Los Alamos National Laboratory
Espanola, NM · EIN 74-2853972. Reported 168 grants totalling $4,644,270 to 78 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
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:
- What kind of organization it is. For Los Alamos National Laboratory, by its IRS classification it raises and distributes funds for education (NTEE B120).
- How spread out its giving is. 78 distinct organizations, with 6% 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.
- How much its list changes. 67% 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 $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $20,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $6,650 and the largest $300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Immigrant Law Center | Albuquerque, NM | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching | Chicago, IL | $268,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners in Education Foundation for the Santa Fe Public Schools | Santa Fe, NM | $235,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Indian School | Santa Fe, NM | $187,350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Mexico Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College and Career Plaza | Santa Fe, NM | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pajarito Environmental Education Center | Los Alamos, NM | $102,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridges Project for Education | Taos, NM | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climate Advocates Voces Unidas | Universal Cty, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youthworks | Santa Fe, NM | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of New Mexico | Ranchos De Taos, NM | $99,804 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stemarts Lab | El Prado, NM | $97,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keres Childrens Learning Center | Cochiti Publo, NM | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mora Independent School District | Mora, NM | $90,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pueblo of Jemez | Jemez Pueblo, NM | $82,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nmc Inc | Los Alamos, NM | $78,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Groundworks New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $76,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Moving Arts Espanola | Velarde, NM | $73,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Family YMCA | Los Alamos, NM | $73,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pueblo of Tesuque | Santa Fe, NM | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Mesa Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cooking With Kids Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Penasco Independent School District | Penasco, NM | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Fe Public Schools | Santa Fe, NM | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pueblo of Pojoaque | Santa Fe, NM | $58,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Localogy | Questa, NM | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Las Vegas Public Schools | Las Vegas, NM | $55,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Assistance Dogs of the West | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chama Valley Arts | Chama, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated of Santa Fe Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Las Cumbres Community Services Inc | Espanola, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Mexico Suicide Intervention | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northern Youth Project | Espanola, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pueblo of Santa Ana | Bernalillo, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reading Quest | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Fe Mountain Center Inc | Tesuque, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Silver Bullet Productions | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Social Emotional Learning Alliance for New Mexico | El Prado, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thrive Charter School | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| True Kids 1 | Taos, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Twirl Inc | Taos, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alcalde Elementary Espanola Public Schools | Alcalde, NM | $46,332 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region | Santa Fe, NM | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chama Arts Coalition | Chama, NM | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Explora Science Center & Childrens Museum of Albuquerque | Albuquerque, NM | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Taos Community Foundation Inc | Taos, NM | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connected the National Center for College and Career | Berkeley, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Rito Art Association | El Rito, NM | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Environmental Education Association of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Los Alamos Public Schools | Los Alamos, NM | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nonviolence Works Inc | Taos, NM | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North American Digital Fabrication Alliance | Santa Fe, NM | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Taos Land Trust | Taos, NM | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Mexico Highlands University Foundation Inc | Las Vegas, NM | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Future Focused Education | Albuquerque, NM | $33,334 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Las Vegas City Schools | Las Vegas, NM | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Four Corners Regional Education Cooperative #1 | Bloomfield, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| SEL4US Inc | Somerville, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peasco Independent School District | Penasco, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohkay Owingeh Head Start | Ohkay Owingeh, NM | $11,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bernalillo Public Schools | Bernalillo, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Funders Together to End Homelessnes S Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Luna Community College Foundation | Las Vegas, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools | Ojo Caliente, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Fe Community College Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tucumcari Public Schools | Tucumcari, NM | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reunity Resources | Santa Fe, NM | $7,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vallecitos Community Center and Library | Vallecitos, NM | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pueblo De San Ildefonso | Santa Fe, NM | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pueblo of Nambe | Nambe Pueblo, NM | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pueblo of Picuris | Penasco, NM | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tiwa Babies | Taos, NM | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taos Municipal Schools | Taos, NM | $6,650 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
53 of 78 (68%) 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.
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.
- New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
NMILC REQUESTS $300,000 OVER TWO YEARS TO SUPPORT 200 IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL SERVICES THAT WILL PROMOTE THEIR LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND CAREER SUCCESS. - New Mexico Foundation
BROADBAND COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PROJECTS FUND - Santa Fe Indian School
SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL COOL SUSTAINABLE NETWORKS REQUESTS $75,000 TO SUPPORT EMERGING PUEBLO WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (WISPS) AND IT STAFF THROUGH WORKFORCE TRAINING TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SKILLS, IT CERTIFICATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN SUSTAINABLE NETWORKS TO PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS TO UNSERVED PUEBLO HOUSEHOLDS. SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL (SFIS) REQUESTS $37,500 TO SUPPORT SFIS STUDENTS AND GRADUATES PURSUING HEALTH CAREERS SUPPORT SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL IN ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING NATIVE AMERICANS TO BECOME TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS. - The Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching
ESTABLISH A PIPELINE OF EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. FUNDS TO SUPPORT GOLDEN APPLES INITIAL EFFORTS TO BUILD STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSUING A CAREER IN EDUCATION AND BEGINNING TEACHERS. - Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching
THIS GRANT SUPPORTED THE THIRD YEAR OF ESTABLISHING THE GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATIONS TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAMS IN NEW MEXICO, AIMED AT RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND MENTORING EDUCATORS FROM NORTHERN NM COMMUNITIES. FUNDING HELPED LAUNCH LOCAL OPERATIONS, BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HIRE NEW MEXICAN LEADERS TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE, DIVERSE, AND DEDICATED TEACHING WORKFORCE. - Partners in Education for Sfps
FISCALLY SPONSORING HANDS-ON HERITAGE FOR $5,000 TO FUND A PORTION OF EDUCATOR SALARIES FOR A SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES 4-8TH GRADE STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. FISCALLY SUPPORTING NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT SERVICES (A DEPARTMENT OF SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS) TO PROPOSE PARTNERING WITH SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL AND CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL TO LAUNCH A STEAM-H1* INITIATIVE WITH THREE KEY COMPONENTS: 1) TEACHER TRAINING, 2) A PROJECT-BASED CLUB AND 3) A CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE ADVISORY. FISCALLY SPONSORING SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS LANGUAGE AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST FOR TWO YEARS OF FUNDING AT A LEVEL OF $20,000 PER YEAR TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF 40 TEACHERS. FISCALLY SPONSORING THE SANTA FE CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP'S REQUEST FOR 20,000 PER YEAR OVER TWO YEARS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATION TEAM TRAINING (TEACHER LEADER AND PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT) FOR EDUCATORS IN TWO SCHOOLS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 49 of 78 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.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | $1,652,616 | $23,000 |
| 2022 | 41 | $1,157,454 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 44 | $998,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 31 | $836,200 | $25,000 |
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
88% 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.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- 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.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New Mexico.
- 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 Los Alamos National Laboratory'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 66 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 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: 1112 Plaza Del Norte, Espanola, NM, 87532.
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