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Los Charros Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Tucson, AZ EIN: 47-4181377 Website

To promote the cowboy way of life, land conservation, and youth development and education, specifically in santa cruz, pima and Cochise counties, Arizona.

Los Charros Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Los Charros Foundation Inc gave $50K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$49,937
+4.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$16,646
+4.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$16,590
Total assets
$1,461,202
+23.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Los Charros Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Cochise County Junior Livestock: $21KCochise County JuniorLivestock$21KSanta Cruz County Junior Livestock: $17KSanta Cruz County JuniorLivestock$17KPima County Jr Livestock Sales Inc: $13KPima County Jr Livestock SalesInc$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cochise County Junior Livestock ($21K). Together the top 3 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

TucsonNogalesDouglasPatagonia

How Los Charros Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 122% 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$60K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cochise County Junior Livestock Douglas, AZAssist Youth in Saving for College.$20,700
Santa Cruz County Junior Livestock Nogales, AZAssist Youth in Saving for College.$16,590
Pima County Jr Livestock Sales Inc Tucson, AZAssist Youth in Saving for College.$12,647
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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$1,461,202$588,999$343,220$49,9373$50,063
2024$1,188,081$456,609$247,518$47,7563$33,684
2023$952,563$380,401$157,246$21,9973$24,284
2022$719,120$279,078$119,083$22,4653$3,965
2021$584,283$243,040$78,556$28,0684$5,649
2020$405,179$137,169$63,698$10,8751$3,470
2019$323,072$147,759$47,656$11,6802—

About Los Charros Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Los Charros Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Tucson, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $50K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Los Charros Foundation Inc is led by Kristin Tomlinson, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kristin Tomlinson

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    15 hrs/week

    $22K (2022) → $40K (2025)

  • Stephen Turcotte

    President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobby Kern

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie McClafferty

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Gronlund

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Fish

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Graham Swanson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hank Peck

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Tomlinson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Even

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Munger

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Swanson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John C. Campagna

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Farnum

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abigail Delessio

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Saldivar

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Eddy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chandler Chavez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Eppihimer

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Bratt

    Past President

    President → Past President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Even

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christie Campagna

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Dwight Babcock (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Amanda Zamudio (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Pam Helmandollar (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dan Nichols (2019–2021) — 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

Kristin Tomlinson — Executive Director: $40KKristin TomlinsonExecutive Director$40K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Kristin Tomlinson (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Los Charros Foundation Inc

How much does Los Charros Foundation Inc give each year?

Los Charros Foundation Inc gave $50K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $48K across 3 grants.

What is Los Charros Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Los Charros Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $16,590, and its average grant was $16,646, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Los Charros Foundation Inc give grants?

Los Charros Foundation Inc gives mostly in Arizona: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Los Charros Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Los Charros Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Assist Youth in Saving for College." (3 grants).

How large is Los Charros Foundation Inc?

Los Charros Foundation Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $589K.

What is Los Charros Foundation Inc's EIN?

Los Charros Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4181377. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 19, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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