About In the Family Way
We are a small collaborative of artists committed to empowering art programs and creative interventions that make life on earth better for all beings.
Focus Areas
Arts & CulturePublic ArtEducationCommunity DevelopmentMaternal & Family SupportLibrary Access / Anti-censorship
Who They Fund
eco-poets and environmental artistslocal artistic communities and cultural organizersbroader public/community audiences engaged by arts programmingnatural ecosystems (as subjects/beneficiaries of stewardship work)
Funding Style
project-based / program support
About In the Family Way
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.
What In the Family Way Funds
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.
How In the Family Way Gives
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.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$142K
Total Assets
$17K
Total Revenue
$19K
Total Expenses
$176K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $71K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$71K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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