McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc
Based in McAllen, Texas, the McAllen Chamber of Commerce is a public charity that describes its role as helping local businesses thrive by creating economic momentum, accelerating connections, and enhancing quality of life in the region. Its stated mission is to serve members, the community, and visitors by enhancing economic growth and quality of life through leadership, marketing, and collaborative partnerships.
McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,643,018
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,321,425
- +27.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $23,766
- +187.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,798,263
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1200 Ash Avenue, Mcallen, TX 78501
Phone: (956) 682-2871
Website: https://mcallen.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
193 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 193 grants of 193 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2023). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2019) to $2.1M (2022). In 2023 it made 39 grants totaling $532K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Foundation Inc McAllen, TX | To Promote the Foundation's Philanthropic Mission | $27,782 |
| Del Norte Learning Center Inc McAllen, TX | Covid 19 Relief | $20,000 |
| Erasto Canales MD PA McAllen, TX | Covid 19 Relief | $20,000 |
| Ez-Cuts LLC McAllen, TX | Covid 19 Relief | $20,000 |
| Ginther Guerra LLC DBA Easy Eights McAllen, TX | Covid 19 Relief | $20,000 |
| Kids Village Montessori Learning Center LLC McAllen, TX | Covid 19 Relief | $20,000 |
| Kikis Restaurant Inc McAllen, TX | Covid 19 Relief | $20,000 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Rio Grande Valley McAllen, TX | Create Life-Changing Wishes for Children with Critical Illnesses | $20,000 |
| Marc Fantich Inc DBA Fantich Media McAllen, TX | Covid 19 Relief | $20,000 |
| Southern Post Construction LLC McAllen, TX | Covid 19 Relief | $20,000 |
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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 | $3,643,018 | $4,321,425 | $3,798,263 | — | — | $23,766 |
| 2024 | $3,476,617 | $3,377,666 | $3,714,486 | — | — | $8,263 |
| 2023 | $4,157,614 | $3,938,988 | $4,057,913 | $532,399 | 39 | $3,040 |
| 2022 | $4,557,058 | $6,203,573 | $6,128,788 | $2,136,266 | 154 | $39,822 |
| 2021 | $4,673,913 | $3,057,362 | $2,357,668 | $89,371 | Total only | $37 |
| 2020 | $3,366,537 | $4,169,986 | $4,085,432 | $100,000 | 10 | $1,376 |
| 2019 | $3,345,463 | $3,813,676 | $3,958,633 | $34,317 | 1 | $5,089 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to serve members, the community, and visitors by enhancing economic growth and quality of life through leadership, marketing, and collaborative partnerships. Its website describes economic-development work that includes attracting and growing local businesses and investing in entrepreneurship, as well as public-policy engagement with business leaders, public officials, and the community.
Grantmaking
The 2023 filing reports 39 grants totaling $532,399, an average of about $13,651 per grant. The 2024 and 2025 filings report no grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Elizabeth Suarez as president and CEO. Directors listed on that filing are Tyler Stone, Dalith Cantu, Aladar Deutsch, Laura Disque, Martha Garza, Daniel Clark, Brenda Ivory, Elva Cerda, and Brandon Wallace.
McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc is led by Elizabeth Suarez, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Suarez
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$179K (2025)
Elva Cerda
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aladar Deutsch
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Ivory
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Clark
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Stone
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Wallace
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dalith Cantu
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Disque
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martha Garza
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francy Jones
Chairman-Elect
Director → Chairman-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Villareal
Vice Chairman
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent Baldree
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Omar Guevara
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Omar Quintanilla (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Stephan Wingert (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chairman
- Former: Francisco Paez (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Hershal Patel (2021–2024) — Chairman-Elect
- Former: Kay Jancik (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Darling (2022–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Osli Mejia (2022–2024) — Former CEO
- Former: Blanca Cardenas (2023–2024) — Interim CEO
- Former: Eric C. Kennedy (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Fred Farias (2023–2024) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Annette Franz (2019–2023) — Former Chairman
- Former: Carlos Melguizo (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Todd Mann (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Cris Rivera (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kelly Nassour (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: David Hernandez (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joseph Habbouche (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Pablo Tagle III (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Vackar (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Ahlenius (2019–2022) — Former CEO
- Former: Tania Ramirez (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Boggus (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Jason Leal (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kelly Scrivner (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ja Gonzalez (2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Sally Fraustro-Guerra (2021) — Past Chairman
- Former: Albert Rego (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Art Ortega (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Jose A. Gonzalez (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Larry Delgado (2019–2020) — Past Chairman
- Former: Nora Shah (2019–2020) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Rick Guerra (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sally Fraustro Guerra (2019–2020) — Chairman
- Former: Brian Godinez (2019) — Director
- Former: Edward Lopez (2019) — Past Chairman
- Former: John Ingram (2019) — Director
- Former: Laura Warren (2019) — Director
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 $179K, to Elizabeth Suarez (President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc
How large is McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc?
McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.
What does McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to serve members, the community, and visitors by enhancing economic growth and quality of life through leadership, marketing, and collaborative partnerships. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc?
McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check mcallen.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc's EIN?
McAllen Chamber of Commerce Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-0771990. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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