El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation
To support el ranchito de los ninos, inc.
El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation at a glance
In short: El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation gave $840K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $840K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $840,000
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $840,000
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $840,000
- Total assets
- $5,032,223
- +12.1% 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 September 2026.
Who El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was El Ranchito De Los Ninos Inc ($840K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $627K (2021) to $1.0M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $840K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| El Ranchito De Los Ninos Inc Los Lunas, NM | See Part IV | $840,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,032,223 | $949,287 | $877,717 | $840,000 | 1 | $127,741 |
| 2024 | $4,489,947 | $1,495,355 | $1,107,453 | $855,079 | 1 | $55,869 |
| 2023 | $4,224,401 | $1,541,183 | $1,098,139 | $925,399 | 1 | $18,947 |
| 2022 | $3,189,524 | $833,699 | $965,840 | $830,000 | 1 | $4,714 |
| 2021 | $3,106,216 | $1,452,292 | $710,019 | $627,000 | 1 | $22,273 |
| 2020 | $2,254,011 | $724,141 | $1,091,990 | $1,041,732 | 1 | $61,160 |
| 2019 | $2,632,287 | $992,928 | $742,193 | $676,680 | 1 | $113,467 |
About El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation
Based on IRS filings
El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Lunas, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $840K. Net investment income was $128K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation is led by Patrick Wilkins, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patrick Wilkins
President
Treasurer & Secretary → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Crowley
Director
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Mechenbier
Co-Founder
Founder → President, 2022
President → Co-Founder, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Mechenbier
Co-Founder
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eloy Padilla
Executive Di
Executive Director -Fr → Executive Di, 2025
On filings since 2024
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Barbara Carrillo-To (2024) — Executive Di
- Former: Amy Kindrick (2019–2023) — Executive Director · Filing note: Resigned 4/2023
- Former: Barbara Carrillo (2023) — Executive Director · Filing note: As of 1/2023
- Former: Mike Stanford (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Kirk Meyer (2019) — Secretary & 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 El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation
How much does El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation give each year?
El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation gave $840K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $855K across 1 grant.
How large is El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation?
El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $949K.
What is El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation?
El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Lunas, NM. It holds $5.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation operate?
El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation has awarded grants in New Mexico.
What is El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation's EIN?
El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3208502. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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