Chinquapin Preparatory School
Chinquapins mission is to provide a high-quality college-preparatory education to able and motivated youth from under-resourced communities and schools in the greater Houston area. Through a rigorous curriculum and an emphasis on community service and earning what one receives we aim to produce responsible well-educated citizens who will become constructive leaders in their communities.
Chinquapin Preparatory School at a glance
In short: Chinquapin Preparatory School gave $84K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $84K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $84,164
- -86.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $84,164
- -86.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $84,164
- Total assets
- $10,119,635
- -8.7% 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 Chinquapin Preparatory School funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chinquapin School Endowment Inc ($84K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $84K (2025) to $608K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $84K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chinquapin School Endowment Inc Highlands, TX | General Support | $84,164 |
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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 | $10,119,635 | $3,060,216 | $3,791,086 | $84,164 | 1 | $130,528 |
| 2024 | $11,085,262 | $3,755,634 | $4,204,036 | $607,862 | 1 | $71,253 |
| 2023 | $11,187,126 | $3,144,841 | $3,859,624 | $562,850 | 1 | $59,842 |
| 2022 | $11,775,196 | $2,898,412 | $3,399,561 | — | — | $153,946 |
| 2021 | $13,172,701 | $3,096,090 | $3,013,507 | — | — | $145,025 |
| 2019 | $13,482,697 | $3,884,055 | $3,419,480 | — | — | $208,956 |
About Chinquapin Preparatory School
Based on IRS filings
Chinquapin Preparatory School is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Highlands, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $84K. Net investment income was $131K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chinquapin Preparatory School is led by Milagros S Perez, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 2 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Milagros S Perez
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$57K (2024) → $88K (2025)
Christie Cardon
President
Vice President - Nominating → Executive Vice President President-Elect, 2022
Executive Vice President President-Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Hipps
Director of Development
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$101K (2024) → $105K (2025)
Alan Ratliff
Trustee
President → Immediate Past President, 2022
Immediate Past President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Dalton
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel F Bowen Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Callahan Baker
Trustee
Trustee → Vice President - Development, 2021
Vice President - Development → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Salters
Trustee
Secretary Treasurer → Executive Vice President & Treasurer, 2024
Executive Vice President & Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Westerman
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evelyn Valdez Capetillo
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ganesa Collins
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Israel Favela
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Wefel
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mauricio Vazquez
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Palmquist
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clarissa Barboza
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Pham
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Jones
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chaundra Frank
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
ND Maduemezia
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcella Watkins
Immediate Past President
Executive Vice President President Elect → President, 2022
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Nasser
Vice President - Nominating
Trustee → Vice President - Nominating, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Greenberg
Vice President - Development
Trustee → Vice President - Development, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Williams Heinzerling
Vice President - Buildings Grounds
Vice President Building → Vice President - Building Grounds, 2021
Vice President - Building Grounds → Vice President - Buildings Grounds, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamila M. Brinson
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Consoli
Executive Vice President & Treasurer
Trustee → Executive Vice President & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (47)
- Former: Byron Willeford (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Aguirre (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: James Lewis (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tyrone Hill III (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Stacey Brod (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jenny Lissonnet (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Luke Gilman (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Reagan Kneese (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Trainer III (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ryan Synnott (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Cristina Garcia Gamboa (2021–2023) — Vice President - Development
- Former: Dorothy Scrutchin Ed D (2021–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Tiffany Stafford (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Conra Gist (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Rosemary Anthony (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Will Musick (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Abigail Cisneros (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Mily S Perez (2023) — Executive Director Head of School
- Former: Al Galik (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gardner H. Dudley (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Peterson (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Williams (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Horton (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jay Lewis (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Barton R. Bentley (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Conra D. Gist Ph D. (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle Nasser Ph D. (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Yockey (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Art Bautista (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Barrett Webster (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Bess Baker Wilson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Brendan O'Leary (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Bruce Derrick (2019) — Trustee
- Former: David Medina (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Dorothy Scrutchin EdD (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Edmund John McAleer III (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Edward Allen III (2019) — Trustee
- Former: George McDaniel III (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Guadalupe Navarro Jr. (2019) — Trustee
- Former: John Andell (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Laura Henry EdD (2019) — School Director
- Former: Ruthie Johnson Miller (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sandra Godfrey (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Suzanne Blakely (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas Irwin (2019) — Trustee
- Former: W Spencer Stasney (2019) — Trustee
- Former: William Mathis (2019) — Trustee
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 $105K, to Laura Hipps (Director of Development). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Chinquapin Preparatory School
How much does Chinquapin Preparatory School give each year?
Chinquapin Preparatory School gave $84K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $608K across 1 grant.
How large is Chinquapin Preparatory School?
Chinquapin Preparatory School reported $10.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.
What is Chinquapin Preparatory School?
Chinquapin Preparatory School is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Highlands, TX. It holds $10.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Chinquapin Preparatory School operate?
Chinquapin Preparatory School has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Chinquapin Preparatory School's EIN?
Chinquapin Preparatory School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1616827. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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