Public Charity

SALOPEK FOUNDATION

SALOPEK FOUNDATION, of LAS CRUCES, NM, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.2M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $14.4M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 17 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.9M.

EIN: 300027893 LAS CRUCES, NM Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$14.4M
Grants Given17
Grant Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SUPPORT, MANAGE, AND FUND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY AND TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY WHICH, BUT FOR THIS ORGANIZATION, WOULD BE ENGAGED IN BY THE UNIVERSITIES THEMSELVES. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

Where $100 goes at Salopek Foundation

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

$19 Programs the work itself
$81 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 $19 for programs

$14
New mexico state university funding and management for student aid and research activities in the college of agriculture, consumer & environmental science
75% of program spending
$5
Texas a&m university funding and management for research activities in the college of agriculture & life sciences
25% of program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Given

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
LAS CRUCES, NM · 2025
RESEARCH & SCHOLARSH
$150,000
COLLEGE STATION, TX · 2025
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
$50,000
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
LAS CRUCES, NM · 2024
SCHOLARSHIP AND RESE
$150,000
COLLEGE STATION, TX · 2024
RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN
$50,000
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
LAS CRUCES, NM · 2023
SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, CONSUMER & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 17 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Benjamin G Salopek
DIRECTOR Brad E Lewis
DIRECTOR Dr George Ray Mceachern
VP, SEC/TREA M Dustin Salopek

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$1,600,000 14 grants
Research & Policy
$250,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.2M $1.2M $14.4M
2024 $923K $1.0M $14.7M
2023 $497K $915K $14.9M
2022 $2.3M $1.0M $14.7M
2021 $977K $922K $13.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $977K to $1.2M (+18%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.4M.

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

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in NM, TX.

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