Transformative Emotional

Private foundation · Grantmaker Corpus Christi, TX EIN: 83-2682647

Transformative Emotional is a private foundation focused on Social Science, based in Corpus Christi, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $236K in total assets. Net investment income was $14K.

Key facts about Transformative Emotional

EIN
83-2682647
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$236,184

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$236K

+10.4% YoY

Revenue

$24K

-8.7% YoY

Net Investment Income

$14K

+58.1% YoY

Expenses

$4K

-70.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Transformative Emotional reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Transformative Emotional gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

Corpus ChristiKingsvilleMcAllenAlexandriaBella VistaElizabethtownGreenvillePalo AltoTallahassee

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants20196 grants20200 grants20213 grants20225 grants20236 grants20240 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2019) to $17K (2023). In 2024 it made 6 grants totaling $11K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$236,184$213,851$184,415
Revenue$23,969$26,255$26,116
Expenses$3,543$12,114$17,622
Qualifying Distributions—$10,600$17,072
Net Investment Income$13,969$8,838$5,830
Distributable Amount$10,751$11,062$9,022

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 3, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 19, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 22, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 9, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 7, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 18, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Transformative Emotional is led by David Rude, President since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Rude

    President

    Secretary → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Low

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie L. Chancler

    Treasurer

    Secretary → President, 2021

    President → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaye Nelson

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Richard D. Hammett (2019–2024) — Etri Representative
  • Former: Ellen K. Nelson (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Ernie Corral (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Arlene Beckles (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lauren Denver-Potter (2019–2020) — President

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 Transformative Emotional

How large is Transformative Emotional?

Transformative Emotional reported $236K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $24K.

What is Transformative Emotional?

Transformative Emotional is a private foundation focused on Social Science, based in Corpus Christi, TX. It holds $236K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Transformative Emotional operate?

Transformative Emotional has awarded grants in Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, Virginia.

How much is Transformative Emotional required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Transformative Emotional reported a distributable amount of $11K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Transformative Emotional's EIN?

Transformative Emotional's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2682647. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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