Envision Fund (LGBTQ+) supports nonprofits across New Mexico that are promoting the health, safety, and empowerment of at-risk and underserved LGBTQ+ communities.
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 Envision Fund of the Santa Fe Community Foundation is the first and largest philanthropic entity dedicated solely to LGBTQ+ causes in the state of New Mexico. Since its inception in 1997, the Envision Fund has made over $1 million in grants. The Santa Fe Community Foundation partners with the members of the Envision advisory committee and sister community foundation across New Mexico to fund nonprofit organizations that are aligned with the LGBTQ+ funding priorities.
Priority Areas
The Envision Fund has four priority areas for making grants:
- Creating an HIV-free generation in New Mexico
- Combatting discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in whatever form (such as employment, housing, immigration, access to health services, etc.)
- Supporting school-based programs that create a safe environment for all students, including LGBTQ+ students
- Promoting holistic reproductive health and gender-affirming healthcare by ensuring access to comprehensive sexuality education, voluntary contraception, abortion care, and other reproductive/sexual health services
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.
