Saranam LLC
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO END THEIR HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY THROUGH HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $4.0 million
- Spending
- $2.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -2.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 64%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 1,879
- Highest pay
- $176,206, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $2.1 million spent. DURING 2025, SARANAM CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY FOR FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. AFTER 22 YEARS OF SERVICE, SARANAM REMAINS COMMITTED TO ITS TWO- GENERATIONAL APPROACH, HELPING BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN BUILD THE SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND STABILITY NECESSARY FOR LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN 2025 WAS THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES THROUGH THE CONTINUED OCCUPANCY OF THE ADC FAMILY CAMPUS. WITH THE OPENING OF THE REMAINING RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE CAMPUS, SARANAM INCREASED ITS CAPACITY TO SERVE 43 FAMILIES SIMULTANEOUSLY ACROSS ITS TWO CAMPUSES, REPRESENTING 134 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 45 PARENTS AND 89 CHILDREN. THIS EXPANSION MORE THAN DOUBLED THE ORGANIZATION'S LONG-TERM SERVICE CAPACITY AND MARKED A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN MEETING THE GROWING NEED FOR FAMILY HOUSING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT IN ALBUQUERQUE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SARANAM WELCOMED 20 NEW FAMILIES INTO THE PROGRAM AND CELEBRATED THE SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION OF 9 OUT OF 10 FAMILIES EXITING THE PROGRAM. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2004, SARANAM HAS SERVED 211 FAMILIES AND CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE STRONG OUTCOMES, WITH 77% OF PARTICIPATING FAMILIES SUCCESSFULLY EXITING INTO SAFE, STABLE, AND PERMANENT HOUSING WHILE ACHIEVING MULTIPLE MEASURES OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY. EDUCATION REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF SARANAM'S MODEL. IN 2025, 22 PARTICIPANTS WERE ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVED A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL MILESTONES, INCLUDING GED COMPLETION, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE AND SKILLED TRADES, AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING, AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE IN BOTH NURSING AND WELDING. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SARANAM'S EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION AS A PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY. SARANAM ALSO STRENGTHENED ITS COMMITMENT TO LONG-TERM FAMILY STABILITY THROUGH ITS ALUMNI PROGRAMMING. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH 97 ALUMNI FAMILIES AND CONTINUED INVESTING IN ASSET-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES. DURING 2025, TEN ALUMNI PARTICIPATED IN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS WITH MATCHED SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE 87 CHILDREN BENEFITED FROM CHILD SAVINGS ACCOUNTS DEDICATED TO FUTURE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. LONG-TERM OUTCOME DATA REMAINS ENCOURAGING, WITH 76% OF FORMER PARTICIPANT FAMILIES STILL CONNECTED TO SARANAM AND 87% OF SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES REMAINING STABLE ONE YEAR OR MORE AFTER PROGRAM COMPLETION. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REMAINED A VITAL COMPONENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS. DURING 2025, 1,879 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 9,718 HOURS OF SERVICE, SUPPORTING PROGRAMMING, CAMPUS OPERATIONS, FAMILY ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING EFFORTS. SARANAM CONTINUED TO INVEST IN ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND EVALUATION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO EVALUATION LAB, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED ITS SIXTH YEAR OF EVALUATION WORK, ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A NEW SURVEY TOOL DESIGNED TO MEASURE COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS, RESILIENCE, HOUSING STABILITY, AND ECONOMIC WELL- BEING BEFORE AND AFTER PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. THIS WORK STRENGTHENS SARANAM'S ABILITY TO MEASURE IMPACT, GUIDE FUTURE GROWTH, AND SUPPORT REPLICATION OF ITS MODEL. THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT EXTENDS BEYOND INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. BASED ON PRIOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, THE ANNUAL PUBLIC COST OF FAMILY HOMELESSNESS SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDS THE COST OF PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THROUGH SARANAM. BY SERVING 43 FAMILIES IN 2025, SARANAM GENERATED AN ESTIMATED COMMUNITY COST SAVINGS OF MORE THAN 2.3 MILLION WHILE HELPING FAMILIES ACHIEVE LASTING STABILITY AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. OVERALL, 2025 WAS A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH, EXPANDED CAPACITY, STRONG FAMILY OUTCOMES, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, AND CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN LONG-TERM ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS POSITION SARANAM TO SERVE MORE FAMILIES, DEEPEN ITS IMPACT, AND ADVANCE ITS MISSION OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DURING 2025, SARANAM CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY FOR FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. AFTER 22 YEARS OF SERVICE, SARANAM REMAINS COMMITTED TO ITS TWO- GENERATIONAL APPROACH, HELPING BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN BUILD THE SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND STABILITY NECESSARY FOR LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN 2025 WAS THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES THROUGH THE CONTINUED OCCUPANCY OF THE ADC FAMILY CAMPUS. WITH THE OPENING OF THE REMAINING RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE CAMPUS, SARANAM INCREASED ITS CAPACITY TO SERVE 43 FAMILIES SIMULTANEOUSLY ACROSS ITS TWO CAMPUSES, REPRESENTING 134 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 45 PARENTS AND 89 CHILDREN. THIS EXPANSION MORE THAN DOUBLED THE ORGANIZATION'S LONG-TERM SERVICE CAPACITY AND MARKED A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN MEETING THE GROWING NEED FOR FAMILY HOUSING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT IN ALBUQUERQUE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SARANAM WELCOMED 20 NEW FAMILIES INTO THE PROGRAM AND CELEBRATED THE SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION OF 9 OUT OF 10 FAMILIES EXITING THE PROGRAM. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2004, SARANAM HAS SERVED 211 FAMILIES AND CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE STRONG OUTCOMES, WITH 77% OF PARTICIPATING FAMILIES SUCCESSFULLY EXITING INTO SAFE, STABLE, AND PERMANENT HOUSING WHILE ACHIEVING MULTIPLE MEASURES OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY. EDUCATION REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF SARANAM'S MODEL. IN 2025, 22 PARTICIPANTS WERE ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVED A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL MILESTONES, INCLUDING GED COMPLETION, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE AND SKILLED TRADES, AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING, AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE IN BOTH NURSING AND WELDING. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SARANAM'S EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION AS A PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY. SARANAM ALSO STRENGTHENED ITS COMMITMENT TO LONG-TERM FAMILY STABILITY THROUGH ITS ALUMNI PROGRAMMING. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH 97 ALUMNI FAMILI
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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