Friends and Foundation of the Arlington
Friends and Foundation of the Arlington is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $236K in total assets.
Friends and Foundation of the Arlington at a glance
- Total assets
- $235,857
- -16.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $77,719
- -32.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $124,276
- -35.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends and Foundation of the Arlington funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2020) to $562K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $67K.
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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 | $235,857 | $77,719 | $124,276 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $282,414 | $115,557 | $192,094 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $361,551 | $113,081 | $237,242 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $461,771 | $72,786 | $65,343 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $438,008 | $125,919 | $49,295 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $312,619 | $204,201 | $284,064 | $67,131 | 1 | $817 |
| 2019 | $384,843 | $196,443 | $612,186 | $561,629 | 1 | $153 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends and Foundation of the Arlington is led by Heather Lowe, Chairman since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Heather Lowe
Chairman
Secretary → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Becknal
Director
Treasurer Elect → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Polly Walton
Director
Chairman → Imm Past Chair, 2023
Imm Past Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Kinard
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Goodyear
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Claire Alexander
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Klophaus
Director
Vice Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lydia McKinney
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patty Kirby
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Barker
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toni Najjar
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Antoinette Nelson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Hopkins
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morgan Brickey-Jones
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Stephens
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Mann
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cristina Smiley
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Cline
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Patricia Kirby (2024) — Director
- Former: Ben Parsons (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Terry Bertrand (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lori Urso (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Christine Kerr (2023) — Director
- Former: Diana Saleh (2023) — Director
- Former: Kari Williams (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Renee Bradshaw (2023) — Director
- Former: Candy Halliburton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Carole Hoyer (2019–2022) — Past Chairman
- Former: Cindy Goodyear (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ruthie Brock (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Wayne Halliburton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joe Ferrell (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: John Hibbs (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Bill Lace (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Bob Johnson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Cathy Dietz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Claudia Gray (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Demi Stewart (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dorothy Rencurrel (2019–2020) — Imm Past Chair
- Former: Jo McGovern (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lorraine Levine (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nancy Hadaway (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nikkie Hunter (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Prem Kohli (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joe Bruner (2019) — Director
- Former: Kathy Delaney (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Robyn Barrere (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Friends and Foundation of the Arlington
How large is Friends and Foundation of the Arlington?
Friends and Foundation of the Arlington reported $236K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $78K.
What is Friends and Foundation of the Arlington?
Friends and Foundation of the Arlington is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, TX. It holds $236K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends and Foundation of the Arlington operate?
Friends and Foundation of the Arlington has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Friends and Foundation of the Arlington's EIN?
Friends and Foundation of the Arlington's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2555253. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 5, 2020)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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