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Remember the Alamo Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker San Antonio, TX EIN: 47-4470136 Website

The mission of rtaf is to provide support exclusively for the alamo trust, inc., a Texas non profit corporation, and its preservation, educational outreach, and public programs.

Remember the Alamo Foundation at a glance

In short: Remember the Alamo Foundation gave $15.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15.5M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,493,059
+53.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,493,059
+53.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,493,059
Total assets
$55,587,380
+16.4% 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 Remember the Alamo Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Alamo Trust: $15.5MAlamo Trust$15.5M

The largest 2025 recipient was Alamo Trust ($15.5M).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M3$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

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

San Antonio

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022* Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed)1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $884K (2022, 14 months) to $15.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15.5M.

*2022: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alamo Trust San Antonio, TXGeneral Support$15,493,059
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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$55,587,380$20,832,152$16,262,400$15,493,0591$1,088,534
2024$47,758,606$26,998,471$11,139,916$10,125,2811$919,933
2023$30,432,812$29,683,314$10,944,137$10,363,0201$239,700
2022*$10,532,173$11,495,870$1,396,250$884,3401$1
2021$457,970$100,866$144,360———
2020$517,025$82,019$69,032——$1
2019$508,705$388,548$53,278——$6

*2022: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

About Remember the Alamo Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Remember the Alamo Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $55.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15.5M. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Remember the Alamo Foundation is led by Kathryn Ann Rogers, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathryn Ann Rogers

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Welcome Wilson Jr.

    Interim Chair

    Director → Interim Chai, 2021

    Interim Chai → Interim Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Geddes

    Finance Committee Chair

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Bakke

    Capital Campaign Committee Chair

    Capital Campaign Chair & Treasurer → Capital Campaign Committee Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abigail Kampmann

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derrick Howard

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • General Don Cook

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James McAllen Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Crain

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark M. Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Naylor Sellers

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ted Poe

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Wolff

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen J. Tio Kleberg

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francisco Cigarroa MD

    Interim Vice Chair

    Director → Interim Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hope Andrade

    Interim Secretary & Treasurer

    Tresurer & Secretary → Interim Secretary, 2022

    Interim Secretary → Interim Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Tapp

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Jp Bryan (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Quintanilla Cedillo (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Charlie Amato (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jim Dannenbaum (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: James D. Dannenbaum (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kate Rogers (2021) — Executive Di
  • Former: Jeanne Phillips (2019–2020) — Director Emeritus
  • Former: Lew Moorman (2019–2020) — Treasurer & Director
  • Former: Nancy Perot (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ramona Bass (2019–2020) — V. Chairman
  • Former: Red McCombs (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: William E. Powell (2019) — Chairman & 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 Remember the Alamo Foundation

How much does Remember the Alamo Foundation give each year?

Remember the Alamo Foundation gave $15.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10.1M across 1 grant.

How large is Remember the Alamo Foundation?

Remember the Alamo Foundation reported $55.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.8M.

What is Remember the Alamo Foundation?

Remember the Alamo Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Antonio, TX. It holds $55.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Remember the Alamo Foundation operate?

Remember the Alamo Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Remember the Alamo Foundation's EIN?

Remember the Alamo Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4470136. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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