Raise Your Hand for Texas Education Fund

SAN ANTONIO, TX EIN: 20-3918577

Raise Your Hand for Texas Education Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in SAN ANTONIO, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 69 grants totaling $6.4M. Net investment income was $146.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$6.4M

+66.0% YoY

Grant Count

69

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$92K

+10.6% YoY

About Raise Your Hand for Texas Education Fund

Based on IRS filings

Raise Your Hand for Texas Education Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in SAN ANTONIO, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 69 grants totaling $6.4M. Net investment income was $146.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AlvinArlingtonAustinBostonCanyonCollege StationCommerceCorpus ChristiDallasDekalbDentonEdinburgEl PasoFloresvilleFort WorthGarlandHalton CityHarlingenHoustonHuntsville

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$21M20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$883,269
Revenue$18,679,245$8,900,376
Expenses$14,894,953$14,995,757
Qualifying Distributions$13,886,243
Net Investment Income$146$15,766
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$3M$5M$6M46 grants202069 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

TEXAS TECH COLLEGE OF ED…$446KDONORSCHOOSEORG$300KSAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVER…$278KUNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON$260KTEXAS A&M COLLEGE STATION$228KOUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNI…$204KECTOR COUNTY ISD$150KTOMBALL ISD$150KARLINGTON ISD$128KDEKALB ISD$122K

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K22$50–100K25$100–250K8$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

SHARI ALBRIGHTDIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT$409K

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHARLES BUTTDIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN0.5
CHARLES H CLINESDIRECTOR AND VP, TREASURER5
SHARI ALBRIGHTDIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT40$409,422

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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