Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE WACO ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION STRIVES TO FUND CREATIVE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS NOT COVERED BY SCHOOL BUDGETS OR TAX DOLLARS, THUS OUR MOTTO, "RAISING THE POWER OF EDUCATION!" MORE THAN 93% OF ALL FOUNDATION EXPENSES FUND WACO ISD CLASSROOM GRANTS AND STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING AND DISBURSING FUNDS, PROPERTY AND GIFTS OF ANY KIND EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WACO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
BY FUNDING INNOVATIVE EDUCATOR GRANTS, THE WACO ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO IMPACT OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, CLASSROOMS AND ENTIRE DISTRICT. THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR WACO ISD TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS BY AWARDING GRANTS IN FOUR FOCUS AREAS: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, ENHANCED PROGRAMMING FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS, EXTENDED EDUCATION FOR STAFF, AND EMPHASIS ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE. TO DATE, THE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED OVER $1,748,000 IN 497 GRANTS TO WISD TEACHERS.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AS WELL AS A CONDUIT TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNIIES. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE ALSO A GREAT MEMORIAL TO LOVED ONES AND PROVIDE A LASTING LEGACY. TO DATE, THE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED $341,600 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO WACO ISD GRADUATES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lara Robertson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 15 | $73,281 |
| Kim Zander | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Wilde | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brittany Sanders | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Allen Sykes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Shepard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Saxenian | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Belinda Rubio | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maryann Riggs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aimee Phipps-Wood | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Patton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roman Novian | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Duke Nelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karyn Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Klaras | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Ingham | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Karen Hassell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kira Haney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dudley Haas | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joan Felton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Samantha Cubbage | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jackye Clayton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Clark-Martinez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Carlson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Barefield | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Aguilar | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Myatt | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Susan Kincannon | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Hazel Rowe | INTERIM SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Dr A Marcus Nelson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Charlotte Henderson | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Gretchen Eichenburg | VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Taylor Bledsoe | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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