Support. Our aim is to support the impact and sustainability of the family of beneficiaries within the Montaner Charitable Trust by maintaining a close and continuous working relationship with the beneficiaries and providing support that is fair, transparent, and attentive to the beneficiaries’ needs.
Montaner Charitable Tr Uw Cb Funk Dtd 6-14-16 concentrates on keeping a named group of Taos organizations operating, with support structured as essential operations funding. The trust’s application materials say it exists to provide distributions to beneficiaries named in the will of Clark B. Funk, aligned with each beneficiary’s mission and purposes. In practice, the recent grant record shows a stable pattern of support for local institutions rather than project-based awards. The recurring recipients include Taos Historic Museums, Taos Land Trust, the Humane Society of Taos Dba Stray Hearts, Taos Volunteer Fire Department, Millicent Rogers Museum Inc, Dream Tree Project Inc, and University of New Mexico Foundation Inc. Those organizations span arts and culture, historic preservation, land conservation, animal welfare, youth services, and emergency services. The trust’s own description emphasizes a close and continuous working relationship with beneficiaries and support that is fair, transparent, and attentive to their needs. That framing matches the grant list: the awards are consistently directed to beneficiary organizations in Taos for essential operations, pointing to a funder focused on continuity for a defined local network rather than broad, open-ended grantmaking.
Arts and culture appear through operating support for Taos Historic Museums and Millicent Rogers Museum Inc, both in Taos. Historic preservation is also reflected in those awards, which are designated for essential operations rather than a one-time project. Land conservation shows up in funding for Taos Land Trust, again for essential operations. The trust also supports youth services through Dream Tree Project Inc, a Taos-based grantee receiving operating support in multiple years. Animal welfare is present in grants to Humane Society of Taos Dba Stray Hearts, and emergency services are supported through Taos Volunteer Fire Department. The University of New Mexico Foundation Inc also receives essential-operations funding, showing that the trust supports a mix of community-serving institutions within its beneficiary network.
The typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $37,977, the median is $42,543, and the 75th percentile is $47,109. Recent awards also repeat at nearly identical levels across years, including $47,109 in 2023, $37,977 in 2024, and $46,563 to $46,564 in 2025. That pattern points to a distribution structure with limited variation. The trust appears to fund a fixed beneficiary group rather than a broad applicant pool. Its application process is built around distributions requested by organizations named in Clark B. Funk’s will, and one process is explicitly open to unsolicited requests from eligible beneficiaries. The grant record shows repeated support to the same local organizations across multiple years.
$355K
$3.1M
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$404K
Most grants fall between $38K and $47K, with a median of $43K.
25th Percentile
$38K
Median
$43K
75th Percentile
$47K
FRED WINTER
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Grantmaking is local and fully concentrated in New Mexico: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New Mexico is also the top state by grant count. The recipient city visible throughout the recent grants is Taos, including Taos Historic Museums, Taos Land Trust, Taos Volunteer Fire Department, and the Humane Society of Taos Dba Stray Hearts. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 21 grants to U.S. recipients.
It uses a beneficiary-based distribution model. The application materials say funds are distributed to organizations named in Clark B. Funk’s will, and the awards in the recent record are all for essential operations support to those beneficiary organizations.
Its stated focus areas include Arts & Culture, Historic Preservation, Land Conservation, Emergency Services / Fire Department Support, Animal Welfare, and Youth Services. The recent grants also show support for organizational operations and infrastructure costs.
Recent grant sizes are closely grouped. The 25th percentile is $37,977, the median is $42,543, and the 75th percentile is $47,109, with several awards repeating at those levels across 2023 through 2025.
Yes. Every grant in the recent sample goes to recipients in New Mexico, and the recent recipient city is Taos. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 21 grants to U.S. organizations.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Taos Land Trust, Millicent Rogers Museum Inc, Dream Tree Project Inc, Humane Society of Taos Dba Stray Hearts, University of New Mexico Foundation Inc, Taos Volunteer Fire Department, and Taos Historic Museums.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Montaner Charitable Tr Uw Cb Funk Dtd 6-14-16 that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Eligible beneficiaries named in the will of Clark B. Funk, and requests must be for purposes intended to serve the mission of those named organizations.
Deadline: Regular Distribution Request Applications are due by April 15 each year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREAM TREE PROJECT INC | TAOS, NM | $50,769 | 2026 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAOS DBA STRAY HEARTS | TAOS, NM | $50,769 | 2026 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS LAND TRUST | TAOS, NM | $50,769 | 2026 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS HISTORIC MUSEUMS | TAOS, NM | $50,769 | 2026 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM INC | TAOS, NM | $50,769 | 2026 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INC | TAOS, NM | $50,769 | 2026 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | TAOS, NM | $50,769 | 2026 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS LAND TRUST | TAOS, NM | $46,564 | 2025 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAOS DBA STRAY HEARTS | TAOS, NM | $46,564 | 2025 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM INC | TAOS, NM | $46,564 | 2025 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| DREAM TREE PROJECT INC | TAOS, NM | $46,564 | 2025 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INC | TAOS, NM | $46,563 | 2025 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | TAOS, NM | $46,563 | 2025 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS HISTORIC MUSEUMS | TAOS, NM | $46,563 | 2025 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS LAND TRUST | TAOS, NM | $37,977 | 2024 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| DREAM TREE PROJECT INC | TAOS, NM | $37,977 | 2024 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM INC | TAOS, NM | $37,977 | 2024 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS HISTORIC MUSEUMS | TAOS, NM | $37,977 | 2024 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INC | TAOS, NM | $37,976 | 2024 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | TAOS, NM | $37,976 | 2024 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAOS DBA STRAY HEARTS | TAOS, NM | $37,976 | 2024 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INC | TAOS, NM | $47,109 | 2023 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | TAOS, NM | $47,109 | 2023 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| DREAM TREE PROJECT INC | TAOS, NM | $47,109 | 2023 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM INC | TAOS, NM | $47,109 | 2023 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS LAND TRUST | TAOS, NM | $47,109 | 2023 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAOS DBA STRAY HEARTS | TAOS, NM | $47,109 | 2023 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
| TAOS HISTORIC MUSEUMS | TAOS, NM | $47,109 | 2023 | ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS |
DREAM TREE PROJECT INC
$50,769ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAOS DBA STRAY HEARTS
$50,769ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
TAOS HISTORIC MUSEUMS
$50,769ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM INC
$50,769ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
TAOS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$50,769ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAOS DBA STRAY HEARTS
$46,564ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM INC
$46,564ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
DREAM TREE PROJECT INC
$46,564ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
TAOS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$46,563ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
TAOS HISTORIC MUSEUMS
$46,563ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
DREAM TREE PROJECT INC
$37,977ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM INC
$37,977ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
TAOS HISTORIC MUSEUMS
$37,977ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
TAOS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$37,976ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAOS DBA STRAY HEARTS
$37,976ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
TAOS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$47,109ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
DREAM TREE PROJECT INC
$47,109ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM INC
$47,109ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAOS DBA STRAY HEARTS
$47,109ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS
TAOS HISTORIC MUSEUMS
$47,109ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS