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Center of Southwest Culture Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Albuquerque, NM EIN: 85-0402832 Website

To develop healthy indigenous and latino communities through economic development and educational and cultural work.

Center of Southwest Culture Inc at a glance

Total assets
$3,018,688
+0.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,331,702
-6.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,056,151
-14.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Center of Southwest Culture Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AlbuquerqueChurch RockJemez PuebloShiprockWashington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 7 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $229K (2021). In 2021 it made 7 grants totaling $229K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Artful Life LLC Albuquerque, NMPublic Community Art$86,187
Women in Leadership Albuquerque, NMHealth & Education P$43,537
Dine Food Sovereignty Alliance Church Rock, NMResearch & Education$39,525
Seeded Sisters Inc Jemez Pueblo, NMCommunity Agricultur$36,144
Shiprock Traditional Farmers Cooper Shiprock, NMCommunity Agricultur$9,327
Honeysuckle Creatives LLC Albuquerque, NMPublic Community Art$9,000
The Wilderness Society Washington, DCClimate Change Educa$5,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$3,018,688$4,331,702$4,056,151——
2024$3,007,371$4,649,954$4,730,466——
2023$2,508,167$3,422,904$3,654,204——
2022$2,907,769$4,019,903$2,818,346——
2021$1,552,874$1,362,802$1,488,191$229,2207
2020$1,605,353$1,172,059$1,014,136$14,6491
2019$1,441,147$2,139,760$866,646$39,2541

About Center of Southwest Culture Inc

Based on IRS filings

Center of Southwest Culture Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Albuquerque, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Center of Southwest Culture Inc is led by Alan Marks, President on every filing since 2019; 6 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alan Marks

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noemi Davila Tovar

    Finance Director

    Finance Mana → Finance Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $54K (2019) → $125K (2025)

  • Loretta Trujillo

    Project Director

    Director-Ten → Project Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2023) → $120K (2025)

  • Melissa Lopez-Sullivan

    Project Director

    Director Nm → Project Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $140K (2024) → $129K (2025)

  • Nancy Torres

    Program Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2025)

  • Tasha Caldwell

    Project Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $160K (2025)

  • Aleta Suazo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Foreman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arturo Sandoval

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $74K (2019) → $146K (2025)

  • Maria Martinez Sanchez

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Briana Chavez

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Juan Abeyta (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kateri Zuni (2019–2024) — COO
  • Former: James Povijua (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Shelly Valdez (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Julia Wall (2020–2021) — Director Ja

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

Tasha Caldwell — Project Dire: $160KTasha CaldwellProject Dire$160KArturo Sandoval — Executive Di: $146KArturo SandovalExecutive Di$146KMelissa Lopez-Sullivan — Project Dire: $129KMelissa Lopez-SullivanProject Dire$129KNoemi Davila Tovar — Finance Dire: $125KNoemi Davila TovarFinance Dire$125KNancy Torres — Program Dire: $121KNancy TorresProgram Dire$121KLoretta Trujillo — Project Dire: $120KLoretta TrujilloProject Dire$120K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $160K, to Tasha Caldwell (Project Dire). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Center of Southwest Culture Inc

How large is Center of Southwest Culture Inc?

Center of Southwest Culture Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.

What is Center of Southwest Culture Inc?

Center of Southwest Culture Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Albuquerque, NM. It holds $3.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Center of Southwest Culture Inc operate?

Center of Southwest Culture Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New Mexico.

What is Center of Southwest Culture Inc's EIN?

Center of Southwest Culture Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0402832. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 8, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 23, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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