Hankins Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, and the filing gives no further application steps, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered and a warm introduction or existing contact is the realistic route in.
- Its stated programmes in Human Services, Education and the Arts, including grants to arts and cultural organisations, schools and educational programmes, and human services and community support, show what kinds of work it funds, but the filing does not show whether any particular charity is preselected.
- About 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, which suggests a relationship-led funder that mostly backs established grantees.
- Typical grants are about 8 in 10 falling between $8,000 and $200,000, with a median of $20,000 and half of its 32 grants at $20,000 or less, so a request near $20,000 is in the usual range, though this band is not a ceiling.
- The filings show grants mainly in New Mexico and Colorado, but no geographic focus is stated, so organisations elsewhere should not assume they are excluded.
Overview
Hankins Foundation is a US private foundation based in Santa Fe, NM.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Hankins Foundation supports resiliency across the lifespan through programming in Human Services, Education, and the Arts. Its grants have gone to arts and cultural organisations, schools and educational programmes, and organisations providing human services and community support. Its recorded purposes include education and community support, youth and artist mentorship, programme continuation or expansion, art training and creative writing, technical theatre internships, teacher and classroom assistance, and academic support. This combines broad organisational support with funding for specific educational, artistic and community programmes.
Themes
- Human Services
- Education
- Arts
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Mexico and Colorado.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 32 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 32% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Hankins Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Aspen Santa Fe Ballet · Youth and artist mentorship support$200,0002025 tax year
- Santa Fe Opera · Education and community support$200,0002025 tax year
- Assistance Dogs of the West · Program continuation/expansion$60,0002025 tax year
- NM School For The Arts · Art training and creative writing$50,0002025 tax year
- Lensic Performing Arts Center · Technical theater internships$30,0002025 tax year
- May Center for Learning · General support$20,0002025 tax year
- Santa Fe Recovery Center · General support$10,0002025 tax year
- Mountain Center · Public community support$10,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kevon Zehner — Executive Director
- Charles Forte — Ex-Officio D
- William Smith — Secretary
- Maria Gale — President
- Michael Davis — Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $944,806 | $665,000 | $10,703,535 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $897,369 | $612,000 | $10,634,667 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $911,285 | $617,500 | $11,179,187 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Contact
- Santa Fe, NM
- hankinsfoundation.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Santa Fe, NM
- hankinsfoundation.org