Private foundation · EIN 26-1473302 · Albuquerque, New Mexico · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Flax Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 12 grants paid, $70K total, median $5,000. 42% of grants stayed in New Mexico.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$70K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NM
42%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Snow Lion PreschoolBoulder, COPromotes education.$15K
Bixby SchoolBoulder, COPromotes education.$10K
ExploraAlbuquerque, NMTo provide science education to children$10K
Colorado Rocky Mountain SchoolCarbondale, COTo provide education$5,000
Cong Bnai IsraelNorthampton, MATo maintain a synagogue, religious school, a cemetery, and such additional educational, religious, social, and recreational activities as w…$5,000
Gary Sinise FoundationWoodland Hills, CATo create programs to educate, entertain, inspire, strengthen, and build communities by honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders,…$5,000
Joy JunctionAlbuquerque, NMTo provide shelter for homeless in new mexico$5,000
Roadrunner Food BankAlbuquerque, NMTo provide equal access to hunger relief$5,000
SaranamAlbuquerque, NMTo empower families to end their homelessness and poverty through housing, education, and supportive communities.$5,000
Nm Holocaust MuseumAlbuquerque, NMProvides education concerning the holocaust and other genocides, human rights, and social justice issues.$2,500
Abington Health FdnAbington, PATo provide quality education to children$1,000
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYTo provide mortgage-free smart homes to our nation's catastrophically injured veterans and first responders, and mortgage-free homes or mor…$1,000

By state: Colorado 3 · New Mexico 5 · Massachusetts 1 · California 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Flax Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, administered in care of Jane Flax, tax-exempt since 2008. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Flax Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Flax Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $70K across 12 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Flax Family Foundation give?

Colorado (3 grants), New Mexico (5 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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