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Santa Fe Community Foundation

Santa Fe, NM · EIN 85-0303044 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Santa Fe Community Foundation reported $26.2 million in revenue and $20.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.32 went to program services, $7.43 to management and general costs and $4.25 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 77.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $300,242 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 13% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $26M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.3%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.4%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
4.2%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.04$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
77.0%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
1.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.4%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$300,242$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.50%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
43
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
83.356.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
20 of 20100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$13M expenses · 74.5% of program spending · grants $13M

Grants are made from donor advised, designated, scholarship, discretionary, and emergency funds

$3.6M expenses · 20.3% of program spending · revenue $50,942

Program services include grants program management and technical assistance trainings for local nonprofit organizations in grants research, financial management, and board development

$865K expenses · 4.9% of program spending · grants $865K

Grants are made from endowment funds to local nonprofit organizations in the arts, civic affairs, education, environment, health and human services, and animal welfare

$63,296 all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$274,092$0$26,150$300,242
VP FOR DEVELOPMENT & DONOR RELATIONS
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$158,743$0$25,912$184,655
CFO/CONTROLLER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$143,301$0$27,800$171,101
SR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$105,975$0$20,379$126,354
CFO (THROUGH 6/28/24)
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$90,568$0$5,573$96,141

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Santa Fe Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $752K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M201920202021202220232024$26M$20M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$26M$20M88.3%$139M$300,242
2023 ⓘ$20M$16M85.8%$125M$245,945
2022 ⓘ$32M$21M90.8%$110M$236,696
2021 ⓘ$28M$16M90.1%$114M$191,274
2020 ⓘ$26M$22M92.9%$103M$228,096
2019 ⓘ$23M$14M90.0%$93M$188,496

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b20 · 20 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 524
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6128

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
AVIVAR CAPITAL
Investment advisory services
$226,287
SUBY BOWDEN ASSOCIATES LLC
Architectural svcs - affordable housing
$183,822
DR CHRISTIAN E CASILLAS
Independent contractor program director
$127,237
DESIGN WORKSHOP INC
Architectural svcs - affordable housing
$109,094

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

43 private foundations reported grants to Santa Fe Community Foundation totaling $3.2M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Santa Fe Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Santa Fe Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Santa Fe Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Santa Fe Community Foundation reported that 88.3% of its $20.0 million in expenses went to program services, 7.4% to management and general and 4.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Santa Fe Community Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Santa Fe Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $300,242, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Santa Fe Community Foundation get its money?

Of $26.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 77.0% came from contributions and grants (including 1.0% from government grants) and 0.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Santa Fe Community Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 85-0303044 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522839349300922 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423189349311002 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349304793 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223189349316962 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142799349301664 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003029349301790 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 85-0303044: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.