Nonprofit · EIN 27-0223160
THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · EL PASO, TX 79901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,038,235 | $445,344 | $592,891 | $2,292,875 | $79,551 | $2,213,324 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $556,559 | $390,912 | $165,647 | $1,899,341 | $106,408 | $1,792,933 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $529,943 | $487,367 | $42,576 | $1,756,177 | $128,891 | $1,627,286 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $743,408
- of which government grants
- $6,210
- Membership dues
- $33,809
- Program service revenue
- $73,513
- Investment income
- $225,670
- Other revenue
- -$4,356
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $100,141
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,771
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $119,210
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,459
- Occupancy
- $14,692
- Travel
- $16,523
- Depreciation
- $28,447
- Program services (functional)
- $358,110
- Management and general (functional)
- $87,234
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,899,341
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,292,875
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $79,551
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,213,324
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,013,324
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,200,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,038,235
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLY P COBB | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $100,141 |
| BARBARA CIGARROA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MAYRA CROWNOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARCELLE FERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALLEN GILMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KELSEY TOMLIN HJALMQUIST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARAH LAUCERICA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TRUDY LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADAIR MARGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VIDAL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ISHA ROGERS SANTAMARIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAURIE SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATHERINE LEA WEEKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN FEINBERG | FINANCE COMM Officer | – | $0 |
| CECILIA HAGER | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOE LEA JR | CHAIR Officer | – | $0 |
| JAMES POLK | FINANCE COMM Officer | – | $0 |
| TANIA SCHWARTZ | CHAIR-ELECT Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLY P COBB | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $105,144 |
| MAYRA CROWNOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARAH LAUCERICA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETE LEAVELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TRUDY LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADAIR MARGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ISHA ROGERS SANTAMARIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATHERINE LEA WEEKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LEOLA WESTBROOK-LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RAYMOND WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN FEINBERG | FINANCE COMM Officer | – | $0 |
| CECILIA HAGER | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| JOE LEA JR | CHAIR Officer | – | $0 |
| JAMES POLK | FINANCE COMM Officer | – | $0 |
| TANIA SCHWARTZ | CHAIR-ELECT Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLY P COBB | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $100,000 |
| J P BRYAN | FOUNDER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAN BULLOCK | FOUNDER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAURA BUSH | FOUNDER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICKI VONNEGUT COSTELLO | FOUNDER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BILL KIELY | FOUNDER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETE LEAVELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TRUDY LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADAIR MARGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ISHA ROGERS SANTAMARIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATHERINE LEA WEEKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LEOLA WESTBROOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RAYMOND WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN FEINBERG | FINANCE COMM Officer | – | $0 |
| CECILIA HAGER | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| JOE LEA JR | CHAIR Officer | – | $0 |
| JAMES POLK | FINANCE COMM Officer | – | $0 |
| TANIA SCHWARTZ | CHAIR-ELECT Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 513 W SAN ANTONIO AVE STE C, EL PASO, TX 79901-1010
- In care of
- % HOLLY COBB
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- HOLLY P COBB, 717 WILLOW GLEN AVENUE, EL PASO, TX 79922
- Signed the 990
- HOLLY P COBB, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (915) 833-0048
- Website
- WWW.TOMLEA.COM
- Return prepared by
- GONZALO SALAS CPA LLC
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.
Program accomplishments
- MAINTAINING, DOCUMENTING, PRESENTING, AND EXHIBITING THE WORKS OF TOM LEA.Expenses $276,477
- DEVELOP CURRICULA CENTERING AROUND EL PASO'S HISTORY AS TOLD THROUGH THE ARTWORK, LITERATURE, AND LIFE OF TOM LEA AND HIS FRIENDS. THE INSTITUTE MAKES THESE ITEMS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS.Expenses $4,180
- OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS TOM LEA MONTH, CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF TOM LEA WITH VARIOUS FILMS, LECTURES, PRESENTATION IN EL PASO AND NEW MEXICO.
- OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTSExpenses $77,453
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0223160
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,292,875
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,038,235
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,038,235 | $445,344 | $2,292,875 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $556,559 | $390,912 | $1,899,341 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $529,943 | $487,367 | $1,756,177 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $362,054 | $389,247 | $1,594,071 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0223160).
Questions about THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE is 27-0223160.
- Is THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names HOLLY P COBB.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,141 (HOLLY P COBB, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does THE TOM LEA INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,038,235, expenses of $445,344 and total assets of $2,292,875 at year end.
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