Texas J Regional Advisory Council
Texas J Regional Advisory Council is a public charity based in San Angelo, Texas. It supports a regional trauma system serving Trauma Service Area J, including injury prevention and education and assistance with training, equipment, and other support for fire and EMS units and area hospitals.
Texas J Regional Advisory Council at a glance
In short: Texas J Regional Advisory Council gave $500K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Texas. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $499,764
- +10.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,398
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,942
- Total assets
- $877,242
- +20.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (2 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Texas J Regional Advisory Council
- How to Apply
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The organization says grant funds are approved based on an application process. Grantees are responsible for meeting grant requirements, including providing documentation and receipts for equipment and supplies purchased with grant funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 60125, San Angelo, TX 76906
Phone: (325) 456-2370
Website: https://texasjrac.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Texas J Regional Advisory Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Terlingua Fire & EMS Inc ($91K). Together the top 10 received $374K.
Grant Size Distribution
88 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 75 grants of 88 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s website identifies its service area as Texas Trauma Service Area J, which includes 17 counties. In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas; the remaining 6% is listed with an unspecified state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Texas J Regional Advisory Council open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 16 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $14K first-time, $21K repeat.
- 81% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $341K (2020) to $834K (2021). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Terlingua Fire & EMS Inc Terlingua, TX | Trauma Equipment and Supplies | $91,284 |
| Pecos County EMS Pecos, TX | Trauma Equipment and Supplies | $70,586 |
| Miscellaneous | Trauma Equipment and Supplies | $54,724 |
| Reeves County ESD Pecos, TX | Trauma Equipment and Supplies | $39,460 |
| Terrell County EMS Sanderson, TX | Trauma Equipment and Supplies | $34,644 |
| Presidio EMS Presidio, TX | Trauma Equipment and Supplies | $28,422 |
| Marfa City-County EMS Marfa, TX | Trauma Equipment and Supplies | $28,421 |
| Andrews Citycounty EMS Andrews, TX | Trauma Equipment and Supplies | $22,660 |
| Odessa Fire Rescue Odessa, TX | Trauma Equipment and Supplies | $19,942 |
| Loving County EMS | Medical Equipment for Local Hospital | $19,684 |
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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 | $877,242 | $1,038,180 | $890,394 | $499,764 | 17 | — |
| 2024 | $729,458 | $328,856 | $1,712,086 | $453,116 | 16 | $41,240 |
| 2023 | $2,112,688 | $2,828,434 | $1,125,093 | $469,802 | 18 | — |
| 2022 | $409,347 | $797,127 | $822,607 | $480,512 | 19 | — |
| 2021 | $434,827 | $819,916 | $1,293,434 | $833,992 | 18 | — |
| 2020 | $908,345 | $913,275 | $707,499 | $340,961 | 17 | — |
| 2019 | $702,569 | $697,888 | $668,922 | $346,846 | 16 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to encourage and support a comprehensive continuum of quality health care for all patients in Trauma Service Area J, without regard to race, color, creed, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or ability to pay.
Its 2024 filing describes programs in injury prevention, education, and supply assistance through maintenance of a regional trauma system. It also describes providing training, equipment, and other support to fire and EMS units and area hospitals. The organization says grant funds are approved through an application process, and grantees must provide documentation and receipts for trauma equipment and supplies purchased with grant funds.
Grantmaking
The largest reported awards included:
The 2024 filing also notes that, through December 2024, the organization made grants to individuals under SB 8 and kept records for each student.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing:
- Sirena Watts — Chair
- Stephen Neal — Vice Chair
- John Bell — Treasurer
- Lucia Gilbert — Secretary
- Clayton O’Rear — Director
- Kristin Upchurch — Director
- Danny Chavez — Director
- Kimberly Milloy — Director
- Danny Updike — Executive Director
Texas J Regional Advisory Council is led by Danny Updike, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Danny Updike
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$49K (2019) → $62K (2025)
Sirena Watts
Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danny Chavez
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Upchurch
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clayton O'Rear
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Milloy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucia Gilbert
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Bell
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Neal
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (41)
- Former: Mike Marshall (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Kim Milloy (2024) — Director
- Former: Amanda Everett RN (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Amanda Griswold (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Berry Ingram (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bert Lagarde (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Blaine Hannah (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carlos Gomez (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Jost (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Uranga (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Cary Skelton (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Debra L. Crossland (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Debra Wallace (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dustin Hoffpauir (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Faye Lease (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ivy Benavides (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jincy Burks (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Joe Cazares (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Harper (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Alan Baker (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Barnes (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Krisenda Criswell (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Linda Dutton (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Malynda Richardson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Marvin Kip Wood (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Estes (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Enriquez (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Tully (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Red Gerhart (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rodd Huber (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Ronee Leyva (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Roy Browning (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Samantha Kuykendall (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sandra K. Shepard (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Shanna Woolf (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stacey Brannen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Audd (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Terri Welborn (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tiana Wells (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Vickie Fowler (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: William Nall (2019–2023) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $62K, to Danny Updike (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Texas J Regional Advisory Council
How much does Texas J Regional Advisory Council give each year?
Texas J Regional Advisory Council gave $500K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $453K across 16 grants.
What is Texas J Regional Advisory Council's typical grant size?
Texas J Regional Advisory Council's median grant in 2025 was $19,942, and its average grant was $29,398, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Texas J Regional Advisory Council that year got $14K on average.
Where does Texas J Regional Advisory Council give grants?
Texas J Regional Advisory Council gives mostly in Texas: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pecos, TX (2 grants).
Does Texas J Regional Advisory Council give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Texas J Regional Advisory Council's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Trauma Equipment and Supplies" (15 grants).
Who are Texas J Regional Advisory Council's largest grantees?
Texas J Regional Advisory Council's largest 2025 grantees include Terlingua Fire & EMS Inc ($91,284), Pecos County EMS ($70,586) and Reeves County ESD ($39,460), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Texas J Regional Advisory Council?
Texas J Regional Advisory Council reported $877K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What does Texas J Regional Advisory Council fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to encourage and support a comprehensive continuum of quality health care for all patients in Trauma Service Area J, without regard to race, color, creed, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or ability to pay. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Texas J Regional Advisory Council?
The organization says grant funds are approved based on an application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Texas J Regional Advisory Council's EIN?
Texas J Regional Advisory Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2786511. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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