Directory of Funders - Foundations
This information is organized into three different categories:
| Name of Funding Organization | Focus Areas & Other Details | Deadlines & Funding Cycles |
| Albuquerque Community Foundation
Contact: |
Arts & Culture, Education, Children and Youth, Health, Human Services, Environmental & Historic Preservation
Greater Albuquerque Community Special Considerations: |
Arts & Culture, Education, Environmental & Historic Preservation: April 16, 2008
Children/Youth at Risk, Health, Human Services: August 16, 2008 |
| Beldon Fund
Contact: |
Human Health and the Environment: New Advocates, Human Exposure to Toxic Chemicals, Environmental Justice | Letter of Interest Accepted between May 9, 2007 and June 13, 2007
Invited Proposals Deadline: July 25, 2007 |
| Bynner Witter Foundation for Poetry | Poetry-related programs: Translation, Developing the Poetry Audience; Uses of Poetry | Letters of Intent accepted between August 1st and December 1st of every year. |
| The Catholic Foundation
Contact: |
Health, youth, rural life, community development, Catholic education, nutrition, literacy, substance abuse, peer mediation
Special Considerations: |
April 16, 2007 |
| Chamiza Foundation
Contact: Executive Director |
Pueblo Culture | March 2, 2007 and June 5, 2007 |
| Con Alma Health Foundation | Health & Human Services. Target grants: Programs serving youth, eliminating health disparities, building organizational and advocacy capacity, and building a skilled and diverse healthcare workforce. Small grants: innovative new approaches to health access and intervention. | Target grants: LOIs June 1st, 2007.
Small grants: grant applications due August 17th, 2007. |
| Daniels Fund | Aging, Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, Amateur Sports, Disabilities, Education, Homeless & Disadvantaged, Youth Development | Accepted throughout the year, decisions made quarterly |
| Domanica Foundation
Contact: Executive Director |
Hunger, Homelessness, Education, and Animal Welfare | Ongoing |
| The Frost Foundation, Ltd.
Contact: |
Human Service Needs, Environmental and Education Programs
Special Considerations: |
June 1, 2007 for September 2007 review
December 1, 2007 for March 2008 review |
| Ittleson Foundation
Contact: |
AIDS, Environment, Mental Health
Special Considerations: |
Initial letter of inquiry must be received before September 1, 2007 |
| J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation | Challenge grants for building and facilities construction. Christian religious organizations, charitable organizations, institutions of higher learning, hospitals and other organizations of a general charitable nature. | Proposals accepted throughout the year. |
| John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Contact: |
Juvenile Justice, Intellectual Property and the Public Domain, Independent Documentary Film, Public Radio
Send letter of inquiry, check website for format and guidelines. |
No fixed deadline. |
| Max and Anna Levinson Foundation
Contact: |
Environment, Social, Jewish/Israel
Special Considerations: The Foundation encourages projects that pursue their goals either by developing concrete alternatives to the status quo or by responsibly modifying existing systems, institutions, conditions, and attitudes which block promising innovation. |
April 2, 2007 Grants given out in July |
| McCune Charitable Foundation
Contact: |
Arts, Education, Environment, Economic Development, Health | August 15 through September 30, 2007 |
| New Mexico Children's Foundation
Contact: |
Child centered projects (fund request not to exceed $7,500)
Special Considerations: Project needs to include collaboration with at least one other organization. |
November 30, 2007 |
| New Mexico Community Foundation | The Rural Livelihoods Initiative, The Strengthening New Mexico Families Initiative, SPARK (early childhood), Kellogg Youth Initiative, NM AIDs Partnership Fund
Special Considerations: Not an open granting cycle. Submit a one page profile and NMCF may be able to match the services you provide with donors who wish to fund such organization and services. |
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| New Mexico Women's Fund | Women’s cottage industry projects, Employment opportunities for women in arts or services | |
| Norman Foundation | Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environmental Justice | Economic Justice: March 1, 2007;
Civil Rights: July 17, 2007; Environmental Justice: November 1, 2007 |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Contact: |
Addiction Prevention and Treatment, Building Human Capital, Childhood Obesity, Disparity, Health Insurance Coverage, Nursing, Pioneer, Public Health, Quality Health Care, Tobacco Use and Exposure, Vulnerable Populations
Submit electronic proposal using the approved application form. |
Unsolicited grant proposals accepted anytime throughout the year. Solicited grants in each focus area have their own deadline, see website for details. |
| Rosie’s For All Kids Foundation | Early Childhood Care & Education: Tuition Subsidies, Small Renovation Projects, Playground Renovations
Send letter of inquiry. |
No fixed deadline. |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation
Contact: |
Focus is on building sustainable community through education and literacy. Arts, Civic Affairs, Education, Environment, Health and Human Services. Applications under any one category or combination must relate proposal back to main focus.
Geographic region served: Santa Fe; Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel and Taos counties. Accepting only online applications. |
Proposals accepted between May 31, 2007 through June 29, 2007 |
| Hatton W. Sumners Foundation: Foundation for the Study and Teaching of Self-Government, Inc. | Programs on political process and functions of government; Lecture series on American Democratic Self-Government. | Applications accepted January 1, 2007 through August 1, 2007. |
| Surdna Foundation | Environment, Community Revitalization, Effective Citizenry, Arts, Nonprofit Sector Support and Organizational Capacity Building Grants. | Letters of Inquiry accepted throughout the year. |
| T & E Inc.
Contact: President |
Environment: Conservation Biology Research | November 1, 2007 |
| Taos Community Foundation
Contact: |
Young Child Initiative with a focus on Early Childhood Education; Creativity and Culture; Music in the Schools; The Protection and Regeneration of our Natural Resources; Organization Development and Operating Support for Nonprofits; The KIDS Project; Emergency Medicines
Accepting only online applications. |
To be determined |
| United Way of Central New Mexico
Contact: |
Increasing Self Sufficiency, Improving Health & Wellness, Helping Children & Families Succeed
Accepting only online applications. |
Deadline for 2008: November 2008 |
| United Way of Eastern New Mexico
Contact: |
Crisis Intervention, Strengthening Youth and Families, Increasing Self-Sufficiency, Putting Citizens to Work | December 2007 |
| United Way of Northern New Mexico | Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties: Nurturing Children and Youth, Strengthening Families, Improving Health and Healing, Enhancing the Lives of Seniors. | August 8, 2007 |
| United Way Santa Fe County
Contact: Vice President Community Investment |
Improving Health and Healing, Increasing Self Sufficiency, Helping Kids Succeed, Unifying our Diverse Community. | Small Grant Program: between 1st and 15th of each month |
| Wallace Genetic Foundation
Contact: |
Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Education, Plant Biodiversity Protection, Plant Genetic Research | Ongoing |
| The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Contact: |
Education, Environment, Performing Arts
Review guidelines on website for detailed information. |
Letters of interest accepted year round. |
| W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Contact: |
Health, Food Systems and Rural Development, Youth and Education, Philanthropy and Volunteerism, Learning Opportunities
Review guidelines on website for detailed information. |
Pre-proposals accepted year round. Submit a pre-proposal electronically, see website for details. |
