Wills Point Isd Education Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 375 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
The organization is organized and operated exclusively to support and benefit educational and cultural programs and services of the Wills Point Independent School District. To that end, the Foundation solicits, manages, and distributes funds for enrichment purposes in program areas not otherwise funded by the School District.
- Income
- $424,436
- Spending
- $422,890
- Spent on programs
- 50%
- Reserves
- 10.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 86%
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $33,165, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1550% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 375 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 31 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
- $212,826 spent. Through the generous donations of community individuals and businesses, as well as area school teachers themselves, the WPISD Education Foundation was able to provide $124,497 in valuable grants and scholarships to help enhance learning for the WPISD students. Another $12,477 was given to hardworking Wills Point ISD teachers to assist them in providing a quality education to the students they teach. An additional $22,367 was given to provide food, school supplies, backpacks and other items for needy children in the district. Donations and grants to the Foundation have also been used to fund various learning programs such as Read Like a Writer and Write Like a Writer. These specific programs have as their goal to help teach students to read like writers, instill in them an appreciation for the authors craft, obtain a love of language, write with self-confidence, develop their own personal written form as well as experience the joy of writing, and help equip them to communicate through the written word as well as orally. The Foundation has also made a significant investment in Chromebooks, with a goal of providing a Chromebook for every student. These will help equip the students with the ability to pursue necessary research, as well as give them opportunities to innovatively create computer animated programs for their various studies. The Androids for Pre-K program gives students help to enable them to navigate specific software programs designed to enhance the development of age appropriate concepts. They will also be used to educate these children on the various parts of a computer, which in turn will help them to create and express themselves on these devices and understand the beauty of technology when it comes to learning. One of our most innovative program achievements to date is the Robot Dreams of the Future. This program approaches math, science, engineering and technology in a uniquely different way than the traditional classroom experience. Instead of students continually sitting through endless worksheets, this affords them an exciting way to learn these subjects in a hands-on format. For example, in learning measurement, the students have an opportunity to build a robot and then program it to be able to measure the perimeter of the classroom. Studies have shown that people retain information better through this way of learning. Students will use Lego-EV3 kits provided for them to help build programs for these robots to be able to complete their required missions. This, along with power point presentations, will afford them the hand-on activities to help deepen the learning experience, which is beneficial to both teacher and student alike. Finally, the Foundation is helping to increase student engagement through the use of Interactive Panel learning. Students will be able to do assignments and activities and the teacher will be able to see the assessments in real time. Students and teachers can interact in real time to the material which allows the teacher to spot any misunderstandings or struggles the students may be experiencing.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 February 2018.
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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