New Mexico · Nonprofit
GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (New Mexico) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $388,178 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($188,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $412k
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $388k
- Net assets
- $959k
What Gila Community Foundation does
Mission
The Gila Community Foundation builds a stronger, more resilient community by fostering sustainable philanthropic growth.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The Gila Community Foundation Operations Program provides the organizational leadership, financial stewardship, technology, and administrative infrastructure that make our mission possible. Support for operations ensures we can responsibly manage charitable funds, award grants, strengthen nonprofits, and respond to the evolving needs of Southwest New Mexico.
$816,188 spent94% of program spendingEmergency Relief & Community Assistance Funds (Trout Fire Relief & Food Insecurity Response)The Gila Community Foundation administered emergency relief funds to support individuals and families affected by wildfire impacts and food insecurity in Southwestern New Mexico. Funds were raised from community donors and distributed to qualified nonprofit partners and service providers to assist residents with essential needs including food, housing support, emergency supplies, and recovery assistance. Relief efforts included support related to the Trout Fire emergency response and community food insecurity assistance during periods of economic hardship. A total of 324 individuals received direct or indirect assistance through funded programs and services. Total program expenses were $31,683.99
$31,684 spent4% of program spendingPathways to Progress Nonprofit Capacity Building Program. The Gila Community Foundation provided nonprofit capacity-building services through its Pathways to Progress program, which offers training, technical assistance, and educational workshops to nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and community groups throughout Southwestern New Mexico. Services included workshops on governance, compliance, strategic planning, grant readiness, and financial oversight, as well as individual technical assistance sessions. The program is designed to strengthen organizational effectiveness, improve compliance with federal and state regulations, and increase the ability of rural organizations to secure and manage funding. During the year, 68 individuals representing multiple nonprofit and community entities participated in trainings and support activities. Total program expenses were $11,092.36
$11,092 spent1% of program spendingCommunity Outreach, Education, and Philanthropic Development. The Gila Community Foundation conducted outreach and educational activities to promote philanthropy, nonprofit development, and community collaboration throughout Southwestern New Mexico. Activities included public presentations, participation in community meetings, donor education events, and partnership development with local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Outreach efforts included presentations to civic groups, participation in regional economic and community development meetings, and collaboration with local chambers of commerce and community initiatives. These activities support the Foundations mission by increasing awareness of charitable giving opportunities, strengthening nonprofit partnerships, and expanding resources available to the community. Approximately 150 individuals were reached through outreach and educational activities during the year. Total program expenses were $5,415.20.
$5,415 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $864,379.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $416k to $739k (+78%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
91% of GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Stephen Lindsey
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $22k → $70k.
3 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 50% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 48% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
58% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 51% · 2019 58% · 2020 63% · 2021 62% · 2022 53% · 2023 61% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
60% of GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
50% of GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $193k that is directly attributable, 58% of it comes from New Mexico funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $195k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION has grown faster than half of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $18k on record.
- Department of Agriculture$18k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Mexico
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
- GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (New Mexico) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $388,178 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($188,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $388,178 in grants to GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $188,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GILA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Mexico. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing