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New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

Public charity · Grantmaker Albuquerque, NM EIN: 85-0457916 Website

The purpose of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is to enjoy, protect, and restore wilderness in New Mexico, and to conduct research and educate the public about wilderness in New Mexico

Key facts about New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

In short: New Mexico Wilderness Alliance gave $77K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $77K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
85-0457916
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$77,403
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$77,403
Median grant
$77,403
Total assets
$4,918,228
Primary geography
New Mexico (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$4.9M

+15.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$77K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$77K

About New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

Based on IRS filings

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Albuquerque, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $77K. Net investment income was $164K.

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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

Ranchos De Taos

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $77K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Friends of Rio Grande Del Norte: $77KFriends of Rio Grande DelNorte$77K

The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Rio Grande Del Norte ($77K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Rio Grande Del Norte Ranchos De Taos, NMFiscal Sponsor Xfer$77,403

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,918,228$4,277,487$3,686,612
Revenue$4,149,741$3,223,076$2,792,338
Expenses$3,547,021$2,956,022$2,284,869
Net Investment Income$163,550$94,127$58,028

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 23, 2020)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is led by Wendy Brown, Chair since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wendy Brown

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian O'Donnell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keegan King

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Starr Woods

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Spickermann

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Romero

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alicia Edwards

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Allison

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    28 hrs/week

    $95K (2019) → $150K (2025)

  • Sally Paez

    Staff Attorn

    Director → Staff Attorn, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2025)

  • Bjorn Fredrickson

    Conservation

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2025)

  • Patricia Broska

    Deputy Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2025)

  • Joe Alcock

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Jones

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Schulke

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Carol Johnson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ernie Atencio (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sam Desgeorges (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Holly Hudgins (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: David Soules (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ken Cole (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Morton (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ann Watson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Renee Frank (2019) — 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

Mark Allison — Executive Di: $150KMark AllisonExecutive Di$150KPatricia Broska — Deputy Direc: $127KPatricia BroskaDeputy Direc$127KSally Paez — Staff Attorn: $109KSally PaezStaff Attorn$109KBjorn Fredrickson — Conservation: $105KBjorn FredricksonConservation$105K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $150K, to Mark Allison (Executive Di). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

How much does New Mexico Wilderness Alliance give each year?

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance gave $77K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is New Mexico Wilderness Alliance?

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.1M.

What is New Mexico Wilderness Alliance?

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Albuquerque, NM. It holds $4.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does New Mexico Wilderness Alliance operate?

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance has awarded grants in New Mexico.

What is New Mexico Wilderness Alliance's EIN?

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0457916. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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