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Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Corpus Christi, TX EIN: 74-2358461 Website

To provide for children's services at driscoll children's hospital.

Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation at a glance

In short: Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation gave $28.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $28.4M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$28,432,715
+412.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$28,432,715
+412.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$28,432,715
Total assets
$65,840,293
-10.6% 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 Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Driscoll Children's Hospital: $28.4MDriscoll Children's Hospital$28.4M

The largest 2025 recipient was Driscoll Children's Hospital ($28.4M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M3$1–5M2$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Corpus Christi

How Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 646% 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

$0$10M$20M$30M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.3M (2021) to $28.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $28.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Driscoll Children's Hospital Corpus Christi, TXProgram Support$28,432,715
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$65,840,293$35,809,264$28,479,568$28,432,7151$1,391,276
2024$73,678,633$23,652,073$5,582,612$5,549,1161$1,248,467
2023$48,457,800$4,653,784$3,121,510$3,086,8011$470,102
2022$25,907,828$5,021,822$3,868,030$3,813,8201$423,005
2021$19,215,441$3,334,691$2,386,362$2,345,5981$540,346
2020$14,561,007$4,260,908$5,047,262$5,002,4561$282,936

About Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation is a public charity, based in Corpus Christi, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $65.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $28.4M. Net investment income was $1.4M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation is led by Eric Hamon, President, CEO & Ex-Officio since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric Hamon

    President, CEO & Ex-Officio

    Ex-Officio → President, CEO & Ex-Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Decou

    Board President & Past President

    Vice President → Vice President & President, 2024

    Vice President & President → Board President & Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Lozano

    Board President

    Director → Vice President & Director, 2024

    Vice President & Director → Board President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lydia Aleman

    Director Development Services

    Director Development Services → Director Develeopment Services, 2024

    Director Develeopment Services → Director Development Services, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $135K (2023) → $170K (2025)

  • Yvette Padilla

    Director Major Gifts

    Donor Relations Manager → Director Major Gifts, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2023) → $135K (2025)

  • Andy Saenz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evelyn Sames

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janie Hoskins

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juli Lowry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Cohen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ambrosio Hernandez MD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Guerra

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Harvey

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David A. Garza

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Hopkins MD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Nassri Warren

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Serafy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruben Bosquez

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Frazier

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Killam

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Payne Neessen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yvonne Meyer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean M. Pieri

    Vice President Development Foundation & Ex-Officio

    Ex-Officio & Vice President Development Foundation → Vp-Development Foundation & Ex-Offico, 2024

    Vp-Development Foundation & Ex-Offico → Vice President Development Foundation & Ex-Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    38 hrs/week

    $110K (2021) → $466K (2025)

  • Amy McCoy

    Donor Relations Manager

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $84K (2024) → $92K (2025)

  • Audrey Strubbe

    Major Gifts Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $95K (2025)

  • Jennifer Williams

    Annual Giving Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $87K (2025)

  • Susan Bonner

    Parliamentarian

    President → President & Director, 2024

    President & Director → Parliamentarian, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blair Turnbull

    Secretary

    Secretary & Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emil Milano MD

    Vice President Begin

    Director → Vice President Begin, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Muehlbauer

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenny Polk

    Treasurer

    Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Kurt Roush (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Manette Scanio (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Marc Layton (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Marco Longoria (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Natesh Kumar (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Samantha Gates (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Lassahn (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Audra Strubbe (2024) — Major Gifts Officer
  • Former: Bob Shockney (2020–2023) — Past President
  • Former: John F. Hyde (2020–2023) — Director of Major Gifts
  • Former: Kimberly Walker-Tijerina (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Diane Gates (2020–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Joe Debellas (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Martha A. Avery (2020–2022) — Ex-Officio & Vice President Development Foundation
  • Former: Nancy Hawn (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Roger Timperlake MD (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Samhar Al-Akash MD (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steven R. Woerner (2020–2021) — Former Ex-Officio
  • Former: Alex Kirkland (2020) — Past President
  • Former: Miguel DeLeon MD (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tom Hunt (2020) — Director
  • Former: Wes Weigle (2020) — 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

Sean M Pieri — VP Development Foundation, Ex-Officio: $466KSean M PieriVP Development Foundation…$466KLydia Aleman — Director Development Services: $170KLydia AlemanDirector Development Services$170KYvette Padilla — Director Major Gifts: $135KYvette PadillaDirector Major Gifts$135KAudrey Strubbe — Major Gifts Officer: $95KAudrey StrubbeMajor Gifts Officer$95KAmy McCoy — Donor Relations Manager: $92KAmy McCoyDonor Relations Manager$92KJennifer Williams — Annual Giving Manager (Thru 7/2025): $87KJennifer WilliamsAnnual Giving Manager (Thru…$87K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $466K, to Sean M Pieri (VP Development Foundation, Ex-Officio). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation

How much does Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation give each year?

Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation gave $28.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.5M across 1 grant.

How large is Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation?

Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation reported $65.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $35.8M.

Where does Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation operate?

Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation's EIN?

Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2358461. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 10, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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