The Santa Fe Community Foundation is accepting applications for its 2025 Environment Grant.
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:
All communities have equitable access to the earth’s critical resources: land, water, air and food for a sustainable and healthy ecosystem.
Foundation will support requests that address climate change through efforts to:
- Protect or improve watershed and water quality
- Preserve open space
- Remediate land
- Energy from renewable sources
- Environmental justice
- Create sustainable food production systems.
Through direct service, policy advocacy and/or collaboration efforts, priority strategies will address:
- Training and development of diverse food and farming enterprises and distribution infrastructure for sustainable food economy that represent a rich and diverse farming tradition.
- Fostering connection and collaboration among multi-sector stakeholders for environmental advocacy and community development that support equitable access and stewardship of land, air, water and ecosystem for future generations.
- Promotion of renewable energy sources through coordinated efforts to increase consumption, production, workforce training, enterprise development and investment.
- Ensuring the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
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.
