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THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (Texas) receives grants from 106 organizations whose IRS filings report $17,298,176 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($3,172,634). 60 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 75% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $32M
- Funders on record
- 106
- Grants received
- $17M
- Net assets
- $224M
What The Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University does
Mission
To strengthen the association of former students, promote the interests and welfare of texas a&m university, perpetuate ties of affection and esteem formed in university or college days, and serve the student body.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Distributions to or for texas a&m university - we are proud to commit a portion of every dollar we raise to texas a&m university in the form of cash and services support, as well as, provide multiple forums for aggies to reconnect. Our funds provide funding for academic programs and scholarships, departmental funding and student involvement funding, as well as faculty and staff recognition programs. In 2025, the association is projected to provide approximately $16,695,000 in cash and program support and services to texas a&m university across all association funds.
$6,315,378 spentof which $6,315,378 as grants39% of program spendingThe aggie network - the association's engagement teams work to engage the worldwide aggie network through enhanced programming and communications. Our former student programs team works directly with representatives of each graduating class to ensure regular communications with every former student and event planning with our classes, clubs constituent networks and our young alumni. The communication and marketing team tells the story of the association's work and impact, actively engages in social media, communicates with the aggie network, monitors and develops our brand management and trademarks, and oversees our partner and advertising program. See schedule o.further, our traveling aggies group hosts more than 70 trips each year, with high-quality travel experiences and specialized itineraries that are not typically available to individual travelers.
$3,950,713 spent$261,845 earned by the program24% of program spendingSupport of texas a&m university - we are proud to support texas a&m students through activities, scholarships, academic support, programs, awards and career services. For example, the association of former students and texas a&m university jointly present the distinguished alumnus award, which is the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of texas a&m university. Each fall, the events team of the association of former students plans and executes a distinguished alumni gala to honor these award recipients. Our ring program is another way we support a&m. See schedule o.as the affiliate organization charged with the noble duty of managing the aggie ring program, we also have the honor of hosting aggie ring day, which has become one of the most anticipated traditions for students at texas a&m university. Also, our campus programs team works closely with students and student organizations, develops partnerships to promote students' endeavors and exposes current students to the association and the worldwide aggie network. A couple of the events held are howdy week gatherring and 1879 society ambassadors. These programs welcome the students to a&m as well as engage them, educate…
$3,767,107 spent$4,578,319 earned by the program23% of program spendingClayton w. Williams, jr. Alumni center - the aggie ring is one of our most well-known and easily recognized symbols of the aggie network. Students earn the aggie ring based on credit hours completed at texas a&m and may select the class year (within limitations) to appear on their aggie ring. Each qualified student can choose the finish for their ring and may opt to place a diamond in the shield. Otherwise, the aggie ring is exactly the same for every aggie other than the name engraved on the inside - which undoubtedly contributes to its global recognition. The association of former students manages the aggie ring program with orders taken throughout the year in our aggie ring office. Students receive their aggie rings during one of the association's aggie ring days, which draw thousands of aggie students, their families and friends together at the clayton w. Williams, jr. Alumni center for a celebration of this momentous milestone. In addition to serving current students in the ordering process, our aggie ring office also assists with resizing, repairs and replacements and facilitates reporting opportunities for those who have lost or found an aggie ring. Five aggie ring…
$1,628,993 spent10% of program spendingTexas aggie magazine - the association provides annual donors to the association an annual subscription to the texas aggie magazine. This subscription is valued at $10 per year. The financial statements reflect subscription revenue based on the number of active annual fund donors at $10 each. Subscription revenue is recognized over time when an issue is published and provided to the donor. There are no accounts receivable for subscriptions at december 31, 2024 and 2023. At december 31, 2024 and 2023, deferred revenue of $78,337 and $97,892 was recorded for subscriptions to be earned in 2024 and 2023 and $489,575 and $581,475 was recognized as subscription revenue earned during 2024 and 2023, respectively.
$493,649 spent$489,575 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $16,155,840.
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 2020 to 2021, from $149M to $203M (+36%).
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.
57% of THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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
Porter S Garner Iii
President and CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 22 funders to 44 funders, grant income rose $675k → $2.4M.
30 of 106 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 75% 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 THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 106 funders by total. 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
THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 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 THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 35% · 2018 27% · 2019 27% · 2020 28% · 2021 55% · 2022 36% · 2023 37% — growing more concentrated.
“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
50% of THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% 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
75% of THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $4.3M that is directly attributable, 97% of it comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $13M arriving through sponsors registered in 16 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
THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,064 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,064 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 32 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY?
- THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (Texas) receives grants from 106 organizations whose IRS filings report $17,298,176 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($3,172,634). 60 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 75% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY have?
- IRS filings report 106 organizations giving $17,298,176 in grants to THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, 60 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $3,172,634 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 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.
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 106 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing