2025 Juneteenth Recap
2025 Juneteenth Recap
Thank you to all who joined the Empower! Black Futures Community Fund at Santa Fe Community Foundation for Juneteenth commemorations in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. We were grateful for the opportunity to come together as a community in remembrance, solidarity, and joy in honor of Black freedom and culture.
This Juneteenth marked a meaningful milestone for the Empower! Fund, the Foundation’s newest identity-based giving circle, as it announced its inaugural round of grantmaking — $41,000 in support of Black life, arts, and culture in New Mexico. If you would like to join the Empower! Fund in promoting community development, fostering Black artistic expression and preserving cultural heritage, and building financial literacy for generations to come, we invite you to make a gift that is meaningful to you here.
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.
