Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation
The Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Its 2025 filing reports 17 grants totaling $282,832, including support for organizations in New Mexico, Florida, and Colorado.
Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation gave $283K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in New Mexico. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $282,832
- +6.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +54.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,637
- -31.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $6,260,552
- -4.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (5 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Mexico (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1217 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (432) 683-7200
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was May Center ($76K). Together the top 10 received $256K.
Grant Size Distribution
56 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 56 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 83% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Mexico, 9% to Florida, and 8% to Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 17 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $21K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $14K repeat.
- 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $230K (2019) to $304K (2022). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $283K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| May Center Santa Fe, NM | Program Support | $76,382 |
| NDI New Mexico Santa Fe, NM | Funding Dance Performances | $40,000 |
| Excellent Schools New Mexico Albuquerque, NM | Long-Term Strategic Growth Plan for Charter School | $30,000 |
| Reading Quest Santa Fe, NM | Program Support | $25,450 |
| The Learning Alliance Vero Beach, FL | Program Support | $25,000 |
| Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | Program Support | $16,000 |
| New Mexico Literacy Institute Santa Fe, NM | Program Support/Initial Funding | $15,000 |
| NM School for the Arts Santa Fe, NM | Program Support | $12,500 |
| Santa Fe Christian Santa Fe, NM | Program Support | $10,000 |
| Breakthrough Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM | Program Support | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,260,552 | $301,914 | $431,181 | $282,832 | 17 | $285,039 | $197,772 | $312,583 |
| 2024 | $6,544,797 | $1,903,033 | $290,224 | $266,795 | 11 | $269,241 | $1,871,214 | $285,113 |
| 2023 | $6,089,643 | $222,972 | $332,514 | $278,000 | 8 | $295,575 | $186,033 | $283,478 |
| 2022 | $5,527,159 | $-247,494 | $384,387 | $304,000 | 6 | $339,656 | $25,861 | $306,267 |
| 2021 | $6,924,656 | $346,663 | $345,005 | $292,430 | 14 | $312,783 | $319,005 | $332,784 |
| 2020 | $6,769,464 | $254,372 | $223,074 | $245,000 | 9 | — | $223,427 | $314,165 |
| 2019 | $6,114,635 | $154,665 | $237,980 | $230,360 | 7 | — | $125,890 | $290,314 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $313K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations, including education and literacy organizations, arts organizations, and schools.
Among the grantees, Excellent Schools New Mexico describes its mission as identifying promising public schools and school leaders in New Mexico, investing in their growth, and supporting them to expand their impact. Reading Quest says its mission is to create materials and teach children how to read. The Learning Alliance says its mission is to improve student literacy by equipping frontline educators with the knowledge, skills, and tools to teach children to read.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 17 grants totaling $282,832. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $76,382, with a median of $10,000.
Notable 2025 grants included $76,382 to MAY CENTER for program support; $40,000 to NDI NEW MEXICO for funding dance performances; $30,000 to EXCELLENT SCHOOLS NEW MEXICO for a long-term strategic growth plan for a charter school; $25,450 to READING QUEST for program support; and $25,000 to THE LEARNING ALLIANCE for program support. Other grants included $16,000 to COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, $15,000 to NEW MEXICO LITERACY INSTITUTE, and $12,500 to NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists THOMAS R NICKOLOFF as trustee.
Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation is led by Thomas R. Nickoloff, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas R. Nickoloff
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation
How much does Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation give each year?
Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation gave $283K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $267K across 11 grants.
What is Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $16,637, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation that year got $6K on average.
Where does Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation give grants?
Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation gives mostly in New Mexico: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (9%) and Colorado (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Fe, NM (10 grants).
Does Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (14 grants).
Who are Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include May Center ($76,382), NDI New Mexico ($40,000) and Excellent Schools New Mexico ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation?
Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $285K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $313K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations, including education and literacy organizations, arts organizations, and schools. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation's EIN?
Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3715061. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Thomas R Nickoloff Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 4, 2024)
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