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US nonprofit · EIN 237102832 · Tucson, AZiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237102832) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Institute for Better Education

Donations deductible
Revenue
$25.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$20.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$50.8m
$11k liabilities
Net assets
$50.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.8 years on average
Staff
10
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Institute for Better Education's network

9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aaron JansenDirector2019
7 yrs
Eric DowdleDirector2019
7 yrs
Inga BrchanDirector2020
6 yrs
Jack SchullPresident2022
4 yrs
Katrina PowellDirector2022
4 yrs
Kimberly KirschnerExecutive Dir.2019
7 yrs
Liz MehlDirector2025
1 yr
Rusty RollinsCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Troy RuboyianesDirector2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jack SchullPresidentsince 2019
Royce NelsestuenCompany secretarysince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Kimberly KirschnerExecutive Dir.55$113k
Aaron JansenDirector1$0
Troy RuboyianesDirector1$0
Jack SchullPresident1$0
Eric DowdleDirector1$0
Rusty RollinsSecretary1$0
Inga BrchanDirector1$0
Katrina PowellDirector1$0
Liz MehlDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Institute for Better Education
EIN
237102832
Address
921 N Swan Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85711-1213
State
Arizona
Mission
IBE is committed to removing any financial obstacles that stand in a family's way of providing an Arizona private school K-12 education for their children and their unique needs. This is successfully accomplished with Arizona Tax Credit Scholarships. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B82 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1971
Principal officer
Kimberly Kirschner (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1971
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsAaron Jansen
≥7years on the filingsEric Dowdle
≥7years on the filingsKimberly Kirschner
≥7years on the filingsRusty Rollins

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$50.8m
Total liabilities
$11k
Net assets or fund balances
$50.8m
Contributions and grants received
$23.9m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$18.4m
Employees
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$25.5m$20.3m$5.2m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
IBE FoundationGeneral support$101k