National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION DEVOTED TO RAISING FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER, A DIVISION OF THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE MISSION TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND ADVANCE HISPANIC CULTURE, ARTS, AND LITERARY ARTS PROGRAMMING.
- Income
- $861,507
- Spending
- $958,555
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $79,173, coo through
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 20 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 June 30, 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 (5)
- $230,255 spent. MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM - THE NHCCF'S DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF A ROBUST MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO SPECIAL EVENTS AND PREVIEW SCREENINGS, AND AN ANNUAL SIGNATURE GALA EVENT ENTITLED "MARAVILLA," WHICH CELEBRATES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPACTS OF THE NHCC. THE NHCCF OBTAINS SIGNIFICANT GRANTS, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE NHCC'S PROGRAMS, BOTH THROUGH RESTRICTED FUNDS AND UNRESTRICTED GIFTS.
- $24,010 spent. PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM - THE NHCCS PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY GRANT REVENUE, TICKET SALES, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. WITH THIS SUPPORT, THE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM PRESENTS EVERYTHING FROM CUTTING-EDGE THEATRE TO THEATRICAL INTERPRETATIONS OF CLASSIC LATINO WORKS, FROM RIVETING CONTEMPORARY DANCE TO TRADITIONAL BALLET, FOLKLORICO AND FLAMENCO, FROM WORLD MUSIC FESTIVALS TO COMMUNITY MUSICAL CELEBRATIONS. WITH THREE THEATERS AND OVER 80,000 TICKETS SOLD EACH YEAR, THE NHCCS PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM BRINGS THE DIVERSITY AND RICHNESS OF THE LATINO CULTURE TO STAGE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE TO ENJOY.
- $169,449 spent. ART MUSEUM & VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM - THE NHCC FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE NHCC'S ART MUSEUM AND VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM THAT COLLECTS, PRESERVES, RESEARCHES, EXHIBITS, AND INTERPRETS HISPANIC WORKS OF ART FROM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE ART MUSEUM USES ITS 11,000 SQUARE FEET TO DISPLAY LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTWORK FROM THE HISPANIC AND LATINO DIASPORA SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS IN OCTOBER 2000. THE NHCC ART MUSEUM HAS FEATURED OVER SIXTY ACCLAIMED ART EXHIBITIONS. THE CENTERS PERMANENT COLLECTION IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000 ACCESSIONED OBJECTS AND SOME 600 PROMISED GIFTS, WHICH ARE ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS INTO AQUI ESTAMOS- THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION IN THE ART MUSEUM. THE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY PARTIALLY SUPPORTED THROUGH GRANT FUNDING AND PRIVATE DONATIONS, WITH THE GOAL TO INCREASE THESE AND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING. ART MUSEUM & VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM - THE NHCC FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE NHCC'S ART MUSEUM AND VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM THAT COLLECTS, PRESERVES, RESEARCHES, EXHIBITS, AND INTERPRETS HISPANIC WORKS OF ART FROM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE ART MUSEUM USES ITS 11,000 SQUARE FEET TO DISPLAY LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTWORK FROM THE HISPANIC AND LATINO DIASPORA SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS IN OCTOBER 2000. THE NHCC ART MUSEUM HAS FEATURED OVER SIXTY ACCLAIMED ART EXHIBITIONS. THE CENTERS PERMANENT COLLECTION IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000 ACCESSIONED OBJECTS AND SOME 600 PROMISED GIFTS, WHICH ARE ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS INTO AQUI ESTAMOS- THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION IN THE ART MUSEUM. THE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY PARTIALLY SUPPORTED THROUGH GRANT FUNDING AND PRIVATE DONATIONS, WITH THE GOAL TO INCREASE THESE AND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING.
- $235,593 spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: HISTORY AND LITERARY ARTS PROGRAM - THE NHCCF SUPPORTS THE NHCCS HISTORY & LITERARY ARTS PROGRAM THAT DOCUMENTS, PRESERVES, AND MAKES ACCESSIBLE HISPANIC HISTORY, CULTURAL TRADITIONS, AND LITERATURE. THE NHCC LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ENCOMPASS BOOKS, PERIODICALS, MICROFILM, VIDEO, AUDIO RECORDINGS, AND LONG-PLAYING SOUND RECORDINGS CONCENTRATED ON THE HISTORY OF HISPANICS AND LATINOS WORLDWIDE. THE NHCC ARCHIVES IS A REPOSITORY FOR RARE BOOKS, PHOTO AND MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS, AND THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF PROMINENT NEW MEXICANS. THE HLA PROGRAM FURTHER FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH LECTURES, BOOK SIGNINGS AND BOOK READINGS, HISTORICAL AND LITERARY EXHIBITS, AND SHORT COURSES. THE HISTORY AND LITERARY ARTS PROGRAM IS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED THROUGH GRANT FUNDING AND PRIVATE DONATIONS, WITH THE GOAL TO INCREASE THESE AND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING. EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE NHCC'S EDUCATION PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED HEAVILY FROM GRANT REVENUE, TUITION, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. WITH THIS SUPPORT, THE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES MOTIVATING AND MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES THROUGH THE LENS OF HISPANIC CULTURE AND HISTORY, THE PROGRAM SERVES BETWEEN 2,000 AND 6,000 PEOPLE EACH MONTH, AND OFFERS SCHOOL DAY EVENTS, FAMILY EVENTS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, EXHIBITIONS, ONLINE RESOURCES, SUMMER INSTITUTES, AND TEACHER TRAINING.
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: HISTORY AND LITERARY ARTS PROGRAM - THE NHCCF SUPPORTS THE NHCCS HISTORY & LITERARY ARTS PROGRAM THAT DOCUMENTS, PRESERVES, AND MAKES ACCESSIBLE HISPANIC HISTORY, CULTURAL TRADITIONS, AND LITERATURE. THE NHCC LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ENCOMPASS BOOKS, PERIODICALS, MICROFILM, VIDEO, AUDIO RECORDINGS, AND LONG-PLAYING SOUND RECORDINGS CONCENTRATED ON THE HISTORY OF HISPANICS AND LATINOS WORLDWIDE. THE NHCC ARCHIVES IS A REPOSITORY FOR RARE BOOKS, PHOTO AND MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS, AND THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF PROMINENT NEW MEXICANS. THE HLA PROGRAM FURTHER FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH LECTURES, BOOK SIGNINGS AND BOOK READINGS, HISTORICAL AND LITERARY EXHIBITS, AND SHORT COURSES. THE HISTORY AND LITERARY ARTS PROGRAM IS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED THROUGH GRANT FUNDING AND PRIVATE DONATIONS, WITH THE GOAL TO INCREASE THESE AND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING. EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE NHCC'S EDUCATION PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED HEAVILY FROM GRANT REVENUE, TUITION, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. WITH THIS SUPPORT, THE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES MOTIVATING AND MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES THROUGH THE LENS OF HISPANIC CULTURE AND HISTORY, THE PROGRAM SERVES BETWEEN 2,000 AND 6,000 PEOPLE EACH MONTH, AND OFFERS SCHOOL DAY EVENTS, FAMILY EVENTS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, EXHIBITIONS, ONLINE RESOURCES, SUMMER INSTITUTES, AND TEACHER TRAINING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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