Santa Fe Community Foundation announces $935,000 in Community Grants to Local Nonprofits

2023 Community Grants

The Santa Fe Community Foundation is pleased to announce $935,000 in grants to 81 nonprofits serving Santa Fe, Mora, Rio Arriba, and San Miguel counties as part of its 2023 community grants program.

Each year, the foundation holds two grant cycles — one in the spring and one in the fall — as part of its community grants program. The spring grant cycle supports nonprofits working to improve outcomes in two fields of interest: Civic & Economic Opportunities and Health & Human Services. The fall grant cycle supports nonprofits working to improve outcomes in four fields of interest: Animal Welfare, Arts & Culture, Education, and Environment. All community grants range from $5,000 -$15,000.

 "Our community grants program allows us to strengthen our relationships with area nonprofits and, in turn, deepen our understanding of local needs and advance community-led solutions,” said Christopher Goett, President & CEO of the Santa Fe Community Foundation. "Each organization that received a community grant from us in 2023 is doing exceptional work for the greater good of northern New Mexico, and we’re honored to support them.”

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2023 Community Grant Recipients

Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare grants support nonprofits that provide services and/or advocacy to protect both domestic and wild animals by addressing population control, cruelty prevention, well-being, and the reintroduction/conservation of native New Mexico species. As part of its 2023 fall community grants cycle, the Santa Fe Community Foundation awarded a total of $95,000 to 10 nonprofits in this area:

• A Chance of a Lifetime
• Española Valley Humane Society
• Friends of Estancia Valley Animals
• Heart & Soul Animal Sanctuary
• Horseshoe Canyon Rescue Ranch
• Northern NM Street Homeless Animal Project
• Pet-A-Bulls, Inc.
• The Santa Fe Raptor Center
• Santa Fe Reptile & Bug Museum
• Sky Mountain Wild Horse Sanctuary

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture grants support organizations that are working to improve sense of community; openness and acceptance of the community toward people of diverse backgrounds; diverse participation in art and cultural community programs and events; and/or the preservation and strengthening of cultural and historical heritage, traditions, and a creative economy. As part of its 2023 fall community grants cycle, the Santa Fe Community Foundation awarded a total of $100,000 to nine nonprofits in this area:

• Chama Valley Arts
• Cornerstones Community Partnerships
• Española Valley Fiber Arts Center
• Lensic Performing Arts Center
• Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project
• Nat Gold Players
• Santa Fe Playhouse
• Teatro Paraguas
• Wise Fool New Mexico

Civic & Economic Opportunities

Civic & Economic Opportunities grants support organizations that are working toward improving workforce development and job creation; open government; community engagement; and/or social and economic justice. As part of its 2023 spring community grants cycle, the Santa Fe Community Foundation awarded a total of $55,000 to five nonprofits in this area:

• Collaborative Visions
• Luna Community College Foundation
• Prosperity Works
• Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Team
• YouthWorks

Education

Education grants support organizations that are working to improve school readiness; reading proficiency; math proficiency; high school graduation rates; and/or opportunity youth engagement. As part of its 2023 fall community grants cycle, the Santa Fe Community Foundation awarded a total of $225,000 to 22 nonprofits in this area:

• Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region
• Cañones Early Childhood Center
• College & Career Plaza 
• Communities in Schools NM
• Earth’s Birthday Project (Celebrate Planet Earth)
• El Rito Public Library
• Embudo Valley Library & Community Center
• The Family YMCA/Española Teen Center
• First Serve – New Mexico
• Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library
• Girls Inc. of Santa Fe
• Golden Apple Foundation of New Mexico
• The Homeschool Classroom/SF Learning Center
• MathAmigos
• Ojo Sarco Community Center
• Presbyterian Ear Institute
• Presbyterian Medical Services - Head Start
• R4 Creating
• Reading Quest
• Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program
• Santa Fe Alliance for Science
• Truchas Services Center

Environment

Environment grants support organizations that are working to address climate change through efforts that protect or improve watershed and water quality; preserve open space; remediate land; advance energy from renewable sources; and/or support environmental justice. As part of its 2023 fall community grants cycle, the Santa Fe Community Foundation awarded a total of $85,000 to eight nonprofits in this area:

• Farm to Table
• Fly Fish NM
• Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance
• New Mexico Environmental Law Center
• New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors
• New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
• Northern Youth Project
• Santa Fe Watershed Association

Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services grants support organizations that are working to improve access to affordable housing; food security; safety; access to health care; and/or healthy neighborhood living conditions. As part of its 2023 spring community grants cycle, the Santa Fe Community Foundation awarded a total of $375,000 to 27 nonprofits in this area:

• Adelante – SFPS
• Bienvenidos Outreach
• The Birthing Tree
• Cooking with Kids
• Dream Tree Project
• Gerard’s House
• Inside Out 
• Interfaith Community Shelter Group (Pete’s Place)
• Kitchen Angels
• Las Cumbres Community Services
• Many Mothers
• Mora Valley Community Health Services
• The Mountain Center
• New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness
• New Mexico Foundation for Dental Health
• New Mexico Legal Aid
• Pegasus Legal Services for Children
• Resolve Violence Prevention
• Reunity Resources
• Saint Elizabeth Shelter
• Samaritan House
• San Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen
• Santa Fe Dreamers Project
• Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity
• Sky Center/NM Suicide Intervention Project
• Solace Sexual Assault Services
• Somos Familia