Nonprofit · EIN 85-0335056
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $861,507 | $958,555 | -$97,048 | $1,407,331 | $330,155 | $1,077,176 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,202,478 | $949,641 | $252,837 | $1,513,015 | $241,319 | $1,271,696 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $432,221 | $1,009,379 | -$577,158 | $1,321,845 | $351,331 | $970,514 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $902,217
- of which government grants
- $79,393
- Membership dues
- $25,335
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $22,125
- Net rental income
- $360
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,705
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$63,555
- Other revenue
- -$62,835
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,391
- Other salaries and wages
- $122,930
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $310,835
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,180
- Accounting fees
- $111,675
- Depreciation
- $10,954
- Program services (functional)
- $659,307
- Management and general (functional)
- $267,198
- Fundraising (functional)
- $32,050
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,513,015
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,407,331
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $330,155
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,077,176
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $144,740
- Publicly traded securities
- $385,265
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $250,275
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $826,901
- Gross receipts
- $996,006
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1983
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA PACHECO-ARMIJO | COO THROUGH Officer | 40 | $74,601 | $4,572 |
| ERNEST RODRIGUEZ-NAAZ | CEO FROM DEC Officer | 40 | $10,000 | $0 |
| MARC ARELLANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ARENCON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNY BYRD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IDALIA LECHUGA-TENA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN MUFFOLETTO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDIE PADILLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRADY PATTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED RIVERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA ROMERO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA ROMERO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SANCHEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA URIAS-SANDOVAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER SCHROEDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD WESEEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HIS MAJESTY DON FELIPE VI -NONVOTIN | HONORARY PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FORMER SEN JEFF BINGAMAN -NONVOTING | HONORARY CHA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEN TOM UDALL NONVOTING | HONORARY CHA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEN MARTIN HEINRICH NONVOTNG | HONORARY CHA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD LUJAN NONVOTING | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOUANNE BYRD NONVOTING | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTO ORTEGA NONVOTING | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD ROMERO NONVOTING | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN MORAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE VELASQUEZ | FIRST VICE C Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM WARD | SECOND VICE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SANTORU | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEVERLY FRAZIER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN MARTINEZ - TO 22824 | PRESIDENT AN Officer | 40 | $97,084 | $2,913 |
| MELISSA PACHECO-ARMIJO | COO Officer | 40 | $61,500 | $1,845 |
| MARC ARELLANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ARENCON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNY BYRD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS DOMME | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN MUFFOLETTO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDIE PADILLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRADY PATTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED RIVERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SANCHEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANYA ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA URIAS-SANDOVAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD WESEEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IDALIA LECHUGA-TENA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HIS MAJESTY DON FELIPE VI -NONVOTIN | HONORARY PRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FORMER SEN JEFF BINGAMAN -NONVOTING | HONORARY CHA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEN TOM UDALL NONVOTING | HONORARY CHA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEN MARTIN HEINRICH NONVOITNG | HONORARY CHA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD LUJAN NONVOTING | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUANNE BYRD NONVOTING | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTO ORTEGA NONVOTING | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD ROMERO NONVOTING | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT DELCAMPO | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE VELASQUEZ | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DOMINGUEZ | SECOND VICE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HERNANDEZ | FIRST VICE C Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GARCIA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNEST RODRIGUEZ-NAAZ | CEO FROM DEC Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN MARTINEZ | PRESIDENT AN Officer | 40 | $97,084 | $7,836 |
| EDDIE PADILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BELLE BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNY BYRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ARENCON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS DOMME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA URIAS-SANDOVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC ARELLANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN MUFFOLETTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED RIVERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD WESEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE VELASQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANYA ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SANTORU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD LUJAN NONVOTING | LIFETIME MEM Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD ROMERO NONVOTING | LIFETIME MEM Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTO ORTEGA NONVOTING | LIFETIME MEM Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BINGAMAN NONVOTING | HONORARY CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM UDALL NONVOTING | HONORARY CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DOMINGUEZ | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HERNANDEZ | SECOND VICE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GARCIA | FIRST VICE C Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT DELCAMPO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUANNE BYRD | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARGIE HUERTA | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1701 4TH ST SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102-4508
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DEANZA VALENCIA, 1701 4TH STREET SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102
- Signed the 990
- ERNEST RODRIGUEZ-NAAZ, CEO FROM DEC. 2024
- Phone
- (505) 766-9858
- Website
- WWW.NHCCFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PULAKOS CPAS PC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $230,255
- 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.Expenses $24,010
- 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.Expenses $169,449
- 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.Expenses $235,593
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-0335056
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A110)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,407,331
- Income (IRS master file)
- $996,006
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $861,507 | $958,555 | $1,407,331 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,202,478 | $949,641 | $1,513,015 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $432,221 | $1,009,379 | $1,321,845 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,018,099 | $686,940 | $1,668,553 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 85-0335056).
Questions about NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION is 85-0335056.
- Is NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION 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 NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION 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 NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION 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 NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DEANZA VALENCIA.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $74,601 (MELISSA PACHECO-ARMIJO, COO THROUGH).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $861,507, expenses of $958,555 and total assets of $1,407,331 at year end.
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