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Support Flood Relief Efforts in New Mexico & Texas
Our sister community foundations in New Mexico and Texas are providing critical support in the wake of devastating July 2025 floods. We encourage community members who would like to support emergency relief and recovery efforts to donate to the following funds.
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Communities In Schools of New Mexico
In partnership with The Food Depot, Communities In Schools organizes weekly food distribution programs for students and families at the schools we serve. In 2020-21, during the height of the pandemic, Communities In Schools organized a food delivery program and provided 205,000 meals to 570 families that were not able to attend local food distribution programs.
United World College
United World College-USA’s Sustainability & Safety Manager has called our campus to action around a key challenge: What if we could rehydrate New Mexico soils, use our campus as a carbon sink, increase our protection against forest fires and help reverse global warming?
Commonweal Conservancy Q&A
1. What is the history of the Galisteo Basin Preserve and what makes it such a special place? The Galisteo Basin is not a national monument. But it could be. The basin’s vast expanse of savannah grasslands, meandering arroyos, and pinon-juniper forest – framed by the Ortiz Mountains to the west and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the northeast – comprise a landscape of subtle beauty. It is a place whose landforms set the stage for an ever-changing shadow play of light and clouds against an azure sky.
Santa Fe Watershed Association
Since 1997, the Santa Fe Watershed Association has played an integral role in protecting the health and vibrancy of the Santa Fe River and its watershed though education, restoration, stewardship, and advocacy. As they celebrate 25 years, they reflect on victories of all sizes.
River Source
In celebrating their 25 years working in New Mexico and beyond, River Source continues to rekindle connections and capacity of people in rural, urban, and tribal communities to the rivers, lands, and regenerative approaches for building watershed resilience. They create participatory science, work-learn internships, and provide ecological restoration and monitoring services using community-centered engagement to harvest collective knowledge and commitment for restoring ecosystems and improve watershed health.
Conservation Voters New Mexico
Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM - a 501(c)4 organization),and CVNM Education Fund (a 501(c)3 organization) are a family of nonprofit organizations headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Their vision is for New Mexicans to thrive in just, resilient communities where conservation and cultural values guide decision-makers and public policies.