Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Albuquerque, NM EIN: 85-0434438

Partners with the community to invest in innovative and enhanced learning opportunities to help aps students reach their full potential.

Key facts about Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation

In short: Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.0M), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
85-0434438
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$2,042,458
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$2,042,458
Median grant
$2,042,458
Total assets
$12,450,810
Primary geography
New Mexico (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$12.5M

+15.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.0M

+31.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.0M

+31.2% YoY

How Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Albuquerque, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $120K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Albuquerque

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $999K (2020) to $2.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.0M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Albuquerque Public Schools: $2.0MAlbuquerque Public Schools$2.0M

The largest 2025 recipient was Albuquerque Public Schools ($2.0M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Albuquerque Public Schools Albuquerque, NMTo Support APS Programs and Schools$2,042,458

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$12,450,810$10,816,168$9,983,107
Revenue$3,398,944$2,702,626$2,427,739
Expenses$2,698,838$2,188,369$2,309,699
Net Investment Income$119,701$165,705$213,807

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 20, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 19, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation is led by Shannon Barnhill, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 30 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Shannon Barnhill

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Brenda Begley

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Burkhard

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2020

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adrian Chavez

    Director

    Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julianne Phares

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Maes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Montoya

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward B. Calabaza

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Romero

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicki Devigne

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marlene Baca

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Heckroth

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shauna Shannon

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anjali Harville

    Student Director

    Student Board Member → Student Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Spratley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Howie Kaibel

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Sandoval

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amandeep Prasankumar

    Student Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Trybus

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Menke

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Newcomb

    Student Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ida Marie Perea

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Murphy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kodi Pittman

    Student Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Caine

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Noto

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sabrina Greinel

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ty Stacy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph F. Varro Jr.

    Treasurer

    President → Director, 2020

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luis Quinones

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (48)
  • Former: Alarie Ray-Garcia (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Carlos Fourzan (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Julie Rowey (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Katrina Wagner (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Krista Koss Parker (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Cain (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rhiann Atencio (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Nigrelli (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Josh Robinson (2022–2024) — Student Board Member
  • Former: Dominic Gonzales (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jared Blaschke (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ava Weinberg (2024) — Student Board Member
  • Former: Jasylyn Jasy Shiparski (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Leola Adams (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Isabella Griego (2022–2023) — Student Representative
  • Former: Erica Ho (2023) — Student Representative
  • Former: Katie Elliott (2023) — Director
  • Former: Tony Spratley (2023) — Director
  • Former: Heather Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Trimble (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Gay (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Courtney Jackson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jaedyn Jiminez-Mahboub (2020–2022) — Student Representative
  • Former: Randy Shaffer (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Shona Martinez (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kaya Perce (2021–2022) — Student Representative
  • Former: Kaylah Janis (2021–2022) — Student Representative
  • Former: Lilliana Benitez De Luna (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Allen Davis (2022) — Director
  • Former: Erico Ho (2022) — Student Representative
  • Former: Joesph F. Varro Jr. (2022) — Director
  • Former: Mike Chambers (2022) — Director
  • Former: Agustin Leon-Saenz (2020–2021) — Student Representative
  • Former: Sebastian Bujoi (2020–2021) — Student Representative
  • Former: Christopher T. Woo (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ana Marie Ulibarri (2020) — Director
  • Former: Chriselle Martinez (2020) — Director
  • Former: Simran Bhardwaj (2020) — Student Representative
  • Former: Abigail Craff (2019) — Student Representative
  • Former: Brian Fairhurst (2019) — Director
  • Former: Chris Gonzales (2019) — Director
  • Former: Laurie S. Monfiletto (2019) — Director
  • Former: Michael Jasso (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rick Brown (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ronja Steinbach (2019) — Student Representative
  • Former: Shana Runck (2019) — Director
  • Former: Shea Burrell (2019) — Student Representative
  • Former: Tiffany Ficklin Gravelle (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Shannon Barnhill — Executive Director: $120KShannon BarnhillExecutive Director$120K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $120K, to Shannon Barnhill (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation

How much does Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation give each year?

Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 1 grant.

How large is Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation?

Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation reported $12.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.

What is Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation?

Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Albuquerque, NM. It holds $12.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation operate?

Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation has awarded grants in New Mexico.

What is Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation's EIN?

Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0434438. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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