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

Raise Your Hand for Public Schools

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on November 14, 2022.

1005 Congress Ave 100
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 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Raise Your Hand for Public Schools, a 501(c)(4) civic league or social welfare organization, reported compensation for 5 out of 55 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $204,782. The highest compensated employee at Raise Your Hand for Public Schools is Michelle M Smith with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $273,428.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$4,750,075

Expenses

$4,985,621

Employee compensation

$2,848,383
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Michelle M Smith
Executive Director
$273,428
$218,975 No related comp$54,453
Robert Popinski
Director of Policy Program
$237,273
$213,951 No related comp$23,322
Charles Gaines
GVT Relations Director
$192,996
$147,600 No related comp$45,396
Elizabeth Cohen
Director of Advocacy and Outreach
$171,245
$148,395 No related comp$22,850
David A Anderson
General Counsel/Policy Analyst
$148,966
$135,966 No related comp$13,000

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Charles H Clines
President and Treasurer
Debra S Salge
Vp/Secretary THRU 12/31/21
Elizabeth Lorenz
Vice President

Contractors

Congress Holdings Ltd.
Occupancy
$540,844
Fair Winds Management LLC
Administrative Support
$206,625
Market Enginuity
Marketing
$168,313
Blackridge
Lobbying
$144,000
Rsm US LLP
IT Consulting
$127,884

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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