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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 $844,400 to 94 New Mexico nonprofits. And have another $200,000 budgeted for December grants. Grant recipients are listed below.
"Thank you once again for joining us to alleviate hunger and poverty in our community"
— Bienvenidos Outreach
2024 Grass Roots Grants (Through September 30th) A unique collection of services improving New Mexican life. Click on their names to learn more.
Arts & Culture ($58,000)
Festival Ballet Albuquerque
Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project
Music at Angel Fire
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 ($22,500)
Impact Personal Safety
Mas Comunidad
New Mexico Kids Matter
Not Forgotten Outreach
Education ($56,250)
Bridges Project for Education
Detroit Urban Debate League
El Rito Public Library
Embudo Valley Library & Community Ctr
Ethos Literacy
MI Interscholastic Forensic
Partners in Education SF Public Schools
Reading Quest
Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program
Santa Fe Art Institute
Stem Santa Fe
Vista Grande Public Library
Environment & Wildlife $217,000)
A Chance of a Lifetime
All for Animals
Animal Humane New Mexico
Animal Welfare Coalition NE New Mexico
Felines & Friends New Mexico
Field Institute of Taos
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
Taos Feral Feline Friends
Tree New Mexico
Health ($97,500)
Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico
Farm to Table
San Martin DePorres Soup Kitchen
Kitchen Angels
Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute
Scott’s House
The Coming Home Connection
The Food Depot
Three Sisters Kitchen
Human Services ($191,163)
Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico
Bienvenidos Outreach
Children’s Grief Center of New Mexico
Dreamtree Project
Gerard’s House
Girls Incorporated of Santa Fe
Many Mothers
New Mexico Dream Center
Prosperity Works
R4 Creating
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
Youthworks of Santa Fe
2023 Grass Roots GrantsTwo Grant Cycles -- September and December
Arts & Culture ($20,000)
Alma
Festival Ballet Albuquerque
New Mexico Fiber Arts Center
New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus
Santa Fe Playhouse
Teatro Paraguas
True Kids 1
Wise Fool New Mexico
Civic ($12,500)
Not Forgotten Outreach
Santa Fe Dreamers Project
Education ($26,000)
Albuquerque Adult Learning Center
Bridges Project for Education
Detroit Urban Debate League
Reading Quest
Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program
Stem Santa Fe
Environment & Wildlife ($81,000)
All For Animals
Animal Humane New Mexico
Felines & Friends New Mexico
Hawks Aloft
Humane Society of Taos/Stray Hearts
June’s Senior Cat Rescue
McKinley County Humane Society
New Mexico Wildlife Center
Santa Fe Botanical Garden
Santa Fe Raptor Center
Taos Feral Feline Friends
Health (25,000)
Reunity Resources
Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute
The Coming Home Connection
Three Sisters Kitchen
Human Services (81,500)
Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico
Albuquerque Community Foundation
Bienvenidos Outreach
Casa Milagro
Children’s Grief Center of New Mexico
Girls Incorporated of Santa Fe
Heart of Taos
Hondo Fire & Rescue
Many Mothers
Prosperity Works
Santa Fe Business Incubator
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Self Help
Silver Horizons New Mexico
Get Started Now For A Grass Roots Grant
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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