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Nonprofit · EIN 26-3332818

RACKSPACE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SAN ANTONIO, TX 78259

Financials

$189K$353K2023$149K$298K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of RACKSPACE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$149,093$297,549-$148,456$509,342$0$509,342
December 31, 2023990$189,004$352,838-$163,834$657,798$0$657,798
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$149,093
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$233,500
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Program services (functional)
$297,549

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$657,798
Total assets, end of year
$509,342
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$509,342
Gross receipts
$149,093
Employees
0
Volunteers
6
Year formed
2008
State of legal domicile
TX

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Aimee MarroquinTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LINDSEY STICHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHELLE PETERSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
SUMMER GAFFORDBOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JACKIE MARASHIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON WICKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLIE TEAL-GUESSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
Kristen ShubillaBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Aimee MarroquinTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JASON BOWLINGPRESIDENT (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
LINDSEY STICHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHELLE PETERSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
SUMMER GAFFORDBOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HOLLY WINDHAMBOARD MEMBER (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0
JACKIE MARASHIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON WICKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLIE TEAL-GUESSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
Kristen ShubillaBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
RACHEL WOODSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1718 DRY CREEK WAY STE 115, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78259-1837
In care of
% THE RACKSPACE FOUNDATION
Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
5000 Walzem Road, San Antonio TX 78218
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Michelle Peterson, 1718 DRY CREEK WAY 115, San Antonio, TX 78259
Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
Mari Aguirre, 5000 Walzem Road, San Antonio TX 78218
Signed the 990
Aimee Marroquin, TREASURER
Phone
(210) 312-4688
Return prepared by
ERNST & YOUNG US LLP

Mission

THE RACKSPACE FOUNDATION IS A 501(C )(3) NONPROFIT FUNDED ENTIRELY BY RACKSPACE EMPLOYEES, DEDICATED TO BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION - ESPECIALLY IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES EVERY STUDENT DESERVES ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE CURIOSITY AND UNLOCK POTENTIAL. THE FOUNDATION INVESTS IN PROGRAMS THAT MEET BASIC NEEDS WHILE ALSO OPENING DOORS TO MENTORSHIP, CREATIVITY, AND HANDS-ON STEM LEARNING. THE FOUNDATION TAKES A COMMUNITY-BASED, HOLISTIC APPROACH TO GIVING. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE DONATION MATCHING, SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERISM, AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST. BY SUPPORTING STEM IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WE HELP OVER 10,000 STUDENTS DISCOVER THEIR PASSIONS, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND BELIEVE IN WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ALEXANDER WEINBERG - AFTER SCHOOL CHESS AND FAMILY CHESS NIGHTS: WEEKLY CHESS LESSONS ARE HELD AT MOLLY PRUITT PUBLIC LIBRARY ON THE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. EVERY THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL, A CHESS MASTER OFFERS SMALLGROUP CHESS INSTRUCTION TO ROOSEVELT STUDENTS. FOLLOWING AFTER SCHOOL CHESS, FAMILY CHESS NIGHT IS OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE GAME. FUNDING PROVIDES DINNER AND CHESS INSTRUCTION FROM THE CHESS MASTER. ON AVERAGE, APPROXIMATELY 80 COMMUNITY MEMBERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 to 65 ATTEND THE PROGRAM EACH WEEK. ADDITIONALLY, ALL SEVEN SUPPORTED SCHOOLS HAVE WEEKLY AFTER SCHOOL CHESS PROGRAMS AND BIANNUAL CHESS TOURNAMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE AFTER SCHOOL CHESS PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $64,049
  • NORTH EAST EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ("NEEF')- FUNDS WERE GRANTED THROUGH THE NEEF TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE OF CYBERSECURITY AND INNOVATION (iCSI). THIS HIGH-SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AN IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF CYBERSECURITY AND OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM THAT COVERS A RANGE OF TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATIONS. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO COVER A WIDE SPECTRUM OF CYBERSECURITY TOPICS, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES IN THE FIELD ENSURING STUDENTS GAIN BOTH THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS. A PORTION OF FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN THE NORTH EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUPPORT STEM-RELATED PROJECTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.
    Expenses $61,500 · grants $61,500
  • YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF SAN ANTONIO - FUNDING WAS GRANTED TO YOUTH ORCHESTRAS OF SAN ANTONIO (YOSA) TO HELP BUILD A WORLD CLASS ORCHESTRA PROGRAM IN THE ROOSEVELT CLUSTER. ENGAGEMENT INCLUDED UNDERWRITING OF CONCERT SERIES, CAMPUS LEVEL ENGAGEMENT, FIELD TRIPS, INSTRUMENT LOANS, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT, AND PRIVATE LESSONS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, IT INCLUDES A "RACKSPACE SCHOLARS" PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP FOR SUMMER SYMPHONY CAMP.
    Expenses $39,250 · grants $39,250
  • GEMINI INK - GEMINI INK IS AN AFTERSCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN WINDCREST ELEMENTARY AND CAMELOT ELEMENTARY. GEMINI INK EXECUTES A CURRICULUM THAT ALLOWS STUDENT SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-EXPLORATION THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING.
    Expenses $35,000 · grants $35,000
  • GIRLSTART - FUNDING WAS GRANTED TO REACH 50+ FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE GIRLS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS THROUGH TWO HANDS-ON STEM AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ONE WEEK-LONG, TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. SCHOOL GIRLSTART PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER, INCREASE CONFIDENCE, AND INTRODUCE STEM CAREERS TO GIRLS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN MAGINALIZED.
    Expenses $25,000 · grants $25,000
  • TOWNSHIP OF UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLS - THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A SCHOOL SYSTEM CURRENTLY OPERATING IN TEN SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. THE UNION SERVES A VARIETY OF STUDENT LEARNING TYPES AND STYLES DO THAT HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THEIR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THEIR STEM INITIATIVES AND SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
    Expenses $25,000 · grants $25,000
  • COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CIS) OF SAN ANTONIO, INC - COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SAN ANTONIO'S (CIS-SA) STEM PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY READINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND BELIEVES THAT PARTICIPATING IN STEM BASED ACTIVIES IS A KEY STRATEGY TO ACHIEVING THEIR MISSION AND PREPARING AT-RISK YOUTH FOR SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION. CIS-SA'S STEM FAMILY NIGHTS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE ACCESS AND AWARENESS TO STEM CONCEPTS AND PATHWAYS TO ULTIMATELY INCREASE RETENTION AND SUCCESS AMONG UNDERSERVED YOUTH.
    Expenses $18,750 · grants $18,750
  • ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SAN ANTONIO - FUNDS WERE GRANTED TO SUPPORT THE ONE OF THE TEN PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN EVERY AGE RANGE IN THE COMMUNITY. OPERATION SCHOOL BELL DRESSES AT-RISK CHILDREN FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. CHILDREN ARE IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AS HAVING INADEQUATE OR INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL. EACH CHILD RECEIVES SETS OF NEW CLOTHES, PERSONAL CARE KIT, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BOOKS.
    Expenses $15,000 · grants $15,000
  • YOUTH CODE JAM - YOUTH CODE JAM CREATES INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND EXPLORE WITH CODE, AS WELL AS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED TO BRING COMPUTER SCIENCE TO EVERY SCHOOL AND EVERY CLASSROOM. BY CREATING INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUTH TO EXPLORE CODING, THEY HELP BRIDGE GAPS IN STEM EDUCATION AND ENSURE DIVERSE PARTICIPATION IN TECHNOLOGY FIELDS.
    Expenses $14,000 · grants $14,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
26-3332818
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2009
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$509,342
Income (IRS master file)
$149,093

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$149,093$297,549$509,342XML
990December 2023$189,004$352,838$657,798XML
990December 2022$235,383$494,586$821,632IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2008
Officer: Mari Aguirre
December 31, 2008≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-3332818).

Questions about RACKSPACE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of RACKSPACE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of RACKSPACE FOUNDATION is 26-3332818.
Is RACKSPACE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
Are donations to RACKSPACE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does RACKSPACE FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of RACKSPACE FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did RACKSPACE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of RACKSPACE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Michelle Peterson.
Who are the officers and directors of RACKSPACE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does RACKSPACE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $149,093, expenses of $297,549 and total assets of $509,342 at year end.

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