Chi St Joseph's Children

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 71-0897107

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Chi St Joseph's Children at a glance

In short: Chi St Joseph's Children gave $57K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$57,000
-12.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,000
-12.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$11,000
Total assets
$103,568,845
+3.4% 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 Chi St Joseph's Children funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Catholic Charities: $36KCatholic Charities$36KThe Catholic Foundation: $11KThe Catholic Foundation$11KGood Sheperd Center: $10KGood Sheperd Center$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Charities ($36K). Together the top 3 received $57K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

AlbuquerqueLas CrucesLas VegasLos AngelesSanta Fe

How Chi St Joseph's Children gives

  • Giving fell 29% 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$100K6 grants2019 11 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2025) to $82K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $57K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Charities Albuquerque, NMSupport the Mission of the Organization.$36,000
The Catholic Foundation Albuquerque, NMSupport the Mission of the Organization.$11,000
Good Sheperd Center Albuquerque, NMSupport the Mission of the Organization.$10,000
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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$103,568,845$5,623,014$5,250,984$57,0003$5,492,830
2024$100,209,333$3,771,633$5,540,249$65,1003$3,717,761
2023$97,102,547$2,431,689$5,649,526$72,0004$2,262,005
2022$99,362,411$6,043,995$5,233,794$80,0004$5,771,819
2021$107,979,051$7,915,838$4,868,285$66,5005$7,848,704
2020$90,405,171$5,152,356$4,893,994$82,00011$5,059,313
2019$92,873,713$3,703,494$4,667,817$74,2006$3,586,036

About Chi St Joseph's Children

Based on IRS filings

Chi St Joseph's Children is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $103.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $5.5M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chi St Joseph's Children is led by Allen Sanchez, Director & President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Allen Sanchez

    Director & President

    Director & President → Director, President & Ex-Officio, 2024

    Director, President & Ex-Officio → Director & President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adrian Pedroza

    Executive Director & Vice Chair

    Executive Director → Executive Director & Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sr Andrea Koverman Sc

    Director & Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Wagemann

    Director Resesarch & Accreditation

    Director Research Program Advisor → Director Resesarch & Accreditation, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2022) → $105K (2025)

  • Lorie Padilla

    Director Human Services

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2024) → $130K (2025)

  • Cathy Sanchez

    Director & Secretary

    Director & Treasurer → Director, 2022

    Director → Director & Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Estela De Rios

    Director

    Director & Secretary → Director & Vice Chair, 2020

    Director & Vice Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Kopfensteiner Std

    Director, Ex-Officio & Chief Mission Officer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Lind

    Director

    Director & Secretary → Director & Vice Chair, 2023

    Director & Vice Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pablo Sedillo

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Regina Huffman

    Director

    Co-Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elena Aguilar

    Director & Community Advocate

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sr Annie Klapheke

    Director

    Sister of Charity → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Wertheim

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Benavidez

    Manager of Finance & Tfo

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $60K (2024) → $95K (2025)

  • Mary Cowdrey

    Vice President Operations

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2024) → $109K (2025)

  • Veronica C Garcia EdD

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Bruce Hanson (2019–2024) — Director of Finance & CFO
  • Former: Padilla Lorie (2023) — Director Human Services
  • Former: Eric Witt (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Spitz (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julian Garza (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Regis Pecos (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Vialpando (2019) — Director & Vice Chair
  • Former: Sr Juanita Marie Gonzales (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

Lorie Padilla — Director Human Services: $130KLorie PadillaDirector Human Services$130KMary Cowdrey — VP Operations: $109KMary CowdreyVP Operations$109KDiane Wagemann — Director Resesarch and Accreditation: $105KDiane WagemannDirector Resesarch and…$105KJessica Benavidez — Manager of Finance/TFO: $95KJessica BenavidezManager of Finance/TFO$95K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $130K, to Lorie Padilla (Director Human Services). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Chi St Joseph's Children

How much does Chi St Joseph's Children give each year?

Chi St Joseph's Children gave $57K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $65K across 3 grants.

What is Chi St Joseph's Children's typical grant size?

Chi St Joseph's Children's median grant in 2025 was $11,000, and its average grant was $19,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Chi St Joseph's Children give grants?

Chi St Joseph's Children gives mostly in New Mexico: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Albuquerque, NM (3 grants).

Does Chi St Joseph's Children give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Chi St Joseph's Children's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support the Mission of the Organization." (3 grants).

How large is Chi St Joseph's Children?

Chi St Joseph's Children reported $103.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.6M.

What is Chi St Joseph's Children?

Chi St Joseph's Children is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $103.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Chi St Joseph's Children's EIN?

Chi St Joseph's Children's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0897107. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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