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Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
Also known as Trellis Company
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation reported $72.9 million in revenue and $42.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $71.27 went to program services, $28.73 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 86.7% of the total. Government grants made up 86.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $710,138 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 63 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 10% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $43MFor context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $73MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 71.3% | 84.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 28.7% | 10.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 86.7% | 83.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 86.5% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.3% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $710,138 | $357,133 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.67% | 1.52% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 63 | 12 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 86.1 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $678,084 | $0 | $32,054 | $710,138 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $401,807 | $0 | $41,361 | $443,168 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY AND GROWTH OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $366,560 | $0 | $47,904 | $414,464 |
| VP, HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $277,680 | $0 | $42,372 | $320,052 |
| VP, OPERATIONS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $275,809 | $0 | $39,408 | $315,217 |
| VP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $269,146 | $0 | $39,848 | $308,994 |
| DIRECTOR - SALES AND MARKE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $253,053 | $0 | $27,518 | $280,571 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $210,802 | $0 | $40,674 | $251,476 |
63 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.8M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5259
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| KPMG LLP Audit/tax services | $692,210 |
| MONGOOSE RESEARCH INC Texting services | $421,300 |
| BANK OF AMERICA Investment management | $224,459 |
| AUSTIN ENTERPRISE DC LLC Data center hosting services | $151,409 |
| ORACLE AMERICA - NETSUITE Cloud services | $135,766 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Correct a figure or respond
Every number above is copied from Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation spent in FY2025, $71.27 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation reported that 71.3% of its $42.5 million in expenses went to program services, 28.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $710,138, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation get its money?
Of $72.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 86.7% came from contributions and grants (including 86.5% from government grants) and 1.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-2094204 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202612239349302101 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512249349301906 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432279349300913 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332269349302303 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222279349300732 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122279349300402 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-2094204: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.