Acpa Research & Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Irving, TX EIN: 26-2853159

The organization was established to provide funding for research that supports the long-term competitiveness of the pre-cast concrete pipe and box culvert industry in the united states, including the hundreds of men and women employed in, and supported by, the industry.

Acpa Research & Education Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,226,320
-3.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$267,618
-44.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$15,918
-19.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$344,032
-24.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Acpa Research & Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ArlingtonMurfreesboroCorvallisWashington

How Acpa Research & Education Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 70% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K3 grants2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2024) to $129K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TXTo pursue research in the area of phase 1-b crack study$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,226,320$267,618$344,032——$15,918
2024$1,267,364$480,585$455,779$25,0001$19,854
2023$1,225,320$445,820$378,090$80,0002$10,502
2022$1,096,043$442,342$220,045$35,0001$576
2021$842,923$552,956$221,410$84,3751$364
2020$534,043$220,797$276,576$74,2252$869
2019$658,384$265,410$160,399$128,6403—

About Acpa Research & Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Acpa Research & Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Irving, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $16K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Acpa Research & Education Foundation is led by Steven Hawkins, Acpa President on every filing since 2022; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steven Hawkins

    Acpa President

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas G. Hartley

    Chairman

    Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2024

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Zipperer

    Se Region Representative

    Se Regional Representative → Se Region Representative, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Branimir Kovac

    West Region Representative

    Chairman → Past Chairman, 2023

    Past Chairman → West Region Representative, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Omelaniec

    Can Region Representative

    Past Chairman → Can Regional Representative, 2022

    Can Regional Representative → Can Region Representative, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Hoesing

    Immediate Past Chair

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024

    Chairman → Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill E. Washabaugh

    Ne Region Representative

    Chairman → Past Chairman, 2022

    Past Chairman → Ne Region Representative, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David G. Swenson

    Associate Representative

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Hofer

    At-Large Representative

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Marchbanks

    Secretary

    Individual Membership → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margarita Takou

    Vice President & Foundation

    On filings since 2024

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Rainero

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark McCormick

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Josiah Beakley (2019–2024) — Vice President Engineering
  • Former: Rocky Lorenz (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Hank Gottschalk (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Kimberly Spahn (2019–2023) — Foundation President
  • Former: Kurt Johnson (2019–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Ginny Horrell (2020–2023) — Controller
  • Former: Todd Laker (2021–2023) — Associate Representative
  • Former: Adam Disbrow (2022–2023) — At-Large Representative
  • Former: Doug Dayton (2021–2022) — Acpa President
  • Former: Jamie Leslie Tremain (2019–2021) — Can Regional Representative
  • Former: Jeff Hite (2019–2021) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Barry Bauer (2021) — At-Large Representative
  • Former: Jason Jackson (2021) — At-Large Representative
  • Former: Karl Watson (2021) — At-Large Representative
  • Former: Dustin Kruger (2019–2020) — At-Large Representative
  • Former: Gerald Hogan (2019–2020) — South East Region Engineer
  • Former: Mark Stojevich (2019–2020) — Associate Representative
  • Former: Randy Wahlen Pe (2019–2020) — At-Large Representative
  • Former: Walter Catlett (2019–2020) — South Central Region Engineer
  • Former: Richard Hunter (2020) — At-Large Representative
  • Former: Russell Tripp (2020) — President
  • Former: Tommy Harreld (2020) — Associate Representative
  • Former: Darren Wise (2019) — Past Chairman
  • Former: George Hand II (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Virginia Horrell (2019) — Controller
  • Former: Woodrow Rigdon (2019) — Central Region Engineer

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.

Frequently asked questions about Acpa Research & Education Foundation

How large is Acpa Research & Education Foundation?

Acpa Research & Education Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $268K.

What is Acpa Research & Education Foundation?

Acpa Research & Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Irving, TX. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Acpa Research & Education Foundation operate?

Acpa Research & Education Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas.

What is Acpa Research & Education Foundation's EIN?

Acpa Research & Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2853159. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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