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McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc

501(c)(6) organization McAllen, TX EIN: 74-1547455 Website

To promote, manage, and operate the McAllen Foreign Trade Zone as a business and in a manner consistent with creation of jobs and economic development for the community.

McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc at a glance

In short: McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc gave $153K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $153K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$153,136
-66.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$153,136
-66.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$153,136
Total assets
$31,954,853
+2.1% 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 McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

McAllen Economic Development Corporation: $153KMcAllen Economic DevelopmentCorporation$153K

The largest 2025 recipient was McAllen Economic Development Corporation ($153K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

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

McAllen

How McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc gives

  • Giving fell 61% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $153K (2025) to $454K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $153K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
McAllen Economic Development Corporation McAllen, TXTo Support Economic Development$153,136
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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$31,954,853$6,960,299$5,817,113$153,1361$232,466
2024$31,289,308$6,534,396$5,795,096$454,0821$222,481
2023$31,176,756$6,403,289$5,516,859$444,8481$111,676
2022$26,850,174$6,280,082$4,863,493$395,6181$16,893
2021$25,789,547$5,490,638$4,735,760$364,2901$14,175
2020$25,409,291$5,343,294$4,485,597$265,7611$22,601

About McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc

Based on IRS filings

McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc is a public charity, based in McAllen, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $153K. Net investment income was $232K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc is led by Mark Garcia, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Garcia

    President

    Executive Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    $173K (2022) → $197K (2025)

  • Jim Darling

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pablo Tagle III

    Chairman

    Secretary → Vice Chairman, 2022

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alma Ortega-Johnson

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Disque

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Leal

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ernie Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronnie Tavarez

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Wolthoff

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Barbosa

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    $131K (2025)

  • Mark Freeland

    Mayor

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2022

    Chairman → Mayor, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Commissioner Victor Seby Haddad

    City Commisioner

    Director → City Commisioner, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mayor Javier Villalobos

    Mayor

    Director → Mayor, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Wilson

    Vice Chairman

    Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Lewis

    Secretary & Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Keith Partridge (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Stephen Wingert (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cayetano Barrera (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert C. Norman (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Annette Franz (2022) — Director
  • Former: Paul Moxley (2020–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: Bob Boggus (2021) — Director
  • Former: Adriana McElrath (2020) — Vice President of Administrator An
  • Former: James Darling (2020) — Director
  • Former: Sally Fraustro-Guerra (2020) — Director

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

Mark Garcia — President: $197KMark GarciaPresident$197KSandra Barbosa — Vice President: $131KSandra BarbosaVice President$131K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $197K, to Mark Garcia (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc

How much does McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc give each year?

McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc gave $153K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $454K across 1 grant.

How large is McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc?

McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc reported $32.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.0M.

Where does McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc operate?

McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc's EIN?

McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1547455. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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