United Way of Southwest NM Inc
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United Way of Southwest NM Inc at a glance
In short: United Way of Southwest NM Inc reported $126K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). 53% of 2022 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $126,497 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -63.7% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $2,487,787
- -74.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,607,133
- -58.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $5,305
- -17.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,637,420
- -64.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who United Way of Southwest NM Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 31 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is United Way of Southwest NM Inc open to new grantees?
53%
first-time grantees, 2022
In 2022, 9 of 17 grantees (53%) 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 $12K; repeat grants $22K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $14K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2022). 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 $119K (2019) to $349K (2024). In 2025 it reported $126K 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CASA De Peregrinos Las Cruces, NM | — | $83,298 |
| Play Sharity Foundation Deming, NM | — | $16,691 |
| Boys and Girls Club of LC Las Cruces, NM | — | $15,000 |
| Comm Partnershipfor Children Silver City, NM | — | $15,000 |
| Mesilla Valley Comm of Hope Las Cruces, NM | — | $15,000 |
| Natnl Center for Frontier Com Silver City, NM | — | $15,000 |
| Silver Regional Sass Silver City, NM | — | $15,000 |
| La CASA Inc Las Cruces, NM | — | $14,993 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Las Cruces, NM | — | $14,000 |
| Imagination Library Silver City, NM | — | $13,852 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,487,787 | $7,607,133 | $7,637,420 | $126,497 | Total only | $5,305 |
| 2024 | $9,829,133 | $18,393,250 | $21,564,735 | $348,594 | Total only | $6,393 |
| 2023 | $30,177,429 | $36,918,505 | $9,577,906 | $209,236 | Total only | $2,695 |
| 2022 | $4,794,720 | $9,219,815 | $5,595,800 | $279,249 | 17 | $988 |
| 2021 | $1,155,952 | $705,063 | $482,580 | $182,500 | 14 | $1,100 |
| 2020 | $896,331 | $642,788 | $535,239 | $148,739 | 15 | $256 |
| 2019 | $963,067 | $604,483 | $520,097 | $119,001 | 12 | $688 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About United Way of Southwest NM Inc
Based on IRS filings
United Way of Southwest NM Inc is a public charity, based in Las Cruces, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $126K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
United Way of Southwest NM Inc is led by Amanda Morales, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amanda Morales
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$32K (2019) → $80K (2025)
Connie Campos
President
President → Chairperson, 2022
Chairperson → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabe Serrano
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Manuel Morales Jr.
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Kindle
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Lopez
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Smith
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Martin
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Sharon Finarelli (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Yvonne Silva (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Gabriel Serrano (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Joshua Munoz (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Brent Hatley (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Brigitte Zigelhofer (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Bruce Ashburn (2019) — Treasurer
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80K, to Amanda Morales (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Southwest NM Inc
How much does United Way of Southwest NM Inc give each year?
United Way of Southwest NM Inc reported $126K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $349K in grants paid.
How large is United Way of Southwest NM Inc?
United Way of Southwest NM Inc reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.6M.
Where does United Way of Southwest NM Inc operate?
United Way of Southwest NM Inc has awarded grants in New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas.
What is United Way of Southwest NM Inc's EIN?
United Way of Southwest NM Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6004324. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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