Central Texas Community Foundation
Central Texas Community Foundation is a tax-exempt public charity based in Round Rock, Texas. Founded in 2004, it enables donors to establish charitable funds and endowments, with fund assets managed professionally. The foundation makes grants through its various funds and giving circles and also describes a nonprofit incubator that provides selected organizations with office space and other resources.
Central Texas Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Central Texas Community Foundation gave $3.1M across 65 grants in 2024 (avg $47K), mostly in Texas. 45% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $3,067,711
- -17.6% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 65
- +3.2% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $47,196
- -20.1% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $26,688,060
- +15.6% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 45% first-time grantees (29 of 65, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Texas (96% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Central Texas Community Foundation
- How to Apply
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For grants from CTXCF-administered funds, submit the general grant application for referral to the relevant fund advisor. Hood Endowment and RIIF have separate application processes described on the foundation’s website. Future Fund’s listed 2025–2026 application deadline has passed; the website says 2026–2027 details are forthcoming.
- Next open deadline
- October 30, 2026 (Future Fund)
- Contact
Mailing address: 302 N Lampasas Street, Round Rock, TX 78664
Phone: (512) 514-0046
Website: https://ctxcf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Central Texas Community Foundation
ChangeMakers Giving Circle
Central Texas Community Foundation
Amount
Varies (pooled giving model)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Future Fund
Central Texas Community Foundation
Amount
Varies (pooled giving model)
Deadline
Expected ~October
Based on past cycles
Giving Gals
Central Texas Community Foundation
Amount
Varies (pooled giving model)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Central Texas Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Hope Alliance ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $2.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
272 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 207 grants of 272 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation describes its work as serving Central Texas. Its 2024 grant dollars went primarily to Texas recipients (96%), with smaller shares going to Illinois (2%), Ohio (1%), North Carolina (1%), and Indiana (0%). Specific opportunities have narrower service areas: the Hood Endowment serves Williamson County, Future Fund proposals must benefit Williamson County, and RIIF serves Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, and Williamson counties. The Have Your Say giveaway covers a stated 30-county Central Texas service region.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 65 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Central Texas Community Foundation open to new grantees?
45%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 29 of 65 grantees (45%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $32K; repeat grants $59K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $25K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2021) to $3.7M (2023). In 2024 it made 65 grants totaling $3.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Alliance Round Rock, TX | General Organizational Support | $1,012,000 |
| The Assoc of Former Students of Tamu College Station, TX | General Organizational Support | $300,000 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation Austin, TX | General Organizational Support | $125,000 |
| Seton Williamson Foundation Round Rock, TX | General Organizational Support | $100,000 |
| Texas One Fund Inc Austin, TX | General Organizational Support | $100,000 |
| YMCA of Central Texas Round Rock, TX | General Organizational Support | $95,000 |
| Junior League of Austin Austin, TX | General Organizational Support | $75,000 |
| Foster Angels Austin, TX | General Organizational Support | $62,500 |
| Honor Flight Austin Austin, TX | General Organizational Support | $61,400 |
| Rock (Ride on Center for Kids) Georgetown, TX | General Organizational Support | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The foundation’s filing type is Form 990 (a public charity).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26,688,060 | $9,705,062 | $7,591,831 | $3,067,711 | 65 | $1,827,174 |
| 2023 | $23,093,111 | $7,833,956 | $5,840,517 | $3,722,265 | 63 | $1,159,410 |
| 2022 | $19,450,306 | $5,464,246 | $5,300,617 | $2,892,800 | 51 | $815,837 |
| 2021 | $23,024,574 | $5,650,197 | $3,758,983 | $1,338,415 | 40 | $1,912,232 |
| 2020 | $21,868,699 | $3,596,483 | $2,987,914 | $1,623,881 | 53 | $1,171,161 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is to nurture and inspire philanthropy. Its 2023 filing further describes its aims as building community capital through a permanent endowment, offering donors a flexible charitable vehicle, taking initiative to address needs, and enriching quality of life in Central Texas.
The foundation makes grants through donor-established funds and other funds it administers, and its filing describes giving circles that educate members about local needs and ways to help. Its website also describes the Rural Impact Investment Fund (RIIF), which supports rural grassroots leaders and small, under-resourced nonprofits in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, and Williamson counties with unrestricted operating, capacity-building, and leadership-development grants.
Examples of organizations receiving 2024 grants illustrate the range of grantee missions: the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University says it works to strengthen the association and serve the university and its students; R.O.C.K. says it provides equine-assisted services to people with disabilities; and Honor Flight Austin says its goal is to help veterans visit their memorials. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the foundation reported 65 grants totaling $3,067,711. Grant amounts ranged from $5,600 to $1,012,000, with a median of $20,000.
The largest reported 2024 grants included $1,012,000 to Hope Alliance, $300,000 to the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University, $125,000 to Dell Children’s Medical Center Foundation, $100,000 each to Seton Williamson Foundation and Texas One Fund, and $95,000 to YMCA of Central Texas. Each was listed for general organizational support.
The foundation’s website describes several routes to funding. Nonprofits may submit a general application for grants from funds administered by CTXCF; the foundation forwards the application to the relevant fund advisor, and applicants are notified only if they receive an award. The Hood Endowment accepts applications for grants to nonprofits supporting veterans or animal welfare in Williamson County; it generally reviews applications in early May and early November. Future Fund’s 2025–2026 cycle had an October 31, 2025 application deadline, which has passed. The website says details for the 2026–2027 cycle are forthcoming. Future Fund supports projects related to education and barriers to education, or children and family support, benefiting Williamson County.
RIIF’s published guidelines describe grants for eligible rural nonprofits and grassroots leaders serving Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, and/or Williamson counties, focused on improving the health and well-being of people experiencing economic hardship and/or marginalized or historically underrepresented communities. Its application allows a written project description or a video of five minutes or less. The website reports $250,000 granted across 27 partners in four counties and lists 2026 grant partners.
The foundation also lists the Have Your Say Micro-Grant Giveaway, a collaboration with Georgetown Health Foundation. It offers five $1,000 awards to eligible nonprofits, nonprofit professionals, and board members in a 30-county Central Texas service region; the initiative gathers input to inform future nonprofit-support tools and resources.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Luke Cochran as chair and Shayne Eddleman as vice chair. Directors listed are Daniel Hernandez, Keith Hagler, Austin Aday, Jennifer Hayhurst, Ashley Nelson-Turzinski, Tom Menke, Selicia Sanchez-Adame, and Dinesh Vakharia. The foundation’s website identifies Amy Merida as executive director.
Central Texas Community Foundation is led by Amy Merida, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 30 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Amy Merida
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $142K (2024)
Luke Cochran
Chair
Director → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cary Rabb
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Leffingwell
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George White
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Coe
Director
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Issam Sam Bakir
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Boles
Director
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Nelson
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Sloan
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Hickman
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Martin
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Selicia Sanchez-Adame
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Timmerman
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Menke
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Ramsey
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Williams
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Hayhurst
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dinesh Vakharia
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Austin Aday
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Hernandez
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Hagler
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcella Maxwell-Keebler
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marjorie Tinnell
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Nelson-Turzinski
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Hamilton
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Bessner
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nyle Maxwell
Past Chair
Chairman → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shayne Eddleman
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shevawn Walzel
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Chuck Glace (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jay Latham (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ashley Blake (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Pat Hamilton (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ashley Nelson (2023) — Director
- Former: Marcella Maxwell (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Charles Gaines (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $142K, to Amy Merida (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Central Texas Community Foundation
How much does Central Texas Community Foundation give each year?
Central Texas Community Foundation gave $3.1M across 65 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $3.7M across 63 grants.
What is Central Texas Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Central Texas Community Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $20,000, and its average grant was $47,196, across 65 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Central Texas Community Foundation that year got $32K on average.
Where does Central Texas Community Foundation give grants?
Central Texas Community Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (26 grants), Round Rock, TX (11 grants), Georgetown, TX (11 grants) and Taylor, TX (3 grants).
Does Central Texas Community Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Central Texas Community Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (65 of 65) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Who are Central Texas Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Central Texas Community Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Hope Alliance ($1,012,000), The Assoc of Former Students of Tamu ($300,000) and Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation ($125,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Central Texas Community Foundation?
Central Texas Community Foundation reported $26.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.7M.
What does Central Texas Community Foundation fund?
The foundation’s mission is to nurture and inspire philanthropy. Its 2023 filing further describes its aims as building community capital through a permanent endowment, offering donors a flexible charitable vehicle, taking initiative to address needs, and enriching quality of life in Central Texas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Central Texas Community Foundation?
For grants from CTXCF-administered funds, submit the general grant application for referral to the relevant fund advisor. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Central Texas Community Foundation's EIN?
Central Texas Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-2043188. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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