Texas Retailers Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 74-3006385

Improve the Texas workforce through funding of scholarships and educational opportunities. Educate potential retailers on key business practices and issues, expand awareness of the retail industry to current and potential employees in the community.

Key facts about Texas Retailers Education Foundation

EIN
74-3006385
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$792,872

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$793K

-0.7% YoY

Revenue

$28K

+80.5% YoY

Net Investment Income

$28K

+80.5% YoY

Expenses

$53K

+1.3% YoY

About Texas Retailers Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Texas Retailers Education Foundation 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 $793K in total assets. Net investment income was $28K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

HoustonTylerCollege Station

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2021) to $130K (2020). In 2021 it made 3 grants totaling $43K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

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$100K$200K$300K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$792,872$798,577$733,513
Revenue$27,788$15,399$34,551
Expenses$53,077$52,418$43,081
Net Investment Income$27,788$15,399$34,551

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 June 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Texas Retailers Education Foundation is led by John McCord, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John McCord

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevan Fenderson

    Chairperson

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Huddleston

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Celinda Gonzalez

    Vice Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Bill Ennis (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dawne Proffit (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jason Cooper (2020–2021) — Chairperson
  • Former: Luke Gustafson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Shannon Williams (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Diana Cardona (2021) — Vice President of Operations
  • Former: Ivan Jaime (2021) — Director
  • Former: Joe Williams (2020) — Director
  • Former: Sheri Lytle (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tom Cunningham (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.

Frequently asked questions about Texas Retailers Education Foundation

How large is Texas Retailers Education Foundation?

Texas Retailers Education Foundation reported $793K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $28K.

What is Texas Retailers Education Foundation?

Texas Retailers Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Austin, TX. It holds $793K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Texas Retailers Education Foundation operate?

Texas Retailers Education Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Texas Retailers Education Foundation's EIN?

Texas Retailers Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-3006385. 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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