The Santa Fe Community Foundation is providing grants to organizations providing services and/or advocacy to protect both domestic and wild animals in Santa Fe, Mora, Rio Arriba, and/or San Miguel counties.
Donor Name: Santa Fe Community Foundation
State: New Mexico
County: Mora County (NM), Rio Arriba County (NM), San Miguel County (NM), Santa Fe County (NM)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/24/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas
- Population Control
- Free or low-cost spay/neuter clinics
- Trap/neuter/release programs
- Transportation for stray dogs/cats from overcrowded shelters to areas where they are more likely to be adopted
- Free or low-cost spay/neuter clinics
- Cruelty Prevention
- Humane education/public information
- Rescue/adoption programs
- Support for local and/or statewide trapping ban
- Well-being
- Training/socializing animals with goal of re-homing
- Providing emergency and preventive care
- Providing food and other supplies for pets of low-income owners
- Service animal support for the vulnerable
- Providing assistance for individuals with physically disabilities
- Support for emotional/trauma-informed care
- Reintroduction/conservation of native New Mexico species
- Education programs about native New Mexico species
- Reintroduction programs.
Funding Information
Foundation offers $5,000, $10,000, $15,000, or $20,000 general operating support depending on your annual budget:
- Organizations with an annual budget up to $50,000 may apply for a $5,000 grant;
- Organizations with an annual budget between $50,001 – $150,000 may apply for a $10,000 grant;
- Organizations with an annual budget between $150,001 – $500,000 may apply for a $15,000 grant; and
- Organizations with an annual budget of $500,001 or more may apply for a $20,000 grant.
Eligibility Criteria
Grant applications will be accepted from organizations that:
- Are located in or serve the people of Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, San Miguel or Mora counties;
- Are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or are a public or governmental agency or a federally recognized tribe in the state of New Mexico, or that have a fiscal sponsor;
- Employ staff and provide services without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation;
- Are at least three years old;
- Have not already applied for a Community Grant this calendar year (only one Community Grant application per year per organization);
- If your organization received a donor-advised grant in the previous calendar year (but not a community grant), it is still eligible to apply for a competitive grant in the current calendar year.
For more information, visit Santa Fe Community Foundation.
