Rackspace Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE RACKSPACE FOUNDATION IS A 501(C )(3) NONPROFIT FUNDED ENTIRELY BY RACKSPACE EMPLOYEES, DEDICATED TO BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION - ESPECIALLY IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES EVERY STUDENT DESERVES ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE CURIOSITY AND UNLOCK POTENTIAL. THE FOUNDATION INVESTS IN PROGRAMS THAT MEET BASIC NEEDS WHILE ALSO OPENING DOORS TO MENTORSHIP, CREATIVITY, AND HANDS-ON STEM LEARNING. THE FOUNDATION TAKES A COMMUNITY-BASED, HOLISTIC APPROACH TO GIVING. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE DONATION MATCHING, SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERISM, AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST. BY SUPPORTING STEM IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WE HELP OVER 10,000 STUDENTS DISCOVER THEIR PASSIONS, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND BELIEVE IN WHAT IS POSSIBLE.
- Income
- $149,093
- Spending
- $297,549
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 20.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 100% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (9)
- $64,049 spent. ALEXANDER WEINBERG - AFTER SCHOOL CHESS AND FAMILY CHESS NIGHTS: WEEKLY CHESS LESSONS ARE HELD AT MOLLY PRUITT PUBLIC LIBRARY ON THE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. EVERY THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL, A CHESS MASTER OFFERS SMALLGROUP CHESS INSTRUCTION TO ROOSEVELT STUDENTS. FOLLOWING AFTER SCHOOL CHESS, FAMILY CHESS NIGHT IS OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE GAME. FUNDING PROVIDES DINNER AND CHESS INSTRUCTION FROM THE CHESS MASTER. ON AVERAGE, APPROXIMATELY 80 COMMUNITY MEMBERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 to 65 ATTEND THE PROGRAM EACH WEEK. ADDITIONALLY, ALL SEVEN SUPPORTED SCHOOLS HAVE WEEKLY AFTER SCHOOL CHESS PROGRAMS AND BIANNUAL CHESS TOURNAMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE AFTER SCHOOL CHESS PROGRAMS. (Expenses $ 35,000 including grants of $ 35,000)(Revenue $ 0) GEMINI INK - GEMINI INK IS AN AFTERSCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN WINDCREST ELEMENTARY AND CAMELOT ELEMENTARY. GEMINI INK EXECUTES A CURRICULUM THAT ALLOWS STUDENT SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-EXPLORATION THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING. (Expenses $ 25,000 including grants of $ 25,000)(Revenue $ 0) GIRLSTART - FUNDING WAS GRANTED TO REACH 50+ FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE GIRLS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS THROUGH TWO HANDS-ON STEM AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ONE WEEK-LONG, TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. SCHOOL GIRLSTART PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER, INCREASE CONFIDENCE, AND INTRODUCE STEM CAREERS TO GIRLS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN MAGINALIZED. (Expenses $ 25,000 including grants of $ 25,000)(Revenue $ 0) TOWNSHIP OF UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLS - THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A SCHOOL SYSTEM CURRENTLY OPERATING IN TEN SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. THE UNION SERVES A VARIETY OF STUDENT LEARNING TYPES AND STYLES DO THAT HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THEIR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THEIR STEM INITIATIVES AND SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT. (Expenses $ 18,750 including grants of $ 18,750)(Revenue $ 0) COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CIS) OF SAN ANTONIO, INC - COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SAN ANTONIO'S (CIS-SA) STEM PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY READINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND BELIEVES THAT PARTICIPATING IN STEM BASED ACTIVIES IS A KEY STRATEGY TO ACHIEVING THEIR MISSION AND PREPARING AT-RISK YOUTH FOR SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION. CIS-SA'S STEM FAMILY NIGHTS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE ACCESS AND AWARENESS TO STEM CONCEPTS AND PATHWAYS TO ULTIMATELY INCREASE RETENTION AND SUCCESS AMONG UNDERSERVED YOUTH. (Expenses $ 15,000 including grants of $ 15,000)(Revenue $ 0) ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SAN ANTONIO - FUNDS WERE GRANTED TO SUPPORT THE ONE OF THE TEN PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN EVERY AGE RANGE IN THE COMMUNITY. OPERATION SCHOOL BELL DRESSES AT-RISK CHILDREN FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. CHILDREN ARE IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AS HAVING INADEQUATE OR INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL. EACH CHILD RECEIVES SETS OF NEW CLOTHES, PERSONAL CARE KIT, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BOOKS. (Expenses $ 14,000 including grants of $ 14,000)(Revenue $ 0) YOUTH CODE JAM - YOUTH CODE JAM CREATES INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND EXPLORE WITH CODE, AS WELL AS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED TO BRING COMPUTER SCIENCE TO EVERY SCHOOL AND EVERY CLASSROOM. BY CREATING INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUTH TO EXPLORE CODING, THEY HELP BRIDGE GAPS IN STEM EDUCATION AND ENSURE DIVERSE PARTICIPATION IN TECHNOLOGY FIELDS.
- $61,500 spent. NORTH EAST EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ("NEEF')- FUNDS WERE GRANTED THROUGH THE NEEF TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE OF CYBERSECURITY AND INNOVATION (iCSI). THIS HIGH-SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AN IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF CYBERSECURITY AND OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM THAT COVERS A RANGE OF TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATIONS. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO COVER A WIDE SPECTRUM OF CYBERSECURITY TOPICS, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES IN THE FIELD ENSURING STUDENTS GAIN BOTH THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS. A PORTION OF FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN THE NORTH EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUPPORT STEM-RELATED PROJECTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.
- $39,250 spent. YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF SAN ANTONIO - FUNDING WAS GRANTED TO YOUTH ORCHESTRAS OF SAN ANTONIO (YOSA) TO HELP BUILD A WORLD CLASS ORCHESTRA PROGRAM IN THE ROOSEVELT CLUSTER. ENGAGEMENT INCLUDED UNDERWRITING OF CONCERT SERIES, CAMPUS LEVEL ENGAGEMENT, FIELD TRIPS, INSTRUMENT LOANS, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT, AND PRIVATE LESSONS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, IT INCLUDES A "RACKSPACE SCHOLARS" PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP FOR SUMMER SYMPHONY CAMP. (Expenses $ 35,000 including grants of $ 35,000)(Revenue $ 0) GEMINI INK - GEMINI INK IS AN AFTERSCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN WINDCREST ELEMENTARY AND CAMELOT ELEMENTARY. GEMINI INK EXECUTES A CURRICULUM THAT ALLOWS STUDENT SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-EXPLORATION THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING. (Expenses $ 25,000 including grants of $ 25,000)(Revenue $ 0) GIRLSTART - FUNDING WAS GRANTED TO REACH 50+ FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE GIRLS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS THROUGH TWO HANDS-ON STEM AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ONE WEEK-LONG, TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. SCHOOL GIRLSTART PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER, INCREASE CONFIDENCE, AND INTRODUCE STEM CAREERS TO GIRLS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN MAGINALIZED. (Expenses $ 25,000 including grants of $ 25,000)(Revenue $ 0) TOWNSHIP OF UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLS - THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A SCHOOL SYSTEM CURRENTLY OPERATING IN TEN SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. THE UNION SERVES A VARIETY OF STUDENT LEARNING TYPES AND STYLES DO THAT HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THEIR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THEIR STEM INITIATIVES AND SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT. (Expenses $ 18,750 including grants of $ 18,750)(Revenue $ 0) COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CIS) OF SAN ANTONIO, INC - COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SAN ANTONIO'S (CIS-SA) STEM PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY READINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND BELIEVES THAT PARTICIPATING IN STEM BASED ACTIVIES IS A KEY STRATEGY TO ACHIEVING THEIR MISSION AND PREPARING AT-RISK YOUTH FOR SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION. CIS-SA'S STEM FAMILY NIGHTS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE ACCESS AND AWARENESS TO STEM CONCEPTS AND PATHWAYS TO ULTIMATELY INCREASE RETENTION AND SUCCESS AMONG UNDERSERVED YOUTH. (Expenses $ 15,000 including grants of $ 15,000)(Revenue $ 0) ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SAN ANTONIO - FUNDS WERE GRANTED TO SUPPORT THE ONE OF THE TEN PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN EVERY AGE RANGE IN THE COMMUNITY. OPERATION SCHOOL BELL DRESSES AT-RISK CHILDREN FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. CHILDREN ARE IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AS HAVING INADEQUATE OR INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL. EACH CHILD RECEIVES SETS OF NEW CLOTHES, PERSONAL CARE KIT, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BOOKS. (Expenses $ 14,000 including grants of $ 14,000)(Revenue $ 0) YOUTH CODE JAM - YOUTH CODE JAM CREATES INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND EXPLORE WITH CODE, AS WELL AS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED TO BRING COMPUTER SCIENCE TO EVERY SCHOOL AND EVERY CLASSROOM. BY CREATING INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUTH TO EXPLORE CODING, THEY HELP BRIDGE GAPS IN STEM EDUCATION AND ENSURE DIVERSE PARTICIPATION IN TECHNOLOGY FIELDS.
- $35,000 spent. GEMINI INK - GEMINI INK IS AN AFTERSCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN WINDCREST ELEMENTARY AND CAMELOT ELEMENTARY. GEMINI INK EXECUTES A CURRICULUM THAT ALLOWS STUDENT SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-EXPLORATION THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING.
- $25,000 spent. GIRLSTART - FUNDING WAS GRANTED TO REACH 50+ FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE GIRLS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS THROUGH TWO HANDS-ON STEM AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ONE WEEK-LONG, TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. SCHOOL GIRLSTART PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER, INCREASE CONFIDENCE, AND INTRODUCE STEM CAREERS TO GIRLS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN MAGINALIZED.
- $25,000 spent. TOWNSHIP OF UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLS - THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A SCHOOL SYSTEM CURRENTLY OPERATING IN TEN SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. THE UNION SERVES A VARIETY OF STUDENT LEARNING TYPES AND STYLES DO THAT HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THEIR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THEIR STEM INITIATIVES AND SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
- $18,750 spent. COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CIS) OF SAN ANTONIO, INC - COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SAN ANTONIO'S (CIS-SA) STEM PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY READINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND BELIEVES THAT PARTICIPATING IN STEM BASED ACTIVIES IS A KEY STRATEGY TO ACHIEVING THEIR MISSION AND PREPARING AT-RISK YOUTH FOR SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION. CIS-SA'S STEM FAMILY NIGHTS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE ACCESS AND AWARENESS TO STEM CONCEPTS AND PATHWAYS TO ULTIMATELY INCREASE RETENTION AND SUCCESS AMONG UNDERSERVED YOUTH.
- $15,000 spent. ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SAN ANTONIO - FUNDS WERE GRANTED TO SUPPORT THE ONE OF THE TEN PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN EVERY AGE RANGE IN THE COMMUNITY. OPERATION SCHOOL BELL DRESSES AT-RISK CHILDREN FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. CHILDREN ARE IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AS HAVING INADEQUATE OR INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL. EACH CHILD RECEIVES SETS OF NEW CLOTHES, PERSONAL CARE KIT, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BOOKS.
- $14,000 spent. YOUTH CODE JAM - YOUTH CODE JAM CREATES INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND EXPLORE WITH CODE, AS WELL AS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED TO BRING COMPUTER SCIENCE TO EVERY SCHOOL AND EVERY CLASSROOM. BY CREATING INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUTH TO EXPLORE CODING, THEY HELP BRIDGE GAPS IN STEM EDUCATION AND ENSURE DIVERSE PARTICIPATION IN TECHNOLOGY FIELDS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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