Project Mend
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.8m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$3.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$4.6m
$587k liabilities
Net assets
$4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
5.2 years on average
Staff
19
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Carey Quackenbush
Left since last filing
4
31% of the board
Project Mend's network
13 people2 organisationsi13 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
13 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Quackenbush Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alexine Friedman | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Amanda Munoz | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| ANA Allegretti | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Eduardo Di Loreto | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jaime Fernandez | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kailyn Flosi | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kenneth Houston | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Krystal Nerio | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kyle Buckley | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Paul Wobser CPA (also filed as Paul Wobser) | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shelia Brown | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William Phillips (also filed as Bill Phillips) | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Cathy Valdez | CEO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Valdez | CEO | 40 | $134k | ||
| William Phillips | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Eduardo Di Loreto | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth Houston | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Celeste Wulf | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kailyn Flosi | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jaime Fernandez | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Hannah Glasser | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shelia Brown | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alexine Friedman | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Krystal K Nerio | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ana Allegretti | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Munoz | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Katasha Thomas | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Project Mend
- EIN
- 742647324
- Address
- 5015 Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX, 78238-2457
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- Project MEND is committed to improving the lives of individuals living with disabilities and illness through the refurbishment, reuse, and distribution of medical equipment and other assistive technology. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- H99Z Medical research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Medical Research
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1992
- Principal officer
- Cathy Valdez (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1993
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCarey Quackenbush
≥8years on the filingsPaul Wobser CPA
≥7years on the filingsJaime Fernandez
≥6years on the filingsWilliam Phillips
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.6m
- Total liabilities
- $587k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.4m
- Program service revenue
- $174k
- Employees
- 19
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.Project Mend 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
- 13 October 1992
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.