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Texas Public Broadcasting Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 74-2237853 Website

The Texas public broadcating association will increase public awareness, develop mechanism for member cooperative efforts, and promote the funding and general well-being of public broadcasting for the benefit of the people of Texas.

Key facts about Texas Public Broadcasting Association

EIN
74-2237853
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$1,188,516

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.2M

+220.9% YoY

Revenue

$1.5M

+163.8% YoY

Net Investment Income

$2K

Expenses

$1.2M

+101.7% YoY

How Texas Public Broadcasting Association gives

  • Giving grew 106% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Texas Public Broadcasting Association

Based on IRS filings

Texas Public Broadcasting Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $2K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

San AntonioAustinDallasHoustonMidlandCorpus ChristiLubbockAmarilloCollege StationEl Paso

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K11 grants2020 10 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 9 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $139K (2022) to $295K (2024). In 2024 it made 9 grants totaling $295K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 31 (87%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,188,516$370,315$415,371
Revenue$1,484,954$562,964$332,931
Expenses$1,249,695$619,460$431,567
Net Investment Income$1,783——

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Texas Public Broadcasting Association is led by Luis Patino, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Luis Patino

    President

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nico Leone

    Chairperson

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Pollard

    Board Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Dunlap

    Director

    Immediate Past-Chairman → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Wolf

    Director

    Secretary → Chairperson, 2023

    Chairperson → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Brown

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Desantos

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua B. Adams

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simon Parmley

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Lopez

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Perch

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julianna Grimes

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Dillard

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Alisan Sweet (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Julie Grimes (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Kyle Claude (2024) — Director
  • Former: Doug Walker (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Josh Adams (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Ball (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Paul Hunton (2020–2023) — Immediate Past-Chairman
  • Former: Sylvia Komatsu (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Bill Stotesbery (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pat Lopez (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Shumate (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Young (2020) — Director
  • Former: Emily Loya (2020) — Vice Chairman

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.

Frequently asked questions about Texas Public Broadcasting Association

How large is Texas Public Broadcasting Association?

Texas Public Broadcasting Association reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is Texas Public Broadcasting Association?

Texas Public Broadcasting Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Austin, TX. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Texas Public Broadcasting Association operate?

Texas Public Broadcasting Association has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Texas Public Broadcasting Association's EIN?

Texas Public Broadcasting Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2237853. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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