Poteet Strawberry Festival
The Poteet Strawberry Festival association, inc. Will produce the best annual festival in the state of Texas, promote the poteet strawberry industry, enrich the local economy, provide an activity for civic, church and school groups to earn needed funds, promote the community and award scholarships for graduating seniors.
Poteet Strawberry Festival at a glance
In short: Poteet Strawberry Festival gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,000
- -38.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,000
- -38.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $1,956,243
- -1.5% 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 Poteet Strawberry Festival funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Poteet Volunteer Fire Department ($8K). Together the top 2 received $16K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Poteet Strawberry Festival gives
- Giving fell 55% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $36K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Poteet Volunteer Fire Department Poteet, TX | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $8,000 |
| Atascosa Citizens 4 E M S Jourdanton, TX | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $8,000 |
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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 | $1,956,243 | $3,258,623 | $3,240,720 | $16,000 | 2 | $62 |
| 2024 | $1,985,481 | $2,465,189 | $2,518,323 | $26,000 | 2 | $169 |
| 2023 | $2,091,942 | $3,789,471 | $4,194,898 | $9,075 | 1 | $2,327 |
| 2022 | $2,454,312 | $3,500,632 | $3,779,605 | $35,500 | 4 | $936 |
| 2021 | $2,784,657 | $4,158,340 | $2,418,588 | $6,200 | Total only | $250 |
| 2020 | $1,053,014 | $108,239 | $587,113 | $2,736 | Total only | $1,293 |
| 2019 | $1,385,455 | $2,915,919 | $3,142,758 | $8,000 | 1 | $2,096 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Poteet Strawberry Festival
Based on IRS filings
Poteet Strawberry Festival is a public charity, based in Poteet, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $62.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Poteet Strawberry Festival is led by Louis Chris Lopez, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Louis Chris Lopez
President
New on the 2025 filing
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Torres
Director
President → Fmr President, 2024
Fmr President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daylon Payne
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Retzloff
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerard Herrera
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Mixon
Director
Vice President → Fmr Vice President, 2024
Fmr Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bobby Denson
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brent Carson
Director
Treasurer → Fmr Treasurer, 2024
Fmr Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terri Buentello
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Benavidez
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Franklin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Eichman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Martinez
Director & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Uribe
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Garcia
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Shipley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Willie Lopez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Howell
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tina Elkins
Secretary
On filings since 2023
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Molly Groesbeck Solis
Vice President
On filings since 2024
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Chris Lopez (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Linda Ritchey (2019–2024) — Fmr Director
- Former: Willie Leal (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Molly Groesbeck (2023) — Director
- Former: Brenda Young (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Connie Waxler (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David Reyes (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Leonard Martinez (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kathy Krempin (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Martinez (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Gerard Lopez (2022) — Director
- Former: Diana Martinez (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Doris Thomas (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ruth Carson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Will Bates (2019–2020) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about Poteet Strawberry Festival
How much does Poteet Strawberry Festival give each year?
Poteet Strawberry Festival gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $26K across 2 grants.
How large is Poteet Strawberry Festival?
Poteet Strawberry Festival reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.3M.
Where does Poteet Strawberry Festival operate?
Poteet Strawberry Festival has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Poteet Strawberry Festival's EIN?
Poteet Strawberry Festival's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2158676. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 14, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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