Caritas of Austin
Caritas of Austin provides a home and tailored services to prevent and end homelessness.
Caritas of Austin at a glance
In short: Caritas of Austin gave $933K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $156K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $933,448
- -18.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $155,575
- +8.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $155,683
- Total assets
- $12,128,032
- -4.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Caritas of Austin funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Foundation for the Homeless ($194K). Together the top 6 received $933K.
Grant Size Distribution
45 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 24 grants of 45 (53%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Caritas of Austin gives
- Giving fell 46% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $900K (2019) to $1.7M (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $933K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for the Homeless Austin, TX | To offer housing and food services to those suffering from homelessness | $193,878 |
| Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center Austin, TX | To offer housing and food services to those suffering from homelessness | $177,585 |
| The Safe Alliance Austin, TX | To offer housing and food services to those suffering from homelessness | $157,778 |
| Lifeworks Austin, TX | To offer housing and food services to those suffering from homelessness | $153,588 |
| Salvation Army Austin, TX | To offer housing and food services to those suffering from homelessness | $131,273 |
| Family Eldercare Austin, TX | To offer housing and food services to those suffering from homelessness | $119,346 |
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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 | $12,128,032 | $18,417,428 | $19,495,202 | $933,448 | 6 | $47,176 |
| 2024 | $12,669,778 | $20,413,147 | $20,576,471 | $1,150,203 | 8 | $89,668 |
| 2023 | $13,082,140 | $17,540,957 | $18,837,489 | $1,169,690 | 9 | $56,611 |
| 2022 | $7,624,785 | $17,263,921 | $17,393,386 | $1,718,494 | 11 | $536 |
| 2021 | $7,645,786 | $15,511,664 | $13,147,469 | $1,209,817 | 11 | $5,194 |
| 2020 | $5,661,049 | $13,199,519 | $11,940,629 | $976,921 | 11 | $-9,989 |
| 2019 | $3,933,737 | $10,987,510 | $10,556,165 | $900,250 | 11 | $5,432 |
About Caritas of Austin
Based on IRS filings
Caritas of Austin is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $933K. Net investment income was $47K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Caritas of Austin is led by Jo Kathryn Quinn, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 5 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jo Kathryn Quinn
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$127K (2019) → $201K (2025)
Lori Freedman
Chair
Chair Elect → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adelita Winchester
Chief Programs Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$102K (2020) → $148K (2025)
Lauren Portley
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$55K (2022) → $140K (2025)
Tj Owens
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$89K (2023) → $147K (2025)
Thomas Foster
Deputy Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$126K (2025)
Mike Haggerty
Emeritus
Board Member Emeritus → Emeritus, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raquel Valdez Sanchez
Board Member
Board Member → Co-Chair & Board Governance, 2022
Co-Chair & Board Governance → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Whitt
Board Member
Board Member → Co-Chair & Real Estate, 2022
Co-Chair & Real Estate → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Trube
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair & Real Estate, 2022
Vice Chair & Real Estate → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paxton Pederson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shaun Moore
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Sullivan
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jed Buie
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Ervin
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Hernandez
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa Davila
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry Lovelace
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Moore
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Curtis Johnson Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Guzman
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamitha Blackmon
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Blacklock
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aashish Kapadia
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emmy Gross Weisberg
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Monica Crowley (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Thuy Nguyen (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Emmy Goss (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Martha Ross (2024) — CFO
- Former: Anselmo Sel Unite (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Perch (2019–2023) — CFO
- Former: Melissa Ayala (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Monica A. Guzman (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ramesh Swaminathan (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Crowl (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Johnson Jr. (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Haroon Mushtaq (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Emily Blair (2019–2022) — Vice Chair & Board Governance
- Former: Erik Dithmer (2019–2022) — Vice Chair & Resource
- Former: Larry Graham (2019–2022) — Vice Chair, Finance & Monitoring
- Former: Tracy Snodgrass (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Troy West (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Felicia Mason-Edwards (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Calvert (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Pooja Sethi (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: John Brindley (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Charles Rainey (2019) — CFO
- Former: Dan Sannes (2019) — CFO
- Former: John Lavorato (2019) — Immediate Past Board Chair
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 $201K, to Jo Kathryn Quinn (President & CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Caritas of Austin
How much does Caritas of Austin give each year?
Caritas of Austin gave $933K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 8 grants.
What is Caritas of Austin's typical grant size?
Caritas of Austin's median grant in 2025 was $155,683, and its average grant was $155,575, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Caritas of Austin give grants?
Caritas of Austin gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (6 grants).
Does Caritas of Austin give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Caritas of Austin's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Caritas of Austin's largest grantees?
Caritas of Austin's largest 2025 grantees include Foundation for the Homeless ($193,878), Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center ($177,585) and The Safe Alliance ($157,778), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Caritas of Austin?
Caritas of Austin reported $12.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $18.4M.
What is Caritas of Austin's EIN?
Caritas of Austin's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1909670. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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