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RIO GRANDE VALLEY LINKING ECONOMIC AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT RGV LEAD

EIN 74-2691363 WESLACO, TX

Revenue 2024
$241,890
Expenses 2024
$250,137

Program services were 93.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1200
Street
322 S MISSOURI AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

3 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

RGV LEAD'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP A SKILLED WORKFORCE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

  • THE TEXAS REGIONAL PATHWAYS NETWORK (TRPN) WAS LAUNCHED IN 2019 TO SUPPORT GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S TRI-AGENCY WORKFORCE INITIATIVE, THROUGH WHICH THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, AND TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO INCREASE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN TEXAS BY LINKING EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY. WITH A VISION THAT ALL TEXANS ARE PREPARED TO CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPETITIVE TEXAS ECONOMY, THE TRPN AIMS TO BUILD REGIONAL TALENT PIPELINES THAT SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH ACROSS THE STATE AND ENSURE THAT ALL TEXANS HAVE THE SKILLS AND CREDENTIALS NEEDED FOR ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT. THE TRPN IS A GROWING COMMUNITY OF REGIONS ACROSS THE STATE WORKING TO DEVELOP, REFINE, AND SCALE HIGH-QUALITY CAREER AND EDUCATION PATHWAYS. THROUGH THE NETWORK, GRANTEES CAN SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES, MAKE STRATEGIC CONNECTIONS AND BUILD INTENTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS REGIONS IN SERVICE OF THEIR GOALS. RGV LEAD SERVES AS THE INTERMEDIARY FOR 3 COHORTS SERVING: LA FERIA, RIO HONDO, SANTA ROSA, SAN ISIDRO, LASARA, SAN PERLITA, VANGUARD ACADEMY, DONNA AND RAYMONDVILLE. WE BRING TOGETHER SCHOOL LEADERSHIPS, EDUCATORS, WORKFORCE BOARDS, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, AND EMPLOYERS TO BRING REAL CHANGE TO THE SCHOOL AND LOCAL AREA. SOME AREAS OF STUDY INCLUDE WELDING, WIND ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND HEALTH CARE--THESE AREAS OF STUDY FALL IN THE HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATION OF THE SOUTH TEXAS REGION.

    Expenses $3,870

  • MISCELLANEOUS LOCAL EXPENDITURES ARE REQUIRED FOR WORKSHOPS AND LUNCHES TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR AND PARTICIPATION IN THE VARIOUS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS AGREEMENT IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT IN WHICH THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD D.B.A. WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH RGV LEAD TO ASSIST WITH MANAGEMENT OF SUMMER EDUCATOR EXTERNSHIPS. RGV LEAD WORKS WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH AND/OR ENHANCE EXISTING CAREER ACADEMIES ALIGNED WITH HOUSE BILL 5 REQUIREMENTS BY RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS. RGV LEAD SERVES AS A LIAISON TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND AS EXTERNSHIP PROJECT COORDINATOR UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. THE PROJECT IS ALIGNED WITH THE ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE SUMMER EDUCATOR EXTERNSHIPS.

    Expenses $228,786 · Grants $1,250 · Revenue $183,326

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Eloy Garza

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adriana Sarmiento

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Esmeralda Adame MBA EdD

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Marisol Rocha

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anabell C Cardona

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Medina

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Francisco Almaraz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristina Leal PE Cfm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jose R Ruiz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leonardo Trevino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jorge Jasso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Efrain Garza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ysmael Fonseca

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Edelmiro Escamilla

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Victor Perez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Stella Garcia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ysmael Fonseca

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ricardo Pena

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leo Saenz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cynthia Walls

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mario Baragan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carlos Garza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rhonda Salinas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rafael Vela

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Marcos Silva

    RGV LEAD EXEC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $45,500
    From this org
    $45,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $241,890
    Expenses
    $250,137
    Contributions
    $54,758
    Grants paid
    $1,250
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $144,519
    Expenses
    $230,884
    Contributions
    $13,300
    Grants paid
    $2,500
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $472,267
    Expenses
    $364,668
    Contributions
    $59,891
    Grants paid
    $22,500

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $305,379
    Expenses
    $328,174
    Assets (EOY)
    $128,721
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $360,723
    Expenses
    $382,831
    Assets (EOY)
    $253,795
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $329,154
    Expenses
    $384,087
    Assets (EOY)
    $271,745
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $516,434
    Expenses
    $431,177
    Assets (EOY)
    $337,049
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $462,289
    Expenses
    $450,537
    Assets (EOY)
    $222,724
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $531,354
    Expenses
    $486,537
    Assets (EOY)
    $256,166
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $481,915
    Expenses
    $479,228
    Assets (EOY)
    $170,003
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $586,982
    Expenses
    $622,252
    Assets (EOY)
    $186,487
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $687,900
    Expenses
    $668,411
    Assets (EOY)
    $212,469
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $709,681
    Assets (EOY)
    $258,188

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE FOUNDATION

    $10,000

    2022 STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.