Public Charity

TOM LEA INSTITUTE

TOM LEA INSTITUTE, of EL PASO, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.0M in revenue, $445K in expenses, $2.3M in total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $212K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 270223160 EL PASO, TX Arts & Culture NTEE: A20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.0M
Total Expenses$445K
Total Assets$2.3M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$212K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE CULTIVATES AN APPRECIATION OF THE ART, CHARACTER, AND LEGACY OF TOM LEA. IT IS COMMITED TO EDUCATING STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT TOM LEA'S RELEVANCE OT HISTORY, ART, AND LITERATURE THROUGH CURRICULA, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, AND PUBLICATIONS.

Sample Grants Received

$25,000
2024
TO SUPPORT A PROJECT TO CURATE AND DIGITIZE MATERIALS FROM THE TOM LEA LIBRARY AND COLLECTION, FOCUSING ON CURRICULUM INSPIRED BY TEXAS ARTIST TOM LEA (1907-2001). MATERIALS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AT NO COST TO USERS ON THE PORTAL TO TEXAS HISTORY.
$8,000
$10,000
2023
CULTURAL PROGRAMS
$8,000
2023
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adair Margo
DIRECTOR Allen Gilmer
DIRECTOR Barbara Cigarroa
DIRECTOR Catherine Lea Weeks
SECRETARY Cecilia Hager
EXECUTIVE DI Holly P Cobb

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE
$170,000 5 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$16,000 2 grants
GENERAL PURPOSE
$10,000 1 grant
CULTURAL PROGRAMS
$8,000 1 grant
TO SUPPORT A PROJECT TO CURATE AND DIGITIZE MATERIALS FROM THE TOM LEA LIBRARY AND COLLECTION, FOCUSING ON CURRICULUM INSPIRED BY TEXAS ARTIST TOM LEA (1907-2001). MATERIALS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AT NO COST TO USERS ON THE PORTAL TO TEXAS HISTORY.
$8,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.0M $445K $2.3M
2024 $557K $391K $1.9M
2023 $530K $487K $1.8M
2022 $362K $389K $1.6M
2021 $409K $286K $1.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $409K to $1.0M (+154%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.3M.

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