Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME

Public charity · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 45-5368023

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Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME at a glance

In short: Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
-50.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
+47.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$360,679
-12.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Progress Texas Institute: $20KProgress Texas Institute$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Progress Texas Institute ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

AustinDallas

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2025) to $41K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Progress Texas Institute Dallas, TXEducation Fund$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$360,679$434,334$485,056$20,0001$9,830
2024$411,401$388,336$368,499$40,6073$9,443
2023$391,564$372,853$354,499——$5,357
2022$373,210$356,574$277,163——$1,032
2021$293,799$327,141$298,661——$635
2020$265,319$296,785$250,355——$1,168

About Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME

Based on IRS filings

Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $361K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $10K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME is led by Luther Elmore, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Luther Elmore

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Diggs

    Trustee

    Board → Recording Secretary, 2023

    Recording Secretary → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Gray

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Wilson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dick Lavine

    Board

    Executive Member → Board, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Thrash

    Treasurer

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Seely

    Board

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leo Collas

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Farias

    Recording Secretary

    Trustee → Recording Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Smelker

    Board

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamara Galman

    Board

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Reck

    Board

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Dan Patrick (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Eddie Washington (2024) — Board
  • Former: Josie Soto (2022–2023) — Board
  • Former: Sandra D Smith (2020–2022) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Dorothy Parker (2020–2021) — Executive Member
  • Former: Josephine Soto (2020–2021) — Executive Member
  • Former: Maura Powers (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Peggy Seely (2020) — Executive Member
  • Former: Sylvia Gongora (2020) — Executive Member

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 Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME

How much does Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME give each year?

Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $41K across 3 grants.

How large is Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME?

Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME reported $361K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $434K.

Where does Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME operate?

Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME's EIN?

Texas Retired Public Employee Council Retiree Chapter 12 - AFSCME's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5368023. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 18, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 14, 2026)

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