Texas Cultural Trust Council
Public arts funding
Texas Cultural Trust Council at a glance
- Total assets
- $9,062,828
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,090,328
- +55.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $336,592
- +138.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,043,984
- -4.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Texas Cultural Trust Council
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Texas Cultural Trust Council
Who Texas Cultural Trust Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Texas Cultural Trust Council gives
- Giving fell 22% 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $145K (2024) to $316K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $145K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Commission on the Arts Austin, TX | Art programs | $145,000 |
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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 | $9,062,828 | $3,090,328 | $2,043,984 | — | — | $336,592 |
| 2024 | $8,199,614 | $1,988,575 | $2,144,356 | $145,000 | 1 | $140,955 |
| 2023 | $7,195,357 | $2,674,877 | $2,020,684 | $176,500 | 1 | $96,395 |
| 2022 | $6,702,014 | $1,761,025 | $1,761,893 | $316,250 | 1 | $84,147 |
| 2021 | $7,555,293 | $1,732,438 | $2,043,547 | $186,420 | 1 | $96,160 |
| 2020 | $6,515,534 | $1,911,395 | $1,654,746 | $303,000 | 2 | $132,090 |
About Texas Cultural Trust Council
Based on IRS filings
Texas Cultural Trust Council is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $337K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Texas Cultural Trust Council is led by Heidi Marquez Smith, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 41 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Heidi Marquez Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$159K (2020) → $240K (2025)
Michael Klein
Chair
Trustee → Nominations, 2024
Nominations → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Parry
Director of Programs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$124K (2025)
Alexis Hunter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Bugg Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Matthews
Trustee
At-Large → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darrell Windham
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ernest Butler
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gay Gaddis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gene Jones
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ito Deutsch
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Beckworth
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Robison
Trustee
At-Large → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Keating
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen R Kennedy
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Seliger
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Willeford
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ray Benson
Trustee
Secretary → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renard Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tania Schwartz
Trustee
Vice Chair → At-Large, 2023
At-Large → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trisha Wilson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Anderson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Murray
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Winell Herron
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brendon Anthony
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cabrina Owsley
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corinna Holt Richter
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Johnson Rove
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marielle Lamy Quaid
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
The Honorable Joe Strauss III
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tisa Weiss Hibbs
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrienne Bosh
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Attal
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Jackson III
Programs
Trustee → Programs, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Blanton
Immediate Past Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Ward
Vice Chair
Chair → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda LaMantia
At-Large
Immediate Past Chair → At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marvin Blum
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mindy Ellmer
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat Frost
Development
Trustee → Development, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelli Blanton
At-Large
Trustee → At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Jay Propes (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Watson (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Whitney Hyder More (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Guillermo Nicolas (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Joci Straus (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Andrea White (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kay Sanford (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sharon McCullough (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sharon Oeschger (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kristin Salyer (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Lamar Leyendecker (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Winnel Herron (2020) — Trustee
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 $240K, to Heidi Marquez Smith (Chief Executive Officer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Texas Cultural Trust Council
How large is Texas Cultural Trust Council?
Texas Cultural Trust Council reported $9.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.
Where does Texas Cultural Trust Council operate?
Texas Cultural Trust Council has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Texas Cultural Trust Council's EIN?
Texas Cultural Trust Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2778878. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 20, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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