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Great NonprofitsWith Grass Roots Grants
Our Grass Roots Grants are open to nonprofits working locally to improve the New Mexican quality of life.
Since we started in September 2023, we’ve granted $1,419,213 to 114 New Mexico nonprofits. Grant recipients are listed below. For 2025, we plan to grant out another $1,200,000.
"Thank you once again for joining us to alleviate hunger and poverty in our community"
— Bienvenidos Outreach
2024 Grass Roots GrantsA unique collection of services improving New Mexican life. Click on their names to learn more.
Arts & Culture ($17,000)
Cornerstones Community Partnerships
Movewest
Music at Angel Fire
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Society of the Muse of the Southwest
San Juan Symphony
Civic
Mas Comunidad
Pegasus Legal Services for Children
Education ($8,000)
Bridges Project for Education
El Rito Public Library
Street Food Institute
Environment & Wildlife ($73,700)
A Chance of a Lifetime
All for Animals
Animal Humane New Mexico
Animal Protective Assoc Socorro
Felines & Friends New Mexico
June’s Senior Cat Rescue
National Forest Foundation
Native Plant Society of New Mexico
New Mexico Wildlife Center
Rezdawg Rescue
Rivers & Birds
Santa Fe Botanical Garden
Wilderness Land Trust
Health ($57,500)
Casa De Peregrinos
Kitchen Angels
Reunity Resources
Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute
Scott’s House
The Food Depot
Human Services ($61,500)
Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico
Bienvenidos Outreach
Free Flow New Mexico
Gerard’s House
Girls Incorporated of Santa Fe
Lion’s Club of Taos
Many Mothers
New Mexico Dream Center
Saranam
Wholly Rags
Womens Econ Self-Sufficiency Team (WESST)
2024 Grass Roots GrantsOur first full year of granting totaled $949,513.
Arts & Culture ($112,250)
Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program
Explora Science Ctr & Children’s Museum
Festival Ballet Albuquerque
IndigenousWays
Keshet Dance Company
Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project
Music at Angel Fire
New Mexico Performing Arts Society
Paseo Project
Santa Fe Children’s Museum
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association
Society of the Muse of the Southwest
Teatro Paraguas
True Kids 1
Civic ($38,000)
Assistance League of Albuquerque
Impact Personal Safety
Mas Comunidad
New Mexico Kids Matter
Not Forgotten Outreach
Education ($83,500)
Bridges Project for Education
Detroit Urban Debate League
El Rito Public Library
Embudo Valley Library & Community Ctr
Embudo Valley Tutoring Association
Ethos Literacy
MI Interscholastic Forensic
Partners in Education SF Public Schools
Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program
Santa Fe Art Institute
Stem Santa Fe
Vista Grande Public Library
Environment & Wildlife ($262,100)
A Chance of a Lifetime
All for Animals
Animal Humane New Mexico
Animal Welfare Coalition NE New Mexico
Equine Spirit Sanctuary
Felines & Friends New Mexico
Field Institute of Taos
Friends of Valle De Oro
Hawks Aloft
June’s Senior Cat Rescue
Lap Dog Rescue of New Mexico
National Forest Foundation
Native Plant Society of New Mexico
New Mexico Environmental Law Center
New Mexico Wildlife Center
Street Homeless Animals Project
Quivira Coalition
Rivers & Birds
Santa Fe Botanical Garden
Santa Fe Raptor Center
Santa Fe Watershed Association
Street Cat Hub
Taos Feral Feline Friends
Taos Valley Acequia Association
Tree New Mexico
Health ($144,000)
Changing Woman Initiative
Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico
Farm to Table
Fundamental Needs
Kitchen Angels
Reunity Resources
San Juan Medical Foundation
San Martin DePorres Soup Kitchen
Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute
Scott’s House
The Coming Home Connection
The Food Depot
Three Sisters Kitchen
Human Services ($276,663)
Abrazos Family Support Services
Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico
Bienvenidos Outreach
Children’s Grief Center of New Mexico
Dreamtree Project
Gerard’s House
Girls Incorporated of Santa Fe
Growing Up New Mexico
Habitat for Humanity Taos
Many Mothers
New Mexico Dream Center
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
Prosperity Works
R4 Creating
Reading Quest
Rio Grande Community Development
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Saranam
Self Help
Taos Coalition to End Homelessness
The Birthing Tree/TBT
The Community Foundation Southern NM
Truchas Services Center
Youth Heartline
Youthworks of Santa Fe
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With over 11,000 New Mexico nonprofits to choose from, your application is the only way to ensure you’re included in our selection pool. Because your work is important, we don’t want to overlook it.
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