Gretchen C Northrup Foundation
The gretchen northrup foundation was established to maintain the preston gaines northrup hall on the campus of trinity university, a 501 (c) (3) organization, and to supplement the salaries of professors of the university.
Gretchen C Northrup Foundation at a glance
In short: Gretchen C Northrup Foundation gave $3.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3.2M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,164,780
- +384.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,164,780
- +384.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,164,780
- Total assets
- $67,652,341
- +26.7% 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 Gretchen C Northrup Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trinity University ($3.2M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Gretchen C Northrup Foundation gives
- Giving grew 462% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $153K (2021) to $3.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity University San Antonio, TX | Assistance provided to trinity university for maintenance of the preston gaines northrup hall which contains administrative offices and classrooms. Assistance also provided to fund the annual annuity payments for the helen hogan annuity which is administered by trinity university. Also, salary supplemental payments are provided for trinity university professors | $3,164,780 |
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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 | $67,652,341 | $3,415,343 | $3,164,780 | $3,164,780 | 1 | $3,415,343 |
| 2024 | $53,386,568 | $3,179,681 | $659,254 | $653,715 | 1 | $3,179,681 |
| 2023 | $38,826,829 | $4,097,340 | $527,607 | $418,474 | 1 | $263,758 |
| 2022 | $35,257,096 | $6,919,597 | $644,152 | $563,396 | 1 | $3,221,231 |
| 2021 | $28,981,650 | $3,574,709 | $227,727 | $153,173 | 1 | $1,613,143 |
| 2020 | $25,634,668 | $2,387,037 | $1,418,135 | $1,306,957 | 1 | $206,952 |
About Gretchen C Northrup Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Gretchen C Northrup Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $67.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3.2M. Net investment income was $3.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gretchen C Northrup Foundation is led by Vanessa B Beasley, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 41 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Vanessa B Beasley
President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted W Beneski
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annell Bay
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
April Ancira
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Kinsey
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
E Carey Joullian IV
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Baker
Vice Chair & Trustee
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gen James T Hill
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet St Clair Dicke
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Thorne
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John C Korbell
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Klinger
Trustee
Secretary → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
L Herbert Stumberg Jr.
Trustee
Chair → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marshall A Hess
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melody Meyer
Trustee
Vice Chair → Chair, 2021
Chair → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miles C Cortez
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Oliver TW Lee
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Agather
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen W Butt
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Schluter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jelynne L Jamison
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott W Tinker
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas E Evans
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Lynd Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas R Severino
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shari Becker Albright
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Scanlan
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darsh Singh
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat Semmes
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Kannwischer
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Freeman
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Brozovich
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Thornton
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Deitch
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Tobola
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Hensley
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cydney Donnell
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary L Logan
Former Vice President Finance & Administration
Vice President-Finance & Administration → Vice President Finance & Administration, 2024
Vice President Finance & Administration → Former Vice President Finance & Administration, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven P Mach
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Mueller
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark A Detterick
Vice President Finance & Administration
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Douglas D Hawthorne (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Nadia Islam (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Danny Anderson (2020–2023) — Former President
- Former: Robert S McClane (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Megan Mustain (2023) — Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Interim President to
- Former: Michael Neidorff (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: The Rev Dr Richard R Kannwischer (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas R Semmes (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Dennis Ahlburg (2020) — Former President - Trinity University
- Former: Jelynne Burley (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Marshall B Miller Jr. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Fischer (2020) — Professor & Former Interim President
- Former: Walter R Huntley Jr. (2020) — Trustee
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.
Frequently asked questions about Gretchen C Northrup Foundation
How much does Gretchen C Northrup Foundation give each year?
Gretchen C Northrup Foundation gave $3.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $654K across 1 grant.
How large is Gretchen C Northrup Foundation?
Gretchen C Northrup Foundation reported $67.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.
What is Gretchen C Northrup Foundation?
Gretchen C Northrup Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Antonio, TX. It holds $67.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Gretchen C Northrup Foundation operate?
Gretchen C Northrup Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Gretchen C Northrup Foundation's EIN?
Gretchen C Northrup Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6294095. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
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