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VALOR TEXAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
VALOR TEXAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION (EIN 81-1145945)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202621359349308187
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-05-15T12:39:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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PersonJesse BatesPersonNm
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Business Name Line1Valor Public SchoolsBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Principal OfficerStephen GordonPrincipalOfficerNm

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Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Cara Valle
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Melissa Dodson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mandy Drogin
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Robert Fender
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Greg Mauro
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David Williams
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Jesse Bates
COO40.000.25Yes (X)$162,419$0$29,453
Stephen Gordon
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Ramsey Margison
CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$146,274$0$17,935
Ward Huseth
Chief Growth & Development Officer40.000.00Yes (X)$160,638$0$18,205
Joel VanDerworp
Director of School Programs40.000.00$127,428$0$28,306Yes (X)
Erin Fonner
Development Director40.000.00$121,446$0$3,697Yes (X)
Amy Wills
Speech and Language Pathologist40.000.00$102,147$0$15,030Yes (X)
Conor Hill
Senior Headmaster40.000.25$101,686$0$16,286Yes (X)
Matthew Schwandt
Director of Operations40.000.00$100,325$0$20,364Yes (X)
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HaddonCowan Architects
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Veeya
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Bookreport LLC
11801 Yaupon Holly LnAustinTX78738Back-office services$877,960
Capital Constructors Group
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
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Facility maintenance$1,397,090$1,397,090
Food expenses$575,458$575,458
Special education$357,330$357,330

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$7,203,737BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$6,112,815BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$466,633BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,764,875BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,019,000BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$720,685EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$77,156,469EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$75,302,832BOYAmt
EOY$79,300,283EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,778,193BOYAmt
EOY$792,588EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$163,627,373EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,155,174BOYAmt
EOY$17,895,565EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,443,129BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,068,421CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$47,636,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$142,827,327TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,068,421CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$47,636,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$142,827,327TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$137,683,597PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$1,459,567CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,497,507TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$343,959TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$146,668,793TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$5,690,388GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,330,368OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$19,330,368BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$118,309,230OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,027,298DepreciationAmt
Book Value$111,281,932BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$912,076OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$182,221DepreciationAmt
Book Value$729,855BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,568,078OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$14,568,078BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$145,910,233TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease liabilityDesc
Amt$792,588Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$792,588TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$51,394,502TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$51,394,502RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$51,394,502TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$47,467,918TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$47,467,918ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$47,467,918TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3The School's nondiscrimination policy is stated on its website: www.valoreducation.org/enroll
Schedule E, Part I, Line 4As a tuition-free charter school, scholarships and financial assistance are not offered because all students attend free of charge.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6Valor receives grants from both federal and state agencies.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mission by DesignBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1201 Wolf Ranch Pkwy 1205AddressLine1Txt
CityGeorgetownCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78626ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityConsultationActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$250,482RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$250,482TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
David Williams
President & CEO$217,750$0$25,244$0$0$0$6,516$0$274$0$249,784$0$0$0
Jesse Bates
COO$142,419$0$20,000$0$0$0$4,356$0$25,097$0$191,872$0$0$0
Stephen Gordon
Superintendent of Schools$138,224$0$18,804$0$0$0$4,211$0$25,095$0$186,334$0$0$0
Ward Huseth
Chief Growth & Development Officer$153,638$0$7,000$0$0$0$4,308$0$13,897$0$178,843$0$0$0
Ramsey Margison
CFO$138,274$0$8,000$0$0$0$3,923$0$14,012$0$164,209$0$0$0
Joel VanDerworp
Director of School Programs$119,428$0$8,000$0$0$0$3,417$0$24,889$0$155,734$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aThe School's President, David Williams, occasionally is required to travel on short notice or during regular School hours. During FYE 6/30/25, he made one trip with first class seating in order to be able to make the best use of his time. The total cost of this flight was $464. The amount was deemed to be a necessary School expense and was not included in his taxable compensation.
Part I, Line 7The Board of Directors meets during a closed session annually in June to discuss executive performance, pay increases, and performance bonuses. Bonuses of up to 10% of salary may be awarded.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation
A800349380187145RF62023-06-21$59,539,002Campus construction000
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation
B800349380187145UR62024-09-05$19,034,791Campus construction000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIn Reserve FundInReserveFundAmtCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtCredit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmtCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtUnspentUnspentAmtRefunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsIndRefunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$220,000$62,034,804$5,080,806$1,052,856$1,185,780$2,530,903$44,380,825$7,100,000$703,63400Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$19,517,486$1,470,566$861,418$375,696$1,090,299$7,300,898$8,418,609000Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A000000Yes (1)
B000000Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A0Yes (1)000000Yes (1)
B0Yes (1)000000Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is reviewed by the COO and CFO and distributed to the board prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach year, board members are asked to complete a conflict of interest form to identify any potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict of interest occurs, the conflicted director is required to abstain from deliberations and voting on the matter in conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Board of Directors determines compensation of the organization's top management official, other officers, and key employees by considering compensation of comparable positions at similar organizations, local market factors, and past job performance. If a proposed salary exceeds $200,000, the organization will consult legal counsel for a full compensation study in advance.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Valor makes its governing documents, board policies, and financial statements available to the public upon request through a public information request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Valor Education FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111720 S MoPac ExpyAddressLine1Txt
CityAustinCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78739ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN811122012EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupport Valor SchoolsPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Valor Texas Education FndnBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Valor Education FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$2,287,703InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt