Brancati Foundation
Brancati Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Las Cruces, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $100K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $3K.
Brancati Foundation at a glance
In short: Brancati Foundation gave $13K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,300
- +23.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,478
- -59.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $99,615
- +23.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Mexico (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Brancati Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Duchesne Preschool ($5K). Together the top 5 received $13K.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($800), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Brancati Foundation gives
- Giving fell 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 339% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2021) to $26K (2022). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Duchesne Preschool Las Cruces, NM | Preschool Grant | $5,000 |
| Soroptomist Las Cruces, NM | SF Grant | $4,000 |
| Bryant HS Las Cruces, NM | SF Grant | $2,000 |
| Excelsior HS Las Cruces, NM | Scholorship | $1,000 |
| John Uranga Las Cruces, NM | Scholorship | $500 |
| 4 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $800 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $99,615 | $33,271 | $14,336 | $13,300 | 9 | $13,300 | $2,656 | $3,918 |
| 2024 | $80,680 | $24,244 | $12,735 | $10,800 | 3 | $10,800 | $2,317 | $3,658 |
| 2023 | $69,171 | $13,389 | $3,087 | $500 | 1 | $500 | $2,132 | $2,886 |
| 2022 | $58,869 | $33,221 | $26,238 | $25,500 | 2 | $25,500 | $637 | — |
| 2021 | $51,886 | $28,189 | $670 | $500 | 1 | $500 | — | $775 |
| 2020 | $24,367 | $18,796 | $1,525 | $1,000 | 1 | — | $100 | $774 |
| 2019 | $7,096 | $227 | $166 | — | — | — | — | $408 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brancati Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brancati Foundation is led by Roberta Stathis, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Roberta Stathis
President
Secretary → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Stathis
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Washer
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Stathis
Executive Di
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Haldorsen Esq.
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Gregory Blanch (2019) — President
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.
Frequently asked questions about Brancati Foundation
How much does Brancati Foundation give each year?
Brancati Foundation gave $13K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 3 grants.
What is Brancati Foundation's typical grant size?
Brancati Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $1,478, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Brancati Foundation give grants?
Brancati Foundation gives mostly in New Mexico: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Las Cruces, NM (5 grants).
Does Brancati Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Brancati Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Brancati Foundation's largest grantees?
Brancati Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Duchesne Preschool ($5,000), Soroptomist ($4,000) and Bryant HS ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($800), which are not listed by name. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Brancati Foundation?
Brancati Foundation reported $100K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Brancati Foundation?
Brancati Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Las Cruces, NM. It holds $100K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Brancati Foundation's EIN?
Brancati Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1876725. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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