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The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation

Accepts applications Fairview, Texas · EIN 743005930

The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation is a private foundation in Fairview, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.3 million in 48 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.5 million the year before.

6% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.5 million51$35.2 million
2024$1.3 million48$37.4 million

How to apply

ContactRobert J Gonzalez
361 Pine Valley Drive, Fairview, TX 75069
Phone or email(972) 549-1605, bob@glmfoundation.org
What to submitNature of Charity and Application of Funds
DeadlinesReviewed Continuously
RestrictionsSection 501(c)(3) organizations primarily, but not necessarily located in Webb and Zapata Counties, Texas

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas46$1.3 million
Arizona1$15,000
Illinois1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 48 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$100,000
South Texas Food Bank
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$90,000
Ruth B Cowl's Rehabilitation Center
Laredo, TX
Patient Care Services$80,000
Habitat for Humanity of Laredo - Webb County
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$75,000
Mercy Ministries
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$75,000
Pillar
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$68,000
Casa De Misericordia
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$60,000
Bethany House
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$50,000
Junior Achievement of Laredo
Laredo, TX
Program expensesOperating fund$50,000
Laredo Theater Guild International
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$50,000
Texas A&M Foundation
College Station, TX
Operating fund$50,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Laredo
Laredo, TX
Fund Youth Athletic Programs$40,000
Diocese of Laredo
Laredo, TX
Choir Loft Improvement San Augustin$40,000
Laredo College Education Foundation
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$40,000
Rio Grande International Study Center
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$40,000
River Pierce Foundation
San Ygnacio, TX
Operating fund$40,000
Area Health Education Center
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$25,000
Children's Advocacy Center of Laredo - Webb County
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$25,000
Friends of the Zapata County Museum of History Inc
Zapata, TX
Operating fund$25,000
Laredo Diploma Plus Foundation Inc
Laredo, TX
Scholarships$25,000
Sacred Heart Children's Home
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$24,300
Communities in Schools - Laredo
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$20,000
Webb County Heritage Foundation
Laredo, TX
Operating fundOperating fund$20,000
Laredo Regional Food Bank Inc
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$15,000
Make A Wish Foundation of America
Phoenix, AZ
Operating fund$15,000
Catholic Extension
Chicago, IL
Operating fund$10,000
Laredo Center for Arts Inc
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$10,000
Laredo Crime Stoppers Inc
Laredo, TX
Educational Materials$10,000
Laredo Stroke Support Group Inc
Laredo, TX
Speech Therapy Program$10,000
The Laredo Animal Protective Society
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$10,000
Zapata High School
Zapata, TX
Operating fund$10,000
Families for Autism Support and Awareness
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$7,500
Imaginarium of South Texas
Laredo, TX
Stream Projects$7,500
Laredo International Fair & Exposition
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$7,500
Laredo-Webb Neighborhood Housing Services Inc
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$7,500
Literacy Volunteers of America - Laredo
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$7,500
The Salvation Army-Texas Division
San Antonio, TX
Operating fund$7,500
Volunteers Serving The Need
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$7,500
Voz de Ninos
Laredo, TX
Operating fund$7,500
Alzheimer's Association of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Operating fund$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Reviewed Continuously.

How much does The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation give?

$1.3 million in tax year 2024, across 48 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Shirley Gonzalez (President/Director), Robert Gonzalez (Treasurer/Director), Robert J Gonzalez Jr (V-President/Director) and Ana S Gonzalez (Secretary/Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, international and arts and culture.

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