Panetta Villareal Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker El Paso, TX EIN: 85-0561867

Panetta Villareal Foundation is a private foundation, based in El Paso, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $260K.

Panetta Villareal Foundation at a glance

In short: Panetta Villareal Foundation gave $260K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $65K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$260,014
-54.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$65,004
-65.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$70,000
Total assets
$34,227
-12.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Panetta Villareal Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Sacred Heart Church Restoration: $100KSacred Heart ChurchRestoration$100KLa Nuebe: $100KLa Nuebe$100KEl Paso Symphony Orchestra: $40KEl Paso Symphony Orchestra$40KJSRI Loyola University: $20KJSRI Loyola University$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sacred Heart Church Restoration ($100K). Together the top 4 received $260K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

El PasoLake DallasNew Orleans

How Panetta Villareal Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 7024% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $570K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $260K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sacred Heart Church Restoration El Paso, TXTo Improve and Restore Sacred Heart Church$100,000
La Nuebe El Paso, TXTo Expand Museum Experiences for the Community$100,000
El Paso Symphony Orchestra El Paso, TXTo Support Artistic Performances$40,000
JSRI Loyola University New Orleans, LATo Support the Mission of the Universtiy$20,014
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$34,227$260,019$264,937$260,0144$260,014
2024$39,145$575,005$571,878$570,0003$570,000
2023$36,018$590,010$565,041$565,0003$565,000
2022$11,049$20,000$8,951$3,6501$3,650

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Panetta Villareal Foundation is led by Marcela Panetta, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marcela Panetta

    President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Elisa Panetta

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Miguel Panetta

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Panetta

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Panetta Villareal Foundation

How much does Panetta Villareal Foundation give each year?

Panetta Villareal Foundation gave $260K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $570K across 3 grants.

What is Panetta Villareal Foundation's typical grant size?

Panetta Villareal Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $70,000, and its average grant was $65,004, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Panetta Villareal Foundation give grants?

Panetta Villareal Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Louisiana (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were El Paso, TX (3 grants).

Does Panetta Villareal Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Panetta Villareal Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Panetta Villareal Foundation?

Panetta Villareal Foundation reported $34K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $260K.

What is Panetta Villareal Foundation's EIN?

Panetta Villareal Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0561867. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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