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US nonprofit · EIN 814714749 · Round Rock, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 814714749) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 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 (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

Trellis Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$23.7m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$19.5m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$545.1m
$512k liabilities
Net assets
$544.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.4y av
Staff
8
7 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Dora Ann Verde
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Trellis Foundation's network

7 people7 organisationsi7 people and 7 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 (7) 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dora Ann Verde ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Alma GarciaVice Chair2020
6 yrs
Josh HuntBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Mark Milliron PHD (also filed as Mark Milliron)Board Member2020
6 yrs
Richard Rhodes PHD (also filed as Richard Rhodes)Board Member2020
6 yrs
Suzanne Walsh JD (also filed as Suzanne Walsh, Suzanne Walsh)Board Member2020
6 yrs
Welcome W Wilson JR (also filed as Welcome Wilson JR)Board Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Erica EkwurzelChief of Staff, Secretary2025
Erica Ekwurzel EFF 102423Chief of Staff, Secretary2024
Greg DickensonCompany secretary2023
Gregory DicksonSecretary (Thru 10/2/23)2024
Jenny AchillesSr. Director & Chief Program Officersince 2023
Kristin BoyerPresident & CEOsince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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
Kristin BoyerPresident & CEO40$215k$23k
Jenny AchillesSr. Director40$148k$11k
Erica EkwurzelChief of Staff, Secretary40$147k$9k
Dora Ann VerdeChair2$0
Alma GarciaVice Chair2$0
Josh HuntBoard Member2$0
Mark Milliron PhDBoard Member2$0
Richard Rhodes PhDBoard Member2$0
Suzanne Walsh JDBoard Member2$0
Welcome W Wilson JrBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Trellis Foundation
EIN
814714749
Address
Po Box 5393, Round Rock, TX, 78683-5393
State
Texas
Mission
We believe every texas student deserves the opportunity to earn a postsecondary credential or degree that helps them achieve the future they envision for themselves and their families. We invest in the programs, practices, and policies that remove barriers and accelerate the journey. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Kristin Boyer (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2019
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

≥6years on the filingsDora Ann Verde
≥6years on the filingsAlma Garcia
≥6years on the filingsJosh Hunt
≥6years on the filingsMark Milliron PHD

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$545.1m
Total liabilities
$512k
Net assets or fund balances
$544.6m
Contributions and grants received
$10m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$16.5m
Employees
8
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$78.3m$11.2m$67.2m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

25+ 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
The Aspen InstituteGeneral operations$3.1m
The University of Texas at AustinStrategic/general operations$1.3m
Branched$761k
Texas Higher Education FoundationGeneral operations$610k
Texas 2036General operations$600k
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc$503k
Scholarship America$450k
After Violence ProjectGeneral operations$350k
Partners for Rural Impact$338k
New York University$334k
Texas Association of Community Colleges (Tacc)$325k
Lamar State College Port ArthurGeneral operations$319k
Business-Higher Education ForumCapacity/general operations$300k
Texas A&m University - Central TexasGeneral operations$300k
Up Partnership$300k
The University of Texas at San Antonio$296k
The Institute for Higher Education Policy$286k
City of San AntonioGeneral operations$250k
Association of Community College TrusteesGeneral operations$250k
The Jed FoundationGeneral operations$215k
Institute for Evidenced-Based Change$203k
Children at Risk$200k
Council of Independent CollegesGeneral operations$200k
National Center for Civic InnovationGeneral operations$200k
American Association of Colleges & Universities$188k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Trellis Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Not stated
Formed
1 October 2016
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.