Salopek Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Las Cruces, NM EIN: 30-0027893

Support, manage, and fund educational programs of New Mexico state university and Texas a&m university which, but for this organization, would be engaged in by the universities themselves. This includes, but is not limited to, scholarship programs and research programs.

Salopek Foundation at a glance

In short: Salopek Foundation gave $200K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$200,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$100,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$14,447,205
-1.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Mexico (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Salopek Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

New Mexico State University: $150KNew Mexico State University$150KTexas a M University: $50KTexas a M University$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was New Mexico State University ($150K). Together the top 2 received $200K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K5$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

College StationLas Cruces

How Salopek Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+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$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200K (2021) to $350K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $200K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NMResearch & Scholarsh$150,000
Texas a M University College Station, TXResearch Programs$50,000
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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
2025$14,447,205$1,156,345$1,206,137$200,0002$47,929
2024$14,679,511$923,331$1,007,526$200,0002$103,037
2023$14,935,011$496,861$914,848$250,0002$125,958
2022$14,729,725$2,268,613$1,020,273$200,0002$692,539
2021$13,665,939$977,481$921,568$200,0002$23,405
2020$13,786,602$1,091,539$1,084,638$350,0002$21,674

About Salopek Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Salopek Foundation is a public charity, based in Las Cruces, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $200K. Net investment income was $48K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Salopek Foundation is led by Benjamin G. Salopek, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Benjamin G. Salopek

    President

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad E. Lewis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Ray McEachern

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • M. Dustin Salopek

    Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Salopek Foundation

How much does Salopek Foundation give each year?

Salopek Foundation gave $200K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $200K across 2 grants.

How large is Salopek Foundation?

Salopek Foundation reported $14.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

Where does Salopek Foundation operate?

Salopek Foundation has awarded grants in New Mexico, Texas.

What is Salopek Foundation's EIN?

Salopek Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0027893. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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