2024 Piñon Awards: Event Recap
38th Annual Piñon Awards
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the Santa Fe Community Foundation presented its 38th Annual Piñon Awards — a time-honored celebration of northern New Mexico's leading nonprofits. We were thrilled to present this year's winning nonprofits with their awards, a general operating grant, and the below videos that offer the public a glimpse into their vital work.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of our lead event partner, Enterprise Bank & Trust.
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Awardee Videos
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Photos
Responding to a Growing Housing Crisis
Housing instability continues to grow across northern New Mexico, driven in part by a shortage of available homes. Since 2022, the Community Housing & Homelessness Prevention Fund has invested $903,000 to address urgent shelter needs, expand transitional and permanent supportive housing, and advocate for policy change yielding more affordable housing across New Mexico.
Empower! Black Futures Community Fund: 2026 Grant Webinar
In this webinar, three members of the Empower! Black Futures Community Fund advisory committee reflect on the fund’s open grant opportunity, resourcing Black-led work, and the importance of strengthening Black life, arts, culture, and financial literacy across New Mexico.
Santa Fe Community Foundation announces record-level $1 million+ in Community Grants
The Santa Fe Community Foundation has awarded $1,045,000 in 2025 Community Grants to 67 nonprofits serving Santa Fe, Mora, Rio Arriba, and San Miguel counties. This marks the Foundation’s largest round of grantmaking through its Community Grants program to date.
