Cowboy-up International Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Waxahachie, TX EIN: 35-2410964

Spread the gospel of jesus christ in western heritage churches

Cowboy-up International Inc at a glance

In short: Cowboy-up International Inc gave $23K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $12K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$23,424
+247.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$11,712
+73.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$11,712
Total assets
$357,820
+61.7% vs 2023
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Cowboy-up International Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Bledsoe Baptist Association: $17KBledsoe Baptist Association$17KCumberland River Cowboy Church: $6KCumberland River Cowboy Church$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Bledsoe Baptist Association ($17K). Together the top 2 received $23K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

GallatinLas CrucesSunset

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2023) to $23K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $23K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bledsoe Baptist Association Gallatin, TNChurch Planting$17,124
Cumberland River Cowboy Church Gallatin, TNOperational Support$6,300
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$357,820$309,598$173,000$23,4242
2023$221,308$264,396$219,063$6,7501
2022$176,237$266,293$147,036$10,1501
2021$56,907$105,640$99,531——
2020$56,947$120,517$90,608——

About Cowboy-up International Inc

Based on IRS filings

Cowboy-up International Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Waxahachie, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $358K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $23K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cowboy-up International Inc is led by Ron Nolen, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ron Nolen

    President

    President & CEO → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Sanchez

    Chairman & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Partin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reid Pettit

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Nolen

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eddie Klump

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Bitner

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill White

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Winford

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Lackey

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerald Dudley

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Reid

    CFO

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    $11K (2022) → $6K (2024)

  • Glenn Majors

    Co-Vice Chai

    Co-Vice Chai → Director, 2022

    Director → Co-Vice Chai, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Grimes

    Co-Vice Chai

    Director → Co-Vice Chai, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: James Robbins (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Alford (2020–2023) — Co-Vice Chai
  • Former: Rick Pinner (2020–2023) — Chairman & Director
  • Former: Mark Terry (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tater Paschal (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sam Stone (2022) — Director
  • Former: Gary Brewster (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Fletcher Jowers (2021) — Director
  • Former: Terry Hobbs (2021) — Director
  • Former: Scooter Campbell (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tye Howard (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

Randy Reid — CFO: $6KRandy ReidCFO$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $6K, to Randy Reid (CFO).

Frequently asked questions about Cowboy-up International Inc

How much does Cowboy-up International Inc give each year?

Cowboy-up International Inc gave $23K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $7K across 1 grant.

How large is Cowboy-up International Inc?

Cowboy-up International Inc reported $358K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $310K.

What is Cowboy-up International Inc?

Cowboy-up International Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Waxahachie, TX. It holds $358K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Cowboy-up International Inc operate?

Cowboy-up International Inc has awarded grants in New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas.

What is Cowboy-up International Inc's EIN?

Cowboy-up International Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2410964. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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