NextGen Awards $10,000 to Future Focused Education
2022 Grants Cycle
NextGen, the Santa Fe Community Foundation's group of young philanthropists, capped off its fifth grantmaking cycle by awarding $10,000 in support of education.
NextGen is a hands-on experience in philanthropy for rising leaders who care about local issues and want to make a bigger impact. Each year, members of the group work together to pool their giving toward an issue they vote on, view proposals, and award grants to local nonprofits.
2022 Grantee:
Future Focused Education: $10,000
Empower! Black Futures Community Fund grants $70,000 in honor of Juneteenth
In honor of Juneteenth, the Empower! Black Futures Community Fund at Santa Fe Community Foundation is proud to announce its second round of grantmaking. The grants, which total $70,000, support organizations uplifting Black life, arts, and culture in New Mexico.
Women, Wisdom, Camaraderie & Community
For the women and femmes leading northern New Mexico nonprofits, leadership, healing, and ancestral wisdom belong together. Meet Wisdom Weavers, our Learning Hub's two-year cohort weaving all three.
From relief to recovery: Supporting community resilience after the fire
Four years after New Mexico’s largest wildfire, the question remains: what did we learn, and how do we prepare for the next one? In this op-ed for the Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe Community Foundation President & CEO Christopher Goett, MSW reflects on the anniversary of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and what it revealed about community resilience, the power of trusted local relationships, and why long-term investment in preparedness matters.
