Nonprofit · EIN 85-0354965
CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC
Tax-exempt · ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $16,799,194 | $17,480,416 | -$681,222 | $17,834,339 | $1,566,486 | $16,267,853 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,400,705 | $13,158,424 | $1,242,281 | $17,649,605 | $939,122 | $16,710,483 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,905,707 | $11,011,243 | $894,464 | $16,482,103 | $1,189,531 | $15,292,572 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,715,104
- Program service revenue
- $4,654,010
- Investment income
- $433,806
- Royalties
- $504,137
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $491,353
- Other revenue
- $996,274
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,297,250
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $225,344
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,104,938
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,447,197
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,034
- Occupancy
- $627,641
- Travel
- $208,543
- Depreciation
- $112,023
- Program services (functional)
- $11,630,209
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,844,077
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,006,130
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,649,605
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,834,339
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,566,486
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,267,853
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,837,732
- Publicly traded securities
- $11,664,918
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,122,327
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $145,526
- Gross receipts
- $16,939,703
- Employees
- 58
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 1987
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL POFFENBERGER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 55 | $208,890 | $16,454 |
| TISHA FORD | DEPUTY E.D. Highest-paid employee | 55 | $182,194 | $15,330 |
| DREW JACKSON MANAGING DIRECTOR OF | FORMATION Highest-paid employee | 55 | $144,476 | $25,047 |
| JESSICA JONES | DIR. OF OPER Highest-paid employee | 55 | $138,288 | $19,380 |
| YAHNIA RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE | OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 55 | $139,249 | $13,155 |
| BRANDON STRANGE DIRECTOR OF | MARKETING AN Highest-paid employee | 55 | $128,914 | $19,991 |
| JERI ECKHART QUEENAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB GITTINGS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| LONNIE PEDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA LAIRD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN COOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KANIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE HUMPHREYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPHINE GARNEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINDY FULLILOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHERRI TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL POFFENBERGER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 55 | $181,474 | $14,667 |
| TISHA FORD | DEPUTY E.D. Highest-paid employee | 55 | $172,823 | $14,341 |
| CHRISTOPHER ZEZZA DIR OF OPS | AND TECHNOLO Highest-paid employee | 55 | $147,147 | $23,791 |
| BEN KEESEY DIR OF DEVELOPMENT | STRATEGIC PA Highest-paid employee | 55 | $132,854 | $22,921 |
| CINDY KROLL | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 55 | $141,041 | $9,102 |
| BARBARA LOPEZ | PROGRAMS DIR Highest-paid employee | 55 | $129,957 | $5,161 |
| JERI ECHART-QUEENAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI FRANKLIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB GITTINGS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FEREBEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN COOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPHINE GARNEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WALLY GOULET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA LAIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL POFFENBERGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 55 | $156,525 | $13,662 |
| TISHA FORD MANAGING DIRECTOR | OF PRODUCTION AND OUTREACH Highest-paid employee | 55 | $149,867 | $13,162 |
| CINDY KROLL MANAGING DIRECTOR | OF FINANCE AND BUSINESS ANALYTICS Officer | 55 | $148,605 | $13,098 |
| BEN KEESEY DIRECTOR OF | DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 55 | $123,567 | $20,926 |
| CHRISTOPHER ZEZZA MANAGING | DIR., DIGITAL PRODUCTS & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 55 | $123,795 | $17,908 |
| JESSICA JONES | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 55 | $123,741 | $15,684 |
| BARBARA LOPEZ | PROGRAMS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 55 | $120,200 | $4,806 |
| CHRISTOPHER FEREBEE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $2,093 | $0 |
| WALLY GOULET | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW JACKSON | SECRETARY (THRU MAY 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI FRANKLIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB GITTINGS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN COOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON WRENCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JERI ECHART-QUEENAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPHINE GARNEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 705 5 POINTS RD SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87105-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MICHAEL POFFENBERGER, PO BOX 12464, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87195
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL POFFENBERGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (505) 242-9588
- Website
- WWW.CAC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SJT GROUP LLC
Mission
THE CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INTRODUCES SPIRITUAL SEEKERS TO THE TRANSFORMATIVE WISDOM OF THE CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE TRADITION AND NURTURES ITS EMERGENCE IN SERVICE TO THE HEALING OF OUR WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, THE LIVING SCHOOL LAUNCHED ITS FIRST PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE LIVING SCHOOL'S ESSENTIALS OF ENGAGED CONTEMPLATION COURSE, WHICH REGISTERED 500 COURSE PARTICIPANTS. IN 2025, THE ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM REGISTERED APPROXIMATELY 3,150 STUDENTS IN 3 UNIQUE ONLINE COURSES WHICH INCLUDED ONE NEW COURSE AND TWO EXISTING COURSES THAT WERE REDESIGNED FOR CAC'S NEW COMMUNITY LEARNING PLATFORM, CAC CONNECT, WHICH LAUNCHED IN APRIL OF 2025. WORK IN 2025 ALSO INCLUDED REFINEMENTS TO 2 OTHER EXISTING ONLINE COURSES TO BE READY FOR LAUNCH ON CAC CONNECT IN 2026. THE DAILY MEDITATIONS BUILT AND DELIVERED 365 MEDITATIONS, ONE FOR EACH DAY OF THE YEAR, VIA EMAIL TO OVER 360,000 RECIPIENTS. CAC HOSTED 4 VIRTUAL AND ONE HYBRID EVENTS IN 2025 WHICH COLLECTIVELY HAD APPROXIMATELY 19,000 ATTENDEES. CAC PRODUCED 4 PODCASTS WHICH HAD 3 MILLION DOWNLOADS IN 2025.Expenses $11,630,209 · grants $3,297,250
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-0354965
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,834,339
- Income (IRS master file)
- $16,939,703
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $16,799,194 | $17,480,416 | $17,834,339 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,400,705 | $13,158,424 | $17,649,605 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $11,905,707 | $11,011,243 | $16,482,103 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $10,893,381 | $10,609,627 | $15,140,493 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 85-0354965).
Questions about CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC is 85-0354965.
- Is CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC 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 CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MICHAEL POFFENBERGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $208,890 (MICHAEL POFFENBERGER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,799,194, expenses of $17,480,416 and total assets of $17,834,339 at year end.
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