Lama Foundation
Fosters a spiritual community and learning center for consciousness, practice, and land stewardship. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $268K in revenue, $285K in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I
- Founded
- 1968
- Type
- Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
- Location
- San Cristobal, NM
- Filings
- 6 on file (2020–2025)
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Where the work happens
Institute Residency
Residency is a primary focus of Lama Foundation and is year round. There were eight year-round adult residents and one minor child in 2025 and they maintain Lama hold various offerings like meditation yoga heart club practice and tuning Shabbat and various spiritual practices throughout the week season year.
Summer Programs
Educational retreats programs and workshops conducted in a variety of subjects including spiritual retreats seminars Dharma Gates Grow Here Now Teen Mindfulness Tai Chi Mountain Song Church of Conscious Harmony
Summer interns stewards spend the summer at Lama and help serve retreats and program participants. There were approximately 50 Summer Interns in 2025 and income expenses are included in Summer Program above.
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Identity & Classification
Governance & Policies
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Diane Adkins’s $5K as Accounting is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Adkins | $5,364 | — | — |
| Lucas Kestrel Sego | $4,836 | — | — |
| Paolo Caserta | — | $1,008 | — |
| Chole Soleste Starr | $858 | — | — |
| Julie Tato | — | — | $600 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Statement of Revenue
Statement of Functional Expenses
Balance Sheet
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 64% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 33% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 210% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | -5% | — | — |
Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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