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Kit Carson House INC

Tax-deductible

Taos, NM501(c)(3)Since 2021Arts & CultureEIN 86-3924006Revenue $294K in FY2025

On file with the IRS113 Kit Carson Rd, 87571-5949 · Taos, NMTax-exempt since Feb 2022Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To inform the public about the life,accomplishments and experiences of christopher Kit Carson during americas expansion to the west and to preserve the Carson family home and artifacts for visitors and future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$294K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$253K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$294K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$250K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$294K
Expenses
$253K
FY2025▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$129K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$163K
FY2025$253K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$152K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $130K Management & general 48% · $122K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Martin Jagers
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Blankenhorn
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Preserves Kit Carson's home and artifacts, sharing his life and Western expansion story.

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1 program · $130K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Organized and will be operated exclusively for charitable purposes to protect, preserve and maintain the kit carson house, adjacent buildings and grounds, located in taos county as a designated national historic landmark consistent with the national historic preservation act of 1966.

$130Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2021$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$294K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$253K
Ln 25
Programscol B$130K
Managementcol C$122K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Government grantsLn 1e$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$294K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$728$728
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K$455
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$33
Office expensesLn 13$21K$16K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$74K$8K$67K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$121$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$385$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$253K$130K$122K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $294K$253K$41K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $188K$163K$25K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $123K$158K−$36K$115K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$129K$120K$152K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $294,248 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $92,814$177,255
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,393$91,497
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,011$4,231
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,165$21,265
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,383$294,248
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $48,592$65,048
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $114,442$187,976
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $163,034$253,024
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,349$41,224
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $294,248 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,265 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$60,553
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$116,702
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$177,255
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $91,497$91,497
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,231$4,231
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,993 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$294,248
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $253,024 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,225$60,225
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,823$4,823
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,599$6,599
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $728$728
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $21,598 · Fundraising $455$22,053
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,314 · Fundraising $33$3,347
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,638 · Management $5,765$21,403
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,488$1,488
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,669 · Management $66,785$74,454
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,984$33,984
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $121 · Management $13,837$13,958
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,952 · Management $2,492$8,444
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $385 · Fundraising $1,133$1,518
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $129,900 · Management $121,503 · Fundraising $1,621$253,024
Part X · Balance sheet $1,808,506 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,704$208,306
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,599,475$1,566,258
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,020$33,942
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,767,199$1,808,506
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,803$1,886
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,803$1,886
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,765,396$1,806,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,767,199$1,808,506
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,806,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$294,248
XI-2 Total expenses$253,024
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,224
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,765,396
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,806,620

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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