Houston Geological Society
The Houston Geological Society is a professional society for petroleum, energy and environmental geoscientists. The Houston Geological Society supports continuing education, networking, outreach to students, student scholarships and young professional activities.
Houston Geological Society at a glance
In short: Houston Geological Society gave $47K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $47,036
- -12.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,518
- -12.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $23,518
- Total assets
- $979,813
- +8.5% 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.
How to apply to Houston Geological Society
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Houston Geological Society
Who Houston Geological Society funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Houston Geological Society Foundation ($24K). Together the top 2 received $47K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Houston Geological Society gives
- Giving grew 87% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2021) to $58K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $47K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Geological Society Foundation Houston, TX | Scholarships & General Support | $23,568 |
| WL Calvert Memorial Scholarship Trust Houston, TX | Scholarships | $23,468 |
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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 | $979,813 | $521,606 | $471,368 | $47,036 | 2 | $38,216 |
| 2024 | $903,018 | $461,150 | $452,367 | $53,941 | 2 | $31,514 |
| 2023 | $822,422 | $496,097 | $478,013 | $42,150 | 2 | $32,440 |
| 2022 | $784,063 | $313,085 | $339,123 | $25,092 | 2 | $38,257 |
| 2021 | $967,923 | $378,975 | $380,122 | $11,502 | 2 | $132,908 |
| 2019 | $1,108,905 | $619,653 | $684,567 | $57,762 | 2 | $48,826 |
About Houston Geological Society
Based on IRS filings
Houston Geological Society is a public charity, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $980K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $47K. Net investment income was $38K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Houston Geological Society is led by Patricia Walker, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patricia Walker
President
Vice President → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Peoples
Executive Office Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$82K (2021) → $83K (2025)
Catherine Cox Strong
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Seidman Robinson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Johnston
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Demis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Guzman
President-Elect
Vice President → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucia Torrado
Editor
Secretary → Editor-Elect, 2024
Editor-Elect → Editor, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Wachtman
Vice President
Editor → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Hammond
Treasurer
Treasurer-Elect → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Reynolds
Treasurer-Elect
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Bottoms
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharma Dronmaraju
Editor-Elect
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (39)
- Former: Penny Patterson (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Juday Shulenberg (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Sharma Dronamraju (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Ted Godo (2023–2024) — Editor
- Former: Cati Donohue (2024) — Vice President
- Former: Glenn Lowenstien (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Sophie Bourn (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Fang Lin (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Glenn Lowenstein (2023) — Treasurer-Elect
- Former: Kenneth Mohn (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Linda Sternbach (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Paul Britt (2023) — President
- Former: Troy Meinen (2023) — Director
- Former: William Demis (2023) — Director
- Former: Barbara Hill (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Casey Langdon (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dianna Phu (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Erpenbeck (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Scott Sechrist (2021–2022) — Editor
- Former: William Gough (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Bruce Blake (2022) — Treasurer-Elect
- Former: Ken Thies (2022) — Editor-Elect
- Former: Lanette Marcha (2022) — Director
- Former: Walter Light Jr. (2022) — President-Elect
- Former: Bob Fryklund (2021) — Director
- Former: Ceri Davies (2021) — Editor
- Former: James Tucker (2021) — President
- Former: Robert B. Boyd (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Wayne Camp (2021) — Director
- Former: Annie Walker (2019) — Treasurer-Elect
- Former: April Parsons (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Brent Boyd (2019) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Desforges (2019) — President
- Former: Greg Halvatzis (2019) — Director
- Former: Jim Tucker (2019) — Editor
- Former: Jon Blickwede (2019) — President-Elect
- Former: Rachel Todkill (2019) — Director
- Former: Steven Shirley (2019) — Director
- Former: Tarek Ghazi (2019) — Treasurer
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $83K, to Andrea Peoples (Executive Office Director).
Frequently asked questions about Houston Geological Society
How much does Houston Geological Society give each year?
Houston Geological Society gave $47K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $54K across 2 grants.
How large is Houston Geological Society?
Houston Geological Society reported $980K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $522K.
Where does Houston Geological Society operate?
Houston Geological Society has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Houston Geological Society's EIN?
Houston Geological Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6056576. 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 May 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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