Austin Area Research Organization
Aaro, a non-partisan thought leader for central Texas, has worked behind the scenes on critical regional issues since 1980. The membership is an intentionally diverse group of central Texas leaders drawn from business, industry, education, health care, real estate, nonprofits and foundations. In 2025, aaro hosted over 50 programs allowing members to
Austin Area Research Organization at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,662,344
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $923,814
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $46,283
- +113.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $881,154
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Austin Area Research Organization funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $199K (2022). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $199K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Austin | The grant is to support establishment of the permanent infrastructure that will administer the central Texas - addressing cancer together (ctx-act) breast cancer project which aaro, led by the aaro health committee, was active in formulating, incubating and launching. | $101,929 |
| Community Action Inc of Central Texas | The grant is in support of community action inc. Expansion of their Texas breast and cervical cancer services (BCCS) program, specifically through the screening, diagnosis and enrollment of women for the early detection of breast cancer in Bastrop, Hays, and Williamson counties, and potentially Other counties through october 31, 2022. | $96,772 |
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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 | $1,662,344 | $923,814 | $881,154 | — | — | $46,283 |
| 2024 | $1,528,761 | $894,857 | $853,841 | — | — | $21,708 |
| 2023 | $1,480,846 | $946,021 | $937,955 | — | — | $31,052 |
| 2022 | $1,505,518 | $730,804 | $879,620 | $198,701 | 2 | $11,395 |
| 2021 | $1,183,579 | $970,434 | $621,502 | — | — | $21,067 |
| 2020 | $816,966 | $791,702 | $560,534 | $6,500 | Total only | $10,497 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Austin Area Research Organization
Based on IRS filings
Austin Area Research Organization is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $46K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Austin Area Research Organization is led by Sandra Guzman, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sandra Guzman
President & CEO
Executive Director → CEO & President, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$140K (2020) → $208K (2025)
Amy Jones
Chair
Director → Chair-Elect, 2024
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Sanchez
Board Secretary & Program Director
Secretary → Board Secretary & Program Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$72K (2021) → $94K (2025)
Stacy Armijo
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Estrada
Director
Director → Social Equity Committee Chair, 2023
Social Equity Committee Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Hall
Director
Education Committee Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Churchill Llamas
Director
Health Care Committee Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Atkinson
Director
Vision Committee Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Bondy
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Huffman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wade Cooper
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Guilliot
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Fox
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lissa Adams
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc A. Rodriguez
Chair-Elect
At-Large → Director, 2024
Director → Chair-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Richard
Immediate Past Chair
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Calvin
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Sandy Dochen (2022–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Darrick McGill (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: David Smith (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas Miranda (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Fayruz Benyousef (2024) — Director
- Former: Jeff Hahn (2020–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Michelle Earley (2020–2023) — Transportation Committee Chair
- Former: Donna Klaeger (2021–2023) — Water Committee Chair
- Former: Fayruz Benusef (2023) — At-Large & McBee Liaison
- Former: Kristie Gonzales (2023) — At-Large
- Former: Ali Khataw (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Nikelle Meade (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Janet Mitchell (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Williams (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan Dawson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Trish Young Brown (2021–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Christopher Kennedy (2022) — Director
- Former: Clarke Heidrick (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ray Wilkerson (2020–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Scott Flack (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Amy Shaw Thomas (2021) — Director
- Former: Amber Carden (2020) — Director
- Former: Ashton Cuberbatch (2020) — Director
- Former: Barbara Johnson (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: C. Brian Cassidy (2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Christian (2020) — Director
- Former: Ellen Wood (2020) — Treasuer & Secretary
- Former: Karen Friese (2020) — Past President
- Former: Keith Jackson (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Whellan (2020) — Director
- Former: Nikki Graham (2020) — Director
- Former: Patricia Young Brown (2020) — President Elect
- Former: Pete Winstead (2020) — Director
- Former: Vicki Zamorsky (2020) — Interim Executive Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $208K, to Sandra Guzman (President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Austin Area Research Organization
How large is Austin Area Research Organization?
Austin Area Research Organization reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $924K.
What is Austin Area Research Organization's EIN?
Austin Area Research Organization's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2148447. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2022 (received by the IRS September 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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