The Cardwell Foundation

EL PASO, TX EIN: 74-2690488

THE CARDWELL FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSES ARE: (1) TO OPERATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE EL PASO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, (2) TO RECEIVE AND DISTRIBUTE PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY GIFT, GRANT, PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AND (3) TO MAKE GRANTS TO THE EL PASO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OR TO THAT CLASS OF PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHOSE BENEFIT EL PASO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION EXISTS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$23.8M

+7.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$764K

+9.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$764K

+9.2% YoY

About The Cardwell Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Cardwell Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in EL PASO, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $23.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $764K. Net investment income was $2.3M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

El Paso

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$895K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$23,820,756$22,155,170$19,559,398
Revenue$2,322,290$1,293,230$1,253,367
Expenses$938,351$841,253$3,253,414
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,322,290$1,293,230$1,253,367
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$772K$2M$2M$3M1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

EL PASO COMMUNITY FOUNDA…$764K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K3$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RICHARD ERIC PEARSON3rd Vice Pres.1
KATHRIN BERGDirector0.5
TINA CARDWELL HATCHPresident1
CINDY CARDWELL ANDREWS1st Vice Pres.1
JAMES A CARDWELL JR2nd Vice Pres.1
ALTON SETLIFFSEC / TREAS1
BETHANY PEABODYDirector0.5
LEIGH BLOSSDirector0.5

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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