Texas Center for the Judiciary
The Texas Center for the Judiciary, Inc is the state's only organization funding continuing legal education programs for the state judiciary and court support personnel.
Texas Center for the Judiciary at a glance
- Total assets
- $970,164
- -6.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,247,845
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,332,353
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Texas Center for the Judiciary funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 19 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $347K (2022) to $1.5M (2020). In 2022 it made 9 grants totaling $347K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CAC of Texas Inc Austin, TX | Childrens Advocacy Center | $78,794 |
| Tnoys Austin, TX | Safety of Children | $63,216 |
| Texas Legal Austin, TX | Parent Resource Hotline | $48,541 |
| Garth House Beaumont, TX | Prevent child abuse | $39,123 |
| UT Health Science Center Austin, TX | Evaluating infant victims | $37,004 |
| Harris County Houston, TX | Evaluating bone health | $34,227 |
| Texas CASA Austin, TX | Informed Advocacy | $17,967 |
| SafeAlliance Austin, TX | Responding to child | $14,304 |
| Bexar Co Juvenile Probation Austin, TX | Achieve positive change | $13,449 |
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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 | $970,164 | $4,247,845 | $4,332,353 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $1,039,624 | $4,469,050 | $4,359,317 | — | — | $147 |
| 2023 | $1,220,653 | $4,253,156 | $4,407,493 | — | — | $5,589 |
| 2022 | $1,761,761 | $3,699,129 | $3,571,921 | $346,625 | 9 | $884 |
| 2021 | $1,299,348 | $3,920,079 | $3,978,422 | $1,391,077 | 10 | $89 |
| 2020 | $1,477,403 | $4,341,746 | $4,393,900 | $1,465,910 | 13 | $182 |
About Texas Center for the Judiciary
Based on IRS filings
Texas Center for the Judiciary is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $970K in total assets.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Texas Center for the Judiciary is led by Mark D Atkinson, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark D Atkinson
CEO
CEO, Secretary & Treasurer → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$167K (2020) → $188K (2025)
Courtney Arkeen
Chair & President
Director → Chair Elect, 2024
Chair Elect → Chair & President, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darlene Byrne
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Yee Chew
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hocker
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Barclay
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W Stacy Trotter
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J Andrew Bench
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence Phillips
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marla Cuellar
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Sorensen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Monique Nelson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Smith
Immediate Past Chair
Chair Elect → Chair & President, 2024
Chair & President → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Hand
Chair Elect
Director → Chair Elect, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Hazel Jones (2020–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Angela Tucker (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Lee Ann Breading (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Velia Meza (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Andrew Bench (2024) — Director
- Former: Ernest White (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Kerr (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Parsons (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Raul Rodriguez (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Ramirez (2021–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Melody Wilkinson (2023) — Director
- Former: Lori Valenzuela (2020–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Susan Harris (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mario Ramirez (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Patrick Pirtle (2020–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Benton Woodward (2020) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Carlos Carrasco (2020) — Director
- Former: Irene Rios (2020) — Director
- Former: Jeff Fletcher (2020) — Director
- Former: Jeffery Rose (2020) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $188K, to Mark D Atkinson (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Texas Center for the Judiciary
How large is Texas Center for the Judiciary?
Texas Center for the Judiciary reported $970K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.2M.
Where does Texas Center for the Judiciary operate?
Texas Center for the Judiciary has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Texas Center for the Judiciary's EIN?
Texas Center for the Judiciary's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2131161. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 13, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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