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Nonprofit · EIN 85-0125045

SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH

Tax-exempt · SANTA FE, NM 87504

Financials

$2.5M$4.8M2022$11.2M$5M2023$8.8M$5.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$8,784,057$5,589,822$3,194,235$48,027,385$327,993$47,699,392
June 30, 2024990$11,182,369$4,950,639$6,231,730$40,802,971$388,683$40,414,288
June 30, 2023990$2,544,114$4,752,964-$2,208,850$31,851,144$319,430$31,531,714
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$6,164,487
of which government grants
$140,511
Membership dues
$300,545
Program service revenue
$148,459
Investment income
$2,437,719
Royalties
$27,849
Net rental income
$34,597
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,483,932
Net income from fundraising events
-$1,873
Net income from sales of inventory
-$27,181
Other revenue
$33,392

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$210,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$798,195
Other salaries and wages
$1,823,184
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,003,131
Professional fundraising fees
$87,079
Accounting fees
$30,770
Occupancy
$73,402
Travel
$132,460
Depreciation
$102,349
Program services (functional)
$3,556,617
Management and general (functional)
$1,252,571
Fundraising (functional)
$780,634

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$40,802,971
Total assets, end of year
$48,027,385
Total liabilities, end of year
$327,993
Net assets, end of year
$47,699,392
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,021,376
Publicly traded securities
$42,312,567
Net assets without donor restrictions
$31,732,538
Net assets with donor restrictions
$15,966,854
Gross receipts
$10,110,289
Employees
39
Volunteers
28
Year formed
1942
State of legal domicile
NM

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MICHAEL F BROWNPRESIDENT EM
Trustee or director, Officer
40$250,695$4,830
DR ESTEVAN RAEL-GALVEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$150,000$0
DR MORRIS W FOSTERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$140,881$6,254
JORGE FONSECAEVPFA
Trustee or director, Officer
40$116,609$9,702
LINDSAY ARCHULETAVP OPERATION
Trustee or director, Officer
40$83,617$8,221
DENNIS AHLBURGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN ARROYODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAN AVENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX BARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY F BERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOROTHY BRACEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONALD BRENNEISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PEGGY BURNSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENDA J CHILDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURENCE COLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
20 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOE COLVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS R CONNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICIA CROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHIRELY FISKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURE E GOMEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LOUISE LAMPHEREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA LISWOODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUNE LORENZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL MERIANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN NIETO-PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER G OESCHSLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JERRY A SABLOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAKA WALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT WAUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LYNNE WITHEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGORY A SMITHBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ELIZABETH GLASSMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KATHLEEN WALLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOSEPH BRACEWELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MICHAEL BROWNPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$229,268$11,323
JORGE FONSECAVP FIN AND ADMIN
Officer
40$104,999$16,326
KEN COLECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ELIZABETH GLASSMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOE BRACEWELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN ARROYOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALEX BARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY BERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NED BLACKHAWKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOROTHY BRACEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DON BRENNISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENDA CHILDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY COLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE COLVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THOMAS CONNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN FOOTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ED GALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONALD LAMMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUISE LAMPHEREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUNE LORENZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN MORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN NIETO PHILLIPSAAA CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ESTEVAN RAEL- GALVEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE RIVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERRY SABLOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DON SIEGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG SMITHGOVERNANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE VENNEMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN WALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT WAUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNNE WITHEYAUDIT CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENNIS ALBURGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PEGGY BURNSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAN AVENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER OECHSLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAKA WALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MICHAEL BROWNPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$229,518$10,124
ALEX KALANGISVP FIN. AND ADMIN
Officer
40$52,587$5,908
ESTEVAN RAEL-GALVEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN COLECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ELIZABETH GLASSMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOE BRACEWELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN ARROYOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALEX BARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY BERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NED BLACKHAWKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOROTHY BRACEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DON BRENNISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENDA CHILDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY COLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE COLVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THOMAS CONNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN FOOTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ED GALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONALD LAMMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUISE LAMPHEREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUNE LORENZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN MORTONDEVELOPMENT CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN NIETO-PHILLIPSAAA CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE RIVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERRY SABLOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DON SIEGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG SMITHGOVERNANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE VENNEMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN WALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT WAUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNNE WITHEYAUDIT CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORGE FONSECAVP FIN. AND ADMIN
Officer
40$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 2188, SANTA FE, NM 87504-2188
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DR MORRIS W FOSTER, PO BOX 2188, SANTA FE, NM 87504
Signed the 990
DR MORRIS W FOSTER, PRESIDENT
Phone
(505) 954-7200
Return prepared by
PULAKOS CPAS PC

Mission

THE SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF HUMANITY THROUGH A UNIQUE ALCHEMY OF CREATIVE PRACTICE AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH IN NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS, ANTHROPOLOGY, AND RELATED DISCIPLINES. ITS VISION IS TO BE A NEXUS OF SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS,CREATIVE THINKERS AND CURIOUS LEARNERS, WHERE WE EXCHANGE IDEAS, BRING LIFE TO HISTORY, EXPLORE THE PRESENT, AND BROADEN PERSPECTIVES IN PURSUIT OF A MORE INFORMED AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SCHOLAR PROGRAMS: DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, JASON DE LEN, A FORMER SAR WEATHERHEAD FELLOW, EARNED THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION FOR SOLDIERS AND KINGS: SURVIVAL AND HOPE IN THE WORLD OF HUMAN SMUGGLING, A BOOK WITH ROOTS IN WORK CREATED DURING HIS TIME AT SAR AND A PROFOUND TESTAMENT TO THE RIGOROUS AND HEARTFELT SCHOLARSHIP THAT SAR SUPPORTS. NOT ONLY DOES DE LEN'S RECOGNITION UNDERSCORE THE CALIBER OF OUR FELLOWSHIPS (HE JOINS TWO OTHER SAR SCHOLARS WHO RECEIVED THE SAME HONOR IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS), BUT WE WERE ALSO HONORED TO BRING HIM BACK TO CAMPUS AS OUR MELLON LECTURE SPEAKER IN FEBRUARY 2025, SHOWING HOW SCHOLARSHIP CULTIVATED AT SAR CAN CIRCLE BACK TO INFORM, ENRICH, AND INSPIRE PUBLIC AUDIENCES. FELLOWS ADVANCED PROJECTS SPANNING SOVEREIGNTY, MIGRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND THE MAKING OF MEANING ACROSS ART AND DAILY LIFE. SCHOLARS EXPANDED THEIR THINKING THROUGH SAR'S CATHERINE MCELVAIN LIBRARY RESOURCES. THE RESULT IS VISIBLE: NEW BOOKS IN PROGRESS, NEW COLLABORATIONS UNDERWAY, AND NEW WAYS TO THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTIONS OF OUR TIME.
    Expenses $1,606,905 · grants $210,000 · revenue $63,256
  • THE INDIAN ARTS RESEARCH CENTER (IARC): THE IARC'S WORK THIS YEAR REINFORCED THE POWER OF ORIENTING COLLECTIONS CARE AROUND COMMUNITY. THE INDIGENOUS COLLECTIONS CARE (ICC) GUIDE, A PROJECT BORN FROM A GROWING INTEREST IN PRIORITIZING AND PRIVILEGING INDIGENIZED PRACTICES ON ALL LEVELS OF MUSEUM WORK, PARTICULARLY IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF COLLECTIONS, PROGRESSED TO THE FINAL VETTING STAGE THIS YEAR, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE TRIBAL AND MUSEUM VOICES ACROSS THE FIELD. THIS EVENTUAL COMPANION TO THE WIDELY USED GUIDELINES FOR COLLABORATION AND STANDARDS FOR MUSEUMS WITH NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTIONS, ILLUSTRATES A CLEAR AIM FOR THE IARC'S CONTINUED WORK: CENTER STEWARDSHIP AROUND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND NEEDS, AND MAKE THAT STANDARD PRACTICE ACCESSIBLE TO PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD. ON THE PUBLIC STAGE, GROUNDED IN CLAY: THE SPIRIT OF PUEBLO POTTERY CONTINUED ITS NATIONAL TOUR, FOLLOWING A CELEBRATED NEW YORK PRESENTATION BY THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART AND THE VILCEK FOUNDATION WITH AN OPENING AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON (OCTOBER 2024-JANUARY 2025) AND A RUN AT THE SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM (MARCH- SEPTEMBER 2025). THE EXHIBITION'S CURRICULUM AND PODCAST LAUNCHED ALONGSIDE, EXTENDING LEARNING TO CLASSROOMS AND HOMES. THE EXHIBITION RECEIVED A LISTING AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN OF THE YEAR BY ART FORUM. THE WORK OF NATIVE ARTIST FELLOWS AT SAR THIS YEAR (KEVIN ASPAAS, LYNDA TELLER PETE, AND SHERIDAN MACKNIGHT) PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES OF "TRADITION," CHALLENGED HOW WE UNDERSTAND AMERICAN ART, AND DEMONSTRATED HOW COMMUNITIES CAN MORE ACTIVELY UTILIZE COLLECTIONS. ALL THREE HIGHLIGHTED THE INDELIBLE CONNECTION BETWEEN ART, CULTURE, AND LANGUAGE. AND, LIKE OUR SCHOLAR ALUMNI, OUR ARTIST FELLOWS CONTINUE TO PROVE THAT TIME HERE AT SAR CAN BE TRANSFORMATIVE IN WAYS THAT INSPIRE CONTINUED CREATIVE PATHS, ONES THAT LEAD TO NATIONAL AND GLOBAL RECOGNITION. THIS YEAR, 2008 RONALD AND SUSAN DUBIN FELLOW JEFFREY GIBSON REPRESENTED THE UNITED STATES AT THE VENICE BIENNALE, AS JUST ONE SUCH EXAMPLE.
    Expenses $1,445,311 · revenue $27,849
  • PUBLIC PROGRAMS & EVENTS: OVER THE COURSE OF 12 DAYS, THIS YEAR'S HUMANITIES FESTIVAL: FOOD FOR THOUGHT OFFERED AUDIENCES MEANS TO EXPLORE FOOD AS CULTURE, MEMORY, AND POWER. ARCHAEOLOGIST CHELSEA FISHER REVEALED HOW SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES OF THE PAST MAY HOLD SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. MICHAELA DESOUCEY STIRRED DEBATE WITH HER TALK ON THE POLITICS OF FOIE GRAS, WEAVING ETHICS, PLEASURE, AND IDENTITY INTO ONE FRAUGHT MEAL. AT REUNITY RESOURCES, MEMBERS WALKED THROUGH ROWS OF LIVING CROPS BEFORE SITTING DOWN TO A FARM-TO-TABLE LUNCH, BLURRING THE LINE BETWEEN LEARNING AND SAVORING. AND WHEN KATHLEEN MERRIGAN MODERATED A PANEL WITH A RANCHER, ORGANIC FARMER/HYDROLOGIST, AND NATIVE PERMACULTURE EXPERT AND ARTIST, THE RESULT WAS PART SCIENCE, PART STORYTELLING, PART COMMUNITY RECKONING WITH WATER AND LAND. THE SUMMER ALSO INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF SAR'S SUMMER SERIES FEATURING MUSIC AT DUSK CONCERTS AS WELL AS 4 DOG DAYS EVENTS WHERE SAR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC WERE INVITED TO BRING THEIR DOG TO CAMPUS TO SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER DOG OWNERS, ATTEND TALKS ON CANINE HISTORY AND BEHAVIOR AS WELL AS MEET OTHER DOGS.
    Expenses $504,401 · revenue $51,869

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
85-0125045
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1942
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Social science (V21)
Assets (IRS master file)
$48,027,385
Income (IRS master file)
$10,110,289

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$8,784,057$5,589,822$48,027,385IRS
990June 2024$11,182,369$4,950,639$40,802,971IRS
990June 2023$2,544,114$4,752,964$31,851,144XML
990June 2022$5,150,779$3,950,274$31,763,679IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 85-0125045).

Questions about SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH

What is the EIN of SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH is 85-0125045.
Is SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
Are donations to SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR MORRIS W FOSTER.
Who are the officers and directors of SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $250,695 (MICHAEL F BROWN, PRESIDENT EM).
How much revenue does SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,784,057, expenses of $5,589,822 and total assets of $48,027,385 at year end.

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