The Albuquerque Community Foundation is accepting applications for its 2022 Grant Program.
Donor Name: Albuquerque Community Foundation
State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval County (NM) and Torrance County (NM)
Town: Bernalillo
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/09/2022
Grants Size: $15,000
Details:
Fields of Interest
Types of Grants
- Operating Grants: In an effort to ensure the nonprofit partners have as much flexibility to respond to the changes COVID-19 has created (and continues to create) in community, all grants in the 2021 Competitive Grant Program will be general operating grants. This means, funding will be unrestricted and grantees may use the funds as needed throughout the year. Program-based grants will not be accepted in 2021.
- Operating Support Grants: The Foundation considers requests for General Operating Support to be awarded as core support or unrestricted grants. Organizations may use operating grants to cover day-to-day activities or ongoing expenses such as administrative salaries, utilities, office supplies, technology maintenance as well as for project costs, capital, technology purchases and professional development.
Criteria and Priorities for Applicants:
- Well-established organizations with a proven track record of providing services benefiting people in the Greater Albuquerque area
- Clearly and specifically aligned with one of the Foundation’s Fields-of-Interest
- Have clearly defined organizational goals and measurable program outcomes
- Built on community, regional and organizational assets and strengths
- Organizations should demonstrate their ability to work with other partners to identify community needs and gaps in services
Funding Information
The range for grant requests is based on the organization’s total income from the most recently completed fiscal year.
- If applicant total income was under $500,000 they may apply for up to $10,000 in funding.
- If applicant total income was $500,000 or more, they may apply for up to $15,000 in funding.
- Grant requests must be a minimum of $1,000 and a maximum of $15,000.
- For Mental Behavioral Health grants only! If applicant total organizational income was under $500,000 they may apply for up to $15,000 in funding. If total organizational income was $500,000 or more, applicant may apply for up to $20,000 in funding. This only applies in the Health field-of-interest.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must meet the following criteria in order to apply for a grant:
- Provide services to the people of the Greater Albuquerque Metropolitan Area (Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia)
- Be a nonprofit organization, exempt from Federal Income Taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
- Revenue Code or be a public educational institution or be a public agency
- Have been incorporated in the state of New Mexico for a minimum of 5 years – verified by theNM Secretary of State,
- Business Services Division (certain exceptions can be made to this, including, but not limited to: an organization operating with a fiscal agent or an organization spinning off from a parent nonprofit and establishing its own separate entity).
- Be current with all state and federal reporting requirements
- Clearly demonstrate how the organization provides access to economic opportunities
- Have 100% of its Board of Trustees providing a meaningful contribution/engagement or bringing an added value to the organization. Board support will differ for organizations and should reflect the needs of your organization
For more information, visit Albuquerque Community Foundation.
