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Organizations Arts, Culture & Humanities Raise Your Hand for Public Schools

Raise Your Hand for Public Schools

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 14, 2025.

1005 Congress Ave 150
Austin, Texas 78701

Raise Your Hand for Public Schools (EIN: 20-8119071) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Raise Your Hand for Public Schools, a 501(c)(4) civic league or social welfare organization, reported compensation for 7 out of 30 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $268,386. The highest compensated employee at Raise Your Hand for Public Schools is Michelle Smith with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $472,122.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$7,919,409

Expenses

$7,726,777

Employee compensation

$4,224,876
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Michelle Smith
Executive Director/Sec (Until 05/24)
$472,122
$448,554 No related comp$23,568
Robert Popenski
Director of Policy Program
$267,493
$242,290 No related comp$25,203
Elizabeth Cohen
Executive Director (EFF 06/24)
$262,331
$223,418 No related comp$38,913
William Holleman
Director of GOVT Relations
$252,076
$224,385 No related comp$27,691
Charles Gaines
Chief of Staff
$232,000
$186,438 No related comp$45,562
Kathryn Anne Tiedt
Communication Specialist
$218,973
$163,981 No related comp$54,992
Jolisa Hoover
Special Projects Director
$173,706
$150,461 No related comp$23,245

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Barbara Taylor
Director
Charles Clines
President and Treasurer
Elizabeth Lorenz
Vice President
Georgina Podjenski
Director
Sarah Elizondo
Director

Contractors

Congress Holdings Ltd.
Occupancy
$724,141
Community Impact Newspaper
Advertising
$291,530
Blackridge
Lobbyist
$144,000
Texas Tribune Inc.
Advertising
$140,000
Jesse Ancira
Lobbyist
$130,000

Mission Statement

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS AND IMPROVE TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY INVESTING IN EDUCATION LEADERS AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC TO INFLUENCE POLICY TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS AND THE STATE ECONOMY.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 14, 2025:
2024 Raise Your Hand for Public Schools 990 filed
May 14, 2024:
2023 Raise Your Hand for Public Schools 990 filed
August 15, 2023:
2022 Raise Your Hand for Public Schools 990 filed

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