Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Uvalde, TX EIN: 20-1852779

The Uvalde Festival and Events Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to provide Southwest Texas great family entertainment through such events as the Texas Labor Day Weekend Palomino Fest Celebration while supporting educational opportunities of area students. UFEA partners with volunteers, businesses and other service organization annually to promote our area and help grant numerous scholarships to Southwest Texas College.

Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc at a glance

In short: Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc gave $51K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $51K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$51,000
+13.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$51,000
+126.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$51,000
Total assets
$129,975
-11.4% 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 Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

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

Uvalde

How Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc gives

  • Giving grew 155% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $51K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $51K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$51,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$129,975$35,286$53,535$51,0001
2024$146,687$-3,216$46,946$45,0032
2023$196,849$112,787$55,045$50,0002
2022$139,108$67,812$49,656$20,0001
2021—$-39,982$1,500——
2020—$-10,349$1,879——
2019$174,661$85,269$32,679$25,5671

About Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc is a public charity, based in Uvalde, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $130K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $51K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc is led by Belinda Arreola, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Belinda Arreola

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jj Suarez

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnny Guzman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margot Mata

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ismael Martinez

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wade Carpenter

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Pete Luna (2019–2020) — Director

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 Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc

How much does Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc give each year?

Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc gave $51K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $45K across 2 grants.

How large is Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc?

Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc reported $130K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $35K.

Where does Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc operate?

Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc's EIN?

Uvalde Festival & Events Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1852779. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 19, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 24, 2022)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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