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Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-2548780 Website

To further, in the united states, an interest in the culture, language, literature, art, music, history and customs of spain and its heritage.

Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc at a glance

In short: Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$27,903,377
+4.5% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc

Who Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

New York Foundation for the Arts: $10KNew York Foundation for theArts$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was New York Foundation for the Arts ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

BronxNew YorkBrooklynWashington

How Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). 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$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $33K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York Foundation for the Arts Brooklyn, NYAnalogues Site Exhibition by Jorge Otero-Pailos$10,000
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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
2024$27,903,377$1,632,452$1,446,649$10,0001$1,062,969
2023$26,713,798$1,495,228$1,234,638$10,0001$964,397
2022$25,473,020$1,136,483$1,193,719$2,500Total only$880,868
2021$27,574,418$1,255,154$1,036,676$10,0001$1,135,627
2020$25,046,938$1,195,441$928,550$33,3003$1,119,839

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc

Based on IRS filings

Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $27.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc is led by Maria Begonia Santos, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 2 of 18 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Maria Begonia Santos

    President & CEO

    Executive Director & COO → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $205K (2023) → $223K (2024)

  • Pilar Llado Arburua

    Chair of the Board of Directors

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peggy Holder-Jones

    Director Administrator & Accounting

    Accounting Manager → Director Administrator & Accounting, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2020) → $133K (2024)

  • Antonio Garrigues Walker

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Cordon-Cardo

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carmen Reviriego

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David L. Askren

    Director

    President & CEO → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dixie De Luca

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marisa Falco De Godo

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Kissinger

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Luisa Canovas

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Professor Richard Kagan

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Begona De Ros Raventos

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isabel Stude Lummis

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrice Degnan Erquicia

    Secretary

    Executive Director → Secretary & Retired, 2021

    Secretary & Retired → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $200K (2020) → $0 (2024)

  • Joan E. Trant

    Treasurer

    Treasurer & Chair of Governa → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Pepe Fanjul

    Vice Chair

    Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Gabriel Cooperman (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Patrice Degnan (2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Mariano Puig Jr. (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Richard Kagan (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Valentin Fuster (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: M. Begonia Santos (2021–2022) — Executive Director & COO
  • Former: Begonia Santos (2020) — Director
  • Former: Carlos Alejandro Perez Davila (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jose Llado Fernandez-Urrutia (2020) — Director
  • Former: Renate Rennie (2020) — Secretary & Chair of Nominat

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Maria Begonia Santos — President & CEO: $223KMaria Begonia SantosPresident & CEO$223KPeggy Holder-Jones — DIR. Admin & Accounting: $133KPeggy Holder-JonesDIR. Admin & Accounting$133K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $223K, to Maria Begonia Santos (President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc

How much does Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc give each year?

Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc?

Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc reported $27.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

What is Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc?

Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. It holds $27.9M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc operate?

Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New York.

What is Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc's EIN?

Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2548780. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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