Community Foundation of Southern

LAS CRUCES, NM EIN: 85-0455682 Website

The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico serves as a community resource, connects donors to needs, and supports charitable organizations in their work.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$56.6M

+15.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.1M

+21.6% YoY

Grant Count

55

-17.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$57K

+48.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$21M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$56,596,461$48,816,884$38,104,848
Revenue$11,789,699$14,161,520$3,282,640
Expenses$6,514,518$4,181,639$2,767,350
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,139,584$1,100,094$552,533
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$786K$2M$2M$3M57 grants202028 grants202129 grants202267 grants202355 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

New Mexico State Univers…$482KMesilla Valley Economic …$325KNM Association for Infan…$308KJardin de los Ninos$259KBorderplex Bi-National E…$250KUniversity of Chicago$220KFranklin Mountain Packag…$150KCommunity Action Agency …$111K100 Chaves County LLC$95KDona Ana Community College$89K

Grant Size Distribution

236 grants across all recorded years

181<$50K28$50–100K16$100–250K11$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Terra WinterPresident & CEO$132K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Terra WinterPresident & CEO40$132,429
Preston MitchellPast Chair5
Katy MorrowChair5
Gary BrunerVice Chair5
Christine SalazarSecretary5
Christopher SalcidoTreasurer5
Travis CokerDirector5
Celeste McGuireDirector5
Dr Dolores GomezDirector5
Alejandra Covarrubias-ParraDirector5
Chris MitchellDirector5
Brenda PorterDirector5
Jennifer CharityDirector5
Ricardo Rico GonzalesDirector5
Alexander Alex HummerDirector5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

AlamogordoAlamogorodoAlamorgordoAlbuquerqueAnthonyBelenBerinoBernalilloBrenhamChicagoClovisConcordDatilDemingDenverDerryEl PasoEspaolaFarmingtonFrederick

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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