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$8,976,000 Awarded to area nonprofit organizations in 2007

Contact the El Paso Community Foundation

310 N. Mesa Street, 10th Floor El Paso, TX 79901

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 272
El Paso, Texas 79943-0272

Phone (915) 533-4020
FAX (915) 532-0716

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Board Administration and Financials

Our Board of Directors is comprised of respected business, civic and philanthropic leaders. They give of their time, knowledge and talents to assure that each gift to the Foundation is used to respond effectively and imaginatively to the community’s needs, whatever they may be.

Current Board Members (2008)

  • Lillian Crouch
  • Steve Hoy
  • Sharon Smith Kidd
  • John S. McKee, Jr.
  • Margie Melby
  • Tom D. Porter
  • Joe Alcantar, Jr.
  • Dr. Roger G. Ortiz, Chairman
  • Richard H. Feuille, Chairman Emeritus
  • Guillermo E. Avila
  • Frances Roderick Axelson
  • Leigh V. Bloss
  • Patricia Saucedo Burdick
  • Carolyn R. Chambers

El Paso Community Foundation  Staff

  • Janice W. Windle, President
  • Virginia S. Martínez, Executive Vice President
  • Eric Pearson, Vice President to the Executive Office
  • Carmen M. Castorena, Vice President for Finance
  • Cathy Hill, Vice President for Donor Services
  • Bonita Johnson, Grants Manager
  • Carol McNeal, Program Officer
  • Maggie Sanchez-Mercado, Executive Assistant to the President
  • Josefina Solis, Accounting Assistant
  • Luz Maria Mendez, Executive Assistant to Executive Vice President
  • Josefa de la Rosa, Facility Operations
  • Gary Williams, Program Officer
  • Alan Valle, Scholarship Assistant

Financial Information

As a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) public charity, the El Paso Community Foundation takes its obligation to operate in the public view and the public interest very seriously. Accordingly, we post our Internal Revenue Service letter and our audited financial statements here for public review. The annual return for the Foundation, filed on Internal Revenue Service form 990, is also available for inspection by calling the Foundation at (915) 533-4020.

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