The Settlement Club Endowment Fund
Financial support for the settlement home.
The Settlement Club Endowment Fund at a glance
In short: The Settlement Club Endowment Fund gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $300K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $300,000
- -73.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $300,000
- -73.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $300,000
- Total assets
- $11,517,963
- +6.4% 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 September 2026.
Who The Settlement Club Endowment Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Settlement Club ($300K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Settlement Club Endowment Fund gives
- Giving grew 200% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2022) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $300K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Settlement Club Austin, TX | Financial Assistance to the Settlement Home | $300,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,517,963 | $1,075,021 | $343,193 | $300,000 | 1 | $1,042,090 |
| 2024 | $10,826,561 | $492,698 | $1,183,319 | $1,140,974 | 1 | $438,172 |
| 2023 | $10,394,868 | $1,592,917 | $240,330 | $200,000 | 1 | $1,498,651 |
| 2022 | $10,631,768 | $953,632 | $143,817 | $100,000 | 1 | $545,734 |
| 2021 | $11,244,959 | $615,239 | $389,578 | $350,000 | 1 | $484,805 |
| 2019 | $8,546,166 | $389,344 | $302,130 | $267,420 | 1 | $340,591 |
About The Settlement Club Endowment Fund
Based on IRS filings
The Settlement Club Endowment Fund is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $300K. Net investment income was $1.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Settlement Club Endowment Fund is led by Darcie Deshazo Graham, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Darcie Deshazo Graham
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberley Lombard
President
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Woodul
Chair
President Elect → Immediate Past President, 2021
Immediate Past President → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucinda Cassidy
Development Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samriddi Tiwari
Accounting Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Thigpen
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Wilson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Ballee
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Buchanan
Immediate Past President
President-Elect → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rich Putney
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Sheehan
President-Elect
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julia Rathgeber
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Noah Spencer
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Hearne
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Palmieri
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Kalyn Laney (2019–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Nancy Jennings (2022–2024) — Chair
- Former: Spencer Noah (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bunny Neible (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kip Harris (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Campbell (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Cynthia Sandall (2021–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Debbie Simons (2021–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jennifer Bowers (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Pfluger (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Sherry Morgan (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Darcie Deshazo (2021) — Executive Director
- Former: John Cantwell (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Betsy Hall Bender (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Betty Jo Harris (2019) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Bill Hudspeth (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Cherly Kuharski (2019) — President
- Former: Stephanie Todd (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 The Settlement Club Endowment Fund
How much does The Settlement Club Endowment Fund give each year?
The Settlement Club Endowment Fund gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 1 grant.
How large is The Settlement Club Endowment Fund?
The Settlement Club Endowment Fund reported $11.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
Where does The Settlement Club Endowment Fund operate?
The Settlement Club Endowment Fund has awarded grants in Texas.
What is The Settlement Club Endowment Fund's EIN?
The Settlement Club Endowment Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0215255. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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