Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1997.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
27 people listed on the 990; $273K paid to officers and key staff.
Louis Grachos’s $310K as CEO/Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Grachos | $310,351 | $309,543 | $322,796 | $199,424 | — | — |
| Clara Samayoa | $156,008 | $140,494 | $126,331 | $107,274 | $61,689 | — |
| Irene Hofmann | — | — | — | — | $138,332 | $154,657 |
| Catherine Putnam | — | — | — | — | — | $118,431 |
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.
See Site Santa Fe executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Celebrates contemporary creative expression guided by artists in New Mexico.
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Exhibitions
Throughout its exhibitions program site explores a rich span of cultural perspectives and makes contemporary art accessible to diverse audiences. Two main exhibitions presented at site included bel canto and displaced.
Education & Public Programs
Site's education department brings arts programming into communities to co-create projects with a diverse range of participants. Site's work in the schools is connected to the themes of the current exhibition or public programs, explores ideas relevant to contemporary culture, and gives youth an opportunity to respond critically and…
General Programs
Site santa fe nurtures innovation, discovery, and inspiration through the art of today and creates significant experiences for visitors by presenting the most innovative visual art of our time in new and engaging ways.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $8.8M | $8.8M | $8.6M | $8.4M | $8.6M |
| Given inLn 1b | $425K | $108K | $790K | $192K | $506K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $481K | $459K | $1.1M | $1.0M | $370K |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $37K | $29K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $8.8M | $8.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $9.2M | $8.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $19.2M | $18.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $321K | $342K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $18.8M | $18.0M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $273K | $148K | $87K | $38K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $811K | $439K | $259K | $114K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $68K | $42K | $18K | $7K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $79K | $43K | $25K | $12K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $415 | $415 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $18K | $18K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $81K | $78K | $1K | $1K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $18K | $18K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $65K | $46K | $14K | $5K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $42K | $1K | $41K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $106K | $96K | $5K | $5K |
| TravelLn 17 | $39K | $11K | $28K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $863 | $594 | $3K | −$3K |
| InterestLn 20 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $275K | $248K | $14K | $14K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $43K | $40K | $2K | $2K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $246K | $233K | $4K | $9K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $24K | $16K | $1K | $7K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.2M | $1.5M | $505K | $239K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 | $6.5M | $4.5M | $2.0M | $21.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 | $3.2M | $4.2M | −$984K | $19.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $4.3M | $3.3M | $1.0M | $19.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 8, 2022 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $32K | $20.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 12, 2021 | $1.7M | $2.2M | −$531K | $18.0M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,672,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,672,280 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,203,550 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $18,383,396 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,041,823 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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