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US nonprofit · EIN 471322221 · Plano, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 471322221) - 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 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2015.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Foundation for Choice

Donations deductible
Revenue
$310k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$280k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$99k
$134 liabilities
Net assets
$99k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.7 years on average
Staff
7
475 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Adam Gersting
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Foundation for Choice's network

7 people2 organisationsi7 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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
Adam Gersting ChairChairman of Board2022
4 yrs
Blake BartnickDirector2018
8 yrs
Carl AckermanDirector2019
7 yrs
Jessica BartnickCEO & President Ex Officio2017
9 yrs
Jordan AdamsTrustee2022
4 yrs
Katie SingletonTrustee2022
4 yrs
Patty Gunn-KuppenbenderTrustee2018
8 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
Candace RembertProgram Coordinator2017
Patty Gunn-KuppenbenderExecutive Director2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Jessica BartnickCEO & President Ex Officio40$0
Blake BartnickDirector10$0
Carl AckermanDirector10$0
Patty Gunn-KuppenbenderTrustee10$0
Adam GerstingChairman of Board10$0
Katie SingletonTrustee10$0
Jordan AdamsTrustee10$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Foundation for Choice
EIN
471322221
Address
3608 Shantara Ln, Plano, TX, 75093-7621
State
Texas
Mission
One-on-One mentoring programs designed to benefit at risk youths by providing opportunities for a college education through professionally supported relationships. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B12 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2014
Principal officer
Jessica Bartnik (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥9years on the filingsJessica Bartnick
≥8years on the filingsBlake Bartnick
≥8years on the filingsPatty Gunn-Kuppenbender
≥7years on the filingsCarl Ackerman

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$99k
Total liabilities
$134
Net assets or fund balances
$99k
Contributions and grants received
$292k
Program service revenue
$17k
Grants and similar paid out
$2k
Employees
7
Volunteers
475

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$310k$280k$31k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.