IDEA Public Schools
Weslaco, TX · EIN 74-2948339 · Education · Rank 557 by total revenue
IDEA Public Schools transforms education by preparing graduates to succeed in college and life.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $1,186,267,518
- Total expenses
- $1,139,537,115
- Total assets
- $2,251,296,253
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $656,380,600
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $787,372,071
- Employees
- 12,876
- Salary base per employee
- $50,977
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (27)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Cottrill | Superintendent & CEO | Officer | 35 | $401,654 |
| Cody Grindle | President | Officer | 40 | $382,184 |
| Layne Fisher | Chief Operating Officer | Officer | 35 | $361,729 |
| Martin Winchester | Chief Human Assets Officer | Officer | 40 | $344,358 |
| Phillip Garza | Chief College Officer | Officer | 40 | $333,444 |
| Jessica Hess | Chief Governance Officer | Officer | 40 | $315,781 |
| Ernesto Cantu | Chief Schools Officer | Officer | 40 | $306,805 |
| Marlon Shears | Chief Information Officer | Officer | 40 | $247,209 |
| Kathleen Zimmermann | Chief Financial Officer | Officer | 35 | $240,136 |
| Colleen Stearns | Chief Academic Officer | Officer | 40 | $217,929 |
| Collin Sewell | Chair | Board, Officer | 2.5 | None reported |
| Ed Rivera | Vice-Chair & Secretary | Board, Officer | 2.5 | None reported |
| Erich Holmsten | Treasurer | Board, Officer | 2.5 | None reported |
| Dolores Gonzalez | Deputy Superintendent | Key employee | 40 | $417,813 |
| Jill Dominguez | Area Superintendent | Key employee | 40 | $324,749 |
| Jeremy Beard | Executive Director | Key employee | 40 | $266,090 |
| Andrea Fernandez | Area Superintendent | Key employee | 40 | $262,049 |
| Angie Arismendi | Sr. Executive Director | Key employee | 40 | $245,751 |
| Dionel Waters | Area Superintendent | Key employee | 40 | $222,525 |
| Frankie Gray | Sr. Executive Director | Key employee | 40 | $218,420 |
| Michael Battle | Executive Director | Key employee | 40 | $211,088 |
| Rian Townsend | Executive Director | Key employee | 40 | $198,160 |
| Theresa Barrera-Shaw | Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Nanette Cocero | Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Dunn | Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gary Lindgren | Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Constanza Miner | Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,454,607, which is 0.5% of the $656,380,600 salary base shared by 12,876 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores Gonzalez | Deputy Superintendent | Key employee | 40 | $387,518 | $0 | $30,295 | $417,813 |
| Jeffrey Cottrill | Superintendent & CEO | Officer | 35 | $398,926 | $0 | $2,728 | $401,654 |
| Cody Grindle | President | Officer | 40 | $350,141 | $0 | $32,043 | $382,184 |
| Layne Fisher | Chief Operating Officer | Officer | 35 | $315,729 | $0 | $46,000 | $361,729 |
| Martin Winchester | Chief Human Assets Officer | Officer | 40 | $338,045 | $0 | $6,313 | $344,358 |
| Phillip Garza | Chief College Officer | Officer | 40 | $309,743 | $0 | $23,701 | $333,444 |
| Jill Dominguez | Area Superintendent | Key employee | 40 | $320,111 | $0 | $4,638 | $324,749 |
| Jessica Hess | Chief Governance Officer | Officer | 40 | $281,521 | $0 | $34,260 | $315,781 |
| Ernesto Cantu | Chief Schools Officer | Officer | 40 | $297,535 | $0 | $9,270 | $306,805 |
| Jeremy Beard | Executive Director | Key employee | 40 | $212,590 | $0 | $53,500 | $266,090 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631249349302598 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-2948339
- Organization website (as filed): www.ideapublicschools.org