Meals are tangible personal property. Therefore receipts from selling meals to a 501(c)(3) organization are receipts from selling tangible personal property. Such receipts may be deducted from gross receipts under Section 7 9 60 NMSA 1978 if the organization delivers a properly executed Type 9 non-taxable transaction certificate or alternative evidence to the seller. Sales of meals directly to members of a 501(c)(3) organization may not be deducted under Section 7 9 60 NMSA 1978 even if the meals are served at a function of the organization. The 501(c)(3) organization is an entity distinct from its members.
N.M. Admin. Code § 3.2.218.11