The Onestar National Service Commission Inc
The OneStar National Service Commission Inc is an Austin, Texas-based public charity formed in 2003. It administers federal AmeriCorps grant funds and supports service programs intended to address community needs, primarily through pass-through grants to organizations serving in Texas.
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc at a glance
In short: The Onestar National Service Commission Inc gave $28.7M across 44 grants in 2024 (avg $652K), mostly in Texas. 11% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $28,688,276
- +13.2% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 44
- -10.2% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $652,006
- +26.1% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $404,329
- Total assets
- $4,773,418
- +11.6% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (5 of 44, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Texas (82% 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 The Onestar National Service Commission Inc
- How to Apply
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OneStar invites organizations to sign up for funding-opportunity notifications or request a consultation about AmeriCorps funding. Its application materials specify the submission systems and supporting documents for particular funding cycles.
- Review Cycle
- The listed 2026–2027 AmeriCorps Texas deadlines have passed. The website says the 2027–2028 formula opportunity is expected in fall 2026 but does not provide a deadline in the supplied information.
- Deadline
- The listed 2026–2027 AmeriCorps Texas deadlines have passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2200 E Martin Luther King Jr 100, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: (512) 287-2000
Website: https://onestarfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from The Onestar National Service Commission Inc
AmeriCorps State and National
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc
Amount
$32.7 million (2024 funding cycle); $29.8 million (2025 funding cycle)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Rebuild Texas Fund
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who The Onestar National Service Commission Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Equal Heart ($3.8M). Together the top 10 received $16.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
178 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 56 grants of 178 (31%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
OneStar is based in Austin and its AmeriCorps Texas grants support programs serving solely within Texas. In 2024, 82% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Texas; other recipient-state shares were North Carolina, 7%; Massachusetts, 3%; California, 3%; and Minnesota, 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 44 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Onestar National Service Commission Inc open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 5 of 44 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $734K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $472K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2024). 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 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $16.9M (2021) to $28.7M (2024). In 2024 it made 44 grants totaling $28.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Equal Heart Dallas, TX | Americorps Sub-Grant | $3,795,003 |
| Breakthrough Austin, TX | Americorps Sub-Grant | $2,602,847 |
| National College Advising Corps Chapel Hill, NC | Americorps Sub-Grant | $1,980,939 |
| City Year - San Antonio San Antonio, TX | Americorps Sub-Grant | $1,784,925 |
| City Square Dallas, TX | Americorps Sub-Grant | $1,258,759 |
| City Year - Dallas Dallas, TX | Americorps Sub-Grant | $1,225,721 |
| UT Austin Charles a Dana Center Austin, TX | Americorps Sub-Grant | $1,054,304 |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Vall Edinburg, TX | Americorps Sub-Grant | $1,050,340 |
| Communities in Schools of Central T Austin, TX | Americorps Sub-Grant | $992,732 |
| Project Transformation North Texas Dallas, TX | Americorps Sub-Grant | $820,915 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing says the Commission has no employees of its own and that the President and Controller allocate time between the Commission and the related organization, OneStar Foundation.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,773,418 | $31,322,475 | $31,322,475 | $28,688,276 | 44 |
| 2023 | $4,276,760 | $28,303,694 | $28,303,694 | $25,336,741 | 49 |
| 2022 | $4,717,682 | $23,612,823 | $23,612,823 | $20,471,874 | 48 |
| 2021 | $2,630,311 | $19,496,828 | $19,496,828 | $16,935,555 | 37 |
| 2020 | $2,515,696 | $20,018,139 | $20,018,139 | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
OneStar’s mission is to strengthen Texas communities by creating pathways for individuals and organizations to engage, connect, and accelerate their impact. Its website describes AmeriCorps service in areas including education, economic opportunity, disaster response, and environmental stewardship. The filing also describes a VISTA project that places capacity-building members with eligible nonprofits across Texas, including organizations working in disaster services, education, economic opportunity, healthy futures, nonprofit capacity-building, and services for veterans and military families.
The organization’s filing describes AmeriCorps pass-through grants to Texas nonprofit organizations and says subgrantees are selected through a competitive request-for-proposals process. Examples of supported organizations include Breakthrough, whose mission is to create a path to and through college for students who may be the first in their families to earn a degree or certificate; Communities in Schools of Central Texas, which says it provides holistic support to remove barriers to students’ success; and Legacy Community Health Services, whose stated mission is “driving healthy change in our communities.” These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, OneStar reported 44 grants totaling $28,688,276. Grant amounts ranged from $6,626 to $3,795,003, with a median grant of $404,328. The filing identifies these as AmeriCorps subgrants.
Among the largest reported awards were $3,795,003 to Equal Heart in Dallas; $2,602,847 to Breakthrough in Austin; $1,980,939 to National College Advising Corps in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and $1,784,925 to City Year–San Antonio. Each was identified as an AmeriCorps subgrant. Other large Texas awards included $1,258,759 to City Square and $1,225,721 to City Year–Dallas.
For AmeriCorps Texas, OneStar’s website describes grants for organizations placing members in service solely within Texas. It says programs must support the equivalent of 10 full-time members in their first year, awards are based on the number of members serving, and federal funds require a match. The 2025–2026 new-applicant cycle required applications through AmeriCorps’ eGrants system, with additional documents submitted by email; that cycle is past. For 2026–2027, the listed application deadlines were February 19, 2026, for competitive funding and April 2, 2026, for formula funding, so those deadlines have also passed. The website says new applicants in that cycle were eligible only for formula funding. It lists a 2027–2028 competitive opportunity for current programs applying for continuation or recompete, and says a formula opportunity that includes new applicants is expected in fall 2026.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Christopher Bugbee as President/CE and Mary Voorhies as Controller. It also lists Jaclyn Kolar as Director of Natio, Millicent Boykin as Director of State, Veronica Hagerty as Chairman, Annette Juba as Vice Chair, Dan Leal as Secretary, and Michelle Brewer, Jennifer Chidsey, and Marcos Delgado as directors.
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc is led by Christopher Bugbee, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 23 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Christopher Bugbee
President
President & CEO → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Hagerty
Chairman
Chair → Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corey Tabor
Director
Board Member → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Senegal
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lillian Lucero
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Grace Landrum
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Wright
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcos Delgado
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Brewer
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corina Sadler
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jaclyn Kolar
Director of Natio
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Chidsey
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Verlene Dickson
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashleigh Feuerbacher
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Millicent Boykin
Director of State
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill King
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gene Seaman
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jie Li
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karin Morris
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Casstevens
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annette Gracy Juba
Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Voorhies
Controller
Controller → Comptroller, 2022
Comptroller → Controller, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Leal
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Eugene Seaman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Girien Salazar (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Michelle Vryn (2023) — Chf Development Officer
- Former: W. Grey McLeod Jr. (2020–2022) — Controller
- Former: Brenda Dees (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ashley Feuerbacher (2022) — Director
- Former: Charles Wright (2022) — Director
- Former: Charmelle Garrett (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Daphne Brookins (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Kate Williamson (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Lonnie Hsia (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Megan Aghazadian (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kirk Beckert (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Lori Stevens (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Roger O'Dell (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ronnie Hagerty (2020) — Chair
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Onestar National Service Commission Inc
How much does The Onestar National Service Commission Inc give each year?
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc gave $28.7M across 44 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $25.3M across 49 grants.
What is The Onestar National Service Commission Inc's typical grant size?
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc's median grant in 2024 was $404,329, and its average grant was $652,006, across 44 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Onestar National Service Commission Inc that year got $14K on average.
Where does The Onestar National Service Commission Inc give grants?
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc gives mostly in Texas: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (8 grants), Dallas, TX (7 grants), San Antonio, TX (3 grants) and Houston, TX (3 grants).
Does The Onestar National Service Commission Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 44 grants with a stated purpose on The Onestar National Service Commission Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Americorps Sub-Grant" (41 grants).
Who are The Onestar National Service Commission Inc's largest grantees?
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Equal Heart ($3,795,003), Breakthrough ($2,602,847) and National College Advising Corps ($1,980,939), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is The Onestar National Service Commission Inc?
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $31.3M.
What does The Onestar National Service Commission Inc fund?
OneStar’s mission is to strengthen Texas communities by creating pathways for individuals and organizations to engage, connect, and accelerate their impact. Its website describes AmeriCorps service in areas including education, economic opportunity, disaster response, and environmental stewardship. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Onestar National Service Commission Inc?
OneStar invites organizations to sign up for funding-opportunity notifications or request a consultation about AmeriCorps funding. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Onestar National Service Commission Inc's EIN?
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0445492. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 8, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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