The Santa Fe Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Native American Advised Fund to support Indigenous-led and serving nonprofits across New Mexico that display a commitment to the Native core values of community, language, culture, and environment.
Donor Name: Santa Fe Community Foundation
State: New Mexico
County: Santa Fe County (NM), Rio Arriba County (NM), San Miguel County (NM) and Mora County (NM)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 or $15,000
Details:
The Native American Advised Fund at the Santa Fe Community Foundation, was established in 1993 with a gift from the late Allan Houser (Chiricahua Fort Sill Apache), a humanitarian and one of the world’s great artists. Grants are made from the fund based on the recommendations of an all-Native advisory committee representative of the region’s diverse Indigenous communities.
The purpose of the Native American Advised Fund is to enhance Native lifeways now and for future generations in New Mexico by promoting a spirit of sharing and supporting community initiatives. The Fund supports efforts that emphasize the commitment to Native core values: community, language, culture, and environment. Since 1997, the Native American Advised Fund has granted over $800,000 to 50+ different tribes, schools, and organizations.
The Native American Advised Fund will operate in perpetuity, benefiting this and future generations. Only the income from the fund is used to make grants.
Funding Information
You may request $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000, depending on your annual operating budget size, as follows:
- Organizations/projects with an annual budget under $150,000 may apply for a $5,000 grant;
- Organizations/projects with an annual budget between $150,000 and $500,000 may apply for a $10,000 grant;
- Organizations/projects with an annual budget over $500,000, may apply for a $15,000 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; and
- Are at least three years old.
- If your organization received a community grant in 2022, they ask that you sit out for a year.
- If your organization received a donor advised grant in 2022 (but not a community grant), you are still eligible to apply for a competitive grant in 2023.
- If your organization received a community grant in 2022, or if you are not interested in applying for a grant, you may submit an abbreviated application to be included in the 2023-2024 Giving Together catalog, which goes out to fundholders.
For more information, visit SFCF.
