The Acorn - a School for Young Children
Educational school for three, four, and five-year-old children.
The Acorn - a School for Young Children at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,032,676
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,046,356
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $702
- -73.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $850,115
- -5.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Acorn - a School for Young Children funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $300K (2022). In 2023 it reported $150K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Acorn School Endowment Inc San Antonio, TX | General Support | $300,000 |
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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 | $2,032,676 | $1,046,356 | $850,115 | — | — | $702 |
| 2024 | $1,838,129 | $1,023,834 | $901,422 | — | — | $2,622 |
| 2023 | $1,715,496 | $1,069,673 | $1,042,522 | $150,000 | Total only | $2,709 |
| 2022 | $1,693,496 | $987,125 | $1,149,721 | $300,000 | 1 | $1,295 |
| 2020 | $1,589,497 | $678,218 | $804,027 | $2,000 | Total only | $10 |
| 2019 | $1,653,692 | $729,942 | $845,403 | — | — | $-2,073 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Acorn - a School for Young Children
Based on IRS filings
The Acorn - a School for Young Children is a public charity focused on Academics, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $702.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Acorn - a School for Young Children is led by Richard Lange, President & Treasurer since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard Lange
President & Treasurer
President & Treasurer → President, 2020
President → President & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$39K (2019) → $30K (2025)
Casey Lange
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Lange
Director
V President → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Vexler
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Park
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Henderson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Starnes
Vice President
Assistant Di → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$54K (2019) → $74K (2025)
Carrie Hoffman
Secretary
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$35K (2024) → $56K (2025)
Former officers (5)
- Former: Mara Mauze (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Nick Monaghan (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Jo Mrvichin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Evans (2019) — Director
- Former: Kim West (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $74K, to Wendy Starnes (Vice-President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Acorn - a School for Young Children
How large is The Acorn - a School for Young Children?
The Acorn - a School for Young Children reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What is The Acorn - a School for Young Children?
The Acorn - a School for Young Children is a public charity focused on Academics, based in San Antonio, TX. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Acorn - a School for Young Children operate?
The Acorn - a School for Young Children has awarded grants in Texas.
What is The Acorn - a School for Young Children's EIN?
The Acorn - a School for Young Children's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2071794. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 9, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 2, 2026)
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