Our mission is to strengthen NM counties’ ability to govern their own affairs and improve the well-being and quality of life of their constituents.
New Mexico Association of Counties centers its giving on wildfire protection and mitigation, with large project grants flowing to local government and conservation entities across New Mexico. The biggest recent award in the file is $408,682 to Edgewood Soil & Water Conservation District in Moriarty for wildfire protection, followed by $321,364 to Grant Soil & Water Conservation District in Silver City for the same purpose. That pattern fits the organization’s stated mission to strengthen county government and improve constituents’ quality of life through practical, prevention-oriented funding. Its recent grants also show support for county operations tied to public health and environmental cleanup. MDC Bernalillo County in Albuquerque received $126,088 for infectious disease prevention, while Lea County in Lovington received $90,909 for illegal dumping prevention. The foundation’s portfolio is heavily local: 98% of grants go to recipients in New Mexico, and the grant list is filled with counties, county departments, fire districts, soil and water conservation districts, and other public-serving local agencies. The activity on file points to implementation funding rather than broad unrestricted support, with grants used for specific hazards and county-level protection work.
Wildfire protection is the clearest theme in the grant record. New Mexico Association of Counties funded Edgewood Soil & Water Conservation District with $408,682 for wildfire protection, and later supported South Central Mountain RC&D in Ruidoso with $87,727 for the same purpose. Public health also appears in multiple county grants. The foundation gave $126,088 to MDC Bernalillo County in Albuquerque for infectious disease prevention, and $51,820 to San Juan County in Aztec for infectious disease prevention. Illegal dumping prevention is another recurring line of support. Lea County in Lovington received $90,909 for illegal dumping, and Dona Ana County in Las Cruces received $33,018 for the same type of work. These grants suggest a focus on hazard reduction, cleanup, and county-led implementation projects.
Typical grants are in the low five figures: p25 is $7,970, median grant size is $14,894, and p75 is $36,509. The recent record includes both smaller awards near the median and a few much larger project grants tied to wildfire protection. The grantmaking is recurring rather than one-off; the file shows grants in both 2023 and 2024, often to the same county systems or related local agencies in different years. The foundation is a nonprofit association, not a family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or program-related investments. The active wildfire risk reduction programs accept unsolicited applications.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $37K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$37K
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly in New Mexico: 98% of grants in the file go to recipients in the headquarters state, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Awards are spread across the state, with Albuquerque appearing multiple times, along with Moriarty, Silver City, Socorro, Lovington, Ruidoso, Taos, Las Cruces, and Carlsbad. The geographic pattern matches a local public-purpose funder working through counties, districts, and municipal partners rather than national recipients.
Recipients in the recent grant list include county governments, county departments, soil and water conservation districts, fire districts, and other local public-serving entities. Examples in the record include county governments in Socorro, Taos, and Lea counties, plus conservation districts in Moriarty, Silver City, and Albuquerque.
The record shows concentrated support for wildfire protection and mitigation, infectious disease prevention and control, and illegal dumping prevention. These themes align with the organization’s stated focus areas, which also include public safety, loss prevention, workforce and employee benefits, training and education, and accreditation programs.
The typical grant size is modest but project-based: the 25th percentile is $7,970, the median is $14,894, and the 75th percentile is $36,509. The file also includes larger awards for wildfire protection, including a $408,682 grant and a $321,364 grant.
Yes. The active Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Program and its 2026–2027 rural communities version both list application materials, and the program notes say it accepts unsolicited applications. The rural communities program also requires coordination or review by a local BLM district office and a minimum 10% match.
The grant record is local in scope, and 98% of grants go to recipients in New Mexico. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 48 grants shown in the file.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from New Mexico Association of Counties that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not specified in the scraped content. The program appears to be tied to New Mexico counties and wildfire risk reduction activities.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN JUAN SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION | AZTEC, NM | $527,780 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RC&D COUNCIL | RUIDOSO, NM | $374,800 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| SOCORRO COUNTY | SOCORRO, NM | $175,000 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| CUIDAD SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $109,824 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| OTERO COUNTY | ALAMOGORDO, NM | $99,997 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| SANTA FE-POJOAQUE SOIL & WATER | SANTA FE, NM | $24,710 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| GRANT COUNTY | SILVER CITY, NM | $20,000 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| CLAUNCH-PINTO SOILD & WATER | MOUNTAINAIR, NM | $19,500 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| TORRANCE COUNTY | ESTANCIA, NM | $19,500 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| DIXON COMMUNITY FIRE DEPARTMENT | DIXON, NM | $13,527 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| EAST MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS | TIJERAS, NM | $13,090 | 2026 | WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT |
| South Central Mountain Resource Conservation & Development Council | Ruidoso, NM | $285,000 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| Metropolitan Detention Center Bernalillo County | Albuquerque, NM | $273,965 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Grant Soil & Water Conservation District | Silver City, NM | $247,500 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| Center of Excellence (CEHMM) | Carlsbad, NM | $155,465 | 2025 | Illegal Dumping |
| Forest Stewards Guild | Santa Fe, NM | $113,000 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| San Juan County | Aztec, NM | $78,898 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Village of Angel Fire | Angel Fire, NM | $75,000 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| Socorro County | Socorro, NM | $70,000 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| Ciudad Soil & Water Conservation District | Albuquerque, NM | $69,997 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| Lea County | Lovington, NM | $57,500 | 2025 | Illegal Dumping |
| Chaves County | Roswell, NM | $54,318 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Dona Ana County | Las Cruces, NM | $52,721 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Eddy County Detention Center | Carlsbad, NM | $46,390 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Sandoval County Detention Center | Bernalillo, NM | $37,193 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Curry County Detention Center | Clovis, NM | $32,841 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Santa Fe County | Santa Fe, NM | $29,532 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Luna County Detention Center | Deming, NM | $28,307 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Grant County Detention Center | Silver City, NM | $25,596 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Partners in Education | Santa Fe, NM | $23,500 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| Mckinley County Adult Detention Center | Gallup, NM | $23,019 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Dixon Community Fire Depoartment | Dixon, NM | $22,782 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| Valencia County | Los Lunas, NM | $19,835 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Colfax County | Raton, NM | $16,854 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Torrance County | Estancia, NM | $15,425 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| East Mountain Wildfire Preparedness Association | Tijeras, NM | $12,596 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| Bernalillo County | Albuquerque, NM | $12,564 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Rio Arriba County | Tierra Amarilla, NM | $9,537 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| City of Farmington | Farmington, NM | $9,091 | 2025 | Wildfire Protection |
| Roosevelt County | Portales, NM | $8,735 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Taos County Detention Center | Taos, NM | $8,295 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Quay County Detention Center | Tucumcari, NM | $2,602 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| San Miguel County Detention Center | Las Vegas, NM | $2,110 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Sierra County Detention Facility | Truth or Consequences, NM | $1,561 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| San Juan County Juvenile Detention Center | Farmington, NM | $1,554 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Taos County | Taos, NM | $910 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Curry County | Clovis, NM | $850 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Socorro County Detention Center | Socorro, NM | $676 | 2025 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
| Edgewood Soil & Water Conservation District | Moriarty, NM | $408,682 | 2024 | Wildfire Protection |
| MDC Bernalillo County | Albuquerque, NM | $126,088 | 2024 | Infectious Disease Prevention |
SAN JUAN SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION
$527,780WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RC&D COUNCIL
$374,800WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
SOCORRO COUNTY
$175,000WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
CUIDAD SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION
$109,824WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
OTERO COUNTY
$99,997WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
SANTA FE-POJOAQUE SOIL & WATER
$24,710WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
GRANT COUNTY
$20,000WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
CLAUNCH-PINTO SOILD & WATER
$19,500WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
TORRANCE COUNTY
$19,500WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
DIXON COMMUNITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
$13,527WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
EAST MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS
$13,090WILDFIRE RISK REDUCT
South Central Mountain Resource Conservation & Development Council
$285,000Wildfire Protection
Metropolitan Detention Center Bernalillo County
$273,965Infectious Disease Prevention
Grant Soil & Water Conservation District
$247,500Wildfire Protection
Center of Excellence (CEHMM)
$155,465Illegal Dumping
San Juan County
$78,898Infectious Disease Prevention
Village of Angel Fire
$75,000Wildfire Protection
Socorro County
$70,000Wildfire Protection
Ciudad Soil & Water Conservation District
$69,997Wildfire Protection
Lea County
$57,500Illegal Dumping
Chaves County
$54,318Infectious Disease Prevention
Dona Ana County
$52,721Infectious Disease Prevention
Eddy County Detention Center
$46,390Infectious Disease Prevention
Sandoval County Detention Center
$37,193Infectious Disease Prevention
Curry County Detention Center
$32,841Infectious Disease Prevention
Santa Fe County
$29,532Infectious Disease Prevention
Luna County Detention Center
$28,307Infectious Disease Prevention
Grant County Detention Center
$25,596Infectious Disease Prevention
Mckinley County Adult Detention Center
$23,019Infectious Disease Prevention
Dixon Community Fire Depoartment
$22,782Wildfire Protection
Valencia County
$19,835Infectious Disease Prevention
Colfax County
$16,854Infectious Disease Prevention
Torrance County
$15,425Wildfire Protection
East Mountain Wildfire Preparedness Association
$12,596Wildfire Protection
Bernalillo County
$12,564Infectious Disease Prevention
Rio Arriba County
$9,537Infectious Disease Prevention
City of Farmington
$9,091Wildfire Protection
Roosevelt County
$8,735Infectious Disease Prevention
Taos County Detention Center
$8,295Infectious Disease Prevention
Quay County Detention Center
$2,602Infectious Disease Prevention
San Miguel County Detention Center
$2,110Infectious Disease Prevention
Sierra County Detention Facility
$1,561Infectious Disease Prevention
San Juan County Juvenile Detention Center
$1,554Infectious Disease Prevention
Taos County
$910Infectious Disease Prevention
Curry County
$850Infectious Disease Prevention
Socorro County Detention Center
$676Infectious Disease Prevention
Edgewood Soil & Water Conservation District
$408,682Wildfire Protection
MDC Bernalillo County
$126,088Infectious Disease Prevention
