Texas Medical Association Foundation
The Texas Medical Association Foundation is an Austin, Texas-based public charity formed in 1966. Its stated purpose is to provide public health, medical, and educational programs. In 2024, it reported 15 grants totaling $643,281, all to recipients in Texas.
Texas Medical Association Foundation at a glance
In short: Texas Medical Association Foundation gave $643K across 15 grants in 2024 (avg $43K), mostly in Texas. 33% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $643,281
- +4.2% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 15
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $42,885
- +4.2% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $22,347
- Total assets
- $16,951,177
- +9.3% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (4 of 12, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Texas Medical Association Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 401 West 15Th Street, Austin, TX 78701-1680
Phone: (512) 370-1664
Website: https://wwww.texmed.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Texas Medical Association Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Texas Medical Association ($299K across 4 grants). Together the top 10 received $631K.
Grant Size Distribution
75 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 75 (64%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Texas Medical Association Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 4 of 12 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $75K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $21K repeat.
- 67% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+20%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $537K (2021) to $643K (2024). In 2024 it made 15 grants totaling $643K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Harris County Medical Alliance Houston, TX | Nursing Scholarship Program | $120,000 |
| Texas Medical Association Austin, TX | Vaccines Defend What Matters Program | $114,312 |
| Texas Medical Association Special Funds Austin, TX | Diversity in Medicine Scholarship | $114,312 |
| Texas Medical Association Austin, TX | Walk with a Doc Texas Program | $76,724 |
| Texas Medical Association Austin, TX | Science Teacher Award Program | $57,911 |
| Texas Medical Association Austin, TX | Bicycle Helmet Program | $49,623 |
| Travis County Medical Alliance Austin, TX | Nursing Scholarship PROGRAM\MEDICAL Community Grant | $23,850 |
| TMA Alliance Austin, TX | Book Share Program | $22,347 |
| Travis County Medical Society Austin, TX | Medical Community Grant and Bayardo Scholarship Programs | $17,500 |
| Midland County Medical Society Midland, TX | Bayardo Scholarship Grant Programs | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,951,177 | $1,677,167 | $1,370,477 | $643,281 | 15 | $727,153 |
| 2023 | $15,515,383 | $1,382,896 | $1,419,861 | $617,384 | 15 | $467,831 |
| 2022 | $14,038,201 | $1,314,959 | $1,334,193 | $599,723 | 14 | $377,395 |
| 2021 | $16,598,953 | $2,226,990 | $1,220,513 | $536,887 | 14 | $727,859 |
| 2020 | $14,207,644 | $1,259,065 | $1,178,571 | $614,535 | 17 | $262,823 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that it provides for public health, medical, and educational programs. Its 2024 grant purposes included nursing and diversity-in-medicine scholarships, public health and education programs, and medical community grants.
Recipients’ stated missions illustrate the kinds of organizations supported. The Texas Medical Association says it represents physicians and medical students and seeks to improve the health of all Texans. The Texas Medical Association Alliance says it connects and supports physician families and builds a healthy Texas through community outreach and advocacy. The Lubbock-Crosby-Garza County Medical Society says it furthers medical-community education and supports scholarships, a medical library, seminars, public services, and free medical services. The Bexar County Medical Society says it serves and represents county physicians in providing quality health care to patients and the public.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the foundation made 15 grants totaling $643,281. Grant amounts ranged from $5,002 to $120,000, with a median of $22,347. The largest grants included $120,000 to Harris County Medical Alliance for a nursing scholarship program; $114,312 to the Texas Medical Association for its Vaccines Defend What Matters program; and $114,312 to Texas Medical Association Special Funds for a diversity-in-medicine scholarship. Other grants included $76,724 to the Texas Medical Association for Walk with a Doc Texas, $57,911 for its science teacher award program, and $49,623 for its bicycle helmet program. The foundation also awarded $23,850 to Travis County Medical Alliance for a nursing scholarship program and medical community grant, and $22,347 to TMA Alliance for its Book Share Program.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Carla F. Ortique, MD, as president; Michael E. Speer, MD, as immediate past president; Clifford K. Moy, MD, as vice president; Kim M. Rice, MD, as secretary; and Amy Whited as treasurer. Listed trustees and representatives were G. Ray Callas, MD; Kimberly Carter, MD; Joy Lo Chen, MD, young physician section representative; Angela B. Donahue; and Max Galvan, MD, resident and fellows section representative.
Texas Medical Association Foundation is led by Lisa Stark Walsh, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 29 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Lisa Stark Walsh
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$129K (2020) → $141K (2024)
Carla F. Ortique MD
President
Vice President → President Vice President, 2023
President Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Angela B. Donahue
Trustee
Secretary → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Craig Norman Rph
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Curtis Eric Grey MD
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David Landry
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Deborah Pitts
Trustee
Secretary → Secretary2022-, 2023
Secretary2022- → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Isabel V. Hoverman MD
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
G. Ray Callas MD
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Stuart C. Pickell Md Facp Faap
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Yusuf Mufti
Trustee
Medical Student Section Representative → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Debbie Massingill
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Jayesh B. Shah MD
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Joi Smith
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Kimberly Carter MD
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Li-Yu H. Mitchell MD
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Melissa Rowan Msw MBA
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Mike Moskovitz
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Peter Park
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Amy Whited
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer Trustee, 2023
Treasurer Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Clifford K. Moy MD
Vice President
Treasurer → Vice President Treasurer, 2023
Vice President Treasurer → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kim M. Rice MD
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Michael E. Speer MD
Immediate Past President
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sunshine Moore
Exec-Comm. Member at Large
Trustee → Exec-Comm. Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joy Lo Chen MD
Young Physician Section Representative
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Pruthali Kulkarni DO
Resident & Fellows Section Representative
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Max Galvan MD
Resident & Fellows Section Representative
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Natasha Topolski
Medical Student Section Representative
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Zishan Hirani MD
Young Physician Section Representative
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Gates B. Colbert Md Fasn (2020–2023) — Young Physician Section Representative
- Former: R. Moss Hampton MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Steven H. Kelder MPH PhD (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Susan M. Pike MD (2020–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Parker Mitchell (2021–2023) — Medical Student Section Representative
- Former: Ashanti Dunmeyer MD (2022–2023) — Resident & Fellows Section Representative
- Former: Richard W. Rick Snyder II MD (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gregory R. Johnson Md Sfhm (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Helen Schafer (2020–2022) — Medical Student Section Representative
- Former: Gary Floyd MD (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Abdul Abid MD (2020–2021) — Resident & Fellows Section Representative
- Former: Charlotte Stelly-Seitz MD (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah A. Fuller MD (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: E. Linda Villarreal MD (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Leslie H. Secrest MD (2020–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Madeline Hanes (2020–2021) — Medical Student Section Representative
- Former: Christian Beltran (2020) — Medical Student Section Representative
- Former: Diana L. Fite MD (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Eldon Stevens Robinson MD (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Justin Bishop MD (2020) — Resident & Fellows Section Representative
- Former: Robert Michelin (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Shannon Hancher-Hodges MD (2020) — Young Physician Section Representative
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $141K, to Lisa Stark Walsh (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Texas Medical Association Foundation
How much does Texas Medical Association Foundation give each year?
Texas Medical Association Foundation gave $643K across 15 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $617K across 15 grants.
What is Texas Medical Association Foundation's typical grant size?
Texas Medical Association Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $22,347, and its average grant was $42,885, across 15 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Texas Medical Association Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does Texas Medical Association Foundation give grants?
Texas Medical Association Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (9 grants).
Does Texas Medical Association Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Texas Medical Association Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Texas Medical Association Foundation's largest grantees?
Texas Medical Association Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Texas Medical Association ($298,570 across 4 grants), Harris County Medical Alliance ($120,000) and Texas Medical Association Special Funds ($114,312), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Texas Medical Association Foundation?
Texas Medical Association Foundation reported $17.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What does Texas Medical Association Foundation fund?
The foundation states that it provides for public health, medical, and educational programs. Its 2024 grant purposes included nursing and diversity-in-medicine scholarships, public health and education programs, and medical community grants. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Texas Medical Association Foundation?
Texas Medical Association Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check wwww.texmed.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Texas Medical Association Foundation's EIN?
Texas Medical Association Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6073346. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 26, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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