Texas Appleseed
To promote social, economic, and racial justice for all Texans by leveraging the skills and resources of volunteer lawyers, other professionals, and community partners to identify practical solutions to difficult, systemic problems.
Texas Appleseed at a glance
In short: Texas Appleseed gave $95K across 5 grants in 2024 (avg $19K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $94,500
- +5.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $18,900
- -16.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $10,415,807
- -1.0% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Texas (89% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Texas Appleseed funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Texas Advocacy Project ($60K). Together the top 5 received $95K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 14 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Texas Appleseed gives
- Giving grew 215% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2021) to $95K (2024). In 2024 it made 5 grants totaling $95K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Advocacy Project Austin, TX | Financial Access | $60,000 |
| Consumer Federation of Americ Washington, DC | Financial Access | $10,000 |
| Mosaic Family Services Dallas, TX | Financial Access | $10,000 |
| The Family Place Dallas, TX | Financial Access | $7,500 |
| RAISE Texas Austin, TX | Financial Access | $7,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,415,807 | $9,342,719 | $9,811,781 | $94,500 | 5 | $234,871 |
| 2023 | $10,521,683 | $9,621,854 | $8,916,078 | $90,000 | 4 | $286,918 |
| 2022 | $9,836,403 | $9,262,843 | $7,573,207 | $35,000 | Total only | $22,311 |
| 2021 | $7,949,482 | $7,859,791 | $5,649,124 | $30,000 | 5 | $2,180 |
| 2020 | $5,616,310 | $7,030,196 | $3,602,504 | — | — | $2,805 |
| 2019 | $2,094,765 | $2,312,089 | $1,872,047 | — | — | $3,337 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Texas Appleseed
Based on IRS filings
Texas Appleseed is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $10.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $95K. Net investment income was $235K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Texas Appleseed is led by Deborah Fowler, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 7 of 53 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Deborah Fowler
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $275K (2024)
Gina Debottis Metts
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Baddour
Director & Ffsp
Director of Fair Financial Services Proj. → Director & Ffsp, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$126K (2021) → $162K (2024)
Deborah Borman
Writing Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$111K (2021) → $183K (2024)
Linda Brooke
Monitoring Director
Director → Director of External Affairs, Pol. & Executive Director Services, 2022
Director of External Affairs, Pol. & Executive Director Services → Monitoring Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$210K (2021) → $296K (2024)
Monica Benedict
Dep. Director Research
Deputy Director of Research → Dep. Director Research, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$148K (2021) → $195K (2024)
Allan Van Fleet
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allene D Evans
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Hebert Stephens
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Eduardo Cardenas
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Kelley
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Benoit
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Sharp
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Estes
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
E Leon Carter
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Mack
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Taube
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kent Caperton
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keri McKenzie
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Layne Kruse
Director
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Thorne
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Lowenberg
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Rodriguez
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
N Scott Fletcher
Director
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2021
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Cantilo
Director
Chair → President, 2023
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter M Kelly
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R James George Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ricardo G Cedillo
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Hartman
Director
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Karamanian
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tommy Jacks
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Florence
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jadd Masso
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Jaworski
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keri D Brown
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alissa Pollard
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Saberian Prueger
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine M Ozdogan
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Myers
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Munoz
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hilary L Preston
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kat Li
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annik Morgan Barrios
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel S Mayerfeld
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Odell
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deidra Perry
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Allen
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Utz
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
T J Hope
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Viveca Martinez
Deputy Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$172K (2021) → $241K (2024)
Brennan Griffin
Senior Deputy Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$143K (2023) → $155K (2024)
Ann Marie Painter
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laranda Walker
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Amber Givens-Davis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Angela Zambrano (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Phyllis Young (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Christopher Odell (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Joseph Jaworski (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Li (2023) — Director
- Former: Scott Fletcher (2023) — Director
- Former: Justice Keyes (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Matthew Griffin (2021–2022) — Deputy Director
- Former: Nathan Clark (2021–2022) — Director of Finance & Administrator
- Former: Doug Bland (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: George Butts (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Wawro (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sean Gorman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Hesha Abrams (2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Phillips (2020) — Director
- Former: Gregory Huffman (2019) — Director
- Former: Marcy Greer (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $296K, to Linda Brooke (Monitoring Dir.). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Texas Appleseed
How much does Texas Appleseed give each year?
Texas Appleseed gave $95K across 5 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $90K across 4 grants.
What is Texas Appleseed's typical grant size?
Texas Appleseed's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $18,900, across 5 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does Texas Appleseed give grants?
Texas Appleseed gives mostly in Texas: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (2 grants) and Dallas, TX (2 grants).
Does Texas Appleseed give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Texas Appleseed's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Financial Access" (5 grants).
Who are Texas Appleseed's largest grantees?
Texas Appleseed's largest 2024 grantees include Texas Advocacy Project ($60,000), Consumer Federation of Americ ($10,000) and Mosaic Family Services ($10,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Texas Appleseed?
Texas Appleseed reported $10.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.3M.
What is Texas Appleseed?
Texas Appleseed is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Austin, TX. It holds $10.4M in total assets as of 2024.
What is Texas Appleseed's EIN?
Texas Appleseed's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2804268. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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