Northside Education Foundation
The mission of the foundation is to foster community involvement in innovative educational programs by generating and disbursing funds and other resources to provide enrichment for students of the northside independent school distrist (NISD).
Northside Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Northside Education Foundation gave $572K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $572K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $572,134
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $572,134
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $572,134
- Total assets
- $7,540,903
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Northside Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Northside Independent School District ($572K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Northside Education Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $484K (2021) to $728K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $572K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northside Independent School District San Antonio, TX | Classroom Innovation Programs | $572,134 |
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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 | $7,540,903 | $1,227,121 | $856,887 | $572,134 | 1 | $294,495 |
| 2024 | $6,941,336 | $1,059,049 | $810,888 | $618,407 | 1 | $250,365 |
| 2023 | $6,371,780 | $902,619 | $725,396 | $571,847 | 1 | $181,236 |
| 2022 | $6,128,679 | $854,777 | $780,428 | $606,920 | 1 | $193,052 |
| 2021 | $6,838,426 | $794,034 | $630,328 | $484,060 | 1 | $39,174 |
| 2019 | $5,410,881 | $1,306,144 | $867,041 | $728,436 | 1 | $134,001 |
About Northside Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Northside Education Foundation is a public charity, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $572K. Net investment income was $294K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Northside Education Foundation is led by Lilia Gibson, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lilia Gibson
President
Director → Vice President Development, 2022
Vice President Development → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cassy Bradenburgh
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Naiser
Director
Past President → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wade Cleary
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Clements
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Luna
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mariana Castillo
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Martin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gabriela Rodriguez
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Woods
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Muniz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keyhla Calderon Lugo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Sharp
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Diaz
Nef Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Persyn
Past President
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Lammers
Secretary
President → Past President, 2022
Past President → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vaughn Bomberger
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ramiro Rabadan
Vice President Communications
Director → Vice President Communications, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ret Col Larry Romo
Vice President Administrations
Director → Vice President Administration, 2022
Vice President Administration → Vice President Administrations, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Puente
Vice President Programs
Director → Vice President Programs, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Jourdan
Vice President Development
Director → Vice President Development, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Delgado
President Elect
Vice President Programs → President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Arthur Reyna (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Dave Gannon (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ed Rawlinson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: George Block (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: John M. Folks (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Merry Raba (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Amanda Emery (2019–2023) — President-Elect
- Former: Cassandra Miranda (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Pierre Gutierrez (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Erica Bernal (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kelly Rasti (2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Carl McClennan (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Monty Howard (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Scott Parker (2019–2021) — President-Elect
- Former: Tomas Larralde (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Nathanael Tarwasokono (2021) — Director
- Former: Andrew Wood (2019) — Director
- Former: Carla Sizer (2019) — Director
- Former: Frank Humada Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: Kathy Hill (2019) — Director
- Former: Robb Decker (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Northside Education Foundation
How much does Northside Education Foundation give each year?
Northside Education Foundation gave $572K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $618K across 1 grant.
How large is Northside Education Foundation?
Northside Education Foundation reported $7.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
Where does Northside Education Foundation operate?
Northside Education Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Northside Education Foundation's EIN?
Northside Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2591569. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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