Public Charity

AUSTIN AREA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

AUSTIN AREA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, of AUSTIN, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $924K in revenue, $881K in expenses, $1.7M in total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $233K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 742148447 AUSTIN, TX Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$924K
Total Expenses$881K
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$233K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

AARO, A NON-PARTISAN THOUGHT LEADER FOR CENTRAL TEXAS, HAS WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES ON CRITICAL REGIONAL ISSUES SINCE 1980. THE MEMBERSHIP IS AN INTENTIONALLY DIVERSE GROUP OF CENTRAL TEXAS LEADERS DRAWN FROM BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, REAL ESTATE, NONPROFITS AND FOUNDATIONS. IN 2025, AARO HOSTED OVER 50 PROGRAMS ALLOWING MEMBERS TO (cont on sch O)

Officers & Directors

CHAIR Amy Jones
DIRECTOR Beth Guilliot
BOARD SECRETARY AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR Cynthia Sanchez
DIRECTOR Jay Fox
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Jeffrey Richard
TREASURER Jon Calvin

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR CONSULTING WORK ON THE ADDRESSING CANCER TOGETHER INITIATIVE THROUGH THE AARO HEALTH COMMITTEE.
$74,852 1 grant
FUND DISTRIBUTION
$63,850 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$38,563 2 grants
ASSISTANCE
$17,850 3 grants
To support Austin area research
$17,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $924K $881K $1.7M
2024 $895K $854K $1.5M
2023 $946K $938K $1.5M
2022 $731K $880K $1.5M
2020 $792K $561K $817K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $792K to $924K (+17%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

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