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Southwest Sufi Community

Public charity · Grantmaker Silver City, NM EIN: 85-0437734 Website

SSC is an inclusively oriented spiritual retreat center. We conduct group and individual retreats, spiritually oriented camps and educational programs. The primary themes focus on the Sufi ideals and universal truths in all spiritual traditions.

Southwest Sufi Community at a glance

Total assets
$1,150,319
+3.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$77,516
+66.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$3,354
+53.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$51,285
+2.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Southwest Sufi Community funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

San Rafael

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $50 (2019) to $25K (2020). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

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

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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$1,150,319$77,516$51,285——$3,354
2024$1,117,045$46,520$50,149——$2,192
2023$1,120,574$58,666$50,327——$115
2022$1,108,507$33,672$32,233———
2021$1,107,068$23,290$17,162———
2020$1,100,940$25,252$44,267$25,0001—
2019$1,119,955$154,213$56,604$50Total only$108,000

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

About Southwest Sufi Community

Based on IRS filings

Southwest Sufi Community is a public charity focused on religion, based in Silver City, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southwest Sufi Community is led by Susanna Thomas, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Susanna Thomas

    President

    Trustee → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shabda Kahn

    Trustee

    President → Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Daley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Rhodes

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amos England

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim OConnor

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Reily

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Wilson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Mark Elliott (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Ellen Johnson (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Greg Schoen (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Sunny Baba (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Wendy R Welsh (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Luccia Rogers (2019) — Trustee

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.

Frequently asked questions about Southwest Sufi Community

How large is Southwest Sufi Community?

Southwest Sufi Community reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $78K.

What is Southwest Sufi Community?

Southwest Sufi Community is a public charity focused on religion, based in Silver City, NM. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Southwest Sufi Community operate?

Southwest Sufi Community has awarded grants in California.

What is Southwest Sufi Community's EIN?

Southwest Sufi Community's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0437734. 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 June 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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