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James Bowie High School Band Booster Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Manchaca, TX EIN: 38-3912431 Website

Provide financial & volunteer support to bowie band program.

James Bowie High School Band Booster Association at a glance

In short: James Bowie High School Band Booster Association gave $292K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $292K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$292,337
-16.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$292,337
Median grant
$292,337
Total assets
$147,715
+11.6% 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 James Bowie High School Band Booster Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

James Bowie High School Band: $292KJames Bowie High School Band$292K

The largest 2025 recipient was James Bowie High School Band ($292K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (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

Austin

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $201K (2023) to $349K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $292K.

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
James Bowie High School Band Austin, TXSupport$292,337
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$147,715$322,481$308,119$292,3371
2024$132,379$325,402$363,728$349,093Total only
2023$167,268$270,989$206,567$201,224Total only
2022$104,017$174,409$143,536——
2021$73,144$91,681$59,050——
2020$40,513$179,367$165,294——
2019$28,270$157,210$181,596——

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

About James Bowie High School Band Booster Association

Based on IRS filings

James Bowie High School Band Booster Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Manchaca, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $148K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $292K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

James Bowie High School Band Booster Association is led by Cynthia Spence, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cynthia Spence

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    28 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Celina Snowden

    Co Vice President Fundraising

    Vice President Fundraising → Co Vice President Fundraising, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    17 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Delores Smith

    Co Vice President Hospitality

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Leoni

    Vice President Communications

    Co Vice President Support → Vice President Communications, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Scott

    Co Vice President Hospitality

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassandra Foley

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Adams

    President-Elect

    New on the 2025 filing

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lashelle Cargil

    Co Vice President Support

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Day

    Co Vice President Support

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Logan Spence

    Parliamentarian

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Shelton

    Co Vice President Fundraising

    New on the 2025 filing

    17 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (37)
  • Former: Louisa Thollander (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Celina Ruiz-Snowden (2023–2024) — Co Vice President Fundraising & Events
  • Former: Natalie Cottam (2023–2024) — President-Elect
  • Former: Barbara Watson (2024) — Parliamentarian
  • Former: Jessica Rio (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kelly Newhall (2024) — Co Vice President Support
  • Former: Sharmon Votteler (2024) — Co Vice President Fundraising & Events
  • Former: Tammy Wittig (2024) — Vice President Communications
  • Former: Jim Bateman (2021–2023) — Parliamentarian
  • Former: Alicia Hampton (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Crystal Sone (2022–2023) — Co Vice President Hospitality
  • Former: Laura Morales (2022–2023) — Co Vice President Hospitality
  • Former: Molly Pont (2022–2023) — Co Vice President Support
  • Former: Amy McLemore (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Katy Heisterman (2023) — Co Vice President Fundraising & Events
  • Former: Thelma Alvarado-Garza (2023) — Co Vice President Support
  • Former: Carol Gonsalves (2022) — Vice President Fundraising
  • Former: Necia Kitchen (2022) — President
  • Former: Noemi Pena (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Shelby Hyman (2022) — Vice President - Communications & Recording Secretary
  • Former: Thelma Garz (2022) — Vice President Support
  • Former: Kristen Boyd (2019–2021) — Vice President Hospitality
  • Former: Lori Martinez (2019–2021) — Vice President Hospitality
  • Former: Shelley McNamara (2020–2021) — Vice President - Communications & Recording Secretary
  • Former: Lindsee Sanchez (2021) — Vice President Fundraising
  • Former: Monique Moodyterri Bronsen (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rodney Johnson (2021) — Vice President Support
  • Former: Stacy Curtisnecia Kitchen (2021) — President Elect
  • Former: Candice Mendoza (2019–2020) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Leisha Johnson (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Stacie Feen (2019–2020) — Parliamentarian
  • Former: Don McClure (2020) — Vice President Fundraising
  • Former: Lynette Ballast (2020) — Vice President Fundraising
  • Former: Monique Moody (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ann Zinni (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Charles Mead (2019) — Vice President Fundraising
  • Former: Lori Owens (2019) — Corresponding 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 James Bowie High School Band Booster Association

How much does James Bowie High School Band Booster Association give each year?

James Bowie High School Band Booster Association gave $292K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $349K in grants paid.

How large is James Bowie High School Band Booster Association?

James Bowie High School Band Booster Association reported $148K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $322K.

What is James Bowie High School Band Booster Association?

James Bowie High School Band Booster Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Manchaca, TX. It holds $148K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does James Bowie High School Band Booster Association operate?

James Bowie High School Band Booster Association has awarded grants in Texas.

What is James Bowie High School Band Booster Association's EIN?

James Bowie High School Band Booster Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3912431. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)

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