Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of
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Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of at a glance
In short: Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,800
- -26.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $6,800
- Median grant
- $6,800
- Total assets
- $272,062
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The University of Texas at Austin ($7K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $10K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Austin | — | $6,800 |
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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 | $272,062 | $150,980 | $149,471 | $6,800 | 1 | $2,782 |
| 2024 | $271,832 | $141,813 | $117,151 | $9,300 | Total only | $3,215 |
| 2023 | $244,126 | $160,611 | $108,147 | $8,500 | Total only | $520 |
| 2022 | $196,102 | $137,498 | $83,478 | $10,000 | Total only | $110 |
| 2021 | $138,170 | $139,923 | $61,688 | $4,500 | Total only | $14 |
| 2020 | $59,505 | $38,929 | $69,636 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $90,731 | $110,419 | $97,587 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of
Based on IRS filings
Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Brownsville, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $272K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of is led by Ricardo Solis, President-El since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ricardo Solis
President-El
Treasurer → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President-El, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Marta Salinas Hovar
President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jesse Miller
Txa Director
President → Immediate Pa, 2024
Immediate Pa → Txa Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Yesenia Suchil Tijerina
Ep Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Maria Sustaeta
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
$45K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Nestor Camacho
Immed-Past P
President - → President, 2024
President → Immed-Past P, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Andres Vela
Vice President
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Esteban Zamora
Treasurer
Ep Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Carolina Civarolo
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Cesar Roque (2022–2024) — President-El
- Former: Michael E. Allex (2023–2024) — Txa Director
- Former: Erick Diaz (2022–2023) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Eddie Vela (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Gerardo Rodriguez Jr. (2022) — Txa Director
- Former: Javier Huerta (2022) — Past President
- Former: Erick Diaz Aia (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Gerardo Rodriguez Jr Aia (2019–2021) — Txa Director
- Former: Javier Huerta Aia (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Jesse Miller Aia (2019–2021) — President El
- Former: Cesar Roque Aia (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Eddie Vela Aia (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Nestor Camacho Aia (2020–2021) — Intern & Associate
- Former: Martha Hinojosa Aia (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Hector Guevara (2019) — Associate Di
- Former: Sergio Lainez Mba Aia (2019) — Txa Director & Past President
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 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $79K, to Maria Sustaeta (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of
How much does Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of give each year?
Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $9K in grants paid.
How large is Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of?
Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of reported $272K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $151K.
What is Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of?
Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Brownsville, TX. It holds $272K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of's EIN?
Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2538297. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 4, 2026)
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