Center for Action and Contemplation

ALBUQUERQUE, NM EIN: 85-0354965 Website

THE CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INTRODUCES SPIRITUAL SEEKERS TO THE TRANSFORMATIVE WISDOM OF THE CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE TRADITION AND NURTURES ITS EMERGENCE IN SERVICE TO THE HEALING OF OUR WORLD.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$17.6M

+7.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$850K

+11.5% YoY

Grant Count

26

+44.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$33K

-22.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$12M$16M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$17,649,605$16,482,103$15,140,493
Revenue$14,400,705$11,905,707$10,893,381
Expenses$13,158,424$11,011,243$10,609,627
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$355,308$283,529$217,819
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$214K$428K$642K$857K12 grants202023 grants202125 grants202218 grants202326 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

AYNI INSTITUTE$200KCENTER FOR SPIRITUAL IMA…$100KTHE CENTER FOR THE WORKI…$100KTHE SURGE NETWORK$100KILLUMAN$50KCOALITION FOR SPIRITUAL …$30KFRANCISCAN ACTION NETWORK$30KTHE HAPPY GIVERS$30KTHRESHOLDS COMMUNITY-GLO…$30KSOLIDAIRE NETWORK$20K

Grant Size Distribution

104 grants across all recorded years

86<$50K10$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K1$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

MICHAEL POFFENBERGEREXECUTIVE DI$181KTISHA FORDDEPUTY E.D.$173KCHRISTOPHER ZEZZA DI…AND TECHNOLO$147KCINDY KROLLDIRECTOR OF$141KBEN KEESEY DIR OF DE…STRATEGIC PA$133KBARBARA LOPEZPROGRAMS DIR$130K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JERI ECHART-QUEENANCHAIR10
HEIDI FRANKLINSECRETARY6
ROB GITTINGSTREASURER6
CHRIS FEREBEEDIRECTOR5
EILEEN COOGANDIRECTOR5
JOSEPHINE GARNEMDIRECTOR5
KELLY BURTONDIRECTOR5
SHERRI TAYLORDIRECTOR5
WALLY GOULETDIRECTOR5
LISA LAIRDDIRECTOR5
MICHAEL POFFENBERGEREXECUTIVE DI55$181,474
TISHA FORDDEPUTY E.D.55$172,823
CHRISTOPHER ZEZZA DIR OF OPSAND TECHNOLO55$147,147
CINDY KROLLDIRECTOR OF55$141,041
BEN KEESEY DIR OF DEVELOPMENTSTRATEGIC PA55$132,854
BARBARA LOPEZPROGRAMS DIR55$129,957

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+9 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueBostonBrooklynChicagoCoconut CreekCorralesDetroitEast BostonGarden CityGilbertJamaica PlainLos AngelesMaywoodMenlo ParkMorningsideNashvilleNew YorkOaklandPatagoniaQuincy

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

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