Public Charity

INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART FOUNDATION

INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA FE, NM. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.1M revenue, $1.6M expenses, $39.7M total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 856000853 SANTA FE, NM Single Organization Support NTEE: A11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$39.7M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$6.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART AND FURTHER THE UNDERSTANDING OF FOLK ART AS IT RELATES TO THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at International Folk Art Foundation

How International Folk Art Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $84 for programs

$57
The International Folk Art Foundation (ifaf) gave support to produce exhibitions at the museum of international folk art (moifa), including publications
68% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 90,000 visitors
$18
Collections conservation, maintenance, processing and record keeping - the museum of international folk art (moifa) collection, including objects owned by the International Folk Art Foundation (ifaf), is the…
21% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 60,000 visitors
$5
Education and outreach to school groups, docent tours and other tours in person, online and through social media
6% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30,000 visitors; 90,000 visitors

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Edelma Huntley
MEMBER Emily Zinn
SECRETARY John Draper
VICE PRESIDENT Julia Catron
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Laurel Seth
MEMBER Lisa Mayer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,533,040 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.1M $1.6M $39.7M
2024 $1.2M $1.0M $36.7M
2023 $880K $826K $33.6M
2022 $2.8M $786K $32.2M
2021 $894K $709K $38.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $894K to $2.1M (+135%), with total assets most recently reported at $39.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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