We are a small collaborative of artists committed to empowering art programs and creative interventions that make life on earth better for all beings.
In the Family Way’s largest 2023 grant went to Gvngorg for the Support+Feed program, a signal that the foundation can make an outsized commitment when a project aligns with its mission. The funder describes itself as a small collaborative of artists committed to empowering art programs and creative interventions that make life on earth better for all beings. That framing connects arts practice with family support, community wellbeing, and environmental stewardship rather than treating them as separate lanes. Recent grants also show attention to place-based work in New Mexico, including support for ecosystem stewardship and eco-poetry. The organization’s program structure reinforces that mix: it offers small grants, fiscal sponsorship, a temporary mural exhibition in Santa Fe, and its signature Mothering Change program for people through major life transitions. Across those offerings, the foundation supports creative initiatives that are public-facing, community-oriented, and often interdisciplinary. Its grantmaking includes very small awards and one much larger project support grant, suggesting flexibility rather than a single fixed grantmaking style.
Environmental and ecosystem-centered work appears in the foundation’s recent awards. In 2023, it gave $1,500 to Santa Fe Watershed Association for ecosystems support, linking its arts-and-community orientation to stewardship of local natural systems. Literary arts tied to ecology are also part of the mix: New Mexico Literary Arts received $1,061 for an eco-poetry art initiative. Public art is another visible lane through the Lena Wall Mural Exhibition in Santa Fe, a temporary mural exhibition for large-scale works by invited and proposed artists. The foundation also runs I Ching Mothering Change, its signature program focused on creative and archetypal support for people through major life transitions, which places maternal and family support within a broader creative practice.
The grant size distribution is highly skewed: p25 is $1,280, the median is $1,500, and p75 jumps to $70,684, reflecting a mix of small awards and one very large project grant. In the available recent grants, all three recipients are in the United States, and New Mexico appears repeatedly. The foundation is a public charity, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its active programs indicate multiple entry points for funding, including small grants, fiscal sponsorship, artist proposals, and a signature program. Small Grants and Fiscal Sponsorship both note that support is available when funds are available, with small grants awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
$142K
$17K
$19K
$176K
Most grants fall between $1K and $71K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$71K
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Grantmaking is concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 67% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The recent grants list shows awards in Santa Fe and Española, both in New Mexico, alongside a larger grant to Beverly Hills, California. The foundation’s stated scope is regional, with program geography centered on New Mexico and, for some offerings, the United States more broadly. All recent grants shown are domestic, with no non-U.S. recipient countries in the available data.
Its current programs point to arts, public art, community wellbeing, family support, fiscal sponsorship, and creative interventions. The foundation also names ecosystem support, eco-poetry, maternal and family support, and arts-led environmental education among its focus areas and taxonomy.
Yes. The Small Grants program, The Lena Wall Mural Exhibition, Fiscal Sponsorship, and I Ching Mothering Change all indicate that unsolicited or proposed projects may be accepted, with some support offered when funds are available and some projects subject to board approval.
The reported grant-size distribution is p25 of $1,280, a median of $1,500, and p75 of $70,684. That spread shows that the foundation usually makes small awards, but it also makes at least one much larger project-level grant.
New Mexico is the top state by grant count, and 67% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recent New Mexico recipients include organizations in Santa Fe and Española.
The recent grants point to arts linked with community and environment: one large award supported the Support+Feed program, while smaller awards supported ecosystem stewardship and an eco-poetry art initiative. That pattern fits the foundation’s stated interest in arts and culture, public art, education, community development, maternal and family support, and library access / anti-censorship.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GVNGORG | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $139,869 | 2023 | TO THE SUPPORT+FEED PROGRAM |
| SANTA FE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION | SANTA FE, NM | $1,500 | 2023 | ECOSYSTEMS SUPPORT |
| NEW MEXICO LITERARY ARTS | ESPANOLA, NM | $1,061 | 2023 | ECO-POETRY ART INITIATIVE |
SANTA FE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
$1,500ECOSYSTEMS SUPPORT
NEW MEXICO LITERARY ARTS
$1,061ECO-POETRY ART INITIATIVE
Current and upcoming funding from In the Family Way that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Projects aligned with In the Family Way’s mission; details provided upon contact. Prospective projects should contact the organization to discuss sponsorship.
Deadline: No formal deadline; by inquiry/board review (rolling)
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