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Austin Science Education Foundation

To promote students knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math by conducting the greater austin regional science and engineering fair, and supporting selected students advancement to the texas …

Science & Technology Austin, TX EIN: 463571765 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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86
Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
86/100 · methodology

About

Logistical and program support for the austin energy regional science festival scholarship grants

Mission

To promote students knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math by conducting the greater austin regional science and engineering fair, and supporting selected students advancement to the texas and international science and engineering fairs

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since April 2014.

Focus & reach

Category
Causes
Scholarships
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Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 463571765
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(03)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 2014

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 2014

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 16/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation not disclosed', 0)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 15/20
('Updated within 1 year', 15)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Austin Science Education Foundation has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 98% of the 7,611 science & technology charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its registration. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • GiveRadar holds 6 years of financial filings for this organization, the most recent for fiscal year 2025 - a deeper filing history than 87% of the 3,236 science & technology charities in the United States with filings on record. See the filings
  • It has more complete contact information than nearly all similar organizations, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (6 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025
Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
Reporting year
2025
To programmes
91%
Revenue, FY2020-FY2025
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Where money goes
Program91%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
AS
Askia L•••••
MEMBER AT LARGE
BA
Barbara T•••••••
MEMBER AT LARGE
CH
Cheryl M•••
MEMBER AT LARGE
DE
Debbie K•••••••
MEMBER AT LARGE

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 6 similar science & technology in United States
Program spending This charity: 91%
Peer average: 87%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 86
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
91% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2025) why this matters
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Filing history

6 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020.
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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
2

Leadership

From FY2025 filing

RO
Ronald D••••••
Treasurer

Officers & trustees (18)

Source: Public filings

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18 officers and trustees on file - free with a GiveRadar account.

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Latest news

From global news sources

6 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Bill Nye the Science Guy answers young Austinites' questions in February talk - CultureMap Austin

austin.culturemap.com ·

Support Austin's future innovators at GARSEF's annual science and engineering fair - KEYE

cbsaustin.com ·

Society for Science celebrates 100 educators chosen for the Advocate Program, inspiring future STEM leaders - Society for Science

www.societyforscience.org ·

Hormel Institute brings health sciences to life for sixth-grade students - Post Bulletin

www.postbulletin.com ·

Westwood sophomore ranks in world science fair - Hill Country News

www.hillcountrynews.com ·

VRHS and CRMS students dominate science fair - Hill Country News

www.hillcountrynews.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Form filed
$0.4M revenue
FY2025
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.4M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers young Austinites' questions in February talk - CultureMap Austin
Feb 2024
austin.culturemap.com
Support Austin's future innovators at GARSEF's annual science and engineering fair - KEYE
Jan 2024
cbsaustin.com
Form filed
$0.2M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Society for Science celebrates 100 educators chosen for the Advocate Program, inspiring future STEM leaders - Society fo
Aug 2023
www.societyforscience.org
Form filed
$0.2M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Hormel Institute brings health sciences to life for sixth-grade students - Post Bulletin
Dec 2022
www.postbulletin.com
Form filed
$0.2M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.2M revenue
FY2020
IRS 990
Westwood sophomore ranks in world science fair - Hill Country News
Jun 2018
www.hillcountrynews.com
VRHS and CRMS students dominate science fair - Hill Country News
Mar 2015
www.hillcountrynews.com

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
Science & Technology this charity 7,612
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 73 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
85%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 9
  • Financial data · FY2025 on record
  • Named leadership · 73 officers on file
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 2013
Not available · 2
  • Executive pay
    Top-officer pay not disclosed
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Austin Science Education Foundation

What is Austin Science Education Foundation?
Austin Science Education Foundation is a science & technology publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Austin, United States. Logistical and program support for the austin energy regional science festival scholarship grants
When was Austin Science Education Foundation founded?
Austin Science Education Foundation was founded in 2013.
Who leads Austin Science Education Foundation?
Ronald Dittmar serves as Treasurer.
Where is Austin Science Education Foundation located?
Headquartered in Austin, TX, United States.
What is Austin Science Education Foundation's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $100K-$1M. 91% of expenses go to program services.
Is Austin Science Education Foundation trustworthy?
Austin Science Education Foundation has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 86 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Austin Science Education Foundation's registration number?
IRS EIN: 463571765.
What is Austin Science Education Foundation's website?
http://www.austinscience.org