Public Charity

American Gateways

American Gateways, of Austin, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.2M in revenue, $4.0M in expenses, $3.9M in total assets. 85 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 742578266 Austin, TX Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$3.9M
Grant Records85
Funding Total$6.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

American Gateways' mission is to champion the dignity and human rights of immigrants, refugees and survivors of persecution, torture, conflict and human trafficking through exceptional immigration legal services at no or low cost, education and advocacy. The Organization serves twenty-three counties in Central Texas, including Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Llano, McLennan, Milam, San Saba, Travis, and Williamson.

Where $100 goes at American Gateways

How American Gateways divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$80
American Gateways provided immigration legal services at no or low cost, education, and advocacy
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

THE WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI FOUNDATION
2025
General Operating Support
$2,500
$496,390
COOPER FOUNDATION
2024
PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY IMMIGRATION LEGAL EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO THE WACO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.
$150,000
AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$127,072
ASCENSION SETON
2024
Donation in support of Leadership Round Rock 2024
$75,000

Showing up to 5 of 85 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Arlene Lyons
Director Ben Bui
Co-Exec Dir Edna Yang
Director Graciela Cigarroa
Co-Dir Prgms & Ops Griselda Barrera
Secretary Javier Maldonado

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$1,648,175 16 grants
General Support
$1,329,968 43 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$692,550 4 grants
Education
$270,972 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$21,720 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.2M $4.0M $3.9M
2024 $3.8M $4.0M $3.7M
2023 $4.3M $3.9M $3.3M
2022 $3.3M $3.5M $2.7M
2021 $3.7M $3.5M $2.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.7M to $4.2M (+14%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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