzalezDeputy Superintendent$388KCody Grindle — President: $350KCody GrindlePresident$350KMartin Winchester — Chief Human Assets Officer: $338KMartin WinchesterChief Human Assets Officer$338KJill Dominguez — Area Superintendent: $320KJill DominguezArea Superintendent$320KLayne Fisher — Chief Operating Officer: $316KLayne FisherChief Operating Officer$316KPhillip Garza — Chief College Officer: $310KPhillip GarzaChief College Officer$310KErnesto Cantu — Chief Schools Officer: $298KErnesto CantuChief Schools Officer$298KJessica Hess — Chief Governance Officer: $282KJessica HessChief Governance Officer$282KAndrea Fernandez — Area Superintendent: $255KAndrea FernandezArea Superintendent$255KMarlon Shears — Chief Information Officer: $247KMarlon ShearsChief Information Officer$247KAngie Arismendi — Sr. Executive Director: $244KAngie ArismendiSr. Executive Director$244KChristopher Haid — Sr. VP of Research & Analytics: $229KChristopher HaidSr. VP of Research & Analytics$229KColleen Stearns — Chief Academic Officer: $218KColleen StearnsChief Academic Officer$218KDionel Waters — Area Superintendent: $218KDionel WatersArea Superintendent$218KAlex Anzaldua — Sr. Regional VP of Schools: $217KAlex AnzalduaSr. Regional VP of Schools$217KIsrael Ybarra — Sr. VP of School Development: $216KIsrael YbarraSr. VP of School Development$216KJeremy Beard — Executive Director: $213KJeremy BeardExecutive Director$213KErica Matamoros — Sr. Regional VP of Schools: $212KErica MatamorosSr. Regional VP of Schools$212KFrankie Gray — Sr. Executive Director: $211KFrankie GraySr. Executive Director$211KMichael Battle — Executive Director: $211KMichael BattleExecutive Director$211KCassandra Flores — Sr. VP of School Development: $210KCassandra FloresSr. VP of School Development$210KKathleen Zimmermann — Chief Financial Officer: $196KKathleen ZimmermannChief Financial Officer$196KRian Townsend — Executive Director: $179KRian TownsendExecutive Director$179K

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 nonprofit organization 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.

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