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Midland ISD Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Midland, TX EIN: 75-2330628 Website

The midland education foundation exists to promote excellence in education by generating and distributing additional resources for the benefit of midland isd students and staff.

Midland ISD Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Midland ISD Education Foundation gave $192K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $24K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$191,500
+14.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-38.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$23,938
+86.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,250
Total assets
$4,355,703
+9.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Midland ISD Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Texas Tech: $63KTexas Tech$63KUniversity of Texas Permian Basin: $51KUniversity of Texas PermianBasin$51KTexas A&M College Station: $26KTexas A&M College Station$26KUniversity of Texas Austin: $20KUniversity of Texas Austin$20KMidland College: $11KMidland College$11KAngelo State University: $10KAngelo State University$10KAustin Community College: $6KAustin Community College$6KUniversity of Texas San Antonio: $6KUniversity of Texas SanAntonio$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Texas Tech ($63K). Together the top 8 received $192K.

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants across all recorded years

51<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 57 (89%).

How Midland ISD Education Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 87% 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$500K$1M$1.5M$2M17 grants2020 14 grants2021 13 grants2022 9 grants2023 13 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $167K (2024) to $1.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $192K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas Tech Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education$62,500
University of Texas Permian Basin Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education$51,000
Texas A&M College Station Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education$26,000
University of Texas Austin Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education$19,500
Midland College Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education$11,000
Angelo State University Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education$10,000
Austin Community College Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education$6,000
University of Texas San Antonio Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education$5,500
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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$4,355,703$4,863,263$4,503,313$191,5008$75,202
2024$3,995,633$2,402,780$2,125,358$166,93613$70,545
2023$3,713,338$2,808,032$2,642,860$1,715,3579$67,459
2022$3,548,182$2,052,496$2,037,324$1,473,76313$29,580
2021$3,532,989$1,906,757$1,572,890$643,17314$34,618
2020$3,118,986$1,584,174$1,491,817$701,81517$9,589

About Midland ISD Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Midland ISD Education Foundation is a public charity, based in Midland, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $192K. Net investment income was $75K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Midland ISD Education Foundation is led by Anita Gamertsfelder, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anita Gamertsfelder

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Stubbs

    President

    None → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Mellen

    None

    Ppresident → None, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Bhavika Bhakta

    Vice President

    None → Development Chair, 2023

    Development Chair → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Foreman

    None

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Clint Williamson

    None

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Keitha Butler

    Assistant

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Archie Ditto

    Past President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Rosa Anna Richardson

    None

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Geer

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Whitney Groves

    Secretary

    None → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Blake Steadman

    None

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Heidelberg

    None

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Krista Cohlmia

    None

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Rogers

    None

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Philley

    None

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Burleson

    None

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Howard

    None

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Holvea

    Community Connections

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Guinn

    None

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Stephen Johnson (2020–2024) — None
  • Former: Emily Statton Smith (2021–2024) — None
  • Former: John Trischitti III (2021–2024) — None
  • Former: Lauren Hopkins (2024) — Community Connections Coordinator
  • Former: Shaun Rainey (2020–2023) — None
  • Former: Katie Joyner (2021–2023) — None
  • Former: Micheal Booker (2023) — None
  • Former: Arturo Carrasco (2020–2022) — None
  • Former: Angelica Ramsey (2021–2022) — None
  • Former: Laura Buckner (2020–2021) — None
  • Former: Bernadette Granger (2020) — None
  • Former: Emily Statton (2020) — None
  • Former: John Kennedy (2020) — None
  • Former: Orlando Riddick (2020) — Secretary

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 Midland ISD Education Foundation

How much does Midland ISD Education Foundation give each year?

Midland ISD Education Foundation gave $192K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $167K across 13 grants.

What is Midland ISD Education Foundation's typical grant size?

Midland ISD Education Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,250, and its average grant was $23,938, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Does Midland ISD Education Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Midland ISD Education Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education" (8 grants).

Who are Midland ISD Education Foundation's largest grantees?

Midland ISD Education Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Texas Tech ($62,500), University of Texas Permian Basin ($51,000) and Texas A&M College Station ($26,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Midland ISD Education Foundation?

Midland ISD Education Foundation reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.

What is Midland ISD Education Foundation's EIN?

Midland ISD Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2330628. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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