Texas Community College Education Initiative
To provide programs that benefit higher education in promoting, through research and development, high quality instruction to advance student success.
Texas Community College Education Initiative at a glance
In short: Texas Community College Education Initiative gave $1.3M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $142K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,273,713
- -30.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -35.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $141,524
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $125,000
- Total assets
- $3,702,613
- -12.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Texas Community College Education Initiative funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Meadows Mental Health Policy Inst ($329K). Together the top 9 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
54 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 54 (35%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Texas Community College Education Initiative gives
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $134K (2020) to $1.8M (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Inst Dallas, TX | Subaward | $329,225 |
| Tacc Austin, TX | Educ Conf | $328,888 |
| West Ed San Francisco, CA | Subaward | $248,182 |
| Student Ready Strategies LLC Carmel, IN | Subaward | $142,418 |
| University of Texas Austin, TX | Subaward | $125,000 |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX | Subaward | $25,000 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo, TX | Subaward | $25,000 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, TX | Subaward | $25,000 |
| Houston Community College Houston, TX | Subaward | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,702,613 | $4,359,126 | $4,677,065 | $1,273,713 | 9 | $144,163 |
| 2024 | $4,222,279 | $5,441,730 | $4,622,057 | $1,834,707 | 14 | $142,850 |
| 2023 | $3,775,043 | $3,279,374 | $3,920,138 | $1,331,891 | 10 | $52,214 |
| 2022 | $3,688,371 | $2,001,960 | $3,630,497 | $919,000 | 12 | $5,206 |
| 2021 | $5,419,945 | $1,993,114 | $2,636,367 | $962,186 | 9 | $8,388 |
| 2020 | $6,360,501 | $3,047,196 | $1,684,816 | $134,059 | 1 | $22,464 |
About Texas Community College Education Initiative
Based on IRS filings
Texas Community College Education Initiative is a public charity focused on Education, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $144K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Texas Community College Education Initiative is led by Ray Martinez, President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 5 of 56 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ray Martinez
President
President & CEO → President, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
$5K (2023) → $17K (2025)
Brent Wallace
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Stalheber
Director of
Director of Finance → Director of, 2022
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$47K (2020) → $69K (2025)
Christine Bailie
Senior Director Inst
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$132K (2023) → $143K (2025)
Kristina Flores
Senior Director Res
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$112K (2023) → $136K (2025)
Barbara Beebe
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Hellyer
Director
Past Chair → Past-Chair, 2023
Past-Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Sparks
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Ponce
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dusty R. Johnston
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hector Gonzales
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Smith
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesus Roberto Rodriguez
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johnette McKown
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juan E. Mejia
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Fegan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynda Villanueva
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Escamilla
Director
Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Hensley
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Simon
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Flores
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myles Shelton
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricardo J. Solis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Satterwhite
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russell Lowery-Hart
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tex Buckhaults
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thad Anglin
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tod Allen Farmer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Warren Nichols
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glendon Forgey
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Exley
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derrick Worrels
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Williams
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Lonon
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent R. Solis
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elva Concha Leblanc
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Minita Ramirez
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Mills
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Damon Kennedy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Chivers
Senior Director Stra
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jacob Cottingham
Senior Director Gov R
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jason Morrison
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Pace
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Ford Fisher
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Carter
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Benson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Allen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamelle Connor
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Rose
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mario Castillo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Staci Pollan Martin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zachary Suarez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Lowry
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$115K (2025)
Jeremy McMillen
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Serrata
Past-Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Past-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Kent
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Betty McCrohan (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Brenda Kays (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Cynthia Ferrell (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Justin Hoggard (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ron Clinton (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Denese Skinner (2024) — Director
- Former: Eliana Rodriguez (2024) — Director Or Communications
- Former: Cesar Maldonado (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Gregory Powell (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jacob Fraire (2020–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Jerry King (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Yeonopolus (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Pam Anglin (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Rhodes (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Thomas (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Eugene Giovannini (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Pam Boehm (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Marisela Rodriguez Tijerina (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dustin Meador (2020–2021) — Director of Government Rel
- Former: Greg Williams (2020–2021) — Past-Chair
- Former: Joe May (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kristi Short (2020–2021) — Director of Texas Successor
- Former: Millicent Valek (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: William Campion (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Christal Albrecht (2020) — Director
- Former: David Hinds (2020) — Director
- Former: Jud Hicks (2020) — Director
- Former: Neil Matkin (2020) — Director
- Former: Shirley Reed (2020) — Director
- Former: Steve Head (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 $143K, to Christine Bailie (Sr DIR Inst). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Texas Community College Education Initiative
How much does Texas Community College Education Initiative give each year?
Texas Community College Education Initiative gave $1.3M across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 14 grants.
What is Texas Community College Education Initiative's typical grant size?
Texas Community College Education Initiative's median grant in 2025 was $125,000, and its average grant was $141,524, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Texas Community College Education Initiative give grants?
Texas Community College Education Initiative gives mostly in Texas: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (19%) and Indiana (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (2 grants).
Does Texas Community College Education Initiative give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Texas Community College Education Initiative's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Subaward" (8 grants).
Who are Texas Community College Education Initiative's largest grantees?
Texas Community College Education Initiative's largest 2025 grantees include Meadows Mental Health Policy Inst ($329,225), Tacc ($328,888) and West Ed ($248,182), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Texas Community College Education Initiative?
Texas Community College Education Initiative reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.
What is Texas Community College Education Initiative?
Texas Community College Education Initiative is a public charity focused on Education, based in Austin, TX. It holds $3.7M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Texas Community College Education Initiative's EIN?
Texas Community College Education Initiative's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2358912. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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