South Texas GCSA Inc

501(c)(6) organization Cypress, TX EIN: 76-0386537

The organizations primary exempt purpose is education and information for golf course superintendents

South Texas GCSA Inc at a glance

In short: South Texas GCSA Inc gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,000
-87.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,000
-87.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$206,329
+6.6% 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 South Texas GCSA Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Texas A&M: $1KTexas A&M$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Texas A&M ($1K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

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

College Sta

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $29K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas A&M College Sta, TXResearch$1,000
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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$206,329$287,572$278,339$1,0001—
2024$193,629$262,105$255,253$8,0731—
2023$193,402$261,730$240,965$29,070Total only$18
2022$164,226$236,352$204,560$13,010Total only$3
2021$132,780$178,932$177,277———
2020$148,364$176,007$176,312———
2019$151,148$172,623$184,818———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About South Texas GCSA Inc

Based on IRS filings

South Texas GCSA Inc is a public charity, based in Cypress, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $206K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

South Texas GCSA Inc is led by Carrie A. Cole, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carrie A. Cole

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    25 hrs/week

    $45K (2019) → $60K (2025)

  • Jeremy Lewis

    President

    Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Baughman

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Ortmyer

    Past President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Kyle Brown (2019–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Chris Ortmeier (2019–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Tim Phillips (2019–2023) — Secretary Treasurer
  • Former: Jason Barringt (2022) — Past President
  • Former: Jason Barrington (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Allen Plagens (2020–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: David Gray (2020–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Chris Teafatiller (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Huntsman (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Wade Warms (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Steven Chernosky (2020) — Director
  • Former: Blayne Sparks (2019) — Director
  • Former: Brandon Cole (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dale Bowman (2019) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Carrie Cole — Executive DIR: $60KCarrie ColeExecutive DIR$60K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $60K, to Carrie Cole (Executive DIR).

Frequently asked questions about South Texas GCSA Inc

How much does South Texas GCSA Inc give each year?

South Texas GCSA Inc gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.

How large is South Texas GCSA Inc?

South Texas GCSA Inc reported $206K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $288K.

Where does South Texas GCSA Inc operate?

South Texas GCSA Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is South Texas GCSA Inc's EIN?

South Texas GCSA Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0386537. 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

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 25, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 5, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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