Southwest Key Programs CEO salary and executive pay
Southwest Key Programs paid its CEO, Anselmo Villarreal, $1,166,741 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. That is up $4,375 (0.4%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. Total revenue on that return was $496,116,551, down 46.2% from $921,510,747 for the fiscal year ending August 2024. Southwest Key Programs ranks 8th of 17 human services nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. Southwest Key Programs has 5 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2021 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 74-2481167, Austin, TX.
CEO, fiscal year ending August 2025
$1,166,741
- Total revenue
- $496,116,551
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 23%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202641979349301704.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 160th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.24% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 4 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Anselmo Villarreal CEO PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,166,741 |
| Joella BrooksCHIEF OPERATIONS PROGRAM OFFICER | $606,979 |
| Chirag ShahCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (THRU 3/7/25) | $538,879 |
| Jose Arroyo DavillaCHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 3/1/24) | $530,585 |
| Marisol CerveraDEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICER | $499,823 |
Also paid on the latest return: Christina Cantu (CHIEF OF STAFF), $438,698; Enrique Varela (CHIEF LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER (THRU 3/28/25)), $437,026; Eleanor Benmanash (VP OF LEGAL), $362,230; Anais Biera Miracle (CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER), $352,815; Joel Brophy (VP OF INTERNAL AUDIT (THRU 7/31/25)), $343,784; Steven Beckman (CFO), $340,426; Rachel Rosales (VP OF RESEARCH AND GRANTS (THRU 3/28/25)), $332,686; Vivian Panting (VP OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (THRU 2/7/25)), $331,399; Krisna Koduvayur (VP OF DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT (THRU 10/2/25)), $324,662; Veronica Delgado Savage (VICE PRESIDENT - YJ SERVICE (THRU 11/24/25)), $314,449; Alan Hodson (VP OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (THRU 2/7/25)), $312,343; Fred Muniz (INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 9/13/24)), $311,436; David Garcia (VP OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (THRU 7/31/25)), $295,884; Jose Cabrerra (VP OF CORPORATE RELATIONS (THRU 2/7/25)), $283,952; Melissa Villarreal (VP EMPLOYEE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (THRU 2/14/25), $282,607; and 10 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Rosa Santis (BOARD MEMBER), Edgar Ocasio (BOARD MEMBER), David Marshall Jr (BOARD MEMBER), Melissa Garcia (BOARD MEMBER), George Kypuros (INTERIM BOARD CHAIR), Celina Echazarreta (BOARD VICE CHAIR), Juan Ruiz (TREASURER & DEPUTY & CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER), Catalina Garcia (SECRETARY).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | Anselmo Villarreal CEO PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,166,741 | $496,116,551 | Filing |
| Aug 2024 | Anselmo Villarreal CEO PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,162,366 | $921,510,747 | Filing |
| Aug 2023 Amended | Anselmo Villarreal CEO PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,203,545 | $898,292,040 | Filing |
| Aug 2022 Amended | Anselmo Villarreal CEO PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,022,351 | $761,635,874 | Filing |
| Aug 2021 Amended | Joella Brooks CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $693,026 | $588,318,167 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending August 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202641979349301704.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Anselmo VillarrealPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,124,485 | $42,256 | $804,853 | $121,455 | $198,177 | $28,206 | $14,050 | $1,166,741 |
| Joella BrooksCHIEF OPERATIONS PROGRAM OFFICER | $558,640 | $48,339 | $536,558 | $0 | $22,082 | $30,500 | $17,839 | $606,979 |
| Chirag ShahCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (THRU 3/7/25) | $499,687 | $39,192 | $428,353 | $64,799 | $6,535 | $19,396 | $19,796 | $538,879 |
| Jose Arroyo DavillaCHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 3/1/24) | $520,347 | $10,238 | $112,432 | $0 | $407,915 | $7,591 | $2,647 | $530,585 |
| Marisol CerveraDEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICER | $466,144 | $33,679 | $404,944 | $60,900 | $300 | $23,000 | $10,679 | $499,823 |
These figures come from Southwest Key Programs' Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Southwest Key Programs compares
Ranked 8th of 17 human services nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 7th, LC Industries, $1,188,854
- Next in this ranking: 9th, Boys Town, $769,189
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust$3,438,367 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Family Health Centers of San Diego$1,449,977 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Youth Villages$1,561,132 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation$973,900 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
KIPP Texas Public Schools$615,123 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Anselmo Villarreal (PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) was paid $1,166,741 for the fiscal year ending August 2025: $1,124,485 from Southwest Key Programs and $42,256 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Anselmo Villarreal, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,166,741.
Southwest Key Programs paid its CEO, Anselmo Villarreal, $1,166,741 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. That is up $4,375 (0.4%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending August 2021, when the CEO was Joella Brooks, paid $693,026. By fiscal year end: August 2021, $693,026 (Joella Brooks); August 2022, $1,022,351 (Anselmo Villarreal); August 2023, $1,203,545; August 2024, $1,162,366; August 2025, $1,166,741.
Southwest Key Programs' return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 reports total expenses of $585,225,069 and total revenue of $496,116,551 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $89,108,518. Expenses were $928,238,222 for the fiscal year ending August 2024, so they fell 37.0%. The CEO's pay of $1,166,741 equals 0.20% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 5 Form 990 returns Southwest Key Programs filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2021 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on July 16, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending August 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.