Cudd Foundation
Cudd Foundation is a private foundation based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In filing year 2025, it reported 48 grants totaling $77,550 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in social services, education, arts and culture, social justice, and community support.
Cudd Foundation at a glance
In short: Cudd Foundation gave $78K across 48 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state New Mexico. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $77,550
- -10.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 48
- +26.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,616
- -29.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $2,549,309
- +10.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (18 of 48, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New Mexico (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Cudd Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 504 E Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (575) 776-8342
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Cudd Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Consuelo's Place ($5K). Together the top 10 received $42K.
Grant Size Distribution
203 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 203 grants of 203 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, New Mexico received 38% of grant dollars, Oregon 17%, Louisiana 17%, New York 8%, and Colorado 6%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 48 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Cudd Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 18 of 48 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 52% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 73% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $78K (2025) to $92K (2020). In 2025 it made 48 grants totaling $78K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Consuelo's Place Santa Fe, NM | Social Services | $5,000 |
| Gloria's Foundation Inc New York, NY | Social Services | $5,000 |
| NM PBS Albuquerque, NM | Education | $5,000 |
| Prize Foundation Shreveport, LA | Social Services | $5,000 |
| Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe, NM | Arts/Culture | $5,000 |
| World Muse Bend, OR | Social Justice | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Santa Fe, NM | Social Services | $4,500 |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation New Orleans, LA | Community | $2,500 |
| Saving Grace Bend, OR | Social Services | $2,500 |
| Cocc El Prado, NM | Charity | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,549,309 | $118,388 | $96,828 | $77,550 | 48 | $87,189 | $70,314 | $118,819 |
| 2024 | $2,315,507 | $89,835 | $102,447 | $86,600 | 38 | $94,524 | $56,395 | $110,731 |
| 2023 | $2,213,031 | $-12,762 | $101,744 | $83,250 | 39 | $83,250 | $36,757 | $96,144 |
| 2022 | $2,161,614 | $-34,733 | $103,193 | $89,300 | 38 | $103,193 | $27,825 | $115,070 |
| 2021 | $2,530,898 | $359,726 | $115,769 | $80,300 | 40 | $115,769 | $303,621 | $114,419 |
| 2020 | $2,286,941 | $5,587 | $122,768 | $91,725 | 34 | — | — | $112,745 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cudd Foundation reported a distributable amount of $119K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations with varied missions. For example, Saving Grace says it offers safety, hope, and healing to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault; Native Fish Society says it advocates for protecting and recovering wild, native fish; and Taos Art Museum says it engages visitors and communities through historic preservation, programs, and exhibitions. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 48 grants totaling $77,550. Grants ranged from $250 to $5,000, with a median grant of $1,000. Among the largest grants were $5,000 each to Consuelo’s Place and Gloria’s Foundation Inc for social services; NM PBS for education; Prize Foundation for social services; Santa Fe Opera for arts and culture; and World Muse for social justice. Other reported grants included $2,500 to Saving Grace and $2,000 each to Mothering Across Continents Inc and Native Fish Society Inc.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert C Cudd III as president, Carol D Cudd as vice president, Leslie Cudd Hale as secretary, and Linda Cudd Miller, Blair C Naylor, and Amanda C Stuermer as trustees.
Cudd Foundation is led by Robert C. Cudd III, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert C. Cudd III
President
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda C. Stuermer
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Blair C. Naylor
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Linda Cudd Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Carol D. Cudd
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Cudd Hale
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Cudd Foundation
How much does Cudd Foundation give each year?
Cudd Foundation gave $78K across 48 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $87K across 38 grants.
What is Cudd Foundation's typical grant size?
Cudd Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,616, across 48 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Cudd Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Cudd Foundation give grants?
Cudd Foundation's top state is New Mexico, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Oregon (17%) and Louisiana (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Fe, NM (7 grants), New Orleans, LA (7 grants), Bend, OR (4 grants) and Taos, NM (3 grants).
Does Cudd Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 48 grants with a stated purpose on Cudd Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Social Services" (13 grants), "Community" (8 grants) and "Education" (6 grants).
Who are Cudd Foundation's largest grantees?
Cudd Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Consuelo's Place ($5,000), Gloria's Foundation Inc ($5,000) and NM PBS ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 19% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cudd Foundation?
Cudd Foundation reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $87K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $119K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Cudd Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cudd Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cudd Foundation's EIN?
Cudd Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-1101712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Cudd Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Cudd Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/cudd-foundation-morg_a944136a47e54f339446ead6703a9cea
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