ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc
The ACLU Foundation of Texas is the unyielding guardian and promoter of freedom, justice, equality and dignity of all people, particularly for those who are still fighting to secure the full exercise of their civil rights and liberties. The Foundation will supply legal counsel to persons whose civil liberties and rights are threatened.
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,903,029
- +33.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,411,536
- +93.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $57,166
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,843,235
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc gives
- Giving fell 94% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2024) to $209K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kindred Stories Houston, TX | Event sponsorship | $7,038 |
| Texas Democracy Foundation Austin, TX | Event sponsorship | $5,145 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,903,029 | $6,411,536 | $4,843,235 | — | — | $57,166 |
| 2024 | $4,408,298 | $3,310,675 | $4,387,676 | $12,183 | 2 | $57,585 |
| 2023 | $5,537,796 | $4,427,673 | $4,138,197 | — | — | $6,598 |
| 2022 | $5,277,984 | $4,484,403 | $3,725,750 | — | — | $69,788 |
| 2021 | $5,274,672 | $6,109,343 | $4,631,489 | $208,500 | 6 | $59,218 |
| 2020 | $3,033,617 | $4,932,384 | $5,104,724 | $55,000 | 5 | $73,910 |
| 2019 | $2,837,253 | $4,966,082 | $3,963,852 | $37,750 | 3 | $48,003 |
About ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc
Based on IRS filings
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $57K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc is led by Oni Blair, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 9 of 33 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Oni Blair
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
24 hrs/week
$49K (2022) → $132K (2025)
Ranjana Natarajan
Chair
President → Chair & President, 2022
Chair & President → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Royce Brooks
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla Holeva
Director of Development
Development Director → Director of Development, 2024
On filings since 2023
24 hrs/week
$78K (2023) → $87K (2025)
Adriana Pinon
Legal Director
On filings since 2024
24 hrs/week
$100K (2024) → $118K (2025)
Erik Martinez-Resly
Communications Director
On filings since 2024
24 hrs/week
$85K (2024) → $87K (2025)
Lauren Coffee
Co-Director, Policy & Advocacy
On filings since 2024
24 hrs/week
$67K (2024) → $73K (2025)
Matthew Simpson
Co-Director, Policy & Advocacy
On filings since 2024
24 hrs/week
$67K (2024) → $70K (2025)
Crystal Sykes
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2022
On filings since 2021
24 hrs/week
$99K (2021) → $109K (2025)
Edgar Saldivar
Senior Staff Attorney
On filings since 2023
24 hrs/week
$66K (2023) → $76K (2025)
Cristina Soto
Deputy Director of People Operations
New on the 2025 filing
24 hrs/week
$70K (2025)
Craig Jackson
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Bledsoe
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Graciela Sanchez
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
MaryScott Hagle
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicola Fuentes Toubia
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricardo de Anda
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Eiland
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bilal Ayub
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Rodriguez
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manuel Quinto-Pozos
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Henderson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Feliz Abalos
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Froswa' Booker-Drew
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fatma Marouf
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leon Reed Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Birnel
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Horak
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Thomas
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Hanaoka
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Omar El-Halwagi
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Moreno-Covington
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Krasne
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Lee Henderson (2019–2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 1/2021
- Former: Georgine Guillory (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Buser-Clancy (2024) — Senior Staff Attorney
- Former: Gilberto Hinojosa (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Asofsky (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sameena Karmally (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Stephen Amberg (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Manpreet Singh (2020–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: As of 719
- Former: Alisa Simmons (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gislaine Williams (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Latisha Shahzad (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Hargis (2022–2023) — Chief Strategy Officer
- Former: Andre Segura (2019–2022) — Legal Director
- Former: Rebecca Robertson (2021–2022) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Sarah Labowitz (2021–2022) — Policy & Advocacy Director
- Former: Karla Garcia (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Alec Rhodes (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dian Ruud (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Frances Valdez (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Aldrete (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Maria Ramos (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Young (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Terri Burke (2019–2021) — Executive Director · Filing note: Thru 10/2020
- Former: Thomas Hargis (2019–2021) — Chief Strategy Ofc
- Former: Robin Green (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Amberg (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dione Friends (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Cheryl Newcomb (2019–2020) — Deputy Director · Filing note: Thru 919
- Former: Kurt Schwarz (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Lydia Camarillo (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Madan Goyal (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Susie Byrd (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Alyssa Simmons (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Wyatt (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $132K, to Oni Blair (Executive Director). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc
How large is ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc?
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc reported $5.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.4M.
What is ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc?
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Houston, TX. It holds $5.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc operate?
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc has awarded grants in Texas.
What is ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc's EIN?
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0343171. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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