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Filing year 2024

HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION

Santa Fe, New Mexico·EIN 47-3803803·NTEE A11 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$211k
Total assets
$32.9M
Total expenses
$984k
Reported officers
11

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in New Mexico.

Executive Di
Above 90th percentile
$227k
$242k
CFO
Median to 75th percentilevs Arts, Culture & Humanities peers nationwide
$124k
$132k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 9 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION equaled 23% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.

This organization (2024)
23%
Sector median
11%
Middle half of sector
5% to 20%

Based on 17,098 arts, culture & humanities organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$8k

Itemized grants

3

Median grant

$125

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART-SMITHSONIA N INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCARCHIVAL MATERIALS$7k
CENTRE POMPIDOUFRORIGINAL FILM MATERIAL$125
MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTNEW YORK, NYORIGINAL FILM MATERIAL$125
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Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Down 4%
from 2023

From $238k in 2023 to $227k in 2024.

$238k
2023
$227k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 7% in real terms$260k to $242k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay fell 4% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 132%.

$238k in 2023 to $227k in 2024.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay fell 7% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$91k
$1.1M
2023
$211k
$984k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Arts, Culture & Humanities executives earn in New Mexico

Comparable arts, culture & humanities organizations in New Mexico pay their highest-earning executive a median of $47,820.

25th percentile
$20k
Median
$47,820
75th percentile
$84k
90th percentile
$159k

These are arts, culture & humanities sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 141 organizations across 141 filings (2020 – 2024).

See full Arts, Culture & Humanities pay data for New Mexico
FAQ

Common questions about HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Executive Officer of HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION received $227,228 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in New Mexico: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in New Mexico, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION equaled 23% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.

What are HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION reported $211k in total revenue and $984k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.