Texas · Nonprofit
DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES
DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES (Texas) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $574,917 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($102,394). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $397k
- Funders on record
- 24
- Grants received
- $575k
- Net assets
- $17k
What DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES does
Mission
The mission of disabilitysa is to educate, advance, and engage people with disabiities by building connections, exchanging information, creating opportunities, and strengthening our disability community in the greater san antonio area. Disabilitysa connects children and adults with disabilities to information about local resources, programs, and opportunities that promote independence and inclusion where we all live, learn, work, and play.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The Engagement Programs at disABILITYsa include the Fiesta Especial programs consisting of a royal court leadership & life skills development program, Celebration Day community-based instruction program, parade, and Royal Court Alumni Leadership program, as well as the Disability Inclusion Resource Center, and Service Leadership programs. disABILITYsa serves young men and women with disabilities through the leadership development program. The Fiesta Especial Royal Court program creates visibility for the leadership and Contributions individuals with disabilities in our local community, while providing a platform for leadership and service development for children and adults with all types of disabilities (ages 12+). The Celebration Day, a community-based instruction program, brings many special education programs and adult day habitation programs that are comprised of children and adults with disabilities and their support networks, to participate in a city-wide celebration of heritage, culture, and diversity in a fun, safe, and inclusive way. The Disability Inclusion Resource Center is acquiring equipment to provide accessible resources that…
$72,056 spent$176,693 earned by the program21% of program spendingPROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The education programs at disABILITYsa include Navigation Services, online resource website, social media platforms, Leadership & Life Skills Development programs, and AccessAbility fest. Programs which operate to connect children and adults with disabilities with the Resources in the community by sharing information. disABILITYsa's website is a dynamic resource tool for information on current issues, local events and programs, as well as local job opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and more. The AccessAbility fest is a gateway to information, resources, and opportunities for individuals with Disabilities and their support networks. The program captures the attention of both Individuals with and without disabilities. The VaxabilitySTRONG program (one-year only) is a multifaceted information, education, and community campaign to open conversations about questions and barriers around vaccinations and provide information and resources on vaccine safety, benefits, and access for the disability community.
$186,242 spent$174,016 earned by the program55% of program spendingPROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The Advance programs at disABILITYsa support individuals with disabilities and others who are part of our disability community in discovering ways each participant can take a role in effecting change and providing training and resources to do so. The AbilitySTRONG Parade is San Antonio's Disability Pride Celebration expressing the belief that disability is a natural and beautiful part of the human diversity in which people living with a disability can take pride. This annual program brings the local community together to advance public attitudes toward disability and even change the way we think about and define disability. It is a celebration that highlights the beauty, ability, and strengths that individuals with disabilities bring to our local community. disABILITYsa team members participate in local conversations, planning teams, and community planning processes to advance the considerations of people with disabilities in the areas of Housing, Healthcare, Transportation, Education, Employment, and Socialization.
$64,662 spent$35,111 earned by the program19% of program spendingPROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The STRENGTHEN programs at disABILITYsa include an educational and support benefits Membership program that promotes the participation of individuals, businesses, and Organizations in the mission of disABILITYsa through educational opportunities, networking platforms, awareness-building programs, financial savings, and more. These programs utilize resources to help strengthen the disability service organizations in our community through low-cost printing options, educational series, consulting, connects, and training.
$17,567 spent$6,569 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $340,527.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $271k to $447k (+65%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 0% · 2021 24% · 2022 29% · 2023 11% · 2024 33%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Melanie Cawthon
CEO & exec dir
Board chair
Jane Paccione
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $15k → $62k.
7 of 24 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 45% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
76% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 36% · 2019 67% · 2020 30% · 2021 41% · 2022 40% · 2023 52% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
44% of DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 46% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
84% of DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $259k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES has grown faster than half of the 21,648 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,648 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES?
- DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES (Texas) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $574,917 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($102,394). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES have?
- IRS filings report 24 organizations giving $574,917 in grants to DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $102,394 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DISABILITYSA dba FIESTA ESPECIAL DISABILITYSA CREATIVE SERVICES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 24 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing