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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
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Tax year 2024
$210,000
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $1,349,035
-
Tax year 2023
$190,000
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $1,362,158
-
Tax year 2022
$100,000
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $1,434,234
-
Tax year 2021
$87,000
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $1,501,063
-
Tax year 2020
$87,000
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $1,473,548
-
Tax year 2019
$87,000
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $1,578,181
-
Tax year 2018
$76,000
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $1,605,013
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY
Matching gift campaign
$20,000 -
New Mexico Community FoundationSanta Fe, NM
Embudo valley library building maintenance and insurance
$15,000 -
Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ
Saving life on earth fund
$10,000 -
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY
Operating support
$10,000 -
Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC
Operating support
$10,000 -
Trust for Public LandLos Angeles, CA
Operating support
$10,000 -
World Wildlife FundWashington, DC
Operating support
$10,000 -
Santa Fe Community FoundationSanta Fe, NM
For our future fund
$10,000 -
Taos Solar ResourcesTaos, NM
Taos community passive solar demonstration project
$10,000 -
American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY
Operating support
$5,000 -
Nature ConservancyArlington, VA
Operating support
$5,000 -
Western Environmental Law CenterEugene, OR
Operating support
$5,000 -
Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC
Operating support
$5,000 -
National Park FoundationWashington, DC
Operating support
$5,000 -
League of Women Voters Education FundCedar Rapids, IA
Operating support
$5,000 -
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WaWashington, DC
Operating support
$5,000 -
Common Cause Education FundWashington, DC
Operating support
$5,000 -
Compassion & ChoicesLittleton, CO
Operating support
$5,000 -
Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC
Operating support
$5,000 -
Animal Humane New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM
Operating support
$5,000 -
Earth Island InstituteBerkeley, CA
Transition earth, project #102
$5,000 -
Environmental Action Research CenterDenver, CO
Operating support
$5,000 -
Espanola HumaneEspanola, NM
Operating support
$5,000 -
Humane Society of TaosTaos, NM
Operating support for stray hearts animal shelter
$5,000 -
New Mexico Land ConservancySanta Fe, NM
Operating support
$5,000 -
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MountainsDenver, CO
Operating support
$5,000 -
Population CouncilNew York, NY
Operating support
$5,000 -
Society for Science & the PublicWashington, DC
Operating support
$5,000 -
Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA
Operating suppport
$5,000 -
Corporate AccountabilityBoston, MA
Operating support
$3,000 -
Embudo Valley Tutoring AssociationDixon, NM
Operating support
$2,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Environment7 grants $55,00034% of the total
- Health2 grants $25,00015% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $25,00015% of the total
- Animals3 grants $20,00012% of the total
- Civil rights2 grants $10,0006% of the total
- International aid2 grants $10,0006% of the total
- 4 other causes4 grants $17,00010% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- District of Columbia9 grants $70,000
- New Mexico8 grants $57,000
- New York3 grants $20,000
- California2 grants $15,000
- Arizona1 grant $10,000
- Colorado2 grants $10,000
- Massachusetts2 grants $8,000
- Maryland1 grant $5,000
- New Hampshire1 grant $5,000
- Oregon1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- David C RigsbyPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Loyal A Eldridge IIISECRETARY/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- James C MelvinVICE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Bradley E WellerTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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