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Albuquerque Community Foundation

Albuquerque, NM · EIN 85-0295444. Reported 1,097 grants totalling $24.7M to 559 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.

559organizations funded
$11,250median reported grant
$24.7Mgranted, 2021-2024
70%of grantees funded again the next year
7%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For Albuquerque Community Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
  2. How spread out its giving is. 559 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
  3. How much its list changes. 70% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $11,250. Half of what it reported fell between $6,000 and $23,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $663,352. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Under $5,000
194 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
207 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
431 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
168 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
63 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
28 grants
$250,000 Or More
6 grants

Every organization it funded

All 559 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
University of New Mexico Foundation IncorporatedAlbuquerque, NM$1,748,5741542024
Albuquerque Museum Foundation IncAlbuquerque, NM$771,557442024
Unm Contract and Grant AccountingAlbuquerque, NM$646,469842024
Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood IncDenver, CO$643,796442024
Three Sisters KitchenAlbuquerque, NM$632,300442024
New Mexico Philharmonic IncAlbuquerque, NM$512,246442024
Roadrunner Food Bank IncAlbuquerque, NM$377,443442024
Santa Fe Community FoundationSanta Fe, NM$255,737442024
United Way of Central New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$255,168442024
Saranam LLCAlbuquerque, NM$252,041442024
Manzano Day SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$249,183222022
516 ArtsAlbuquerque, NM$248,500442024
Nature ConservancyArlington, VA$234,156442024
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN$233,536112022
National Ataxia Foundation IncMinneapolis, MN$233,536112022
New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation IncAlbuquerque, NM$233,536112022
Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless IncAlbuquerque, NM$228,950442024
Presbyterian Healthcare FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$222,569442024
Opera SouthwestAlbuquerque, NM$220,448442024
New Mexico Biopark Society IncAlbuquerque, NM$217,062442024
Childrens Grief Center of New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM$199,271442024
Cuidando Los Ninos IncAlbuquerque, NM$197,365442024
New Mexico Museum of Natural History FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$196,819442024
Albuquerque Adult Learning Center Alc IncAlbuquerque, NM$188,676332024
Rio Grande Community Development CorporationAlbuquerque, NM$188,158442024
Horizons Student Opportunities and Results for New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM$183,400442024
Keshet Dance CompanyAlbuquerque, NM$182,937442024
Central New Mexico Community College Foundation IncAlbuquerque, NM$182,076432024
National Dance Institute New Mexico IncSanta Fe, NM$172,417442024
Rio Grande Food ProjectAlbuquerque, NM$169,103442024
P B & J Family Services IncAlbuquerque, NM$166,055442024
School for Advanced ResearchSanta Fe, NM$165,975442024
Working Classroom IncAlbuquerque, NM$163,500442024
New Mexico Military Institute Foundation IncRoswell, NM$162,389442024
Southwest Creations CollaborativeAlbuquerque, NM$156,450332024
Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program IncAlbuquerque, NM$154,805442024
Tenderlove Community CenterAlbuquerque, NM$153,400442024
International Generosity Foundation TrustClearwater, FL$151,550332023
Transgender Resource Center of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$149,082442024
Coalition for Osteopathic ExcellenceLas Cruces, NM$146,894222022
Donor Advised Charitable GivingLone Tree, CO$139,167112021
Barrett Foundation IncAlbuquerque, NM$138,691442024
HopeworksAlbuquerque, NM$138,168442024
Explora Science Center & Childrens Museum of AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM$134,750442024
UnicaAlbuquerque, NM$134,550442024
Silver Horizon New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM$134,276442024
Mandys Special FarmAlbuquerque, NM$133,200442024
Homewise IncSanta Fe, NM$132,500332024
Savila CollaborativeAlbuquerque, NM$132,250442024
La PlazitaAlbuquerque, NM$131,400442024
Enlace ComunitarioAlbuquerque, NM$127,700442024
New Mexico Community FoundationSanta Fe, NM$120,485642024
Downtownabq Mainstreet InitiativeAlbuquerque, NM$119,075332024
Offcenter Community Arts ProjectAlbuquerque, NM$119,000442024
Catholic CharitiesAlbuquerque, NM$118,623442024
La Cosecha Community Supported AgricultureAlbuquerque, NM$115,000442024
Equality New Mexico FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$113,065642024
New Mexico Kids Matter IncAlbuquerque, NM$109,450442024
New Mexico Wilderness AllianceAlbuquerque, NM$109,352442024
Museum of New Mexico FoundationSanta Fe, NM$109,167442024
50CAN IncWashington, DC$107,715442024
Future Focused EducationAlbuquerque, NM$105,000332024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$103,050442024
A New Day IncAlbuquerque, NM$101,628442024
Roswell Museum and Art Center FoundationRoswell, NM$101,000112024
Southwest Organizing ProjectAlbuquerque, NM$100,900742024
New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty IncAlbuquerque, NM$90,572442024
Animal Protection of New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM$89,391442024
Flower Hill InstituteJemez Pueblo, NM$89,000442024
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center IncAlbuquerque, NM$88,500332024
Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association IncChicago, IL$85,100332024
The Community Foundation of Southern New MexicoLas Cruces, NM$85,000112024
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY$83,306442024
Southwest Womens Law CenterAlbuquerque, NM$81,250222024
Eight Northern Indian Pueblos CouncilOhkay Owingeh, NM$81,191112023
Albuquerque Public Schools FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$80,905642024
Best Buddies International IncMiami, FL$80,750332024
Not Our FarmAlbuquerque, NM$80,283112023
Student Clothing BankAlbuquerque, NM$80,090442024
New Mexico Legal Aid IncAlbuquerque, NM$80,000332024
Watermelon Mountain Ranch IncRio Rancho, NM$79,015442024
Roswell Artist in Residents FoundationRoswell, NM$79,000332024
Indigenous Women RisingAlbuquerque, NM$78,500332024
Animal Humane Association of New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM$78,477442024
Boys & Girls Club of Central New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$78,000332023
Presbyterian Ear InstituteAlbuquerque, NM$77,700442024
La Plaza De Encuentro Gathering PlaceAlbuquerque, NM$77,000442024
New Mexico Child Advocacy NetworksAlbuquerque, NM$76,100442024
Albuquerque Economic Development IncAlbuquerque, NM$75,000112024
Thrive in Southern New MexicoAlamogordo, NM$75,000112024
Assistance League of Albuquerque IncAlbuquerque, NM$72,500442024
New Mexico Community TrustAlbuquerque, NM$71,000222024
Faith Roots Reproductive ActionAlbuquerque, NM$69,500332024
New Mexico Coalition to End HomelessnessSanta Fe, NM$68,900442024
El Centro De Igualdad Y DerechosAlbuquerque, NM$66,600332024
East Central Ministries IncAlbuquerque, NM$65,250442024
Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque, NM$65,078442024
Partnership for Community ActionAlbuquerque, NM$65,000532024
New Mexico Dream CenterAlbuquerque, NM$64,700332024
Justice Access Support and Solutions for HealthAlbuquerque, NM$64,150442024
New Mexico Immigrant Law CenterAlbuquerque, NM$63,500332024
Healing Addiction in Our Community- HacAlbuquerque, NM$62,434332023
American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$62,300332024
Oasis InstituteAlbuquerque, NM$62,250442024
Manzano Mountain Art CouncilMountainair, NM$61,600442024
New Mexico Philharmonic Foundation IncAlbuquerque, NM$60,850222024
United Voices for Newcomer RightsAlbuquerque, NM$60,000332024
Southern Utah Wilderness AllianceSalt Lake Cty, UT$59,987332024
Junior Achievement of New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM$59,575442024
Board of Regents Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteAlbuquerque, NM$59,225332024
Horse ShelterCerrillos, NM$59,000442024
Pegasus Legal Services for ChildrenAlbuquerque, NM$58,700332024
Special Olympics New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM$58,307442024
Libros for Kids IncAlbuquerque, NM$57,500442024
Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA$57,000442024
Escuela Del Sol Montessori IncAlbuquerque, NM$56,000442024
Womens Economic Self-Sufficiency Team CorpAlbuquerque, NM$55,700442024
Think New MexicoSanta Fe, NM$55,135442024
Islamic Center of New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM$55,000112022
New Mexico Environmental Law CenterAlbuquerque, NM$55,000332024
New Mexico Association for the Education of Young ChildrenAlbuquerque, NM$53,400332024
The Heart Gallery of New Mexico FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$53,250222024
The National Institute of FlamencoAlbuquerque, NM$52,200442024
Sofia Center for Professional DevelopmentAlbuquerque, NM$50,812332023
CASA Esperanza IncAlbuquerque, NM$50,000332024
HawikkuZuni, NM$50,000112024
Jennifer Riordan FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$50,000112021
New Mexico Black Leadership CouncilAlbuquerque, NM$50,000112021
Abrazos Family Support ServicesBernalillo, NM$48,500332024
Habitat for HumanityAlbuquerque, NM$48,139442024
New Mexico State University Foundation IncLas Cruces, NM$48,000332024
Fathers Building FuturesAlbuquerque, NM$47,550332023
The Childrens Hour IncAlbuquerque, NM$47,500332024
STEM Is Childs Play FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$45,927332023
National Hispanic Cultural Center FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$43,950332024
Crossroads for WomenAlbuquerque, NM$43,800222022
Mana De AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM$43,389442024
Meals on Wheels New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$43,230442024
Career Guidance InstituteAlbuquerque, NM$43,117222022
New Mexico Friends of Foster ChildrenAlbuquerque, NM$43,004332024
Cottonwood Gulch ExpeditionsAlbuquerque, NM$42,487222024
Grand Canyon Trust IncFlagstaff, AZ$42,487222024
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN$42,487222024
Thurgood Marshall College Fund IncWashington, DC$42,487222024
Family Promise of Albuquerque IncAlbuquerque, NM$41,900332024
New Mexico Community CapitalAlbuquerque, NM$41,700332024
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC$41,420112024
Valencia Shelter for Victims of Domestic ViolenceLos Lunas, NM$41,400332024
International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY$41,000442024
New Mexico Reentry CenterAlbuquerque, NM$41,000332024
Partners in Education Foundation for the Santa Fe Public SchoolsSanta Fe, NM$41,000442024
St Pius X High SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$41,000112023
Paws and StripesAlbuquerque, NM$40,950442024
Mountain Rescue Aspen IncAspen, CO$40,500332024
St Vincent De Paul Society Archdiocese of Santa FeAlbuquerque, NM$40,285332023
Basement Films IncAlbuquerque, NM$40,000442024
Historic Bridge Mainstreet South ValleyAlbuquerque, NM$40,000112021
Villa Therese Catholic ClinicSanta Fe, NM$40,000332024
Naca-Inspired Schools NetworkAlbuquerque, NM$39,432332024
Duke City Repertory TheatreAlbuquerque, NM$39,000332024
CASA Q IncAlbuquerque, NM$38,000332023
EarthworksWashington, DC$38,000332023
Best ChanceAlbuquerque, NM$37,600332023
Breaking the Silence New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$37,500112021
Next Step Ministries IncAlbuquerque, NM$37,500332023
De ProfundisAlbuquerque, NM$36,933222022
Rocky Mountain Youth CorpsTaos, NM$36,600332023
Dvrc IncAlbuquerque, NM$36,360332024
Kids CookAlbuquerque, NM$36,350332023
Southwest Research and Information CenterAlbuquerque, NM$36,000332024
Susans LegacyAlbuquerque, NM$35,860222024
AlmaAlbuquerque, NM$35,000442024
Stanley British Primary SchoolDenver, CO$34,158222022
New Mexico Jazz Workshop IncAlbuquerque, NM$34,015332024
Amigos Bravos IncTaos, NM$34,000442024
Siembra Leadership High School FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$34,000112023
Childrens Cancer Fund of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$33,600332024
Joy Junction IncAlbuquerque, NM$33,331442024
New Mexico Veterans Integration CentersAlbuquerque, NM$33,100332024
Teach for America IncNew York, NY$33,000332023
New Mexico Asian Family CenterAlbuquerque, NM$32,900222023
Congregation AlbertAlbuquerque, NM$32,705332023
Arts HubAlbuquerque, NM$32,500222024
New Mexico AppleseedAlbuquerque, NM$32,361442024
Institute for Local Self Reliance IncMinneapolis, MN$32,000332024
Wings for Life InternationalAlbuquerque, NM$30,800332024
Amikids IncTampa, FL$30,000222024
Community Foundation of Lincoln CountyRuidoso, NM$30,000222024
Immigrant and Refugee Resource Village of Albuquerque IncAlbuquerque, NM$30,000332024
Growing Up New Mexico IncSanta Fe, NM$29,500222023
Warehouse 505Albuquerque, NM$28,401332023
Department of Senior Affairs - City of AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM$28,287442024
R4CREATINGRio Rancho, NM$28,275332024
Council on Foundations IncWashington, DC$28,250332024
Center of Southwest Culture IncAlbuquerque, NM$27,500222022
Site Santa FeSanta Fe, NM$27,500112024
Steelbridge MinistriesAlbuquerque, NM$27,410332024
New Mexico Symphonic ChorusAlbuquerque, NM$27,086442024
Ronald Mcdonald House New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$26,500222022
FusionAlbuquerque, NM$26,000222023
Rio Grande Community FarmsAlbuquerque, NM$26,000332023
New Mexico Gay Mens ChorusAlbuquerque, NM$25,993222024
Ahpa Foundation for Education and Research on Botanicals IncSilver Spring, MD$25,000112021
At the Well Project IncWashington, DC$25,000222022
Filene Research Institute IncMadison, WI$25,000112021
Hawks Aloft IncAlbuquerque, NM$25,000222023
La Familia Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM$25,000222023
Mercy CorpsPortland, OR$25,000332024
Read Write Adult Literacy ProgramMoriarty, NM$24,500222024
Ensemble Music New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$24,243332024
Santa Rosa Moise Memorial LibrarySanta Rosa, NM$24,000222024
Southwest Environmental CenterPena Blanca, NM$24,000332024
Various Other GrantsAlbuquerque, NM$23,673112022
Flamenco Works IncAlbuquerque, NM$23,100222023
Advocates for the West IncBoise, ID$23,000332024
American National Red CrossWashington, DC$22,800222022
Oxfam-America IncBoston, MA$21,255222024
Junes Senior Cat Rescue IncAlbuquerque, NM$21,000112024
New Mexico Wildlife AssociationEdgewood, NM$20,800332024
Somos Un Pueblo UnidoSanta Fe, NM$20,500222022
St Felix Pantry IncRio Rancho, NM$20,350222023
Revo IncAlbuquerque, NM$20,100222022
Menaul SchoolAlbuquerque, NM$20,023222024
Amy Biehl High School FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$20,017222024
Cultivating CodersAlbuquerque, NM$20,000112024
Farm to Table IncSanta Fe, NM$20,000112023
Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails IncAlbuquerque, NM$20,000112023
Institute of Southern Jewish Life IncJackson, MS$20,000222024
Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations CenterMescalero, NM$20,000112024
Mishkan ChicagoChicago, IL$20,000112021
National Network of Abortion FundsEl Paso, TX$20,000112022
Panorama GlobalSeattle, WA$20,000112021
San Felipe De Neri ChurchAlbuquerque, NM$20,000112023
Santa Fe InstituteSanta Fe, NM$20,000112021
Semilla ProjectAlbuquerque, NM$20,000222024
Southwest School of Botanical MedicineBayside, CA$20,000112023
Yes Housing IncAlbuquerque, NM$20,000112022
Ace Leadership High School FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$19,981112024
Cathedral Church of St JohnAlbuquerque, NM$19,750332024
Coach Mike Papa Brown Msa Scholarship FundAlbuquerque, NM$19,600332024
Amnesty International of the USA IncNew York, NY$19,400442024
Global Center for CulturalentrepreneurshipSanta Fe, NM$19,400222024
Center for Biological Diversity IncTucson, AZ$19,000332023
United States Fund for UnicefNew York, NY$18,950332024
Cloud Dancers Therapeutic Horsemanship Program IncAlbuquerque, NM$18,605222024
Chamber Music AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM$18,453222022
National Atomic Museum FoundationAlbuquerque, NM$18,300222024
Friends of the Albuquerque Public LibraryAlbuquerque, NM$18,250332024
Ocean Conservancy IncWashington, DC$18,000222024
Population ConnectionWashington, DC$18,000222022

248 of 559 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

It also reported 44 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 456 of 559 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Human Services
72 orgs
Education
66 orgs
Arts & Culture
60 orgs
Environment
31 orgs
International Affairs
26 orgs
Health Care
25 orgs
Animal Welfare
25 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
20 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
2021219$5,573,588$15,000
2022423$6,694,522$5,000
2023210$5,514,162$15,000
2024245$6,886,277$16,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

86% of its giving went to organizations in New Mexico. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

New Mexico
$21.3M
Colorado
$933K
Minnesota
$499K
District of Columbia
$396K
Florida
$262K
Virginia
$251K
New York
$250K
California
$140K

Down to the city

Albuquerque, NM
$18.0M
Santa Fe, NM
$1.5M
Denver, CO
$705K
Washington, DC
$395K
Roswell, NM
$342K
Las Cruces, NM
$307K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund167 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc126 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc104 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program101 shared recipientsSanta Fe Community Foundation93 shared recipientsNusenda Foundation80 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $11,250 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New Mexico.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Albuquerque Community Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 235 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 25266, Albuquerque, NM, 87125.

EIN 85-0295444 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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