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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1475757

Cherry Picker Foundation

A private foundation in Albuquerque, NM. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $80,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $752,304

  • Tax year 2024

    $313,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $822,496

  • Tax year 2023

    $83,413

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $840,591

  • Tax year 2022

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $879,706

  • Tax year 2021

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $930,321

  • Tax year 2020

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $821,609

  • Tax year 2019

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $800,130

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bixby & Associates - Bixby SchoolsBoulder, CO

    General funding for the school's operations.

    $25,000
  2. Albuquerque Museum FoundationAlbuquerque, NM

    "the magic bus" field trips for students.

    $10,000
  3. ExploraAlbuquerque, NM

    General funding to support the mission of the organization.

    $10,000
  4. Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque, NM

    General funding to support the mission of the organization.

    $5,000
  5. Animal Humane - New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM

    General funding to support the mission of the organization.

    $5,000
  6. Columbia DivingNew York, NY

    General funding to support the mission of the organization.

    $5,000
  7. Habitat for Humanity - NMAlbuquerque, NM

    General funding to support the mission of the organization.

    $5,000
  8. NM Animal FriendsAlbuquerque, NM

    General funding to support the mission of the organization.

    $5,000
  9. NM Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM

    Non-medical assistance to low income patients.

    $5,000
  10. Special Olympics - New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM

    General funding to support the mission of the organization.

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Mexico8 grants $50,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $25,000
  3. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Rachel Flax KaplanPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Rebecca FlaxVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Jane FlaxSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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