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US nonprofit · EIN 237298265 · Beaumont, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237298265) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Lamar University Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$7.2m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$6.2m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$163.9m
$5m liabilities
Net assets
$158.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
21
6.8y av
Staff
0
21 volunteers
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Rena F Clark
Left since last filing
4
19% of the board
How am I connected?

Lamar University Foundation Inc's network

21 people12 organisationsi21 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

21 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 21 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Becky Mason ChairChairman2019
7 yrs
Don Shaver Chair (also filed as Don Shaver)Past Chairman2018
8 yrs
Joseph Vernon Chair (also filed as Joe Vernon)Treas/Com Chair2018
8 yrs
Larry Norwood ChairTrste/Com Chair2018
8 yrs
Rena F Clark Chair (also filed as Rena Clark)Secy/Com Chair2020
6 yrs
Vernon Durden ChairTrste/Com Chair2018
8 yrs
Ann DIE Hasselmo (also filed as Ann Die Hasselmo)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Clayton LAU (also filed as Clayton Lau)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Carmen JordanTrustee2019
7 yrs
Catherine J Long (also filed as Catherine Long)Trustee2020
6 yrs
Fred Vernon IITrustee2024
2 yrs
Gisela HousemanTrustee2018
8 yrs
J Pat ParsonsTrustee2021
5 yrs
Jerry DearingTrustee2018
8 yrs
Jared BoudreauxTrustee2024
2 yrs
Lori RyerkerkTrustee2019
7 yrs
Mike JenkinsTrustee2018
8 yrs
Michael L Burrow (also filed as Michael Burrow, Michael Burrow)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Phillip E FullerTrustee2020
6 yrs
Terry GarthVice Chairman2021
5 yrs
Yolanda ConyersTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 21 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Juan J ZabalaChief Executive Officersince 2018
Karen NicholsChief Operating Officersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Juan J ZabalaCEO6$0$206k$39k
Karen NicholsCOO34$0$89k$7k
Fred Vernon IITrustee1$0
J Pat ParsonsTrustee1$0
Jared BoudreauxTrustee1$0
Michael L BurrowTrustee1$0
Yolanda ConyersTrustee1$0
Rena ClarkSecy/Com Chair3$0
Jerry DearingTrustee1$0
Vernon DurdenTrste/Com Chair3$0
Phillip E FullerTrustee1$0
Terry GarthVice Chairman3$0
Ann Die HasselmoTrustee1$0
Gisela HousemanTrustee1$0
Mike JenkinsTrustee1$0
Carmen JordanTrustee1$0
Clayton LauTrustee1$0
Catherine LongTrustee1$0
Becky MasonChairman3$0
Larry NorwoodTrste/Com Chair3$0
Lori RyerkerkTrustee1$0
Don ShaverPast Chairman3$0
Joe VernonTreas/Com Chair3$0

About

Legal name
Lamar University Foundation Inc
EIN
237298265
Address
Po Box 11500, Beaumont, TX, 77710-1500
State
Texas
Mission
The Foundation supports the development and promotion of Lamar University, its students, faculty and staff. The Lamar University Foundation supports and enhances Lamar University by encouraging the commitment of personal and financial resources to further the education of Lamar University students. The Foundation promotes the stewardship of donors to enhance the quality of services provided... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B110 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1972
Principal officer
Juan J Zabala (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1973
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDon Shaver
≥8years on the filingsJoseph Vernon
≥8years on the filingsLarry Norwood
≥8years on the filingsVernon Durden

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$163.9m
Total liabilities
$5m
Net assets or fund balances
$158.9m
Contributions and grants received
$4.3m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$3.2m
Employees
0
Volunteers
21

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$14.3m$6.6m$7.7m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lamar UniversityFacility & equipment$581k
Lamar University$575k
Lamar UniversityFaculty support$559k
Lamar UniversityStudents & Student organizations$179k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Lamar University Foundation, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Active
Formed
3 November 1972
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.