Texas Bar College

Public charity · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 02-0581226

The College recognizes and encourages lawyers who maintain and enhance their professional skills and the quality of their service to the public by significant voluntary participation in legal education; promotes among members of the State Bar and the general public the educational and public purposes of the College and its members; recognizes and encourages outstanding service to the legal profession and to the public; and sponsors or otherwise assists in educational activities of significant merit and widespread relevance and applicability to the legal profession.

Texas Bar College at a glance

In short: Texas Bar College gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,500
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$7,500
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$1,132,867
+9.8% 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 Bar College funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Law Focused Education Inc: $8KLaw Focused Education Inc$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Law Focused Education Inc ($8K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (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

Austin

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Law Focused Education Inc Austin, TXDevelopment of Legal education materials to help educate students.$7,500
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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$1,132,867$460,960$349,498$7,5001$27,335
2024$1,031,613$482,376$337,511——$42,255
2023$878,000$446,847$310,463——$22,189
2022$720,351$384,754$243,258——$833
2021$567,136$332,273$197,772——$383

About Texas Bar College

Based on IRS filings

Texas Bar College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $27K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Texas Bar College is led by Hedy Bower, Executive Director Tbc since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Hedy Bower

    Executive Director Tbc

    Executive Director → Executive Director Tbc, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Hunter

    Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Korrodi

    Managing Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Hernandez

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin A Nowell

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandy Wingate Voss

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Langston Scott Adams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathaniel St Clair

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen J Naylor

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Clinton

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Damon D Edwards

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank E Stevenson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa J Willms

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert L Tobey

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christy Amuny

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Escobedo Jr.

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Mack Furlow

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Phillips

    Vice Chair

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenda L Culpepper

    Immediate Past Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann-Marie Saleh

    Secretary Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Al Harrison (2021–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Sara Dysart (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: G Thomas Vick Jr. (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ann-Marie Selah (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Richard Spencer (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Roland Johnson (2021–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Ann-Marie Carruth (2023) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Vick Jr. (2023) — Director
  • Former: Ann Marie Carruth (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Caren Ka Pik Lock (2021–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Graham Quisenberry (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dylan Drummond (2021) — Director
  • Former: George Hanks (2021) — Director
  • Former: J Arnold Aguilar (2021) — Director
  • Former: Laura Lee Prather (2021) — Director
  • Former: Meca Walker (2021) — Director
  • Former: Steve Smith (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Texas Bar College

How much does Texas Bar College give each year?

Texas Bar College gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Texas Bar College?

Texas Bar College reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $461K.

What is Texas Bar College?

Texas Bar College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Austin, TX. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Texas Bar College operate?

Texas Bar College has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Texas Bar College's EIN?

Texas Bar College's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0581226. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)

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