RIO Grande Valley Philanthropic Foundation
Donations deductibleRIO Grande Valley Philanthropic Foundation's network
5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
5 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffery Ward | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jennifer Spence Sampayo | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lizzy Putegnat | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Marcela Ronquillo Hinojosa | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maria Wichis Deiz | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Garza PHD | CEO | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Garza PhD | CEO | 40 | $96k | ||
| Marcela Ronquillo Hinojosa | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Spence Sampayo | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Wichis Deiz | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lizzy Putegnat | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeffery Ward | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Rio Grande Valley Philanthropic Foundation
- EIN
- 742826613
- Address
- Po Box 1808, Brownsville, TX, 78522-1808
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- The mission of the rio grande valley philanthropic foundation is to improve the quality of life for people in brownsville by promoting philanthropy, building permanent charitable endowments and addressing community needs. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T31 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1997
- Principal officer
- Diane Milliken Garza (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1997
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMarcela Ronquillo Hinojosa
≥7years on the filingsJennifer Spence Sampayo
≥2years on the filingsJeffery Ward
≥2years on the filingsLizzy Putegnat
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3m
- Total liabilities
- $13k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $207k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $282k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $438k | $463k | Deficit $25k |
| 2023 | $336k | $362k | Deficit $27k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
10 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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Homer Hanna High School | General support | $40k |
| The Fm Area Foundation | General support | $27k |
| Texas Cultural Trust Council | General support | $20k |
| Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts | General support | $17k |
| TSC Foundation Fbo It Vocational School | General support | $15k |
| Texas Southmost College Foundation | General support | $10k |
| The Gladys Porter Zoo | General support | $10k |
| Guadalupe Regional Middle School | General support | $9k |
| RGV Symphony Orchestra | General support | $8k |
| United Cajun Navy | General support | $6k |
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.Rio Grande Valley Philanthropic Foundation 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
- 9 September 1996
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.