Texas · Nonprofit
The Rackspace Foundation
The Rackspace Foundation (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $87,169 to it, the largest being 80-20 Foundation ($72,072). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $149k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $87k
- Net assets
- $509k
What The Rackspace Foundation does
Mission
The Rackspace Foundation is a 501(c )(3) nonprofit funded entirely by rackspace employees, dedicated to building stronger communities through education - especially in science, technology, engineering, and math (stem). The foundation believes every student deserves access to high-quality learning experiences that inspire curiosity and unlock potential. The foundation invests in programs that meet basic needs while also opening doors to mentorship, creativity, and hands-on stem learning. The foundation takes a community-based, holistic approach to giving. We partner with local organizations to provide donation matching, skills-based volunteerism, and strategic support where it's needed most. By supporting stem in our communities, we help over 10,000 students discover their passions, build confidence, and believe in what is possible.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Alexander weinberg - after school chess and family chess nights: weekly chess lessons are held at molly pruitt public library on the roosevelt high school campus. Every thursday after school, a chess master offers smallgroup chess instruction to roosevelt students. Following after school chess, family chess night is open to anyone in the community who is interested in learning more about the game. Funding provides dinner and chess instruction from the chess master. On average, approximately 80 community members between the ages of 5 to 65 attend the program each week. Additionally, all seven supported schools have weekly after school chess programs and biannual chess tournaments. Approximately 200 students are involved in the after school chess programs.
$64,049 spent22% of program spendingNorth east educational foundation ("neef')- funds were granted through the neef to support the institute of cybersecurity and innovation (icsi). This high-school program provides students with an immersive, hands-on education in the field of cybersecurity and offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers a range of technology certifications. The curriculum is designed to cover a wide spectrum of cybersecurity topics, allowing students to engage with the latest technologies and methodologies in the field ensuring students gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. A portion of funds were allocated to provide grants to middle school and elementary teachers in the north east school district to support stem-related projects in their classrooms.
$61,500 spentof which $61,500 as grants21% of program spendingYouth orchestra of san antonio - funding was granted to youth orchestras of san antonio (yosa) to help build a world class orchestra program in the roosevelt cluster. Engagement included underwriting of concert series, campus level engagement, field trips, instrument loans, instructional support, and private lessons for middle and high school students. Additionally, it includes a "rackspace scholars" program that provides scholarship for summer symphony camp.
$39,250 spentof which $39,250 as grants13% of program spendingGemini ink - gemini ink is an afterschool creative writing program for elementary students in windcrest elementary and camelot elementary. Gemini ink executes a curriculum that allows student self-expression and self-exploration through creative writing.
$35,000 spentof which $35,000 as grants12% of program spendingGirlstart - funding was granted to reach 50+ fourth and fifth grade girls in san antonio, texas through two hands-on stem after school programs and one week-long, technology-intensive summer camp program. School girlstart programs are designed to empower, increase confidence, and introduce stem careers to girls who have historically been maginalized.
$25,000 spentof which $25,000 as grants8% of program spendingTownship of union public schools - the township of union public school district is a school system currently operating in ten schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. The union serves a variety of student learning types and styles do that highly individualized services can be implemented within the system. Their goal is to increase their stem initiatives and supports throughout their school district.
$25,000 spentof which $25,000 as grants8% of program spendingCommunities in schools (cis) of san antonio, inc - communities in schools of san antonio's (cis-sa) stem program is focused on increasing access to post-secondary readiness opportunities for all students and believes that participating in stem based activies is a key strategy to achieving their mission and preparing at-risk youth for success after graduation. Cis-sa's stem family nights are designed to increase access and awareness to stem concepts and pathways to ultimately increase retention and success among underserved youth.
$18,750 spentof which $18,750 as grants6% of program spendingAssistance league of san antonio - funds were granted to support the one of the ten philanthropic programs which provide services to residents in every age range in the community. Operation school bell dresses at-risk children from elementary schools in the area. Children are identified by school personnel as having inadequate or inappropriate clothing for attending school. Each child receives sets of new clothes, personal care kit, school supplies and books.
$15,000 spentof which $15,000 as grants5% of program spendingYouth code jam - youth code jam creates inclusive opportunities for all youth to experience computer science and explore with code, as well as teacher professional development designed to bring computer science to every school and every classroom. By creating inclusive opportunities for all youth to explore coding, they help bridge gaps in stem education and ensure diverse participation in technology fields.
$14,000 spentof which $14,000 as grants5% of program spending
The 9 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $297,549.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $1.1M to $822k (−24%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of The Rackspace Foundation’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2021: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $22 → $72k.
2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 17% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of The Rackspace Foundation’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
The Rackspace Foundation leans on a few funders — its largest provides 83% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of The Rackspace Foundation's grant income comes from Texas funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $15k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
The Rackspace Foundation holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like The Rackspace Foundation
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Rsf Endowment · exempt
- Rackspace Technology Global Inc · corp_trust
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for The Rackspace Foundation: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds The Rackspace Foundation?
- The Rackspace Foundation (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $87,169 to it, the largest being 80-20 Foundation ($72,072). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does The Rackspace Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $87,169 in grants to The Rackspace Foundation, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of The Rackspace Foundation?
- 80-20 Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $72,072 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like The Rackspace Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing