El Ranchito de Los Ninos Foundation
ActiveHuman Services
About El Ranchito de Los Ninos Foundation
El Ranchito de los Niños is dedicated to keeping brothers and sisters together in a stable home where they grow into adulthood together.
Focus Areas
Children & youthFoster care alternativesSibling preservationResidential care / group homeEducation supportTrauma-informed services
Who They Fund
childrenchildren and familiesLatinx/Hispanic community (implied by organization name)
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportannual/ongoing support
About El Ranchito de Los Ninos Foundation
El Ranchito De Los Ninos Foundation’s recent giving is centered on one place and one mission: sustaining El Ranchito de los Niños in Los Lunas, New Mexico, so brothers and sisters can remain together in a stable home as they grow into adulthood. The two largest recent grants both went to El Ranchito De Los Ninos Inc. in Los Lunas, each labeled for general support of the organization. That pattern points to a funder that prioritizes core operating support over narrowly designated project funding. The foundation’s work aligns with children’s services, youth development, and community-based child welfare, especially foster care alternatives, sibling preservation, residential care, education support, and trauma-informed services. Its grantmaking also reflects a local focus: every grant in the provided data went to a recipient in New Mexico. The foundation’s leadership is listed as Kathy Mechenbier, and its public-facing programs include general one-time donations, monthly recurring donations, partnership opportunities, community-hosted fundraisers, and event sponsorship packages tied to its fundraising events.
What El Ranchito de Los Ninos Foundation Funds
A defining theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is general support for the children’s home itself. In 2024, it gave $925,399 to El Ranchito De Los Ninos Inc. for general support of El Ranchito de los Niños, Inc., following a $830,000 grant in 2023 with the same stated purpose. The foundation’s stated focus areas place children and youth at the center, with child welfare, foster care alternatives, sibling preservation, and residential care all part of its work. Education support and trauma-informed services also appear in the organization’s focus list, linking its funding to both day-to-day care and longer-term development for the children it serves. Because the recent grants are described as general support, the data suggests a preference for flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project grants.
How El Ranchito de Los Ninos Foundation Gives
The two recent grants shown are large and tightly grouped: the 25th percentile is $853,850, the median is $877,700, and the 75th percentile is $901,549. Both recent awards were made to the same recipient in Los Lunas, and both were for general support. The available data shows an ongoing relationship rather than one-off support, with grants recorded in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation operates as a private foundation with annual grants given of $1,755,399 and total assets of $4,224,401. Its public giving channels include one-time donations, monthly recurring donations, partnership support, and event sponsorships, all of which are marked as accepting unsolicited contributions.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$925K
Total Assets
$4.2M
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $854K and $902K, with a median of $878K.
25th Percentile
$854K
Median
$878K
75th Percentile
$902K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NM.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KATHY MECHENBIER
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