The Lineberry Foundation appears to be a New Mexico-centered family foundation with a strong preference for practical, community-serving nonprofits, especially in Albuquerque and statewide partners. Its largest commitment is to the University of New Mexico medical school scholarship fund, but it also repeatedly supports youth development, basic needs, homelessness services, disability/access organizations, and local environmental conservation and water protection groups. The giving suggests a values-driven mix of education, human services, and quality-of-life investments for New Mexico communities rather than a single narrow issue area.
Moderately concentrated and relationship-based, with many repeat grantees receiving multi-year support and several organizations funded in the same $50K-$60K range. The foundation mixes one major flagship commitment with a broader portfolio of operating grants to trusted New Mexico nonprofits.
University of New Mexico Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region, Youth Shelters and Family Services, Roadrunner Food Bank, New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness
The Lineberry Foundation’s public record shows a simple pattern: three very large grants, each labeled for general support. The biggest recent award was $2,645,350 in 2025, followed by $2,402,125 in 2024 and $2,300,000 in 2023, all directed to “See Attached Schedule” in Illinois. That combination of size, concentration, and broad-purpose funding suggests a foundation that prefers flexible institutional support over many smaller, program-specific awards. The available grant schedule does not name the recipient organizations, but it does show sustained support across multiple years rather than a one-time commitment. The foundation’s active grant programs point to charitable organizations in New Mexico, with stated priorities including the environment, arts and culture, health issues, services for the visually impaired, animal welfare, and people who are less fortunate. Publicly visible grants, however, are concentrated outside the state identified in the program description, which makes the recent record especially notable for its limited number of awards and unusually high per-grant dollar amounts.
The foundation’s stated priorities center on a small set of cause areas: environment, arts and culture, health, services for the visually impaired, animal welfare, and people who are less fortunate. Those priorities are described in invitation-only grantmaking to charitable organizations in New Mexico. In the public grant record, the funding is not broken out by program area, but the pattern is clear at the award level. The 2025 grant of $2,645,350 was listed as general support to “See Attached Schedule” in Illinois, and the 2024 award of $2,402,125 was also recorded as general support. The 2023 grant followed the same structure at $2,300,000. Taken together, the available data shows broad-purpose institutional giving alongside a defined set of charitable interests.
Lineberry Foundation gives in very large increments. The grant-size distribution is tightly clustered: p25 is $2,325,531, the median is $2,351,062, and p75 is $2,376,594. That narrow spread matches the public record, where each listed award is in the multi-million-dollar range. The schedule shows repeated support across consecutive years, indicating continuity rather than isolated one-off giving. The foundation appears to operate as a private grantmaker, and its programs are invitation-only. It does not accept unsolicited applications, and the public description emphasizes charitable organizations rather than individuals or program-related investments.
$2.6M
$40.9M
$4.8M
$3.3M
Most grants fall between $15K and $25K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$25K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Lineberry Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 205 | $4.7M | 99.5% |
| 2 | Canada | 1 |
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The public grant record is concentrated in one recipient state: Illinois, which accounts for all three listed grants. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. By count, Illinois is the foundation’s top giving state, while the HQ is in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The grant schedule does not show any awards to New Mexico recipients in the recent record, even though the active program description focuses on New Mexico charities.
No. Its active grant programs are described as invitation-only, and both program descriptions state that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Its stated priorities include charitable organizations working in the environment, arts and culture, health issues, services for the visually impaired, animal welfare, and people who are less fortunate.
The public distribution is very concentrated in the multi-million-dollar range. The p25 is $2,325,531, the median is $2,351,062, and the p75 is $2,376,594.
The recent record shows consecutive annual grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all for general support. That indicates repeated support over multiple years.
By grant count, Illinois is the top recipient state in the public record, with all three listed recent grants going to a recipient in Illinois.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $10K |
0.5% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $140,000 | 2024 | Lineberry Foundation Medical School Scholarship Fund |
| University of New Mexico Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $140,000 | 2024 | Lineberry Foundation Physician Loan Forgiveness Fund |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region | Santa Fe, NM | $100,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Communities In Schools of New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $35,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Santa Fe Watershed Association | Santa Fe, NM | $35,000 | 2024 | My Water, My Watershed Program |
| Special Olympics New Mexico | NM | $30,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| The Food Depot | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | General Operating/Multi-year grant/Payment 2 of 2 |
| El Refugio | Silver City, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| The Community Pantry | Gallup, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | Reach and Resiliency/Multi-year grant/Payment 2 of 2 |
| Taos Land Trust | Taos, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | Working Lands in Working Hands: De la Tierra a la Cosecha |
| New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | Assistive Technology Lending Library and Access to Learning Low Vision Clinic |
| Rocky Mountain Youth Corps | Ranchos de Taos, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | American Sign Language Program |
| Economic Council Helping Others (ECHO), Inc. | Farmington, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | Mitigating Homelessness in San Juan County, NM |
| New Mexico Land Conservancy | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| YouthWorks | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Roadrunner Food Bank | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Partners in Education Foundation for the Santa Fe Public Schools | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | Youth Transportation (Field Trips) |
| Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico | Clovis, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | Establishing Eastern NM's First Client Choice Food Pantry |
| Youth Shelters and Family Services | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| NMCAN | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | General Operating/Multi-year grant/Payment 2 of 2 |
| Taos Valley Acequia Association | Taos, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| St. Elizabeth Shelter | Santa Fe, NV | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) | Silver City, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Water Resources Protection for Southwest New Mexico. |
| Family Crisis Center | Farmington, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Marge’s Place |
| Assistance Dogs of the West | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | (General Operating |
| Amigos Bravos | Taos, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating/Multi-year grant/Payment 1 of 2 |
| National Dance Institute New Mexico Inc. | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Dancing to Success: Albuquerque and Santa Fe Outreach |
| Excellent Schools New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Grant Funding for Excellent Schools New Mexico's Capacity-Building Education Fellowships |
| Mental Health Resources, Inc. | Clovis, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Santa Fe Children's Museum | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Field Trips for Title 1 NM Schools |
| Solace Crisis Treatment Center | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Sexual Violence Prevention Department Program |
| The Sky Center | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General OperatingMulti-year grant/Payment 2 of 3 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | (General Operating |
| Santa Fe Concert Association dba Performance Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Arts for Life, the Masterclass Series, and the Field Trip Series |
| The Family YMCA | Los Alamos, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Espafiola YMCA Teen Center |
| La Casa, Inc. | Las Cruces, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Emergency Shelter Services |
| STEM Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Community Against Violence | Taos, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico. | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| All Faiths | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Family Wellness ~ Case Management/Multi-year grant/Payment 2 of 2 |
| Mesilla Valley Community of Hope | Las Cruces, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund |
| Paws and Stripes. | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| New Mexico Wilderness Alliance | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating/Multi-year grant/Payment 2 of 2 |
| CLN Kids | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| New Day Youth & Family Services | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Bridge to Adulthood |
| Heart Gallery of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Aged Out Foster Youth/Operating Funds |
| New Mexico State University Foundation inc. | Las Cruces, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | New Mexico 4-H Program Enhancement |
| Santa Fe Conservation Trust | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Jardin de los Ninos | Las Cruces, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | Anti Hunger and Wellness Programs |
| New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating/Multi-year grant/Payment 1 of 2 |
Lineberry Foundation Medical School Scholarship Fund
Lineberry Foundation Physician Loan Forgiveness Fund
Santa Fe Watershed Association
$35,000My Water, My Watershed Program
El Refugio
$30,000General Operating
The Community Pantry
$30,000Reach and Resiliency/Multi-year grant/Payment 2 of 2
New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Foundation
$30,000Assistive Technology Lending Library and Access to Learning Low Vision Clinic
Mitigating Homelessness in San Juan County, NM
New Mexico Land Conservancy
$30,000General Operating
Roadrunner Food Bank
$30,000General Operating
Youth Transportation (Field Trips)
Establishing Eastern NM's First Client Choice Food Pantry
NMCAN
$30,000General Operating/Multi-year grant/Payment 2 of 2
Taos Valley Acequia Association
$25,000General Operating
Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP)
$25,000Water Resources Protection for Southwest New Mexico.
Family Crisis Center
$25,000Marge’s Place
National Dance Institute New Mexico Inc.
$25,000Dancing to Success: Albuquerque and Santa Fe Outreach
Grant Funding for Excellent Schools New Mexico's Capacity-Building Education Fellowships
Mental Health Resources, Inc.
$25,000General Operating
Solace Crisis Treatment Center
$25,000Sexual Violence Prevention Department Program
The Sky Center
$25,000General OperatingMulti-year grant/Payment 2 of 3
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico
$25,000(General Operating
Santa Fe Concert Association dba Performance Santa Fe
$25,000Arts for Life, the Masterclass Series, and the Field Trip Series
The Family YMCA
$25,000Espafiola YMCA Teen Center
La Casa, Inc.
$25,000Emergency Shelter Services
STEM Santa Fe
$25,000General Operating
Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico.
$25,000General Operating
All Faiths
$25,000Family Wellness ~ Case Management/Multi-year grant/Payment 2 of 2
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope
$25,000Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund
Paws and Stripes.
$25,000General Operating
General Operating/Multi-year grant/Payment 2 of 2
CLN Kids
$25,000General Operating
New Day Youth & Family Services
$25,000Bridge to Adulthood
Heart Gallery of New Mexico
$25,000Aged Out Foster Youth/Operating Funds
New Mexico 4-H Program Enhancement
Jardin de los Ninos
$25,000Anti Hunger and Wellness Programs
General Operating/Multi-year grant/Payment 1 of 2