Southwest Health Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Albuquerque, NM EIN: 85-0289728

Support of presbyterian healthcare services (PHS), a related non-profit healthcare system serving communities throughout New Mexico and investment of resources for use in PHS' charitable mission.

Southwest Health Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$159,299,372
-1.4% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$-2,272,019
-659.4% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$-2,272,019
-659.4% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$56,556
-86.1% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who Southwest Health Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Albuquerque

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $185K (2023) to $4.8M (2021). In 2023 it reported $185K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
Presbyterian Healthcare Services Albuquerque, NMSupport of Parent$4,798,188
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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$159,299,372$-2,272,019$56,556——$-2,272,019
2023$161,627,947$406,137$406,137$185,119Total only$406,137
2022$161,442,828—$160,338———
2021$162,038,290$4,372,960$4,372,960$4,798,1881$4,372,960
2020$157,715,016$2,589,705$2,589,705$2,923,5991$2,589,705

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

About Southwest Health Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Southwest Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Albuquerque, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $159.3M in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southwest Health Foundation is led by Dale Maxwell, CEO & Director [term: ] since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 18 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Dale Maxwell

    CEO & Director [term: ]

    President, CEO & Director → CEO & Director [term: ], 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rishi Sikka MD

    President & Director

    Director → President & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren M. Cates

    President - Shf

    President → President - Shf, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Gallegas-Macias MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Schultz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirby Jefferson

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Hoffman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Balik RN EdD

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norman Becker

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marjorie Bessel MD

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Kline

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gayle Dine'chacon MD

    Director [term: ]

    Director → Director [term: ], 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elisabeth Eden

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Sacks MD

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Briones

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Wise

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Noble

    Treasurer

    CFO → CFO & Treasurer, 2021

    CFO & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Burt

    Secretary

    General Counsel & Secretary → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Aaron C. Martin (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Donna Garcia (2020–2023) — Former CFO & Treasurer
  • Former: Jason Harrington (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Frank Figueroa (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gayle Chacon (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer S. Thomas (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Archibeck MD (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Roger A. Larsen (2020–2021) — Former CFO & Treasurer
  • Former: Sandra Begay (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Norm Becker (2020) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Southwest Health Foundation

How large is Southwest Health Foundation?

Southwest Health Foundation reported $159.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

What is Southwest Health Foundation?

Southwest Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Albuquerque, NM. It holds $159.3M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Southwest Health Foundation operate?

Southwest Health Foundation has awarded grants in New Mexico.

What is Southwest Health Foundation's EIN?

Southwest Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0289728. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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