Falling Colors Foundation
Falling Colors Foundation is a private foundation, based in Santa Fe, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $6K.
Falling Colors Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,620,186
- +968.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,471,207
- +3169.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,177
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,654
- -49.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Falling Colors Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Falling Colors Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+13%). Method
- In 2023 it paid out 499% 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
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2020) to $43K (2019). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Wildlife Federation Albuquerque, NM | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Tewa Women United Espanola, NM | Charitable | $15,000 |
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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 | $1,620,186 | $1,471,207 | $2,654 | — | — | — | $6,177 | $24,455 |
| 2024 | $151,633 | $45,000 | $5,212 | — | — | — | — | $6,201 |
| 2023 | $111,845 | $25,000 | $41,708 | $30,000 | 2 | $30,000 | — | $6,016 |
| 2022 | $128,553 | — | $13,399 | — | — | — | — | $6,661 |
| 2021 | $141,952 | — | $13,725 | — | — | — | — | $7,334 |
| 2020 | $155,677 | $263,900 | $232,679 | $26,500 | 2 | — | — | $9,714 |
| 2019 | $124,456 | — | $53,290 | $42,685 | 3 | — | — | $7,941 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Falling Colors Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Falling Colors Foundation is led by Jorie Koster-Hale, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jorie Koster-Hale
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mindy Hale
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Pamela Koster
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 Falling Colors Foundation
How large is Falling Colors Foundation?
Falling Colors Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
Where does Falling Colors Foundation operate?
Falling Colors Foundation has awarded grants in New Mexico.
How much is Falling Colors Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Falling Colors Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Falling Colors Foundation's EIN?
Falling Colors Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4800271. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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