About Women'S Economic Self-Sufficiency Team
We are home to entrepreneurs providing a support system of consulting, training, incubation, and lending to help New Mexicans strengthen and grow their small businesses through sustainable business models, financial empowerment, and job creation.
Focus Areas
Small business developmentEntrepreneurship trainingFinancial empowerment and literacyMicroloans and lending (CDFI, SBA microlender)Business incubation and studio spaceChild care business developmentSupport for Native and Indigenous entrepreneurs
Who They Fund
young children (infants-toddlers-preschoolers)families/caregivers seeking childcarelicensed childcare providers and centers
About Women'S Economic Self-Sufficiency Team
Women's Economic Self-sufficiency Team Corp’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large awards to childcare providers across New Mexico, including a $96,498 grant to Covenant Schools of Rio Ranch and $80,000 grants to Happy Days Christian Day Care & Pre, Wee Kids Kountry Klub Inc, and La Luz Early Childhood Center. Those gifts sit alongside the foundation’s broader operating model as a small-business support organization that offers consulting, training, incubation, and lending to help New Mexicans strengthen and grow their businesses. The funder’s own summary links that work to sustainable business models, financial empowerment, and job creation. The foundation also supports entrepreneurs through its active programs, which include WESST Small Business Loans, an incubation program, training and consulting, a capital readiness initiative, and Native Women Rising. That combination shows a funder that uses both financial tools and technical assistance. The recent grants list points to a strong childcare-related pattern, while the program menu shows a wider set of business-development services for New Mexico entrepreneurs, including industry-specific support such as childcare business development and support for Native and Indigenous entrepreneurs.
What Women'S Economic Self-Sufficiency Team Funds
Childcare funding is the clearest theme in the recent grants list. Women's Economic Self-sufficiency Team Corp gave $63,395 to Covenant School Del Norte and $60,000 to Little Tumbleweed Daycare New Begin, both in 2025, showing direct support for early childhood providers. The foundation also backs a wide network of childcare centers and schools through awards such as $50,000 to Garcia Street Club Inc and $45,000 to Steps Ahead Learning Center. Those grants fit alongside its stated support for training and consulting on industry-specific needs, including childcare. Beyond childcare, the organization supports capital access and business formation. Its active programs include WESST Small Business Loans, an incubation program, and a capital readiness initiative, alongside a special initiative for Native Women Rising. The focus areas also include financial empowerment and literacy, microloans and lending, and entrepreneurship training.
How Women'S Economic Self-Sufficiency Team Gives
The typical grant size sits at a $10,000 p25, $30,000 median, and $45,000 p75, with larger awards appearing in the recent list for childcare support. Grants are local in scope and 100% of grants go to recipients in New Mexico, indicating a tightly concentrated giving pattern. The organization operates as a business-support and lending nonprofit rather than a funder of individuals, and it also does not make program-related investments. The grants shown here are all from 2025, suggesting an active single-year snapshot rather than a multi-year spread in the provided data. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including lending, incubation, training and consulting, Native Women Rising, and capital readiness.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$11.9M
Total Revenue
$9.2M
Total Expenses
$8.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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