Southwest Key Programs Inc
Southwest Key Programs Inc is an Austin, Texas-based public charity founded in 1987. It provides services for immigrant children and youth and families, including shelter and family reunification services, youth and family programs, and workforce development.
Southwest Key Programs Inc at a glance
In short: Southwest Key Programs Inc gave $337K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), top state Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $337,125
- -72.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,094
- -77.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $139,642,213
- -45.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (48% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Southwest Key Programs Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 6002 Jain Ln, Austin, TX 78721
Phone: (512) 462-2181
Website: https://southwestkey.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Southwest Key Programs Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was La CASA De Esperanza Inc ($75K). Together the top 10 received $326K.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 37 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were reported as going to recipients in Texas (48%), Wisconsin (24%), California (9%), Virginia (7%), and an unidentified state or category (7%). These figures describe the locations of that year’s grant recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
How Southwest Key Programs Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2021) to $3.7M (2019). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $337K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| La CASA De Esperanza Inc Waukesha, WI | General Support | $75,000 |
| Suenos Foundation Austin, TX | General Support | $75,000 |
| La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley San Jose, CA | General Support | $30,000 |
| Cap Program Cypress, TX | General Support | $25,000 |
| Centro De Salud Familiar El Paso, TX | General Support | $25,000 |
| East Austin Lions Club Branch Austin, TX | General Support | $25,000 |
| US Committee for Refugees and Immigration Arlington, VA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Ministerious De Amor | General Support | $24,900 |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc NW Washington, DC | General Support | $15,000 |
| San Antonio Chamber of Commerce San Antonio, TX | General Support | $6,500 |
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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 | $139,642,213 | $496,116,551 | $585,225,069 | $337,125 | 12 | $1,655,570 |
| 2024 | $256,276,208 | $921,510,747 | $928,238,222 | $1,236,000 | 10 | $-1,178,739 |
| 2023 | $258,034,329 | $898,292,040 | $893,540,775 | $116,500 | 7 | $485,112 |
| 2022 | $209,079,921 | $761,635,874 | $774,224,382 | $60,000 | 5 | $460,346 |
| 2021 | $203,106,056 | $588,318,167 | $545,209,215 | $55,000 | 3 | $2,288,366 |
| 2020 | $131,592,259 | $414,933,218 | $417,848,339 | — | — | $-140,476 |
| 2019 | $140,471,517 | $468,005,710 | $478,620,770 | $3,653,027 | 1 | $1,676,232 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Southwest Key states its mission as “opening doors to opportunity, so individuals can achieve their dreams.”
Its programs include shelter and care for unaccompanied immigrant children, including family reunification, medical and counseling services, education, and daily care. Its Youth and Family Services programs offer education, case management, youth development, monitoring, and behavioral health services intended to help youth remain with their families and in their communities. The organization also describes workforce development services in Cameron County, including career planning, training, employment support, and childcare services.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Southwest Key reported 12 grants totaling $337,125. Grant amounts ranged from $5,225 to $75,000, with a median of $25,000. The itemized grants were all designated for general support.
The largest awards were $75,000 each to Suenos Foundation in Austin, Texas, and La Casa de Esperanza Inc in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Suenos Foundation describes its mission as connecting vulnerable populations with comprehensive services and resources. La Casa de Esperanza describes its mission as helping low-income individuals achieve full social and economic participation, with emphasis on the Hispanic population. Other recipients included La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley ($30,000), CAP Program ($25,000), Centro de Salud Familiar ($25,000), East Austin Lions Club Branch ($25,000), and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigration ($25,000). United Community Center in Milwaukee received $5,500; it describes its mission as providing comprehensive education, human services, health, community development, and cultural arts services, with an emphasis on strengthening families and communities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Anselmo Villarreal as president and chief executive officer and Joella Brooks as chief operations program officer. It lists George Kypuros as interim board chair, Celina Echazarreta as board vice chair, Juan Ruiz as treasurer and deputy and chief administration officer, and Catalina Garcia as secretary. Other listed board members are Rosa Santis, Edgar Ocasio, David Marshall Jr, and Melissa Garcia.
Southwest Key Programs Inc is led by Anselmo Villarreal, President & Chief Executive Officer since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 30 of 38 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anselmo Villarreal
President & Chief Executive Officer
Board Chair → Board Member & Senior Advisor, 2021
Board Member & Senior Advisor → President & Chief Executive Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$492K (2021) → $1.1M (2025)
George Kypuros
Interim Board Chair
Board Member → Interim Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra Mix
Senior Director of Payroll
Payroll Director → Director of Payroll, 2022
Director of Payroll → Senior Director of Payroll, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$153K (2021) → $243K (2025)
Fred Muniz
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Controller → Interim Chief Financial Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$177K (2019) → $284K (2025)
Joella Brooks
Chief Operations Program Officer
Chief Operations Program Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2023
Chief Operating Officer → Chief Operations Program Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$393K (2019) → $559K (2025)
Melva Perez
Interim Vice President of Legal
Program Coordinator → Interim Vice President of Legal, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$137K (2020) → $166K (2025)
Alan Hodson
Vice President of Information Technology
Vice President of Information Technology → Vice President of Information Technolo, 2023
Vice President of Information Technolo → Vice President of Information Technology, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$166K (2022) → $273K (2025)
Christina Cantu
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$281K (2022) → $386K (2025)
Anais Biera Miracle
Chief Communications Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$300K (2023) → $317K (2025)
Chirag Pravin Shah
Chief Information Officer
Chief Digital Officer → Chief Information Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$438K (2023) → $500K (2025)
Joel Brophy
Vice President of Internal Audit
Vice President of Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk Management → Vice President of Internal Audit & Risk Management, 2024
Vice President of Internal Audit & Risk Management → Vice President of Internal Audit, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$226K (2023) → $316K (2025)
Marisol Cervera
Deputy Chief Administrative & Financial Officer
Vice President of Operations → Vice President of Immigrant Child Services, 2024
Vice President of Immigrant Child Services → Deputy Chief Administrative & Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$304K (2023) → $466K (2025)
Rachel Rosales
Vice President of Research & Grants
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$258K (2023) → $301K (2025)
David Garcia
Vice President of Government Affairs
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$234K (2024) → $256K (2025)
Enrique Varela
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$412K (2024) → $404K (2025)
Jose Arroyo Davilla
Chief Hr Officer
Chief Human Resources & Administrator Officer → Chief Hr Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$719K (2024) → $520K (2025)
Krisna Koduvayur
Vice President of Digital Development
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$276K (2024) → $298K (2025)
Melissa Villarreal
Vice President Employee & Community Engagement
Vice President of Ee & Community Engagement → Vice President Employee & Community Engagement, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$241K (2024) → $254K (2025)
Veronica Delgado Savage
Vice President - Yj Service
Vice President - Yj Services → Vice President - Yj Service, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$319K (2024) → $278K (2025)
Vivian Panting
Vice President of International Affairs
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$314K (2024) → $304K (2025)
Christian Lozano
Vice President of Strategic Engagements
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$256K (2025)
Eleanor Benmanash
Vice President of Legal
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$319K (2025)
Gopalakrisha Karamchand
Assistant Vice President Information Security
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$237K (2025)
Hali Pinedo Castaneda
Vice President of Project Management & Process Improvement
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$204K (2025)
Henry Castillo
Vice President - Workforce
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$186K (2025)
Jose Cabrerra
Vice President of Corporate Relations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$250K (2025)
Juan M. Gandara
Vice President Strategic Transformational Initiatives
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$202K (2025)
Kevin Ramirez
Vice President Um Operations Quality & Performance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$214K (2025)
Steven Beckman
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$326K (2025)
Tonya Gonzalez
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$215K (2025)
Victor Contreras
Vice President of New Inititives & Diversification
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$222K (2025)
David Marshall Jr.
Board Member
Secretary → Board Secretary, 2020
Board Secretary → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rosa Santis
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Vice Chair, 2020
Board Vice Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catalina Garcia
Secretary
Board Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juan Ruiz
Treasurer, Deputy & Chief Administration Officer
Board Treasuer → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Treasurer, Deputy & Chief Administration Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Celina Echazarreta
Board Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edgar Ocasio
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Garcia
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (47)
- Former: Geraldo G. Rivera (2019–2024) — Chief Program Officer
- Former: Frank Felix (2021–2024) — Vice President of Immigrant Child Services
- Former: Roberto Flores (2022–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Carlos Garcia (2023–2024) — Vice President - Hr
- Former: Eleanor Benmenashe (2023–2024) — Vice President of Legal
- Former: Jose Ochoa Garzon (2023–2024) — Vice President of Finance & Accounting
- Former: Bimal Mehta (2024) — Vice President of Enterprise Portfolio Mgmnt
- Former: Daniel Soto Castro (2024) — Senior Financial Director
- Former: David Berndt (2024) — Vice President of Compliance
- Former: Jose Cabrera Sandoval (2024) — Vice President Oof Corporate Relations
- Former: Jose Velazquez (2024) — Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
- Former: Catalina Gracia (2019–2023) — Board Secretary
- Former: Jose E. Arroyo-Davila (2019–2023) — Chief Human Resources & Administrator
- Former: Veronica Delgado-Savage (2019–2023) — Vice President-Yj Services
- Former: Victor Garza (2019–2023) — Interim Board Chair
- Former: Jesus Cabrera (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Andy Harper (2021–2023) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Cynthia Hinojosa (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Celina Echazaretta (2022–2023) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Alfredo Valazquez Sanchez (2023) — Vice President of Culture
- Former: Carol Egelebuchanan-Haynes (2023) — Vice President of Procurement & Contract Services
- Former: David Humble (2023) — Vice President - Pqi
- Former: Eric Marin (2019–2022) — Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
- Former: Alfredo Muniz (2020–2022) — Vice President of Financial Budgeting & Planning
- Former: Hector Zuniga (2020–2022) — Vice President of Immigrant Child Services
- Former: Neil Nowlin (2020–2022) — Vice President of Communications
- Former: Edward Isleib (2021–2022) — Controller
- Former: Iris Gonzalez (2021–2022) — Senior Legal Counsel
- Former: Kristyn Deraffele (2021–2022) — Associate Vice President of Hr
- Former: Efren Garcia (2022) — Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
- Former: Olga Garcia (2022) — Associate Vice President of Immigrant Child Services
- Former: Sylvia Rapini (2022) — Associate Vice President of Immigrant Child Services
- Former: Elizabeth Schepel (2019–2021) — Vice President of Pqi
- Former: Marcos Vigil (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Marisela Saldana (2021) — Associate Vice President & Immigrant Child Svcs
- Former: Alexia Rodriguez (2019–2020) — Former Vice President Um Programs
- Former: Isabel Rodriguez (2019–2020) — Program Coordinator
- Former: Jennifer Sanchez (2019–2020) — Former Vice President
- Former: Juan Sanchez (2019–2020) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Melody Chung (2019–2020) — Former CFO
- Former: Stephen Calvert (2019–2020) — Former Chief Legal Counsel
- Former: Yvonne Chor (2019–2020) — Former Director of Finance
- Former: Anselmo Villareal (2020) — Senior Advisor to Interim CEO
- Former: Lloyd Bullard (2020) — Cpo
- Former: Orlando Martinez (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Rachel Luna (2019) — Fmr General Counsel
- Former: Salvador Cavazos (2019) — Vice President of Education
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.1M, to Anselmo Villarreal (President and Chief Executive Officer). 30 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Southwest Key Programs Inc
How much does Southwest Key Programs Inc give each year?
Southwest Key Programs Inc gave $337K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 10 grants.
What is Southwest Key Programs Inc's typical grant size?
Southwest Key Programs Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $28,094, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Southwest Key Programs Inc give grants?
Southwest Key Programs Inc's top state is Texas, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Wisconsin (24%) and California (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (3 grants).
Does Southwest Key Programs Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Southwest Key Programs Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Southwest Key Programs Inc's largest grantees?
Southwest Key Programs Inc's largest 2025 grantees include La CASA De Esperanza Inc ($75,000), Suenos Foundation ($75,000) and La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Southwest Key Programs Inc?
Southwest Key Programs Inc reported $139.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $496.1M.
What does Southwest Key Programs Inc fund?
Southwest Key states its mission as “opening doors to opportunity, so individuals can achieve their dreams.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Southwest Key Programs Inc?
Southwest Key Programs Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check southwestkey.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Southwest Key Programs Inc's EIN?
Southwest Key Programs Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2481167. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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