Irving Schools Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752072755
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Irving, TX, USA
Phone
9726005018
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,734,338
Expenses
$3,358,105
Assets
$5,152,529
Liabilities
$407,031

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

31 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRYSTAL SCANIO (PRESIDENT &)

Highest reported compensation

  • CRYSTAL SCANIO (PRESIDENT &): $232,895 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL HUEBNER (GENERAL COUN): $12,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The irving schools foundation provides financial resources to maximize educational opportunities for teachers and students in irving isd by funding innovative programs, scholarships, and activities that enhance creativity, leadership, and academic success.

What it reported doing in 2025

Irving schools foundation (isf) provides financial resources to maximize educational opportunities for teachers and students in irving independent school district. The organiation has different programs to accomplish this goal. Food for thought to help ensure irving isd students are equipped for success, we team up with community businesses and organizations to collect and distribute food to students in need. Our goal is to eliminate hunger among the students of irving isd. C2c store community to classroom store - the store without a cash register - for irving staff to come and get free supplies throughout the year. Free school supplies, backpacks, and uniforms are just some of the items offered. Supplies for success isf partners with the community to collect backpacks and school supplies each year for the neediest students in the district. Those families are invited to attend an annual back to school event to receive free school supplies, dental and vision screenings, immunizations, and the opportunity to meet over 40 agencies who provide programs and services. Caring & sharing the community is invited to participate in an annual tradition to help students in need during the holiday season. Each year, isf partners with five irving isd programs who serve the neediest students in our community. Anti-bullying week each year, isf strives to provide a framework and resources for the iisd students to reinforce an anti-bullying culture. We are intentional in sponsoring a campaign that conveys the great value of each student, reinforces that words, choices, and actions have an impact beyond the moment, and provided targeted education for both students and teachers. Scholarships the organization awards college and continuing education scholarships to irving isd seniors and district employees. The immediate and long-term benefit of the isf scholarship program is remarkable - many students who have won scholarships have gone on to impressive academic and professional careers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 82% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 83.5%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -22.8%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.53; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 83.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 29 of 29 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $233K · 31 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.