Great Academy Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Albuquerque, NM EIN: 46-4312660

To receive and to maintain funds in the form of real or personal property for the purpose of supporting the public education purposes of the great academy charter school, a New Mexico public charter school, providing suitable facilities and other permissible organizational support.

Great Academy Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Great Academy Foundation Inc gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,788
-4.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,788
-4.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,788
Total assets
$1,677,827
+16.9% 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 Great Academy Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Great Academy: $11KGreat Academy$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Great Academy ($11K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

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

Albuquerque

How Great Academy Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 75% 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$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2025) to $43K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Great Academy Albuquerque, NMOperation Support$10,788
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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$1,677,827$1,203,524$256,254$10,7881$22
2024$1,435,056$299,126$186,607$11,3171$15
2023$1,408,365$292,195$161,839$11,0001$1
2022$1,379,218$296,632$181,090$42,8211—
2021$1,384,189$298,296$198,611$35,6191—
2020$1,369,219$441,795$198,157$35,5671—
2019$1,395,858$270,405$601,475$17,9241—

About Great Academy Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Great Academy Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Albuquerque, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K. Net investment income was $22.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Great Academy Foundation Inc is led by Wiltha Ray Wilson, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wiltha Ray Wilson

    President

    Secretary → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Washington

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vextric Briggs

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Stacey Boyd (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Trevor Traylor (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ronald Shorter (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Ronnie Wallace (2019) — 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 Great Academy Foundation Inc

How much does Great Academy Foundation Inc give each year?

Great Academy Foundation Inc gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11K across 1 grant.

How large is Great Academy Foundation Inc?

Great Academy Foundation Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

What is Great Academy Foundation Inc?

Great Academy Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Albuquerque, NM. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Great Academy Foundation Inc operate?

Great Academy Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New Mexico.

What is Great Academy Foundation Inc's EIN?

Great Academy Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4312660. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)

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