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Independent Insurance Agents of Texas

501(c)(6) organization Austin, TX EIN: 74-1286506 Website

Trade association for insurance agents

Independent Insurance Agents of Texas at a glance

In short: Independent Insurance Agents of Texas gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
+400.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$16,993,294
+7.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Independent Insurance Agents of Texas funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Big I Relief Fund: $20KBig I Relief Fund$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Big I Relief Fund ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

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

Alexandria

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20KTotal only2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Big I Relief Fund Alexandria, VADisaster Relief Fund$20,000
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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$16,993,294$4,494,507$4,152,813$20,0001$433,708
2024$15,848,220$4,386,017$4,103,199$4,000Total only$610,186
2023$14,834,226$4,096,813$4,427,063$20,0001$458,197
2022$14,687,710$4,061,566$4,253,006$4,080Total only$447,252
2021$16,269,345$3,665,225$3,550,721——$260,946
2020$14,104,304$3,696,066$3,693,722$7,640Total only$164,367

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Independent Insurance Agents of Texas

Based on IRS filings

Independent Insurance Agents of Texas is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $434K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Independent Insurance Agents of Texas is led by Marit Peters, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 5 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marit Peters

    President

    President & Executive Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    39 hrs/week

    $329K (2020) → $374K (2025)

  • Angela Ford

    Continuous Improvement Director

    On filings since 2020

    39 hrs/week

    $143K (2020) → $154K (2025)

  • Regan Ellmer

    Governmental Affairs Director

    On filings since 2024

    39 hrs/week

    $141K (2024) → $160K (2025)

  • Josh Lewis

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    39 hrs/week

    $109K (2022) → $129K (2025)

  • Cindy Quy

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    39 hrs/week

    $74K (2025)

  • Josh Andrajack

    Immediate Past Chair

    Chairman Elect - Board Member → Chairman - Board Member, 2024

    Chairman - Board Member → Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Nitsche

    Board Member

    Chairman → State National Director - Board Member, 2022

    State National Director - Board Member → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tommy Dies

    Charirman

    Vice Chair - Board Member → Chairman Elect - Board Member, 2024

    Chairman Elect - Board Member → Charirman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Spears

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Patterson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christy Ross

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Fields

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Dean

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Perkins

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis McDavid

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mona Villanueva

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ross Ormond

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Cynthia Quy (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Mark Bridges (2020–2024) — Immediate Past Chairman - Board Member
  • Former: Mike Hotchkiss (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Billy Crocker (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Gaylon Brown (2020–2023) — Immediate Past Chairman - Board Member
  • Former: Matt Womack (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Tara Mitchell (2020–2023) — Director of It
  • Former: Harry Loftis (2023) — Governmental Affairs Director
  • Former: Harris Loftis (2020–2022) — Governmental Affairs Director
  • Former: Bert Miller (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Casey Nelson (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Don Whitaker (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jason Rollo (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kyle Stripling (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Dalaklis (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mark Ray (2020–2021) — Immediate Past Chairman
  • Former: Pete Bibby (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: James Gavin (2020) — Information Services Specialist

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

Marit Peters — President: $374KMarit PetersPresident$374KRegan Ellmer — Governmental Affairs Director: $160KRegan EllmerGovernmental Affairs Director$160KAngela Ford — Continuous Improvement Director: $154KAngela FordContinuous Improvement Director$154KJosh Lewis — Treasurer: $129KJosh LewisTreasurer$129KCindy QUY — Secretary: $74KCindy QUYSecretary$74K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $374K, to Marit Peters (President). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Independent Insurance Agents of Texas

How much does Independent Insurance Agents of Texas give each year?

Independent Insurance Agents of Texas gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid.

How large is Independent Insurance Agents of Texas?

Independent Insurance Agents of Texas reported $17.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.5M.

Where does Independent Insurance Agents of Texas operate?

Independent Insurance Agents of Texas has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Independent Insurance Agents of Texas's EIN?

Independent Insurance Agents of Texas's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1286506. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 6, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)

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