Friends of Taos Charter School
Support for Taos Charter School The organization owns the school building & supports the schools operations & capital projects & additions
Friends of Taos Charter School at a glance
In short: Friends of Taos Charter School gave $79K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $79K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $79,422
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $79,422
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $79,422
- Total assets
- $1,028,608
- +4.9% 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 Friends of Taos Charter School funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Taos Charter School ($79K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 Friends of Taos Charter School gives
- Giving fell 33% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2023) to $118K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $79K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Taos Charter School Taos, NM | school support | $79,422 |
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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 | $1,028,608 | $178,607 | $157,087 | $79,422 | 1 | $16,048 |
| 2024 | $980,863 | $180,709 | $96,334 | $75,592 | 1 | $7,772 |
| 2023 | $862,528 | $179,996 | $92,913 | $72,224 | 1 | $5,847 |
| 2022 | $764,129 | $143,947 | $138,551 | $117,975 | 1 | $3,892 |
| 2021 | $831,574 | $131,019 | $77,646 | $80,807 | 1 | $3,739 |
About Friends of Taos Charter School
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Taos Charter School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ranchos De Taos, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $79K. Net investment income was $16K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Taos Charter School is led by Roberta Lerman, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Roberta Lerman
President
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Goler
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allyson Bailey
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amber Narlock
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amber Vasquez
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Avery Blair
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Lopez
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jayme Vushmaier
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Murphy
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miriam Lopez
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Happy Carmona (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Amber Vasquez-Thomas (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Feliz Medina (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Gina Cerruto (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Carmela Armijo (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Jennifer Martinez (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Kate Jensen (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Marci Kinis (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Veronica Savage (2021–2022) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Friends of Taos Charter School
How much does Friends of Taos Charter School give each year?
Friends of Taos Charter School gave $79K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $76K across 1 grant.
How large is Friends of Taos Charter School?
Friends of Taos Charter School reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $179K.
What is Friends of Taos Charter School?
Friends of Taos Charter School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ranchos De Taos, NM. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of Taos Charter School operate?
Friends of Taos Charter School has awarded grants in New Mexico.
What is Friends of Taos Charter School's EIN?
Friends of Taos Charter School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0469712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 29, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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