Womens City Club of Laredo

Public charity · Grantmaker Laredo, TX EIN: 74-2473140

Womens City Club of Laredo is a public charity based in Laredo, Texas. Formed in 1949, the organization states that it raises funds for the benefit of local charities and uses its assets to generate funds donated to schools and other local charities.

Womens City Club of Laredo at a glance

In short: Womens City Club of Laredo gave $117K across 14 grants in 2024 (avg $8K), mostly in Texas. 29% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$116,990
+1.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
14
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$8,356
+1.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$7,673
Total assets
$287,986
+14.4% vs 2023
New grantees (estimate)
29% first-time grantees (4 of 14, 2024; small sample)
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Womens City Club of Laredo

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 450084, Laredo, TX 78045-0002
Phone: (956) 722-7853

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Womens City Club of Laredo funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Laredo Collage: $13KLaredo Collage$13KUnited ISD: $13KUnited ISD$13KJunior Achievement of Ldo: $10KJunior Achievement of Ldo$10KLaredo ISD: $9KLaredo ISD$9KMary Help of Christians School: $9KMary Help of Christians School$9KBoys and Girls Club of Laredo Inc: $9KBoys and Girls Club of LaredoInc$9KUnited Day School of Laredo Inc: $8KUnited Day School of LaredoInc$8KVolunteers Serving The Need: $7KVolunteers Serving The Need$7KRuth B Cowl Rehabilitation Center: $7KRuth B Cowl RehabilitationCenter$7KMercy Ministries of Laredo: $7KMercy Ministries of Laredo$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was Laredo Collage ($13K). Together the top 10 received $93K.

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 49 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All reported 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Texas. The listed recipients were in Laredo, except Junior Achievement of Ldo, which was listed in San Antonio.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

States

Cities

LaredoSan Antonio

Is Womens City Club of Laredo open to new grantees?

29%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 4 of 14 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $9K. How we count

Medians: $7K first-time, $8K repeat.

  • 71% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 113% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). 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

$0$50K$100K$150K5 grants2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 14 grants2023 14 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2020) to $117K (2024). In 2024 it made 14 grants totaling $117K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Laredo Collage Laredo, TXOperating Expenses$13,330
United ISD Laredo, TXOperating Expenses$12,856
Junior Achievement of Ldo San Antonio, TXOperating Expenses$10,000
Laredo ISD Laredo, TXOperating Expenses$9,332
Mary Help of Christians School Laredo, TXOperating Expenses$9,063
Boys and Girls Club of Laredo Inc Laredo, TXOperating Expenses$8,920
United Day School of Laredo Inc Laredo, TXOperating Expenses$7,881
Volunteers Serving The Need Laredo, TXOperating Expenses$7,465
Ruth B Cowl Rehabilitation Center Laredo, TXOperating Expenses$7,150
Mercy Ministries of Laredo Laredo, TXOperating Expenses$6,913
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$287,986$220,054$183,729$116,99014$2,023
2023$251,661$188,330$177,869$114,98914$1,277
2022$241,200$183,478$125,950$63,9378$250
2021$183,672$133,047$113,590$54,8908$132
2020$164,215$105,332$145,563$45,4625$280

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s stated mission is to raise funds for the benefit of local charities. Its 2024 filing says its assets generate funds donated to schools and various local charities. In 2024, it supported organizations whose own stated missions included educating students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, inspiring young people, providing food to veterans and surviving spouses, offering compassionate care, and feeding hungry people and sheltering people experiencing homelessness. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their missions, not the funder’s.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the organization reported 14 grants totaling $116,990. Grant amounts ranged from $5,325 to $13,330, with a median grant of $7,673. The largest listed grants included $13,330 to Laredo Collage, $12,856 to United ISD, $10,000 to Junior Achievement of Ldo, and $9,332 to Laredo ISD. Each was listed for operating expenses. Other notable grants included $8,920 to Boys and Girls Club of Laredo Inc, $7,881 to United Day School of Laredo Inc, $7,465 to Volunteers Serving The Need, $6,913 to Mercy Ministries of Laredo, and $6,755 to Bethany House of Laredo Inc.

No application process, materials, restrictions, or deadline are stated in the available information.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Ana Laura Guajardo as president; Alma Narvaez as president-elect and treasurer; Nelly Mirles as vice president; Laura Llanes as recording secretary; Laura Gaytan as corresponding secretary; Dr. Mercy C Bergoderi as reporter; Laura McCoy as historian; Carolyn Leyendecker as parliamentarian; and Nancy De Anda as honorary board member.

Womens City Club of Laredo is led by Ana Laura Guajardo, President on filings since 2020; none of the 19 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ana Laura Guajardo

    President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Araceli Lozano

    Director at Large

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura L. Link

    Director at Large

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lydia Sanchez

    Director at Large

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raquel San Miguel

    Director at Large

    Reporter → Historian, 2023

    Historian → Director at Large, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Minerva Silva

    Director at Large

    President → Director at Large, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Guerra Doyle

    Director at Large

    Recording Secretary → Director at Large, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Arredondo

    Director at Large

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Oaferina

    Director at Large

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Elizabeth Leal

    Director at Large

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Jacaman

    Director at Large

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alma Narvaez

    President Elect & Treasurer

    Treasurer → President Elect & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Gaytan

    Corresponding Secretary

    Director at Large → Historian, 2022

    Historian → Corresponding Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy De Anda

    Honorary Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Leyendecker

    Parlimentarian

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Llanes

    Recording Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura McCoy

    Historian

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mercy C. Bergoderi

    Reporter

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nelly Mirles

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Cookie Vela (2020–2023) — Director at Large
  • Former: Linda Villarreal (2020–2023) — Reporter
  • Former: Ana Isabel Alvarez (2021–2023) — Director at Large
  • Former: Brenda Garcia (2021–2023) — President Elect
  • Former: Graciela Villarreal (2022–2023) — Director at Large
  • Former: Lynne Nava (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Nancy Garcia (2020–2022) — Director at Large
  • Former: Carolyn Schmies (2022) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Erika Hernandez (2022) — President Elect
  • Former: Adriana Martinez (2020–2021) — Director at Large
  • Former: Esther Degollado (2020–2021) — Parlimentarian
  • Former: Emilia Diaz (2021) — President Elect
  • Former: Georgeanne Reuthinger (2021) — Historian
  • Former: Brenda Parque (2020) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Gina Rodriguez (2020) — President Elect
  • Former: Priscilla Pantoja (2020) — Historian

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 Womens City Club of Laredo

How much does Womens City Club of Laredo give each year?

Womens City Club of Laredo gave $117K across 14 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $115K across 14 grants.

What is Womens City Club of Laredo's typical grant size?

Womens City Club of Laredo's median grant in 2024 was $7,673, and its average grant was $8,356, across 14 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Womens City Club of Laredo that year got $7K on average.

Where does Womens City Club of Laredo give grants?

Womens City Club of Laredo gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Laredo, TX (13 grants).

Does Womens City Club of Laredo give general operating support?

Yes: 93% of Womens City Club of Laredo's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Who are Womens City Club of Laredo's largest grantees?

Womens City Club of Laredo's largest 2024 grantees include Laredo Collage ($13,330), United ISD ($12,856) and Junior Achievement of Ldo ($10,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Womens City Club of Laredo?

Womens City Club of Laredo reported $288K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $220K.

What does Womens City Club of Laredo fund?

The organization’s stated mission is to raise funds for the benefit of local charities. Its 2024 filing says its assets generate funds donated to schools and various local charities. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Womens City Club of Laredo?

Womens City Club of Laredo has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Womens City Club of Laredo's EIN?

Womens City Club of Laredo's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2473140. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Womens City Club of Laredo funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/womens-city-club-of-laredo-morg_aa4895996ae54f6695e1f055d0392d81

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