Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau
Albuquerque, NM · EIN 85-0285280. Reported 76 grants totalling $1,424,000 to 51 organizations across tax years 2022-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 51 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 52% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $14,500. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Productions | Albuquerque, NM | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The National Institute of Flamenco | Albuquerque, NM | $68,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adelante Development Center Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amp Concerts | Albuquerque, NM | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Luna and Luz LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Jim Farms | Corrales, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Electric Playhouse | Albuquerque, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flamenco Works Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Orphan Signs | Albuquerque, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Historic Old Town Association | Albuquerque, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gathering of Nations Limited | Albuquerque, NM | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mariachi Spectacular | Albuquerque, NM | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fusion | Albuquerque, NM | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artemis Promotions Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Flamenca Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Flyby Provisions | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Winegrowers Association Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heritage Hotels | Albuquerque, NM | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downtownabq Mainstreet Initiative | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Explora Science Center & Childrens Museum of Albuquerque | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Atomic Museum Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gujrati Samaj of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meltdown Studio LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Restaurant Association | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Trade Alliance | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Passport to Pueblo Country | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tourabq | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cardboard Playhouse Theatre Company | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| M'tucci's Bar Roma | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts Hub | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pleased to Present Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Albuquerque Little Theatre Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Claycoda | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cocreations Candle Shop | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duke City Repertory Theatre | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Itality Plant Based Foods (itality Llc) | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kustom Hoppers | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lapis Room | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Nuevo | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nob Hill Mainstreet | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Remedy Coffee (duran Pharmacy) | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Routes Bicycle Tours | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Run Fit | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Art Tours LLC | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sherwood Coffee N' Bread LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mothership Alumni | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upside Goods Co | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wheels Museum | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
19 of 51 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Big Jim Farms
EXPANSION PROJECTS AND NEW HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING 'WINTER OF ENCHANTMENT' ON THE WESTSIDE OF ALBUQUERQUE ALONG THE RIVER HELD FROM NOVEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 31, 2023. - Adelante Development Center
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RENTAL SERVICES TO PROMOTE ACCESSIBLE TOURISM IN ALBUQUERQUE. - Electric Playhouse
AN IMMERSIVE, DIGITAL EXPERIENCE INTRODUCING VISITORS TO QUINTESSENTIAL ALBUQUERQUE ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES. - Blue River Productions
CREATION OF CHOCOLATE & COFFEE WEEK, FEATURING CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE RELATED EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, DINING EXPERIENCES, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT ALBUQUERQUE. - Fusion
THE INAUGURAL RISING HIGH ARTS FESTIVAL WILL PRESENT 11 DAYS (OCTOBER 10TH - 20TH, 2024) OF DENSELY PACKED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS ACTIVITIES IN THE DOWNTOWN ABQ CORE, CENTERED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PENDING RAIL TRAIL, IN THE EMERGING 1ST ST. THEATRE DISTRICT AND GLORIETA STATION LOCATIONS. - Luna and Luz
CREATION OF A PLACE WHERE LOCALS AND TOURISTS ALIKE WOULD GATHER TO BE IMMERSED IN LEARNING SOUTHWEST ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH ARTIST, MUSIC, CULINARY AND WELLNESS EXPERTS WHO GUIDE GUESTS IN A UNIQUELY EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 25 of 51 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | $395,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 28 | $534,000 | $14,500 |
| 2024 | 31 | $495,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $14,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New Mexico.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 20 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 12 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 20 First Plaza Nw 601, Albuquerque, NM, 87102.
EIN 85-0285280 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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