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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-3017775

El Deseo Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Fe, NM. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $36,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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 2024

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $831,155
  • Tax year 2023

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $776,172
  • Tax year 2022

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $802,183
  • Tax year 2021

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $821,349
  • Tax year 2020

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $858,922
  • Tax year 2019

    $33,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $952,955
  • Tax year 2018

    $59,700

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,045,071

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nature Conservancy of New MexicoSanta Fe, NM

    General purpose

    $20,000
  2. Breckenridge Arts DistrictBreckenridge, CO

    General fund

    $5,000
  3. The Food DepotSanta Fe, NM

    General fund

    $5,000
  4. South Bend Table TennisSouthbend, IN

    General fund

    $2,000
  5. Kitchen AngelsSanta Fe, NM

    General fund

    $2,000
  6. Santa Fe Botanical GardenSanta Fe, NM

    General fund

    $1,000
  7. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $5,00071% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $1,00014% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $1,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Mexico4 grants $28,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  3. Indiana1 grant $2,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jon RedmanPRESIDENT/TREAS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Colleen RedmanV.P./SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Margaret EvansDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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