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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-1470806

Desert Sun Foundation INC

A private foundation in Alamogordo, NM. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $49,135 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robert Martinez
46 Marble Canyon
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 430-5191
Form and materials
PDF
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $49,135

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $958,705

  • Tax year 2024

    $57,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $971,745

  • Tax year 2023

    $51,383

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $971,428

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,000

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ficklinger CenterAlamogordo, NM

    To Accomplish the organizations Activites

    $10,000
  2. Base OteroAlamogordo, NM

    To Accomplish the organizations activities

    $6,600
  3. Hollomon Spouses OrganizationHollomon Air Force Bas, NM

    To Accomplish theorganizations activities

    $6,035
  4. Alamogordo MainstreetAlamogordo, NM

    To Accomplish the organizations Activites

    $5,000
  5. Kids IncAmarillo, TX

    To Accomplish the organizations Activites

    $5,000
  6. Prfoject RiseMaingate UnitedAlamogordo, NM

    To Accomplish the organizationsactivities

    $5,000
  7. Int Space Hall of Fame oundationAlamogordo, NM

    To Accomplish the organizationsactivities

    $3,000
  8. ThriveAlamogordo, NM

    To Accomplish the organizations Activites

    $2,000
  9. Roadrunner Food BankLas Cruces, NM

    To Accomplish the organizationsactivities

    $2,000
  10. Rotary Club of White SandsAlamogordo, NM

    To Accomplish the organizations Activites

    $1,500
  11. Immaculate Conception ChurchAlamogordo, NM

    To Accomplish the organizations Activites

    $1,000
  12. Runners RefugeAlamogordo, NM

    To Accomplish the organizationsactivities

    $1,000
  13. Kitty City Kato FoundationAlamogordo, NM

    Tp Accomplish the organizations activities

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $6,60057% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $5,00043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Mexico12 grants $44,135
  2. Texas1 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.

  • Robert MartinezPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Tina MartinezDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Erica MartinezDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dolores MartinezDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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