FundersNew Mexico

Arnia Foundation

Albuquerque, NM · EIN 47-5655515. Reported 166 grants totalling $905,733 to 130 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,500median grant
$905,733granted, 2021-2024
130organizations funded
33%of grantees funded again the next year

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Arnia Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $3,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $85,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
28 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
104 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
12 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
13 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
6 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
3 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Rio Grande Food ProjectAlbuquerque, NM$118,918442024
Nm Credit Union Education FndAlbuquerque, NM$85,000112022
Nm Education FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$85,000112021
Nm Credit Union FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$42,500112023
Nm Gas CoAlbuquerque, NM$40,000222024
CASA EsperanzaAlbuquerque, NM$32,355442024
Explora StudiosAlbuquerque, NM$31,250112022
Explora Science Center & ChildrensAlbuquerque, NM$30,000112021
Veteran's Integration CenterAlbuquerque, NM$28,621222024
Paws & StripesAlbuquerque, NM$27,747222024
United WayAlbuquerque, NM$25,000112022
United Way of Central New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$25,000112021
United Way of Central NmAlbuquerque, NM$25,000112023
Albuquerque Community FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$17,605222024
A New Day IncAlbuquerque, NM$15,428222024
Nm Black Leadership CouncilAlbuquerque, NM$15,000112022
Nm Gas CompanyAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112022
Supportive Housing CoalitionAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
Sante Fe Childrens MuseumSanta Fe, NM$9,500222024
American Heart AssociationDallas, TX$7,500112023
Cuidando Los NinosAlbuquerque, NM$7,500222024
Aloha United WayHonolulu, HI$6,478112023
National Cu FoundationMadison, WI$6,478112023
Nm Museum of Natural HistoryAlbuquerque, NM$6,000112023
Best Buddies International NmAlbuquerque, NM$5,000222024
Explora Science CenterAlbuquerque, NM$5,000112024
Farmington High SchoolFarmington, NM$5,000222024
Foundation for Suicide PreventionMesa, AZ$5,000222024
Highland High SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$5,000222024
Worker's Comp Association FoundatioAlbuquerque, NM$5,000112023
Miscellaneous DonationsAlbuquerque, NM$4,698112023
Childrens Grief CenterAlbuquerque, NM$4,500222024
Participa IncAlbuquerque, NM$4,055112023
Ladera Del Norte Elementary SchoolFarmington, NM$4,000222024
St Vincent HospitalSanta Fe, NM$4,000222024
Abq Sign Language AcademyAlbuquerque, NM$3,500222024
Albuquerque High SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$3,500222024
Greater CommunitiesAlbuquerque, NM$3,500112024
Meals on WheelsAlbuquerque, NM$3,500222024
Rebound NmAlbuquerque, NM$3,500222024
The Rock at Noon DayAlbuquerque, NM$3,215112023
Voz Charter SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$3,000222024
Locker 505Albuquerque, NM$2,700222024
Career Enrichment CenterAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112023
Digital Arts and Technology AcademyAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112024
Earth Day FestivalAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112024
Enlace CommunitarioAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112024
Esperanza ShelterSanta Fe, NM$2,500112024
Junior AchievementAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112024
Kearny Elementary SchoolSanta Fe, NM$2,500112024
Kirtland First SergeantAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112024
Los Ranchos Elementary SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112023
Manzano High School DecaAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112023
Marie Hughes ElementaryAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112023
Mark Armijo ElementaryAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112023
Nm Heart Gallery FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$2,500222024
North Valley AcademyAlbuqueruq, NM$2,500112024
People Assisting HomelessPasadena, CA$2,500112024
Sandia High SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112024
SaranamAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112024
University of NmAlbuquerque, NM$2,500112023
Alzheimer's AssociationAlbuquerque, NM$2,000222024
Animal Humane SocietyAlbuquerque, NM$2,000112024
Boys and Girls Club of Central NmAlbuquerque, NM$2,000112024
Indigenous WaysSanta Fe, NM$2,000222024
San Juan Medical FoundationFarmington, NM$2,000222024
Sw Assemby of God UniversityWaxahachie, TX$2,000112023
Think NmSanta Fe, NM$2,000222024
Truman Middle SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$2,000112024
Jewish Community Center of AbqAlbuquerque, NM$1,800112024
Bbb's of CnmAlbuquerque, NM$1,750222024
Abq Pride FestAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112023
Als AssociationAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112023
Aps Education FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112024
Cancer Foundation of NmSanta Fe, NM$1,500112024
Cnm FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112023
Ewi of AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112023
Ms SocietyAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112023
Operation HomefrontSan Antonio, TX$1,500112024
Pathways AcademyAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112024
Pumped NmAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112023
Rio Grande Down Syndrome NetworkAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112023
Rio Rancho High SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112023
Rotary Club of Santa Fe FoundationSanta Fe, NM$1,500222024
St Baldrick's FoundationMonrovia, CA$1,500222024
StorehouseAlbuquerque, NM$1,500222024
Wilson Middle SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112023
Human Body ShopAlbuquerque, NM$1,250112024
Albuquerque Christian Children's HoAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112024
Apache Elementary SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112024
Big Brothers & Sisters of San JuanAbuquerque, NM$1,000222024
Cardboard PlayhouseAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112023
CarmaCorrales, NM$1,000112024
Central United Methodist ChurchAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112024
Domestic Violence Resource CenterAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112023
Hero to HeroAlexandria, VA$1,000112023
Holocaust & Intolerance MuseumAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112023
Inez Elementary SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112023
Native ForwardAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112023
Nm Center of Law and PovertyAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112024
Nm Foundation for Dental HealthAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112024
Nm GamesAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112023
Nm School for the BlindAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112023
NmhimAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112024
Rebuilding Together Sandoval CountyBernalillo, NM$1,000112024
Ronald Mcdonald HouseAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112024
San Juan Rotary FoundationFarmington, NM$1,000112024
Unm AthleticsAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112024
Watermelon Mountain RanchRio Rancho, NM$1,000112023
Mountian View Middle SchoolRio Rancho, NM$885112023
Nu Rho FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$800112023
Santa Fe Public SchoolsSanta Fe, NM$750112023
Abq Police DepartmentAlbuquerque, NM$500112023
Amy Biehl Community SchoolSanta Fe, NM$500112023
Animal Protection VotersAlbuquerque, NM$500112024
Area Ranchers Buyers ClubHolman, NM$500112023
Central for Law & PovertyAlbuquerque, NM$500112023
Keshet Dance CompanyAlbuquerque, NM$500112024
Nm Child First NetworkAlbuquerque, NM$500112024
San Antonio STEM Magnet SchoolSandia Park, NM$500112024
San Juan Sheriff PosseFarmington, NM$500112024
Santa Fe Film InstituteSanta Fe, NM$500112023
Whc-High Desert Film ScreeningAlbuquerque, NM$500112023
La Fonda FoundationSanta Fe, NM$250112024
Paradise Hills Community PreschoolAlbuquerque, NM$250112023
Santa Fe Watershed AssocSanta Fe, NM$250112024
Cibola High SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$200112024
Farmington Amateur BaseballFarmington, NM$200112023
Nm Peer CoalitionAlbuquerque, NM$200112024
Nm Youth ChallengeRoswell, NM$100112024

32 of 130 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 33%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 37 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
6 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
5 grants
Arts & Culture
4 grants
Health Care
4 grants
Diseases & Disorders
3 grants
Education
3 grants
Animal Welfare
3 grants
Food & Nutrition
2 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
20216$187,482$22,600
20227$246,443$25,000
202378$285,533$1,500
202475$186,275$1,500

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Mexico. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

New Mexico
$872K
Texas
$11K
Hawaii
$6K
Wisconsin
$6K
Arizona
$5K
California
$4K
Virginia
$1K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Albuquerque Community Foundation18 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund18 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc16 shared recipientsPnm Tnmp Foundation16 shared recipientsNusenda Foundation13 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc13 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Mexico.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Arnia Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 2 returns (tax years 2023-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 3939 Osuna Rd Ne, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 47-5655515 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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