Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc
To provide a safe and educational environment that promotes family, community and volunteerism. We strive to promote the youth of South Texas through leadership development, agricultural education, and competition with a goal of creating leaders of tomorrow.
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $11,314,190
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,357,078
- -7.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $26,213
- +75.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,870,210
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $16K.
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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 | $11,314,190 | $9,357,078 | $8,870,210 | — | — | $26,213 |
| 2024 | $11,476,165 | $10,125,356 | $9,105,931 | — | — | $14,909 |
| 2023 | $10,297,994 | $5,825,681 | $5,385,178 | — | — | $7,288 |
| 2022 | $9,879,842 | $6,408,049 | $5,349,323 | — | — | $3,823 |
| 2021 | $9,600,792 | $1,310,467 | $2,041,823 | — | — | $26 |
| 2020 | $9,796,770 | $2,373,545 | $3,408,220 | $16,100 | 1 | $6,688 |
| 2019 | $10,215,182 | $5,205,475 | $5,511,252 | — | — | $3,252 |
About Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc
Based on IRS filings
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc is a public charity, based in Mercedes, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $26K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc is led by Horacio Garza Jr., President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Horacio Garza Jr.
President
1st Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luis H. Saldana
Executive Director & General
Member-At-Large → Executive Director & General Manager, 2024
Executive Director & General Manager → Executive Director & General, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Wentz
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Acevedo
Director
Director → Member-At-Large, 2020
Member-At-Large → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Earl Neuhaus
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Felo Martinez
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glenn Bell
Director
Member-At-Large → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe C. Ballenger
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reagan Florence
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Thomas
Director
Director → Member-At-Large, 2024
Member-At-Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Vaughan
Director
Director → Member-At-Large, 2023
Member-At-Large → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Goldammer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nelda Barrera
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bobby Sparks
President Emeritus
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Risica
Immediate Past President
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Morrow
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherilyn Goad
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abel Suarez Jr.
Member-At-Large
Director → Member-At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edna Martinez
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucas Hinojosa Dvm
2nd Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Armando Correa (2022–2023) — General Manager
- Former: Michael Lamon (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lucas Hinojosa (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: R. R. Garza (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Eilers (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Roland Williams (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mando Correa (2020–2021) — General Manager
- Former: DONALD V WERNECKE Jr. (2019–2020) — Former General Manager
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 Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc
How large is Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc?
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc reported $11.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.4M.
Where does Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc operate?
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc's EIN?
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1016713. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
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