YWCA of El Paso Foundation
The purpose of the YWCA of El Paso Foundation is as follows: 1. To operate exclusively for the benefit of the ywca of el paso del norte region, an organization exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986 and not a private foundation by reason of its status as an organization described in section 509(a)(2) of the code; 2. To receive and administer property acquired by gift, grant, purchase or otherwise for educational, scientific and charitable purposes; 3. To make grants or other payments to the ywca el paso del norte region, and 4. At all times and within such purposes, to operate exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the code. Disbursements to the ywca of el paso del norte region are to support the work of the organization whose mission is "dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all." a majority of the organization's services f
YWCA of El Paso Foundation at a glance
In short: YWCA of El Paso Foundation gave $819K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $819K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $819,013
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $819,013
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $819,013
- Total assets
- $25,007,844
- +7.7% 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 YWCA of El Paso Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region ($819K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
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 YWCA of El Paso Foundation gives
- Giving grew 85% 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 $423K (2019) to $819K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $819K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region El Paso, TX | Support | $819,013 |
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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 | $25,007,844 | $861,112 | $841,128 | $819,013 | 1 | $757,411 |
| 2024 | $23,228,512 | $1,263,536 | $778,315 | $757,720 | 1 | $1,258,753 |
| 2023 | $20,523,793 | $322,222 | $705,209 | $687,346 | 1 | $318,181 |
| 2022 | $19,348,690 | $302,642 | $458,626 | $442,004 | 1 | $294,459 |
| 2021 | $23,135,636 | $10,650,713 | $459,210 | $435,674 | 1 | $637,167 |
| 2020 | $10,721,026 | $106,785 | $439,776 | $424,170 | 1 | $98,742 |
| 2019 | $10,032,683 | $249,532 | $437,630 | $423,251 | 1 | $192,858 |
About YWCA of El Paso Foundation
Based on IRS filings
YWCA of El Paso Foundation is a public charity, based in El Paso, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $819K. Net investment income was $757K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
YWCA of El Paso Foundation is led by Lori Gaman, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lori Gaman
President
Secretary → Vp-Governance, 2022
Vp-Governance → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Secret Wherrett
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brett Goldberg
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyong Peterson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz Gatlin
Trustee
Vp-Finance → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Wiltshire
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry Ocanas
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Macias
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Enriquez
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Dahlberg
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maribel Villalva
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Byrd
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Ellen Banks
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Esparza
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Lopez
Vp-Governance
Trustee → Vp-Governance, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Allen
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Lindau
Vp-Finance
Trustee → Vp-Finance, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Tasha Hopper (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ruben Chavez (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Marybeth Stevens (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Bryan Crowe (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Rebecca Krasne (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Bob Snow (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Megan Powe (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Azuri Gonzalez (2019–2022) — Immediate Past-President
- Former: Charles Dodds (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Don Foster (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Martha Rochford (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Liz Fowlkes (2021–2022) — Vice President - Finance
- Former: Diana Valdez (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Rosemary Marin (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Cb Burns (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Tammy Vasilatos (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sue Darnell (2020–2021) — Vp-Governance
- Former: Arlene Carroll (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lianee Fernandez (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Alfredo Castaneda (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Augie Montes (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Beth Hahn (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Darnell (2019) — President
- Former: Will Harvey (2019) — Trustee
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 YWCA of El Paso Foundation
How much does YWCA of El Paso Foundation give each year?
YWCA of El Paso Foundation gave $819K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $758K across 1 grant.
How large is YWCA of El Paso Foundation?
YWCA of El Paso Foundation reported $25.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $861K.
Where does YWCA of El Paso Foundation operate?
YWCA of El Paso Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is YWCA of El Paso Foundation's EIN?
YWCA of El Paso Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2618039. 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 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
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