Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Santa Fe, NM EIN: 85-0312053

Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Santa Fe, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $54K. Net investment income was $130K.

Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc gave $54K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$54,000
-15.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,500
-36.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,500
Total assets
$1,053,226
+8.8% 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 Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

El Centro Family Health: $17KEl Centro Family Health$17KSunrise Clinics: $17KSunrise Clinics$17KMora Valley Community Health: $12KMora Valley Community Health$12KPecos Valley Medical Center: $8KPecos Valley Medical Center$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was El Centro Family Health ($17K). Together the top 4 received $54K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MoraEspanolaSanta FeLas VegasSanta RosaSanta RoasaPeco

How Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 119% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2023) to $64K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $54K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
El Centro Family Health Espanola, NMIndigent Health$17,000
Sunrise Clinics Santa Roasa, NMIndigent Health$17,000
Mora Valley Community Health Mora, NMIndigent Health$12,000
Pecos Valley Medical Center Peco, NMIndigent Health$8,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,053,226$141,069$64,683$54,0004$54,000$130,386$45,459
2024$968,116$30,216$71,952$64,0003$64,000$22,594$47,366
2023$920,168$30,161$39,950$30,0003$33,181$23,722$43,171
2022$831,153$41,597$57,626$45,6005$48,782$33,795$44,248
2021$1,062,519$116,350$63,467$53,5005$56,550$109,888$51,387
2020$1,026,918$39,832$56,790$46,1994—$32,736$45,975
2019$947,799$145,162$58,346$46,5004—$139,504$44,770

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $45K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc is led by Christopher B. Arrott, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christopher B. Arrott

    President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Nordhaus

    Director

    President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Trujillo

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Search

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Salman

    Treasurer

    Past President → Director, 2020

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Nordhaus

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip J. Wolff III

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Chris Arrott (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Kathryn Polster (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Peter Tart (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rhonda Paynter (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Paul Stagner (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Paynter (2020–2022) — Treasurer

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 Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc

How much does Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc give each year?

Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc gave $54K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $64K across 3 grants.

What is Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $14,500, and its average grant was $13,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc give grants?

Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc gives mostly in New Mexico: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Indigent Health" (4 grants).

How large is Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc?

Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $54K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $45K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc's EIN?

Charles & Adele Ilfeld Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0312053. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 10, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 27, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)

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