Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council
Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council is a public charity based in Laredo, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports grants to Texas recipients for systems improvement, while the organization’s stated mission is to develop and maintain a regional trauma system serving Webb, Jim Hogg, and Zapata counties.
Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council at a glance
In short: Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council gave $132K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Texas. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $132,301
- -53.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,177
- -49.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,562
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (2 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 450094, Laredo, TX 78045
Phone: (956) 722-3995
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Skyline EMS ($20K). Together the top 10 received $107K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Texas. The organization’s stated regional trauma-system mission covers Webb, Jim Hogg, and Zapata counties.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 13 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $10K. How we count
Medians: $9K first-time, $9K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $73K (2022) to $283K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $132K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skyline EMS Mission, TX | Systems Improvement | $19,876 |
| Zapata County FireEMS Zapata, TX | Systems Improvement | $18,243 |
| Bronze Starr Ambulance Laredo, TX | Systems Improvement | $8,562 |
| Laredo Fire Department EMS Laredo, TX | Systems Improvement | $8,562 |
| Angel Care Ambulance Laredo, TX | Systems Improvement | $8,562 |
| Webb County Volunteer Fire Oilton, TX | Systems Improvement | $8,562 |
| Victorious Care Ambulance Laredo, TX | Systems Improvement | $8,562 |
| Priority EMS Laredo, TX | Systems Improvement | $8,562 |
| Texas Superior Ambulance Laredo, TX | Systems Improvement | $8,562 |
| Laredo Lifeline Laredo, TX | Systems Improvement | $8,562 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $341,321 | $329,281 | $132,301 | 13 |
| 2024 | — | $345,672 | $343,577 | $283,436 | 14 |
| 2023 | — | $558,754 | $286,670 | $123,815 | Total only |
| 2022 | — | $160,685 | $202,487 | $72,637 | 8 |
| 2021 | $62,775 | $187,106 | $212,676 | — | — |
| 2020 | $88,345 | $170,274 | $122,860 | — | — |
| 2019 | $40,931 | $152,547 | $135,705 | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states that its mission is to develop and maintain a regional trauma system serving Webb County, Jim Hogg County, and Zapata County. In its 2024 filing, it describes providing medical equipment, supplies, and training to enhance trauma and medical care, as well as purchasing supplies and equipment to strengthen responders’ capabilities and organizations’ trauma and medical preparedness.
The 2025 grants went to EMS, ambulance, and fire-service recipients, with listed purposes primarily described as “Systems Improvement” (one grant is described as “System Improvement”).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the council reported 13 grants totaling $132,301. The listed grants ranged from $8,562 to $19,876, with a median of $8,562.
The largest reported grants were $19,876 to Skyline EMS in Mission, Texas, and $18,243 to Zapata County FireEMS in Zapata, Texas. The filing also lists grants of $8,562 each to Bronze Starr Ambulance, Laredo Fire Department EMS, Angel Care Ambulance, Victorious Care Ambulance, Priority EMS, Texas Superior Ambulance, Laredo Lifeline, Medpoint Ambulance, and Primary Care Ambulance in Laredo, and Webb County Volunteer Fire in Oilton.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jorge Delgado as chairman; Silvestre Rodriguez as vice chairman; Letisia Colon as secretary; and Jose Joe Gonzalez as treasurer. Directors listed are Hector M Medina Jr, Armando Parra, Baldomero A Bondoc, Ricardo Rangel, Daniel Arriaga, and Victor Villarreal.
Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council is led by Jorge Delgado, Chairman since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jorge Delgado
Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2020
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hector M. Medina Jr.
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Gonzalez
Director
Board Director → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricardo Rangel
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victor Villarreal
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rene Castillo
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Baldomero A. Bondoc
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Arriaga
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin L. Harris
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Armando Parra
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ismael Flores
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juan Medellin
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reynaldo Veliz
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jose Garcia
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ramon Rojas
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Letisia Colon
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jose Joe Gonzalez
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Silvestre Rodriguez
Vicechairman
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Mike Martinez (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jason Delattre (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gilberto Guardiola (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ricardo Jaime (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Roy Arriaga (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Guillermo Heard (2019–2021) — Board Chairman
- Former: Juan Canavati (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Juan Jose Meza (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Julie Tijerina (2020–2021) — Member at Large
- Former: Veronica Malacara (2021) — Board Director
- Former: Amanda L. Gonzalez (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kenneth Ponce (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Ricardo Ramos (2019) — Secretary
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 Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council
How much does Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council give each year?
Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council gave $132K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $283K across 14 grants.
What is Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council's typical grant size?
Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council's median grant in 2025 was $8,562, and its average grant was $10,177, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council that year got $9K on average.
Where does Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council give grants?
Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Laredo, TX (10 grants).
Does Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Systems Improvement" (12 grants).
Who are Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council's largest grantees?
Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council's largest 2025 grantees include Skyline EMS ($19,876), Zapata County FireEMS ($18,243) and Bronze Starr Ambulance ($8,562), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
What does Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council fund?
The organization states that its mission is to develop and maintain a regional trauma system serving Webb County, Jim Hogg County, and Zapata County. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council?
Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council's EIN?
Seven Flags Regional Advisory Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2915493. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 12, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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