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

Raise Your Hand for Public Schools

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on May 14, 2024.

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 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, Raise Your Hand for Public Schools, a 501(c)(4) civic league or social welfare organization, reported compensation for 6 out of 33 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $255,688. The highest compensated employee at Raise Your Hand for Public Schools is Michelle M Smith with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $344,208.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$7,565,847

Expenses

$7,943,516

Employee compensation

$4,347,567
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Michelle M Smith
Executive Director and Secretary
$344,208
$287,724 No related comp$56,484
Robert Popinski
Director of Policy Program
$267,735
$241,919 No related comp$25,816
William Holleman
SR Director of GOVT Relations
$253,086
$210,601 No related comp$42,485
Charles Gaines
Chief of Staff
$226,937
$180,729 No related comp$46,208
Elizabeth Cohen
Director of Advocacy/Outreach
$226,006
$186,902 No related comp$39,104
Kathryn Anne Lasseigne Tiedt
Communication Specialist
$216,157
$169,272 No related comp$46,885

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Charles H Clines
President and Treasurer
Elizabeth Lorenz
Vice President

Contractors

Congress Holdings Ltd.
Occupancy
$803,606
Fair Winds Management LLC
Administrative Support
$159,194
Community Impact Newspaper
Advertising
$146,740
Blackridge
Lobbyist
$144,000
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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