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Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 74-2035880 Website

Provide a unified voice to community action agencies and operate programs to increase the capacity of organizations to serve low income texans.

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc at a glance

In short: Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc gave $3.7M across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $463K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,704,213
+7.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+14.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$463,027
-5.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$222,036
Total assets
$2,822,235
+0.9% 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 Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Dallas Co Health & Human Svcs: $1.4MDallas Co Health & Human Svcs$1.4MCity of Fort Worth: $1.2MCity of Fort Worth$1.2MGreater East TX Comm Action a: $597KGreater East TX Comm Action a$597KHill Country Comm Action Asso: $250KHill Country Comm Action Asso$250KRolling Plains Management Cor: $194KRolling Plains Management Cor$194KTexoma Council of Govts: $80KTexoma Council of Govts$80KEoac of Planning Region XI: $18KEoac of Planning Region XI$18KEAC of Gulf Coast: $7KEAC of Gulf Coast$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Dallas Co Health & Human Svcs ($1.4M). Together the top 8 received $3.7M.

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K6$50–100K8$100–250K4$250–500K4$500K–1M8$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 39 (23%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DallasFort WorthNacogdochesSan SabaShermanWacoLamesaCromwellCrowellBay CityGiddingsSan Angelo

How Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M9 grants2020 8 grants2021 7 grants2022 9 grants2023 7 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.0M (2021) to $3.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $3.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dallas Co Health & Human Svcs Dallas, TXWeatherization$1,378,000
City of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TXWeatherization$1,180,000
Greater East TX Comm Action a Nacogdoches, TXWeatherization$597,067
Hill Country Comm Action Asso San Saba, TXWeatherization$250,000
Rolling Plains Management Cor Cromwell, TXWeatherization$194,072
Texoma Council of Govts Sherman, TXWeatherization$80,000
Eoac of Planning Region XI Waco, TXWeatherization$18,288
EAC of Gulf Coast Bay City, TXWeatherization$6,786
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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$2,822,235$4,555,916$4,491,132$3,704,2138$110,628
2024$2,796,029$4,286,737$4,167,380$3,444,6207$115,941
2023$2,632,118$4,030,722$3,981,532$3,340,7699$72,247
2022$2,584,463$4,054,667$4,021,149$3,311,7067$19,601
2021$2,677,520$3,585,716$3,525,501$3,045,8678$23,583
2020$2,482,675$4,203,193$4,143,037$3,675,8809$51,709

About Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc

Based on IRS filings

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $3.7M. Net investment income was $111K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc is led by Amanda Shelton, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 36 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amanda Shelton

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $94K (2022) → $202K (2025)

  • Bobby Deike

    President

    1st Vice President → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amalia Garza

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Awalt

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Thomas

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hanna Adams

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Gibson

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Magi York

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marco Cruz

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Bethune

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melody Woosley

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shanna Burke

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William D. Powell Jr.

    Director

    Board Member → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Johnson

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Mudd

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Rodriguez

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime Longoria

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Carrillo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Briana Ramos

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Bridges

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • James Jesse

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kristi Pustejovsky

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Doonkeen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Paddi Sedberry

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Fisher

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Freeman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Felicia Woodard-Shaw

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Guillermo Walls

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Patino

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Klouda

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Swenson

    Vice President

    Parliamentarian → Director, 2024

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Franke

    Parliamentarian

    Board Member → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Parliamentarian, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Ponce

    Past President

    1st Vice President → President, 2021

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharla Myers

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Burnett

    Vice President

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Morehead

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (35)
  • Former: Daniel Edwards (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: James Flores (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jonita Reynolds (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael Parks (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Diana Lopez (2024) — Director
  • Former: Cherry Pittcock (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sonia Singleton (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Latricia Reynolds (2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Kunze (2023) — Director
  • Former: Adan Estrada (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Alma Barrera (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Dan Boyd (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Dorothy Marstaller (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: George Simon (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jamie Longoria (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kristie Pustejuvsky (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Vicki Smith (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Rosalie Johnson (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Sara Torres-Garcia (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Carole Belver (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Christy Pierce (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Doug Hairgrove (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Karen Murfee (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kerrin Meyer (2020–2021) — Deputy Director
  • Former: Lyla Martinez (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Quintero (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Tama Shaw (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Wilkinson (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Victoria Lippman (2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Henry Tarango (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Marie Francis (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Mendiola (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Rosela Johnson (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Stella Rodriguez (2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Vacant (2020) — 2nd Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Amanda Shelton — Executive Dir.: $202KAmanda SheltonExecutive Dir.$202K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $202K, to Amanda Shelton (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc

How much does Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc give each year?

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc gave $3.7M across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.4M across 7 grants.

What is Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc's typical grant size?

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc's median grant in 2025 was $222,036, and its average grant was $463,027, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc give grants?

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Weatherization" (8 grants).

Who are Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc's largest grantees?

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Dallas Co Health & Human Svcs ($1,378,000), City of Fort Worth ($1,180,000) and Greater East TX Comm Action a ($597,067), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc?

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.6M.

What is Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc?

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Austin, TX. It holds $2.8M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc's EIN?

Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2035880. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 2, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 18, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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