El Rancho De Las Golondrinas Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PRESERVE THE LEGACY OF THE LAND AND THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF NEW MEXICO.
- Income
- $5.6 million
- Spending
- $2.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 100.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 62%
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 130
- Highest pay
- $133,847, museum direc
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 100.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 56% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 185% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 21 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. EL RANCHO DE LAS GOLONDRINAS, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM LOCATED ON 500 ACRES IN A RURAL FARMING VALLEY JUST SOUTH OF SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. THE MUSEUM, DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY NEW MEXICO, OPENED IN 1972. ORIGINAL COLONIAL BUILDINGS ON THE SITE DATE FROM THE EARLY 1700S. IN ADDITION, HISTORIC BUILDINGS FROM OTHER PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO HAVE BEEN RECONSTRUCTED AT LAS GOLONDRINAS. VILLAGERS CLOTHED IN THE STYLES OF THE TIMES SHOW HOW LIFE WAS LIVED ON THE FRONTIER IN EARLY NEW MEXICO. SPECIAL FESTIVALS AND WEEKEND EVENTS OFFER VISITORS AN IN-DEPTH LOOK INTO THE CELEBRATIONS, MUSIC, DANCE AND MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE IN THE SPANISH, MEXICAN AND TERRITORIAL PERIODS OF THE SOUTHWEST. IN 2022, THE MUSEUM WAS LISTED ON THE NEW MEXICO STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. EL RANCHO DE LAS GOLONDRINAS, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM LOCATED ON 500 ACRES IN A RURAL FARMING VALLEY JUST SOUTH OF SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. THE MUSEUM, DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY NEW MEXICO, OPENED IN 1972. ORIGINAL COLONIAL BUILDINGS ON THE SITE DATE FROM THE EARLY 1700S. IN ADDITION, HISTORIC BUILDINGS FROM OTHER PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO HAVE BEEN RECONSTRUCTED AT LAS GOLONDRINAS. VILLAGERS CLOTHED IN THE STYLES OF THE TIMES SHOW HOW LIFE WAS LIVED ON THE FRONTIER IN EARLY NEW MEXICO. SPECIAL FESTIVALS AND WEEKEND EVENTS OFFER VISITORS AN IN-DEPTH LOOK INTO THE CELEBRATIONS, MUSIC, DANCE AND MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE IN THE SPANISH, MEXICAN AND TERRITORIAL PERIODS OF THE SOUTHWEST. IN 2022, THE MUSEUM WAS LISTED ON THE NEW MEXICO STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
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 March 2006.
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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