About Us
Individuals Making Progress Advancing Communities in Texas a registered 501(c)(3) Corporation organized exclusively for charitable, social and educational purposes as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. We have a governing board of three Directors. The expertise that our board volunteers bring with them helps us to achieve our mission.
The majority of our social services are provided in concurrence with our annual Backpack to School Bash where we provide backpacks filled with school supplies to many deserving underserved students including children who reside in affordable housing communities, attend title 1 schools, of military families and children of incarcerated parents. Annually IMPACT Texas announces a Backpack to School Bash online registration through PeachJar, and on Facebook at facebook.com/impacttexas2015.
Our Recognizing Everyone Appreciates Compassion and Hope
(REACH); where we giveaway care packages that include beanies, socks and tolietry items to the following underserved populations: street homeless, elderly residing in assisted living communities, veterans and children in foster care. This program was implemented in 2018. This program service of IMPACT Texas is annually between October - December.
We host our Annual Backpack Bash in the following cities; Houston or surrounding area, Temple, and Pflugerville. This program service of IMPACT Texas is annually between June - August.
We are thankful to our many sponsors who donate to our program events and to the Corporations who participate in our Sponsorship Opportunities Program which allows us to meet our mission.
About us
Backpack History
The Backpack to School Bash was an event initiated exclusively for the subdivision where the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) resides; however, there was a greater calling and need to broaden the scope to underserved communities in Travis, Williamson, Bell, Coryell and Harris counties. That's how IMPACT Texas was founded.
2014, we hosted our first Backpack to School Bash and Food Drive where we gave away 50 backpacks and school supplies and in 2015 we hosted our First Annual Backpack to School Bash and Food Drive as a registered Corporation where we gaveaway 110 backpacks.
Our Backpack to School Bash 2016 we gave away over 150 backpacks and the need for our services continue to increase as Pflugerville ISD has multiple Title 1 School in which 50 percent of the children are living below the federal poverty level.

2016, was the first year we served Bell County and gave away backpacks filled with school supplies to underserved students and in 2016 the number of students served was increased.
We hosted our First Annual Backpack to School Bash in Harris County, June of 2017 where we giveaway backpacks and school supplies to children residing in an affordable housing community.
We will continue to host our Backpack to School Bash annually.
IMPACT TEXAS snapshot:
- Corporation Founded:
- 2014
- Registrations:
- The Certificate of Formation was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on February 5, 2015, this certifies Individuals Making Progress Advancing Communities in Texas as a Corporation
- Assumed Name: IMPACT Texas
- Filed with Secretary of State and Travis County Clerk February 19, 2015
- 2015 Established as a registered as a 501(c)(3) as defined by IRS
- IMPACT Texas Backpack to School Bash - Pflugerville:
- 2014 First Annual Backpack to School Bash
- 2015 Backpack Bash as a registered corporation
- 2016 IMPACT Nutrition
- 2018 Social Media (Facebook) and Photo Booth Stations
- 2019 IMPACT Read to Succeed
- 2022 Reading Literacy: Incorporated a “Reading Presentation"​
- Registrations:
- The Certificate of Formation was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on February 5, 2015, this certifies Individuals Making Progress Advancing Communities in Texas as a Corporation
- Assumed Name: IMPACT Texas
- Filed with Secretary of State and Travis County Clerk February 19, 2015
- 2015 Established as a registered as a 501(c)(3) as defined by IRS
- IMPACT Texas Backpack to School Bash - Temple:
- 2016 First Annual Backpack Bash
- 2019 Supporting CASA children
- IMPACT Texas Backpack to School Bash - Houston:
- 2017 First Annual Backpack Bash supporting Affordable Housing Communities
- 2021 IMPACT Read to Succeed
- 2022 Reading Literacy: Incorporated a "Reading Presentation"​
- 2023 Collaboration with Lamar Consolidated Independent School Districts (LCISD)
- Recognizing Everyone Appreciates Compassion and Hope - REACH:
- 2018 First Annual REACH program
- 2019 Children in Foster Care - Temple
- 2020 Seniors who reside in assisted living communities - Houston
- ​2021 Unsheltered (homeless) - Houston
- ​2021 Veterans who receive behavioral health services - Temple and Waco
- 2021 Children with an incarcerated parent (s)
- 2023 First Annual Christmas Giveaway
- Social Media:
- 2015 Published Website
- 2015 Published Facebook
- 2018 Published Twitter
- Add: 2023 Published Instagram
We are Determined to Make an IMPACT!
