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CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Albuquerque, NM EIN: 85-0479804 Website

To operate for the sole benefit of casa esperanza, inc. By assisting it to carry out its charitable purpose. The organization manages an investment portfolio and a vehicle donation program and sponsors fundraising events in order to raise funds to support the mission of casa esperanza, inc.

CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc gave $61K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $61K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$60,539
-3.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$60,539
-3.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$60,539
Total assets
$1,677,495
-1.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Mexico (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

CASA Esperanza Inc: $61KCASA Esperanza Inc$61K

The largest 2025 recipient was CASA Esperanza Inc ($61K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

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

How CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2025) to $82K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $61K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CASA Esperanza Inc Albuquerque, NMSee Pt. IV$60,539
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,677,495$378,218$482,610$60,5391$102,909
2024$1,704,718$445,205$434,871$62,8241$160,676
2023$1,662,098$395,975$490,692$70,1001$52,484
2022$1,685,866$461,347$652,276$81,5711$59,998
2021$2,202,353$760,670$737,137$70,0671$183,040
2020$1,989,338$611,689$772,967$65,7471$79,857
2019$2,122,993$682,753$745,757$61,1081$103,959

About CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Albuquerque, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $61K. Net investment income was $103K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc is led by Essence D. Hand, Board Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Essence D. Hand

    Board Chair

    Vice President → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Blasing

    Director to

    Director → Director to, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annalese S. Elrod

    Director to

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhiannon R. Gallegos

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chrisann Gray

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $42K (2019) → $28K (2025)

  • Bryan R. Runyan

    Board Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabriel Castro

    Former Board

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Former Board, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon K. Austin

    Board Vice C

    Director From → Director, 2023

    Director → Board Vice C, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Casey

    Board Secretary

    Secretary → Board Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Dean Cross (2019–2024) — Director to
  • Former: Annliese S. Elrod Joined (2024) — Director
  • Former: Rhiannon R. Gallegos Joined (2024) — Director
  • Former: Julia Miera (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Nathan Stephenson (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Burt (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Amy Blassing Joined (2023) — Director
  • Former: Paula Casey- Joined (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Elizabeth Ashton (2019–2022) — Secretary to
  • Former: Richard Castillo (2019–2022) — Member at La
  • Former: Bryan Runyan- Dir To (2022) — Treasurer From
  • Former: Jackie Francke (2022) — Director to
  • Former: Michael Moore Treas To Nov (2022) — Secretary From
  • Former: Andrew Kamm (2019–2021) — Director to
  • Former: Michael Moore (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Robert Martinez (2019–2021) — Director to
  • Former: Yasmin Abdeljalil (2019–2021) — Director to
  • Former: Yuriana Lancaster (2019–2021) — Director to
  • Former: Cathy Martin (2021) — Director As
  • Former: Jackie Frankie (2021) — Director As
  • Former: Michael Latting (2019–2020) — Past Board C
  • Former: Sean O'Neill (2019–2020) — Director to
  • Former: Abdiel Ramirez (2019) — Director
  • Former: Derek Roland (2019) — Treasurer to
  • Former: Katrina Tracy (2019) — Past Chair T
  • Former: Luis Armendariz (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 2025 IRS filing

Chrisann Gray — Executive Di: $28KChrisann GrayExecutive Di$28K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $28K, to Chrisann Gray (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc

How much does CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc give each year?

CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc gave $61K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $63K across 1 grant.

How large is CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc?

CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $378K.

Where does CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc operate?

CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New Mexico.

What is CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc's EIN?

CASA Esperanza Endowment Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0479804. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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