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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-0470771

The Capitol Ford Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Fe, NM. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $46,250 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $46,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,244,344

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,140,241

  • Tax year 2023

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,071,486

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,009,518

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,107,648

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,050,785

  • Tax year 2019

    $48,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,018,372

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,525

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,035,443

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Santa Fe Children's MuseumSanta Fe, NM

    General support

    $15,000
  2. St Vincent Hospital FoundationSanta Fe, NM

    Community support.

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    [individual]

    $5,000
  4. Santa Fe Animal ShelterSanta Fe, NM

    General support.

    $5,000
  5. Rotary Club of Santa FeSanta Fe, NM

    Pancakes on the Plaza

    $3,500
  6. Cooking With KidsSanta Fe, NM

    Support life skills.

    $2,500
  7. Santa Fe Watershed AssociationSanta Fe, NM

    General support

    $1,500
  8. Rotary Club of Santa del SurSanta Fe, NM

    Provide shoes for needy children to attend schools.

    $1,500
  9. Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE

    Contribution

    $1,000
  10. St Michaels High SchoolSanta Fe, NM

    High school sports

    $750
  11. Individual

    Membership support.

    $500

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 $15,00043% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,00029% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $2,5007% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $2,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Mexico8 grants $39,750
  2. Nebraska1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Marc BrandtPresident Hours 1Pay $7,500
  • Michael BrandtVice President Hours 1Pay $7,500

The return

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