Flax Family Foundation
The Flax Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It reported 12 grants totaling $69,500 for the 2025 filing year, supporting organizations with educational, hunger-relief, housing, religious, and other purposes.
Flax Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Flax Family Foundation gave $70K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state Colorado. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $69,500
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,792
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,100,300
- +4.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (2 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (43% 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 Flax Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3120 La Mancha Pl Nw, Albuquerque, NM 87104-3012
Phone: (505) 243-5116
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Flax Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Snow Lion Preschool ($15K). Together the top 10 received $68K.
Grant Size Distribution
59 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 59 grants of 59 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
For 2025, the reported share of grant dollars by recipient state was Colorado 43%, New Mexico 40%, Massachusetts 7%, California 7%, and Pennsylvania 1%. The listed grants also included a $1,000 grant to Tunnel to Towers Foundation in Staten Island, New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Flax Family Foundation open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 12 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $40K (2020) to $70K (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $70K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Snow Lion Preschool Boulder, CO | Promotes Education. | $15,000 |
| Bixby School Boulder, CO | Promotes Education. | $10,000 |
| Explora Albuquerque, NM | To Provide Science Education to Children | $10,000 |
| Colorado Rocky Mountain School Carbondale, CO | To Provide Education | $5,000 |
| Cong Bnai Israel Northampton, MA | To maintain a synagogue, religious school, a cemetery, and such additional educational, religious, social, and recreational activities as will tend to strengthen jewish life. | $5,000 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation Woodland Hills, CA | To create programs to educate, entertain, inspire, strengthen, and build communities by honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need. | $5,000 |
| Joy Junction Albuquerque, NM | To Provide Shelter for Homeless in New Mexico | $5,000 |
| Roadrunner Food Bank Albuquerque, NM | To Provide Equal Access to Hunger Relief | $5,000 |
| Saranam Albuquerque, NM | To empower families to end their homelessness and poverty through housing, education, and supportive communities. | $5,000 |
| NM Holocaust Museum Albuquerque, NM | Provides education concerning the holocaust and other genocides, human rights, and social justice issues. | $2,500 |
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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 | $1,100,300 | $137,893 | $92,073 | $69,500 | 12 | $73,725 | $40,875 | $73,198 |
| 2024 | $1,054,480 | $131,734 | $89,798 | $66,500 | 13 | $71,532 | $34,468 | $67,066 |
| 2023 | $1,012,125 | $104,250 | $69,498 | $51,500 | 11 | $54,904 | $15,103 | $59,454 |
| 2022 | $977,587 | $72,964 | $85,462 | $66,200 | 14 | $68,779 | $6,042 | $57,203 |
| 2021 | $990,554 | $297,941 | $61,114 | $46,000 | 9 | $48,303 | $127,208 | $55,428 |
| 2020 | $753,345 | $48,741 | $55,731 | $40,000 | 9 | — | $37,255 | $44,877 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Flax Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $73K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included schools and other education-related organizations, as well as organizations whose stated missions address hunger, homelessness, religious and community life, Holocaust education, and support for veterans and first responders.
Among its grantees, Snow Lion Preschool says it serves and supports families through children’s first school experiences, valuing connection and play. Roadrunner Food Bank says it works to feed people facing hunger and build self-sufficiency in New Mexico. Saranam says it empowers families to end homelessness and poverty through housing, education, and supportive communities. Colorado Rocky Mountain School describes itself as a co-educational, college-preparatory boarding and day school for students in grades 9 through 12.
Grantmaking
In the 2025 filing year, the foundation reported 12 grants totaling $69,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000.
The largest reported grants included $15,000 to Snow Lion Preschool in Boulder, Colorado; $10,000 each to Bixby School in Boulder and Explora in Albuquerque; and $5,000 each to Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Congregation B’nai Israel, Gary Sinise Foundation, Joy Junction, Roadrunner Food Bank, and Saranam. Other reported grants included $2,500 to the New Mexico Holocaust Museum and $1,000 each to Abington Health Foundation and Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jane Flax as president, Michael G Flax MD as secretary/treasurer, and Rebecca Flax as vice president.
Flax Family Foundation is led by Jane Flax, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jane Flax
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael G. Flax MD
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Flax
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Flax Family Foundation
How much does Flax Family Foundation give each year?
Flax Family Foundation gave $70K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $67K across 13 grants.
What is Flax Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Flax Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,792, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Flax Family Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does Flax Family Foundation give grants?
Flax Family Foundation's top state is Colorado, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New Mexico (40%) and Massachusetts (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Albuquerque, NM (5 grants) and Boulder, CO (2 grants).
Does Flax Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Flax Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Flax Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Flax Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Snow Lion Preschool ($15,000), Bixby School ($10,000) and Explora ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Flax Family Foundation?
Flax Family Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $74K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Flax Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Flax Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Flax Family Foundation's EIN?
Flax Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1473302. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Flax Family 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Flax Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/flax-family-foundation-morg_6ea39e810e3a44d19943857e91253c9b
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