Grants paid by Texas Sandfest
EIN 20-8211777 · Port Aransas, TX · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A20
Texas Sandfest of Port Aransas, TX (EIN 20-8211777) reported 53 grants paid totaling $2,224,110 to 16 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,224,110
53 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $250,000 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | $100,000 | — |
| 2022 | 17 | $575,500 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | $446,191 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $409,500 | — |
| 2025 | 12 | $442,919 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from Texas Sandfest, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Aransas Isd 74-6001880 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 9 | $1,347,610 | 2025 |
| VFW Post 8967 74-2004032 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 4 | $140,000 | 2025 |
| The Helping Hand Food Pantry 74-6027915 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 4 | $120,000 | 2025 |
| Trinity by the Sea Church 74-1615169 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 4 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Port Aransas Fire Department 74-6024110 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 6 | $87,500 | 2025 |
| Pa Preservation & Historical Assoc 71-0926680 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 4 | $65,000 | 2025 |
| Baca Texas Inc 75-2802068 | A | Corpus Christi, TX | 4 | $63,000 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Ark 14-1961890 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 3 | $55,000 | 2025 |
| Animal Friends of Port Aransas 27-0529903 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Youth Development Foundation 45-2956042 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 4 | $43,000 | 2025 |
| Port Aransas Police Foundation 47-3975063 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 3 | $40,500 | 2025 |
| Port Aransas Community Theatre 74-2568268 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 2 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Keep Port Aransas Beautiful 74-2281419 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 2 | $27,500 | 2025 |
| Port Aransas Art Center 74-2782537 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Port Aransas Garden Club 30-0623637 | A | Port Aransas, TX | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| New Life Refuge Ministries 99-0375413 | A | Corpus Christi, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 53 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Port Aransas Isd Port Aransas, TX | A | $280,419 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | VFW Post 8967 Port Aransas, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | The Helping Hand Food Pantry Port Aransas, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | Baca Texas Inc Corpus Christi, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | Trinity by the Sea Church Port Aransas, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | Youth Development Foundation Port Aransas, TX | A | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | Port Aransas Ems Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | Port Aransas Fire Department Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | Port Aransas Police Foundation Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | Pa Preservation & Historical Assoc Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | Friends of the Ark Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2025 | Keep Port Aransas Beautiful Port Aransas, TX | A | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503219349306355 |
| 2024 | Port Aransas Isd Port Aransas, TX | A | $272,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202523189349313782 |
| 2024 | Port Aransas School Un Project Port Aransas, TX | A | $32,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202523189349313782 |
| 2024 | VFW Post 8967 Port Aransas, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202523189349313782 |
| 2024 | The Helping Hand Food Pantry Port Aransas, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202523189349313782 |
| 2024 | Baca Texas Inc Corpus Christi, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202523189349313782 |
| 2024 | Trinity by the Sea Church Port Aransas, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202523189349313782 |
| 2024 | Youth Development Foundation Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202523189349313782 |
| 2024 | Pa Preservation & Historical Assoc Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202523189349313782 |
| 2023 | Port Aransas Isd Port Aransas, TX | A | $273,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Trinity by the Sea Church Port Aransas, TX | A | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | The Helping Hand Food Pantry Port Aransas, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | VFW Post 8967 Port Aransas, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Port Aransas Ems Port Aransas, TX | A | $12,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Port Aransas School Un Project Port Aransas, TX | A | $12,191 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Port Aransas Community Theatre Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Pa Preservation & Historical Assoc Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Youth Development Foundation Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Port Aransas Police Foundation Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Baca Texas Inc Corpus Christi, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Ark Port Aransas, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2023 | Youth Dev Found-Project Graduation Port Aransas, TX | A | $8,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202533189349313488 |
| 2022 | Port Aransas Isd Port Aransas, TX | A | $127,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | VFW Post 8967 Port Aransas, TX | A | $65,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Animal Friends of Port Aransas Port Aransas, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | The Helping Hand Food Pantry Port Aransas, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Pa Preservation & Historical Assoc Port Aransas, TX | A | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Friends of the Ark Port Aransas, TX | A | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Port Aransas Community Theatre Port Aransas, TX | A | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Trinity by the Sea Church Port Aransas, TX | A | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Port Aransas Police Port Aransas, TX | A | $20,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Keep Port Aransas Beautiful Port Aransas, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Port Aransas Fire Department Port Aransas, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Port Aransas Art Center Port Aransas, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Port Aransas Ems Port Aransas, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Port Aransas Garden Club Port Aransas, TX | A | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Friends of Library Port Aransas, TX | A | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | Baca Texas Inc Corpus Christi, TX | A | $13,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2022 | New Life Refuge Ministries Corpus Christi, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349316851 |
| 2021 | Port Aransas Isd Port Aransas, TX | A | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202241339349303379 |
| 2020 | Port Aransas Isd Port Aransas, TX | A | $125,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202023299349301212 |
| 2020 | Port Aransas Isd Port Aransas, TX | A | $125,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202023299349301212 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202503219349306355 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202523189349313782 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202533189349313488 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202311359349316851 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202241339349303379 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202023299349301212 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/208211777.json.
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