New Mexico Community Foundation
Santa Fe, NM · EIN 85-0311210. Reported 238 grants totalling $7,967,344 to 165 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For New Mexico Community Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 165 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 37% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $40,135; the smallest was $5,360 and the largest $573,208. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Westfield, NY | $573,208 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Calvario United Methodist Church | Las Cruces, NM | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Mexico Immigrant Law Center | Albuquerque, NM | $243,232 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Enlace Comunitario | Albuquerque, NM | $233,006 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of New Mexico State U | Las Cruces, NM | $227,675 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $213,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Animal Protection of New Mexico Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $174,487 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Conservation Legacy | Durango, CO | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Albuquerque Community Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $159,311 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Clara Pueblo | Espanola, NM | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jicarilla Apache Nation | Dulce, NM | $154,740 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colores United | Deming, NM | $150,648 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pueblo of San Felipe | San Felipe Pueblo, NM | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indian Pueblo Cultural Center | Albuquerque, NM | $126,797 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Earth Care International | Santa Fe, NM | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indigenous Life Ways | Gallup, NM | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southwest Organizing Project | Albuquerque, NM | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trees Water and People | Fort Collins, CO | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yee Haolnii Doo | Flagstaff, AZ | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Fe School for the Arts | Santa Fe, NM | $118,141 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pueblo of Pojoaque | Santa Fe, NM | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Community Capital | Albuquerque, NM | $102,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Fe Dreamers Project | Santa Fe, NM | $100,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Americans for Indian Opportunity (a | Albuquerque, NM | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Savila Collaborative | Albuquerque, NM | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laguna Rainbow Corporation | CASA Blanca, NM | $96,018 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Laguna Community Foundation | Laguna, NM | $91,596 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Texas at El Pas | El Paso, TX | $91,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reading Quest | Santa Fe, NM | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Picuris Pueblo | Penasco, NM | $89,904 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Somos Un Pueblo Unido | Santa Fe, NM | $87,247 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $86,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peace Lutheran Church Evangelical Inc | Las Cruces, NM | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Cancer Fund of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $76,465 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Battered Families Services Inc | Gallup, NM | $75,678 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Las Cumbres Community Services Inc | Espanola, NM | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nonprofit Legal Services of Utah Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arca Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $71,898 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pueblo De Cochiti | Cochiti Pueblo, NM | $70,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nm Comunidades En Accion Y De Fe | Las Cruces, NM | $66,497 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Naca-Inspired Schools Network | Albuquerque, NM | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Self Help Inc | Los Alamos, NM | $58,002 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Guidance Center of Lea County Inc | Hobbs, NM | $53,676 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe | Albuquerque, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Embudo Valley Library and Community Center | Dixon, NM | $46,758 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cultivating Coders | Albuquerque, NM | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Future Focused Education | Albuquerque, NM | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Help-New Mexico Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Indian Youth Council | Albuquerque, NM | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Redinet | Espanola, NM | $44,720 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Refugio Inc | Silver City, NM | $44,331 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $42,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Civic Policy | Albuquerque, NM | $41,497 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $41,497 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ole Education Fund | Albuquerque, NM | $41,497 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College and Career Plaza | Santa Fe, NM | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Conference of Churches | Albuquerque, NM | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of El Valle De Anton Chico Library | Anton Chico, NM | $35,540 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Plaza De Encuentro Gathering Place | Albuquerque, NM | $35,480 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americans for Indian Opportun | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center of Southwest Culture Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Guadalupe Community Development Corporation | Santa Rosa, NM | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Social Service of Colorado | Denver, CO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pueblo of Tesuque | Santa Fe, NM | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute of American Indian Arts Trust | Santa Fe, NM | $34,052 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| True Kids 1 | Taos, NM | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indigenousways | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pueblo of Jemez | Jemez Pueblo, NM | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | Santa Domingo, NM | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Taos Pueblo Foundation | Taos, NM | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ojo Sarco Community Center and Library | Ojo Sarco, NM | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico Territory | Las Cruces, NM | $26,999 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildearth Guardians | Santa Fe, NM | $26,345 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 501CPA | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farm to Table Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Equity Alliance for Lgbtq New Mexicans | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Healthy Native Communities Partnership Inc | Shiprock, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Semilla Food Center | Anthony, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Black Leadership Council | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Caregivers Coalition | Bernalillo, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Voices for Newcomer Rights | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alta Mira Specialized Family Services Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $22,709 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Fund for Women & Girls | Santa Fe, NM | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern New Mexico Project | Sunland Park, NM | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Collective Medicine | Tuba City, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deming Silver Linings | Deming, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fort Defiance Housing Corporation | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mescalero Apache Tribe | Mescalero, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Dance Institute New Mexico Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native American Community Academy Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pueblo of Zuni | Zia Pueblo, NM | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Edwards University | Austin, TX | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Supporting People in Need | Silver City, NM | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Truchas Services Center Inc | Truchas, NM | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vital Spaces | Santa Fe, NM | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Otero Co | Alamogordo, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mother Nature Center | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quivira Coalition Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Youth Corps | Taos, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reunity Resources | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Taos Community Foundation Inc | Taos, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Working America Education Fund | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southbend United Methodist Church | Gainesville, GA | $14,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Economic Council Helping Others Inc | Farmington, NM | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute of American Indian & Alaska Native Culture & Arts | Santa Fe, NM | $14,374 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest New Mexico First Born Program | Farmington, NM | $14,139 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Heartline | Taos, NM | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Nevada - Reno | Reno, NV | $13,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women With Wings Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Association for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alianza Agri-Cultura De Taos | Taos, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carlsbad Lifehouse | Carlsbad, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities Gallup Inc | Gallup, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dine Introspective Inc | Shiprock, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Embudo Valley Tutoring Association | Dixon, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| End of Life Options New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Serve - Nm Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indigenous Rights Center | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La CASA Inc | Las Cruces, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Castle Learning & Development Center Inc | Artesia, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Littlewater Chapter | Crownpoint, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mandys Special Farm | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mental Health Resources Inc | Clovis, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Navajo Nation Bar Association | Window Rock, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Not Forgotten Outreach Inc | Taos, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nambe Pueblo | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohkay Owingeh | Ohkay Owingeh, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pueblo of Acoma | Acoma Pueblo, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pueblo of Isleta | Isleta, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pueblo of Laguna | Laguna Pueblo, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pueblo of San Ildefonso | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pueblo of Sandia | Bernalillo, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pueblo of Santa Ana | Santa Ana Puebl, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Martin De Porres Soup Kitchen | Espanola, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spirit of Hidalgo | Lordsburg, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico | Las Cruces, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Community Pantry | Gallup, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The National Center for Frontier Communities | Silver City, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Nevada-Reno Foundation | Reno, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valencia Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence | Los Lunas, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Villa Therese Catholic Clinic | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo | El Paso, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zuni Youth Enrichment Project | Zuni, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Avenues Early Childhood Services Incorporated | Gallup, NM | $9,577 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Las Cruces Inc | Las Cruces, NM | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cruces Creatives | Las Cruces, NM | $8,470 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society Archdiocese of Santa Fe | Albuquerque, NM | $7,903 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Video Volunteers | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worldwomenwork | Santa Fe, NM | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youthworks | Santa Fe, NM | $7,012 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southwest Grassfed Livestock Alliance | Santa Fe, NM | $6,944 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kitchen Angels Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kwh Law Center for Social Justice and Change | Albuquerque, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Mexico Environmental Law Center | Albuquerque, NM | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Esperanza Shelter Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grassroots Leadership Inc | Austin, TX | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners in Education Foundation for the Santa Fe Public Schools | Santa Fe, NM | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womens International Study Center | Santa Fe, NM | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Services of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $5,464 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| B Nai Shalom Havurah | Taos, NM | $5,360 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
53 of 165 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Enlace Comunitario
Family Service Assistance - Centro Savila
Grant for Operating Support - Regents of New Mexico State U
Student Scholarship Support - Animal Protection of New Mexi
Endowment designated for General su - Colores United
Covid Emergency Assistance - Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Endowment designated for Operations
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 112 of 165 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | $2,171,569 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 88 | $2,242,183 | $11,315 |
| 2023 | 70 | $3,553,592 | $28,075 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
83% of its giving went to organizations in New Mexico. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New Mexico.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from New Mexico Community Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 61 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 9 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 8 Calle Medico, Santa Fe, NM, 87505.
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