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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-3543794

Nordon Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Albuquerque, NM. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $100,000 paid in grants.

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

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,471,162
  • Tax year 2024

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,348,041
  • Tax year 2023

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,416,952
  • Tax year 2022

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,314,176
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,306,241
  • Tax year 2020

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,351,226
  • Tax year 2019

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,388,652

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rocky Mountain Elk FoundationMissoula, MT

    Protect wildlife habitat

    $45,000
  2. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    Global ministry projects

    $10,000
  3. The Horse ShelterCerrillos, NM

    Rescuing abused, abondoned & neglected horses

    $10,000
  4. Tunnel 2 Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Veteran home services

    $10,000
  5. World Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    Natural resource conservation

    $10,000
  6. Roadrunner Food Bank of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM

    Food bank

    $10,000
  7. Mercy ChefsPortsmouth, VA

    Humanitarian relief

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $10,00029% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00029% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $10,00029% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana1 grant $45,000
  2. New Mexico2 grants $20,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $10,000
  5. New York1 grant $10,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • B K Meier-MuellerPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jill E WinegardnerDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Greg A WinegardnerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $12,000
  • Greg BehnDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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