“This is Just the Beginning.” Digging into Meow Wolf Foundation's Inaugural Round of Grants

“This is Just the Beginning.” Digging into Meow Wolf Foundation's Inaugural Round of Grants

This year, Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment company Meow Wolf launched a new foundation. We get a status report from Executive Director Julie Heinrich on the heels of its first foray into grantmaking.

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A Look at Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico’s Community Giving Strategy

A Look at Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico’s Community Giving Strategy

Here’s a look at how Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, a health insurance company funder, approaches philanthropy and supports communities throughout its state.

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A Conversation with Carnell Chosa, Founder and Director of the Attach Your Heart Foundation

A Conversation with Carnell Chosa, Founder and Director of the Attach Your Heart Foundation

Carnell Chosa’s philanthropic journey began with his experiences growing up in the Jémez Pueblo community in New Mexico. We connected with him to learn about his story, the foundation he started, and more.

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What the Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation Supports in New Mexico

What the Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation Supports in New Mexico

The Santa Fe-based Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation can be a challenging funder to get to know because of its limited transparency and online presence. Here are some key facts to keep in mind.

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How the Albuquerque Community Foundation Approaches Philanthropy

How the Albuquerque Community Foundation Approaches Philanthropy

The Albuquerque Community Foundation is helping its city become an emerging hub of philanthropy in the southwest. Here’s what New Mexico groups should know about the community foundation’s giving strategy.

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How the Carlsbad Community Foundation Approaches Grantmaking in New Mexico

How the Carlsbad Community Foundation Approaches Grantmaking in New Mexico

Here’s what Southeast New Mexico grantseekers should know about this community foundation’s support for education and other opportunities for local grants.

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How Philanthropy is Responding to COVID-19 in the Southwest

How Philanthropy is Responding to COVID-19 in the Southwest

Despite wide-open spaces and more disbursed population groups, the Southwest is being hit hard by COVID-19. We look at how local funders are responding in the first of a series of pieces on regional philanthropy and the pandemic.

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We’ve Been Keeping Tabs on Philanthropy in New Mexico. Here's What We're Learning

We’ve Been Keeping Tabs on Philanthropy in New Mexico. Here's What We're Learning

As part of Inside Philanthropy’s ongoing coverage of the Southwest, we’ve been closely tracking and covering grantmaking in New Mexico. Here are some of our observations and an overview of what we offer the New Mexico philanthropy community.

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The Brindle Foundation: An Early Childhood Funder for Nonprofits in New Mexico

The Brindle Foundation: An Early Childhood Funder for Nonprofits in New Mexico

From its earliest days, the Brindle Foundation has aimed to do things differently in terms of grantmaking and grantee relationships. Here are a few examples of what that looks like in practice.

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The Albuquerque Community Foundation: Support for Local Groups—and the Space Industry

The Albuquerque Community Foundation: Support for Local Groups—and the Space Industry

The Albuquerque Community Foundation is going strong. We look at where grants are going lately, including a new focus for this foundation: the commercial space industry in New Mexico.

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What a Foundation Restructuring Plan Means for Grantseekers in West Texas

What a Foundation Restructuring Plan Means for Grantseekers in West Texas

The Paso del Norte Foundation and the Paso del Norte Health Foundation have been two separate but interconnected entities for the past five years. That’s changing. Which means what?

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Up and Funding: This New Mexico Foundation Just Awarded Its Very First Grants

The Grant County Community Foundation was established back in 2012 but just recently made its very first round of grants. Let's take a look at how and where this emerging New Mexico funder gives.

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A Funder in New Mexico Zeroes In On Public Policy, Including Early Childhood Issues

A Funder in New Mexico Zeroes In On Public Policy, Including Early Childhood Issues

The Thornburg Foundation has found a niche for itself by focusing on issues important to New Mexico through a policy lens. We look at what this funder is up to. 

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Three Things to Know about the Chase Foundation in New Mexico

Three Things to Know about the Chase Foundation in New Mexico

Local nonprofits in this region should definitely get to know this funder a bit better and understand where recent funds have been flowing. Let’s take a closer look.

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