Our Mission is to serve our community by mobilizing and stewarding resources to create equitable opportunity for all.
A defining feature of Albuquerque Community Foundation is its mix of community grantmaking and donor-directed distributions: the 2025 record includes a $663,352 general-support grant to UNM Foundation, while other large awards in the recent-grants list also appear as donor advised, donor-designated, and agency distributions. That pattern shows a platform that channels both institutional funds and donor-established giving into nonprofits and scholarship programs. The foundation’s recent grants reach a wide range of local organizations serving education, health, arts, food access, and community support. In 2025, it gave $264,389 in general support to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Inc and $170,000 to Three Sisters Kitchen, both in Albuquerque. Other sizable awards support New Mexico Philharmonic, Roadrunner Food Bank, and United Way of North Central New Mexico, alongside regional recipients such as Santa Fe Community Foundation and Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico. Its stated mission is to mobilize and steward resources to create equitable opportunity for all, and the recent grant record reflects that through flexible support to established nonprofits, passthrough distributions, and scholarship-related giving.
Education appears in both institutional and donor-directed grantmaking. Albuquerque Community Foundation gave $663,352 to UNM Foundation for general support, and it also runs student scholarships and student aid programs for New Mexico high school students and current or returning college students. Arts and culture show up through multiple named recipients. The foundation awarded $177,337 to Albuquerque Museum Foundation for general support in 2025, after a $532,000 donor advised distribution in 2023, and it also supported New Mexico Philharmonic with $159,360 in 2025 and $118,251 in 2024. Health and basic needs are another visible theme. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Inc received $264,389 for general support in 2025, while Roadrunner Food Bank received $130,199 for general support the same year. The foundation also maintains an Emergency Action Fund for Food Insecurity for urgent response to food access needs.
Typical awards cluster around a median of $10,000, with the middle half of grants running from $2,500 at the 25th percentile to $20,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent-grants list also shows a smaller number of much larger awards, reflecting a layered grantmaking structure rather than a single grant size. The foundation gives through both its own annual and emergency programs and through donor-advised, donor-designated, and agency distributions. Recipients recur across years: UNM Foundation, Albuquerque Museum Foundation, Three Sisters Kitchen, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Inc, and New Mexico Philharmonic each appear more than once in the recent-grants list. The organization is a mixed community foundation, makes program-related investments, and offers applications for some programs through its scholarship portal or annual grant cycle.
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$160.6M
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Most grants fall between $3K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
R RANDALL ROYSTER
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Grantmaking is strongly concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 80% of grants in the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Albuquerque is the main recipient city in the recent list, with additional awards to Belen, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Roswell, and New Mexico regional organizations. Outside New Mexico, recent grants also land in Dallas and Rochester, but the overall recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Its grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,000. The recent-grants list also includes larger institutional awards, showing that the foundation uses both routine competitive grants and larger distributions.
Yes. It has student scholarships and student aid programs for New Mexico residents, including high school students and current or returning college students pursuing educational goals. Applications are managed through the foundation’s scholarship portal.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNM FOUNDATION | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $663,352 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS INC | DALLAS, TX | $264,389 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $177,337 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THREE SISTERS KITCHEN | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $170,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $159,360 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $130,199 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $107,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROSWELL MUSEUM ART CENTER FOUNDATION | ROSWELL, NM | $101,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CNM FOUNDATION | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $86,300 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO | LAS CRUCES, NM | $85,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HORIZONS ALBUQUERQUE | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $78,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERA SOUTHWEST | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $78,168 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THRIVE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO | ALAMOGORDO, NM | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL ECONOMIC ALLIANCE | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SARANAM LLC | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $74,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO BIOPARK SOCIETY | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $72,909 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC | ROSWELL, NM | $72,192 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $67,621 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE OF NEW MEXICO | SANTA FE, NM | $61,503 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHWEST WOMEN'S LAW CENTER | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $59,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO PBS | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $57,735 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH ON THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE | SANTA FE, NM | $57,609 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALL FAITHS | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $57,070 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PB&J FAMILY SERVICES INC | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $56,630 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALBUQUERQUE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $54,021 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | SANTA FE, NM | $50,103 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAWIKKU | ZUNI, NM | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION | SANTA FE, NM | $47,503 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEART GALLERY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $47,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC FOUNDATION INC | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $46,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MANDY'S FARM | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $45,700 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $44,485 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ALBUQUERQUE | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $43,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORKING CLASSROOM INC | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $42,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE GRIEF CENTER | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $41,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $41,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $41,420 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INDIGENOUS WOMEN RISING | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $41,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHWEST CREATIONS COLLABORATIVE | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $40,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAITH ROOTS REPRODUCTIVE ACTION | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNM CONTRACT AND GRANT ACCOUNTING | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOMEWISE | SANTA FE, NM | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARIPOSA FUND | BEAVERTON, OR | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH SYMPHONY PROGRAM | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $39,107 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO WILDERNESS ALLIANCE | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $38,422 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WATERMELON MOUNTAIN RANCH | RIO RANCHO, NM | $36,991 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BARRETT FOUNDATION | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $35,968 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OFFCENTER COMMUNITIY ARTS PROJECT | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC
$159,360GENERAL SUPPORT
ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK
$130,199GENERAL SUPPORT
ROSWELL MUSEUM ART CENTER FOUNDATION
$101,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HORIZONS ALBUQUERQUE
$78,500GENERAL SUPPORT
OPERA SOUTHWEST
$78,168GENERAL SUPPORT
THRIVE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW MEXICO BIOPARK SOCIETY
$72,909GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION
$67,621GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE OF NEW MEXICO
$61,503GENERAL SUPPORT
ALL FAITHS
$57,070GENERAL SUPPORT
PB&J FAMILY SERVICES INC
$56,630GENERAL SUPPORT
HAWIKKU
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HEART GALLERY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION
$47,250GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC FOUNDATION INC
$46,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ALBUQUERQUE
$43,250GENERAL SUPPORT
WORKING CLASSROOM INC
$42,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE GRIEF CENTER
$41,750GENERAL SUPPORT
INDIGENOUS WOMEN RISING
$41,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAITH ROOTS REPRODUCTIVE ACTION
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNM CONTRACT AND GRANT ACCOUNTING
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH SYMPHONY PROGRAM
$39,107GENERAL SUPPORT
BARRETT FOUNDATION
$35,968GENERAL SUPPORT
OFFCENTER COMMUNITIY ARTS PROJECT
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Current and upcoming funding from Albuquerque Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Public and nonprofit organizations committed to developing, maintaining, or enhancing local trails, or providing environmental education and promoting public land stewardship in the Cuba area.
Deadline: Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Who can apply: Requests must serve populations within Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and/or Valencia counties.
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