BLACKWELL SCHOOL ALLIANCE
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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $61K · expenses $68K · assets $26K
- EIN
- 90-0424177
- Address
- PO BOX 417, MARFA, TX 79843-0417
- NTEE code
- B99
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- July 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt: reinstated November 15, 2011 after an automatic revocation on November 15, 2011 IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Daniel Hernandez (its 2024 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The Blackwell School Alliance and its partners preserve and restore historic resources associated with the Blackwell School; interpret and commemorate the era of segregated Hispanic education; and serve the Marfa, Texas, community culturally, historically, and educationally for the benefit of all Marfa residents and visitors, now and into the future.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretel Enck | President | 2017 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mario Rivera | Vice President | 2017 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lionel Salgado | Secretary | 2017 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kathleen Walstrom | Treasurer | 2017 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Betty Nunez | Director | 2017 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jessi Silva | Director | 2017 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| David Walstrom | Director | 2017 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRETEL ENCK | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARIO RIVERA | Vice President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LIONEL SALGADO | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| KATHLEEN WALSTROM | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BETTY NUNEZ | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JESSI SILVA | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID WALSTROM | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $61,499 | $67,889 | $26,423 | $10,211 | $59,226 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $150,905 in all, tax years 2017 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERMIAN BASIN AREA FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2017, 2019, 2021 | 3 | $60,000 | 2021 | $25,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $39,798 | 2023 | $39,798 | show |
| SUMMERLEE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLACKWELL SCHOOL ALLIANCE” | 2021 | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 | $30,000 | show |
| SOCIAL IMPACT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 | $20,000 | show |
| The Kirr Foundation Inc | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Blackwell School Alliance” | 2019 | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 | $1,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLACKWELL SCHOOL ALLIANCE” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $107 | 2023 | $16 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2017 · Form 990EZ · $67,889 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $44,574 | 65.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $20,012 | 29.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $3,303 | 4.9% | |
| Total | $67,889 | 100% |
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