The Frost Foundation
Santa Fe, NM · EIN 72-0520342. Reported 247 grants totalling $4,306,595 to 163 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. The Frost 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $260,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanola Humane | Espanola, NM | $395,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Laboratories Foundation | Espanola, NM | $336,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Mexico School for the Arts | Santa Fe, NM | $220,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Hospital Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary | Santa Fe, NM | $116,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bernal Community Center | Serafina, NM | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eden House | New Orleans, LA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Think New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Nm | Santa Fe, NM | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| LSU Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $61,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Food Depot | Santa Fe, NM | $61,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tibetan Assoc of Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tomorrow's Women | Santa Fe, NM | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Skye Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Skye Foundation | New Albany, IN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Champlain College Incorporated | Burlington, VT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation of Lincoln Cnt | Ruidoso, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Santa Fe County | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chimp Haven | Keithville, LA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Neuro-Acupuncture Institute | Santa Fe, NM | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Resolve | Santa Fe, NM | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Searchlight New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Sky Center | Santa Fe, NM | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Elizabeth Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Interfaith Community Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Film Festival | Santa Fe, NM | $35,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wise Fool Youth Movement Initiative | Santa Fe, NM | $30,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Embudo Valley Tutoring Association | Dixon, NM | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Growing Up New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Mexico Kids Matter | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Protection New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cooking With Kids | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Homewise | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horizon Albuquerque | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Las Cumbres Community Services | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Magdalena Serenity House | Fayetteville, AR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Wildlife Federation | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reading Quest | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southwest Women's Law Center | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 4 the Girls Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amp Concerts | Albuquerque, NM | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Esperanza Shelter of Battered Families | Santa Fe, NM | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Audubon New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| End of Life Options New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Valle De Oro | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gerard's House | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Angels | Angel Fire, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Libros for Kids Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Memory Care Alliance | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Punching Out Parkinson's | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Conservation Trust | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Solace Crisis Treatment Center | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bright School | Chattanooga, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tulane Univ Development | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Way Maker Ministries | Harvey, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's International Study Center | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Works | Golden Valley, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paws and Stripes | Albuquerque, NM | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Wildlife Center | Espanola, NM | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Protection of Nm | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Centenary College | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Renewal International | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Nw La | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dental Care in Your Home | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Embudo Valley Library and Community | Dixon, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jobs for American Graduates | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laboratory of Greater New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Literary Volunteers | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Merrifield, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Harmony High School | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opera West | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southwest Creations Collaborative | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stair Nola | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| STEM Library Lab | Metairie, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for America | Gallup, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers for Youth Justice | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Heartline | Taos, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Thurman Perry Foundation | Mandeville, LA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Pantries | Santa Fe, NM | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Santa Fe Raptor Center | Santa Fe, NM | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tourette Association of America | Bayside, NY | $10,325 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Albuquerque Public Library Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aztec Municipal Schools | Aztec, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Buddies New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge House | Table Mesa Dr, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA for Children New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA for Children of New Mexico | Rio Rancho, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Grief Center | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College Track New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Families Helping Families La Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flower Hill Institute | Jemez Pueblo, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundations of Thomas | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Hope Homeless Shelter | Mccomb, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawks Aloft Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Imagenz New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joe's Land Trust | Zephyr Cove, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lensic 360 | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Link | Silver City, NM | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Loop Nola | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lower 9TH Ward Center | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Market Umbrella | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Musuem of New Mexico Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Energy Economy | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Dental Association | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Environmental Law Center | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners in Education | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quivira Coalition | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Film Institute | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Recovery Center | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sante Fe Dreamers | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saranam LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saranem LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sexual Trauma Awareness | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Student Clothing Bank | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taos Feral Feline Friends | El Prado, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tenderlove Community Center | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Lensic Sf Performing Arts Center | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Lensic Sf Performing Arts Ctr | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lighthouse Homeless Shelter | Marion, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The New Mexico Ramp Project | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Santa Fe Playhouse | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ul Lafayette Foundation | Lafayette, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildlife for All | Pena Blanca, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deming Animal Guardians | Deming, NM | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Dogs Huge Paws Inc | Larkspur, CO | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holy Cross Medical Center | Taos, NM | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Zoo Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Queen Bee Music Association | Santa Fe, NM | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hopi School Inc | Hotevilla, AZ | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Companion Animal Alliance | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,210 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for the Earth | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Books Beyond the Bosque | Albuquerque, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canones Early Childhood Center | Canones, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Espanola Animal Shelter | Espanola, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Give US the Floor | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Horse Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mariachi Spectacles | Albuquerque, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Next Up | Costa Mesa, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cj Jung Institute | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Family YMCA | Los Alamos, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Silver Linings | Deming, NM | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| STEM Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tais Amateur Radio Club | El Prado, NM | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Taos Amateur Radio Club | El Prado, NM | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc of Caddo Bossier Foundation | Shreveport, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Glen Retirement System | Shreveport, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trauma Resources International | Santa Fe, NM | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tomtem Farm and Sanctuary | Haverhill, NH | $2,060 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vietnam Project | Santa Fe, NM | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parkland Village | Albuquerque, NM | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
53 of 163 (33%) 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 34%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Think New Mexico
POLICY RESEARCH & PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECT - Communities in Schools of Nm
SITE COORDINATION PROGRAM - Homewise
HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND CLASSES - Amp Concerts
FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS SERVICE PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 132 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | $1,185,500 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 52 | $829,710 | $14,000 |
| 2023 | 58 | $965,385 | $10,162 |
| 2024 | 69 | $1,326,000 | $10,000 |
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. 79% 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.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Mexico.
- 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.
- 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 The Frost Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 511 Armijo St, Santa Fe, NM, 87501. 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.
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