The Taos Community Foundation Inc
Taos, NM · EIN 85-0425147. Reported 264 grants totalling $6,424,928 to 130 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Taos Community Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 130 distinct organizations, with 9% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 54% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $12,400. Half of what it reported fell between $8,480 and $25,500; the smallest was $5,139 and the largest $368,603. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
65 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $1,149,794 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamtree Project Inc | Taos, NM | $555,157 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Community Trust | Albuquerque, NM | $255,301 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Endowment Foundation | Hudson, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taos Land Trust | Taos, NM | $210,875 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Not Forgotten Outreach Inc | Taos, NM | $199,416 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rivers and Birds Inc | Arroyo Seco, NM | $193,199 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Youth Heartline | Taos, NM | $191,937 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mas Comunidad | Penasco, NM | $189,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Heart of Taos | Taos, NM | $163,950 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St James Episcopal Church | Taos, NM | $159,400 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community Against Violence Inc | Taos, NM | $156,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mountain Home Health Care Inc | Taos, NM | $153,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| True Kids 1 | Taos, NM | $140,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bridges Project for Education | Taos, NM | $136,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Taos El Pueblito United Methodist Church | El Prado, NM | $133,103 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of Taos Inc | Taos, NM | $129,974 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Taos Center for the Arts | Taos, NM | $129,808 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Youth Corps | Taos, NM | $112,483 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Localogy | Questa, NM | $111,422 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Shuter Library of Angel Fire | Angel Fire, NM | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Twirl Inc | Taos, NM | $80,255 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Paseo Project Inc | Taos, NM | $76,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Roots and Wings Community School | Questa, NM | $76,050 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| New Mexico Immigrant Law Center | Albuquerque, NM | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Taos Coalition to End Homelessnessinc | Taos, NM | $70,950 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Roots and Wings Community School | Questa, NM | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Las Cumbres Community Services Inc | Espanola, NM | $68,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food Depot | Santa Fe, NM | $67,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Village of Questa | Questa, NM | $67,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of New Mexico Foundation Incorporated | Albuquerque, NM | $66,650 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Taos Feral Feline Friends | Rnch De Taos, NM | $65,363 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| La Merced De Santa Barbara | Peasco, NM | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nonviolence Works Inc | Taos, NM | $64,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Taos Health Systems Inc Holy Cross Hospital | Taos, NM | $61,800 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Central Food Pantry | Cerro, NM | $58,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Questa Economic Development Fund | Questa, NM | $57,850 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Talpa Community Center Association Inc | Rnch De Taos, NM | $57,025 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Field Institute of Taos | El Prado, NM | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Equine Spirit Sanctuary | Rnch De Taos, NM | $50,875 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St James Episcopal Church | Del Rio, TX | $46,031 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Taos County Chamber of Commerce | Taos, NM | $44,900 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Amigos Bravos Inc | Taos, NM | $44,293 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Golden Willow Retreat Inc | Arroyo Hondo, NM | $43,647 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Questa Public Library | Questa, NM | $39,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stemarts Lab | El Prado, NM | $38,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Society of the Muse of the Southwest | Taos, NM | $37,449 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Taos County | Taos, NM | $37,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans Offgrid Inc | Carson, NM | $36,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Pauls Peace Church Inc | Las Vegas, NM | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taos Sports Associates Incorporated | Taos, NM | $33,308 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Taos Feeds Taos Inc | Taos, NM | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Red Willow Center | Taos, NM | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| I4TL Center for Research and Innovation | Reading, PA | $31,940 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Questa Creative Council | Questa, NM | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Taos Municipal Schools | Taos, NM | $29,165 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lions Club of Taos Inc | Taos, NM | $27,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Animal Humane Association of New Mexico Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taos School of Music Incorporated | Taos, NM | $24,300 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Taos Valley Acequia Association | Taos, NM | $23,800 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alianza Agri-Cultura De Taos | Taos, NM | $23,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ensuenos Y Los Angelitos Development Center | Taos, NM | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Taos Community Cares | Taos, NM | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Unm Taos Tecc | Ranchos De Taos, NM | $21,059 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Search and Rescue Taos Inc | Taos, NM | $20,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Always Loving Mankind Food Pantry Incorporated | Angel Fire, NM | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Art Up Northern New Mexico | Angel Fire, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dallas Afterschool | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| May Center for Learning | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Taos Elders and Neighbors Together | Taos, NM | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Taos High School | Taos, NM | $17,863 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lower Des Montes Mutual Domestic Water Consumer Assoc (ldmmdwca) | Arroyo Seco, NM | $17,625 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region | Santa Fe, NM | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oo-Oo-Nah Art & Cultural Center | Taos, NM | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Embudo Valley Tutoring Association | Dixon, NM | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Music at Angel Fire Inc | Angel Fire, NM | $16,247 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Taos Alive | Taos, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taos Immigrant Allies | Taos, NM | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Living Word Ministries of New Mexico | Questa, NM | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Penasco Independent School District | Penasco, NM | $13,476 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Couse Foundation | Taos, NM | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Enos Garcia Elementary School | Taos, NM | $12,836 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Taos County Economic Development Corporation | Taos, NM | $11,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Eagle Nest | Eagle Nest, NM | $11,025 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rotary Club of Angel Fire Nm | Angel Fire, NM | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taos Pueblo Central Management System (cms) | Taos, NM | $10,166 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taos Middle School | Taos, NM | $10,017 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Afghan Scout Relief Fund | Rnch De Taos, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Agriculture Implementation Research & Education | Taos, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Animal Balance | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charles Cisneros VFW Post 9516 | Cerro, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Taos | Taos, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Taos | Taos, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inside Out | Espanola, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Moreno Valley High School | Angel Fire, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Non-Violence International | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rio Grande Alcoholism Treatment Center Incorporated | Taos, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Film Prize Foundation Inc | Shreveport, LA | $8,660 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Foundation for New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sagebrush Inn | Taos, NM | $8,480 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Community Health Clinic Inc | Taos, NM | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Santa Fe Dreamers Project | Santa Fe, NM | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Unm Taos | Ranchos De Taos, NM | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 100 Taos County Initiative | Taos, NM | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom Center Church | Questa, NM | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Questa Independent School District | Questa, NM | $7,245 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ranchos Elementary | Ranchos De Taos, NM | $7,140 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| De La Tierra a La Cosecha | Taos, NM | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taos Historic Museums Inc | Taos, NM | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artstreams From the Well of Memory | Ranchos De Taos, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Ninos Del Teatro | Rnch De Taos, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Mexico Legal Aid Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Puerto Seguro Inc | Socorro, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Questa Independent School District | Questa, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Questa Youth Sports League | Questa, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sala Reach a Program of Localogy | Questa, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taos Entrepreneurial Network | Taos, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Taos Youth Hockey Association | Taos, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Daughters Court Sangre De Cristo #2229 | Questa, NM | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Taos, NM | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knights of Columbus | Questa, NM | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metta Theatre | El Prado, NM | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vista Grande High School | Taos, NM | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mesa Vista Consolidated School District | Espanola, NM | $5,313 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Mexico Wilderness Alliance | Albuquerque, NM | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
62 of 130 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 74 of 130 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 68 | $1,475,164 | $13,865 |
| 2021 | 65 | $1,556,640 | $12,500 |
| 2022 | 66 | $2,243,330 | $15,776 |
| 2023 | 65 | $1,149,794 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in New Mexico. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $12,400 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New Mexico.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Taos Community Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1925, Taos, NM, 87571.
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