Preservation Austin
Preservation Austin exists to empower austinites to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and meaningful community culture through preservation.
Preservation Austin at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,035,744
- +14.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,867,391
- +18.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $41,158
- -73.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $723,104
- +3.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Preservation Austin funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $29K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $12K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Women & Their Work Inc Austin, TX | Restoration | $6,525 |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Austin, TX | Restoration | $5,500 |
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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 | $3,035,744 | $1,867,391 | $723,104 | — | — | $41,158 |
| 2024 | $2,650,314 | $1,577,608 | $696,111 | $12,025 | 2 | $153,314 |
| 2023 | $1,867,154 | $557,384 | $592,079 | $28,700 | Total only | $26,138 |
| 2022 | $1,869,458 | $459,293 | $476,267 | $16,000 | 2 | $46,762 |
| 2021 | $1,991,642 | $482,811 | $337,429 | $22,365 | Total only | $28,294 |
| 2020 | $1,737,787 | $278,825 | $326,213 | $6,199 | 1 | $591 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Preservation Austin
Based on IRS filings
Preservation Austin is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $41K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Preservation Austin is led by Melissa Barry, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 26 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melissa Barry
President
1st Vice President → President-El, 2023
President-El → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miriam Conner
President-El
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President-El, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harmony Grogan
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelley Cooper McClure
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mueni Rudd
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Reed
Director
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Murray Legge
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roland Galang
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Smith
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Bridges
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yung-Ju Kim
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cara Gustafson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cydney Washington-Moore
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erika Bonfanti
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juanraymon Rubio
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Kahle
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Holler
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Atif Ahmad
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Menchaca
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leah Derton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nora Keane
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Gugenheim
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsey Derrington
Executive Di
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$72K (2020) → $103K (2025)
Elisha Perez
Vice President
Vice President → President-El, 2024
President-El → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Perry Lorenz
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Little
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Clayton Bullock (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Linda Y. Jackson (2020–2024) — Imm Past President
- Former: Sareta Davis (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Clay Cary (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Kooris (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Katie Carmichael (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Melissa Ayala (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Shubhada Saxena (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Stacey Kaleh (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Juan Raymon Rubio (2023) — Director
- Former: Allen Wise (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Alyson McGee (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lori Martin (2020–2022) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Michael Strutt (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Grace Garret (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Yung Ju Kim (2022) — Director
- Former: Christina Randle (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Patrick Johnson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Craig (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Scott Marks (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Steve Genovesi (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ann Graham (2020) — Director
- Former: Dennis McDaniel (2020) — Director
- Former: Eileen Gill (2020) — Director
- Former: John Donisi (2020) — Director
- Former: Katherine Singleton (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Ken Johnson (2020) — Director
- Former: Vanessa McElwrath (2020) — Imme. Past President
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $103K, to Lindsey Derrington (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Preservation Austin
How large is Preservation Austin?
Preservation Austin reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
What is Preservation Austin?
Preservation Austin is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Austin, TX. It holds $3.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Preservation Austin operate?
Preservation Austin has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Preservation Austin's EIN?
Preservation Austin's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6060685. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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