Mission
SEARCHLIGHT NEW MEXICO NEWS DELIVERS HIGH-IMPACT INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING TO INSPIRE NEW MEXICANS TO DEMAND ACTION ON SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE NEW MEXICO.
Public Charity
SEARCHLIGHT NEW MEXICO NEWS
SEARCHLIGHT NEW MEXICO NEWS is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA FE, NM. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $45K revenue, $701K expenses. 38 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.2M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 813234552
SANTA FE, NM
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$45K
Total Expenses$701K
Grant Records38
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Searchlight New Mexico News
How Searchlight New Mexico News divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$79
Programs
the work itself
$16
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $79 for programs
$79
In august 2025 searchlight's board of directors elected to wind up its operation and distribute its net assets to a public charity, effecting a corporate dissolution as required…
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 Received
MEDIA SUPPORT
$75,000
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$26,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$22,360
INN SUPPORT - LABS
$20,000
INN SUPPORT - LABS
$20,000
Showing up to 5 of 38 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SECRETARY
Daniel Yohalem
DIRECTOR
Don Templin
DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Allen Heller
VICE-PRESIDE
Kristina Melchor
PRESIDENT
Martin Kaiser
DIRECTOR
Raymond Rivera
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $45K | $701K | — |
| 2024 | $898K | $930K | $709K |
| 2023 | $938K | $1.2M | $777K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $975K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $847K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.1M to $45K (-96%).
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.