Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust
Support of the hill country arts foundation
Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust at a glance
- Total assets
- $855,232
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $110,982
- +97.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $48,982
- -12.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,200
- -97.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $32K (2020) to $85K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $85K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Country Arts Foundation Ingram, TX | General Support | $84,873 |
Ready to take the next step with Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $855,232 | $110,982 | $2,200 | — | — | $48,982 |
| 2024 | $746,450 | $56,236 | $86,973 | $84,873 | 1 | $56,236 |
| 2023 | $777,187 | $47,728 | $48,041 | $45,990 | 1 | $47,728 |
| 2022 | $777,500 | $44,338 | $57,773 | $57,373 | Total only | $44,338 |
| 2021 | $790,935 | $41,273 | $41,279 | $40,879 | Total only | $41,273 |
| 2020 | $790,941 | $39,771 | $32,256 | $31,856 | Total only | $39,771 |
| 2019 | $783,427 | $38,400 | $37,859 | $37,459 | Total only | $38,400 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust
Based on IRS filings
Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Irving, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $855K in total assets. Net investment income was $49K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust is led by Paula Bishir-Jensen, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paula Bishir-Jensen
President
Treasurer → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Tacey
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Texas Presbyterian Foundation
Trustee
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Best
Vice President
2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2022
1st Vice President → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Crystn Hendrickson
Treasurer
Director → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David McCormick
Vice President
Board Member → 2nd Vice President, 2022
2nd Vice President → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geri Magnell
Board Member
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Brittain
Board Member
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marla Coffee-Key
Board Member
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Deaton
Secretary
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wanda Cash
Board Member
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosanne Thrall
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Sarah Derousseau (2019–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: David Howard (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Kerry Sutton (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Geraldine Magnell (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Valerie Grimes (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Adriana Escalera (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Deda Garlitz (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Danielle Bella Shearhart (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Jackson (2019–2021) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Bella Shearhart (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Valerie Hennigan (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Charles Chandler (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Diane L Oehler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Teri Stieren (2019–2020) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: David Staggs (2019) — President
- Former: Deda Garlitz (2019) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Early Sheehan (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael A Douville CPA (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert D Kluting Jr. (2019) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Tammi Bingham (2019) — Secretary
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 Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust
How large is Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust?
Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust reported $855K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $111K.
What is Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust?
Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Irving, TX. It holds $855K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust operate?
Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust's EIN?
Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1997478. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Live grants for the work Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust funds
Arts, Culture & Humanities Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Similar funders in Texas
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc
Dallas, TX
Communities Foundation of Texas funds a broad range of community needs, including health, education, housing, and community development, primarily in North Texas and across Texas. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $18,800, though amounts varied widely; nearly all opportunities are by invitation, with some specific programs open for applications.
Assets
$1.2B
Grants
2,209
Total Given
$209.2M
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Houston, TX
The Foundation makes grants through donor-advised and other donor-established funds for public benefit, human services, education, and health, including initiatives addressing economic mobility and poverty in Harris County. In 2024, its median grant was $25,000; it serves Greater Houston, while grants also go to recipients elsewhere in Texas and beyond. It does not accept proposals for the upcoming High-Impact Grantmaking cycle and plans to invite selected organizations or collaboratives to apply.
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
1,724
Total Given
$232.3M
Baker Hughes Foundation
Houston, TX
Assets
$2.2M
Grants
990
Total Given
$3.2M
BNSF Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX
The BNSF Railway Foundation funds civic, cultural, education, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, including operating costs and specific projects. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500, though awards ranged from $100 to $500,000; it supports eligible organizations serving communities near BNSF rail lines across its 28 operating states. The foundation provides an online application process, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.
Assets
$23.0M
Grants
993
Total Given
$7.0M
Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax
Fort Worth, TX
The foundation supports nonprofits and community projects in areas including animal welfare, nonprofit capacity building, first responders, land conservation, neighborhood development, opportunity and access, and scholarships. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,100 to $1.5 million, with a median of $14,250; its service area covers 11 North Texas counties. It accepts applications for some competitive grant programs through its online portal, but donor-advised grants are not open to nonprofit applications.
Assets
$544.9M
Grants
872
Total Given
$41.3M
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Austin, TX
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation funds education, health, jobs and livelihoods, and family economic stability, with its deepest U.S. focus in Texas and additional work across the U.S. and internationally. In 2024 it awarded 835 grants totaling about $164.6 million; grants ranged from $75 to $50 million, with a median of $19,324. It accepts unsolicited requests through its online application process.
Assets
$7.8B
Grants
835
Total Given
$164.6M
More similar funders
More Funders in Texas
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Hill Country Arts Foundation Endowment Trust down — hundreds of funders to go?