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Workers Assistance Program Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 74-1847991 Website

WAP's mission is to create better workplaces, schools, and communities WAPs committed to providing affordable services that help individuals and organizations achieve optimum states of performance and well being through youth involvement, training, drug-free.

Workers Assistance Program Inc at a glance

Total assets
$3,577,549
+1.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$6,442,431
-6.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$6,109,946
-6.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Workers Assistance Program Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

AustinHouston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 Total only2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $745K (2023) to $828K (2022). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $745K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fair Shot PAC Austin, TX—$520,000
American Fed of Labor and Congress of Ind TX Gulf Coast Area Labor Houston, TX—$225,000
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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
2025$3,577,549$6,442,431$6,109,946———
2024$3,539,782$6,911,549$6,560,063——$35,689
2023$3,262,676$7,149,524$6,878,837$745,0002$25,447
2022$2,889,676$6,473,478$5,938,689$828,0003$765
2021$2,420,775$6,483,761$5,759,954$821,679Total only$2,829
2020$2,106,029$5,663,275$6,069,146——$7,342
2019$2,077,175$5,582,159$6,202,658——$9,031

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Workers Assistance Program Inc

Based on IRS filings

Workers Assistance Program Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Workers Assistance Program Inc is led by Dwayne Smertzer, CEO on every filing since 2020; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dwayne Smertzer

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    $86K (2020) → $115K (2025)

  • Rick Levy

    Chairman

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Forbes

    Interim Secretary & Board Liaison

    Board Liason → Board Liaison, 2024

    Board Liaison → Interim Secretary & Board Liaison, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Leonard Aguilar

    Vice Chairman

    Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Patty Quinzi

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Richard Levy (2019–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Thomas Kennedy (2023) — Fmr Coordinator of Special
  • Former: Rene Lara (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Debra Ellison (2019–2020) — Former Ceo-
  • Former: Montserrat Garibay (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Ronnie Smitherman (2019–2020) — Coordinator of Special Program

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Dwayne Smertzer — CEO: $115KDwayne SmertzerCEO$115K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $115K, to Dwayne Smertzer (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Workers Assistance Program Inc

How large is Workers Assistance Program Inc?

Workers Assistance Program Inc reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.4M.

What is Workers Assistance Program Inc?

Workers Assistance Program Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Austin, TX. It holds $3.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Workers Assistance Program Inc operate?

Workers Assistance Program Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Workers Assistance Program Inc's EIN?

Workers Assistance Program Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1847991. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 18, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 25, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)

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