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Enlace Comunitario

Public charity · Grantmaker Albuquerque, NM EIN: 85-0473384 Website

To work to eliminate domestic violence in the latino immigrant community and to promote healthy families through comprehensive domestic violence intervention services in spanish, preventative community education policy advocacy and leadership development.

Enlace Comunitario at a glance

In short: Enlace Comunitario gave $43K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$43,190
-18.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$43,190
-18.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$43,190
Total assets
$4,231,761
-2.3% 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 Enlace Comunitario funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

New Mexico Immigrant Law Center: $43KNew Mexico Immigrant LawCenter$43K

The largest 2025 recipient was New Mexico Immigrant Law Center ($43K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 10 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

AlbuquerqueLos Alamos

How Enlace Comunitario gives

  • Giving fell 69% 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$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2019 4 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2025) to $155K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $43K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center Albuquerque, NMSalaries & Benefits$43,190
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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$4,231,761$4,187,454$4,314,287$43,1901$78,363
2024$4,331,953$6,042,028$3,991,661$53,1631$22,012
2023$2,305,455$3,656,709$3,747,381$122,9123$4,788
2022$2,357,849$3,640,595$3,196,275$140,5212$2,309
2021$1,937,724$2,846,541$2,845,783$139,2743$2,220
2020$1,967,456$2,732,239$2,680,189$57,8164$1,931
2019$1,825,608$3,227,736$2,221,886$155,1663$470

About Enlace Comunitario

Based on IRS filings

Enlace Comunitario is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Albuquerque, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $43K. Net investment income was $78K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Enlace Comunitario is led by Sara Yvonne Escobar, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sara Yvonne Escobar

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $29K (2021) → $101K (2025)

  • Patricia M. Ruiz-Pinon

    Board President

    Director → Board Vice President, 2024

    Board Vice President → Board President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Esquibel

    Director

    Board President → President, 2024

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aailinn Martinez Reyes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Salcido

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Delma Madrigal

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Javier Rojo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luis R. Gutierrez-Torres

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mercedes J. Herrera

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mayte Lopez-Monzon

    Board Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Armando Sanchez (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Javier Aceves (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Penny Holland (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sonia Bettes (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Ruth A. Juarez (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Teresa Maria Garcia (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cirila Estella Vasquez Guzman (2019–2023) — Board Vice President
  • Former: Veronica Salcido (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Meriah Heredia-Griego (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Estela Vasquez Guzman (2022) — Director
  • Former: Zoila Alvarez Hernandez (2022) — Director
  • Former: George Bach (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Soledad Rivera Escarcega (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Maria De Lourdes Avitia (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Claudia Medina (2019–2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Eduardo Martinez (2019) — President
  • Former: Gloria Valencia Weber (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Sandra Sanchez-Ortiz (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

Sara Yvonne Escobar — Executive Director: $101KSara Yvonne EscobarExecutive Director$101K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $101K, to Sara Yvonne Escobar (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Enlace Comunitario

How much does Enlace Comunitario give each year?

Enlace Comunitario gave $43K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $53K across 1 grant.

How large is Enlace Comunitario?

Enlace Comunitario reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.2M.

What is Enlace Comunitario?

Enlace Comunitario is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Albuquerque, NM. It holds $4.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Enlace Comunitario operate?

Enlace Comunitario has awarded grants in New Mexico.

What is Enlace Comunitario's EIN?

Enlace Comunitario's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0473384. 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. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 22, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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