Public Charity

Institute for Better Education

Institute for Better Education is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Tucson, AZ. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $25.5M, expenses of $20.3M, total assets of $50.8M. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.5M.

EIN: 237102832 Tucson, AZ Scholarships & Student Financial Aid NTEE: B82 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25.5M
Total Expenses$20.3M
Total Assets$50.8M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at Institute for Better Education

How Institute for Better Education divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$94 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $94 for programs

$94
The Institute for Better Education provided 4,823 students with scholarships to attend the Arizona private school that best fits their unique needs
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 4,823 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Aaron Jansen
Director Eric Dowdle
Director Inga Brchan
President Jack Schull
Director Katrina Powell
Executive Dir. Kimberly Kirschner

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,002,585 20 grants
Education
$199,096 1 grant
Unspecified
$291,827 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $25.5M $20.3M $50.8M
2024 $24.4M $20.9M $45.6M
2023 $26.3M $21.8M $42.1M
2022 $28.9M $24.1M $37.2M
2021 $29.0M $22.8M $33.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $29.0M to $25.5M (-12%), with total assets most recently reported at $50.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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