Private foundation · EIN 85-0470497 · Mora, New Mexico · Education

Mora-San Miguel Electric Education Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New Mexico. The foundation accepts applications (APRIL 16, 2026) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 34 grants paid, $58K total, median $1,000. 94% of grants stayed in New Mexico. Stated restrictions: Restricted to students enrolled to attend a college or university of their choice who live in the service area of mora-san miguel electric cooperative.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
34
$58K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NM
94%
of grants
Deadline
APRIL 16, 2026
Assets
$1.0M

How to apply

Scholarship applications should be returned by mail or dropped off at mora san miguel electric cooperative office at 501 state hwy 518 mora, nm. The application can be downloaded from the cooperative's website https://www.morasanmiguel.coop/scholarships. The application should include the following: Completed and signed scholarship application, a copy of your high school transcript and a copy of your college entrance examination (act and/or sat) scores. Contact: Mora San Miguel Electric Cooperativ, 501 State Hwy 518, Mora, Nm, 5753834720 Deadlines: APRIL 16, 2026 Restrictions: Restricted to students enrolled to attend a college or university of their choice who live in the service area of mora-san miguel electric cooperative.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

Top 11 of 34 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mora Economic DevelopmentMora, NMDonation$5,000
Pecos Community LibraryPecos, NMDonation$5,000
Ribera Community Cultural CenterRibera, NMDonation$5,000
El Valle Community CenterVillanueva, NMDonation$2,000
The Castellano FoundationPecos, NMDonation$2,000
Watrous 4-H ClubLas Vegas, NMDonation$2,000
On Time SportsBoise, IDDonation$1,995
Mora-San Miguel Electric CoopMora, NMDonation$1,000
Nm Rural Electric Suppliers GroupGrawn, MIDonation$1,000
Mora High School Bpa ChapterMora, NMDonation$350
Wagon Mound Public Schools Edu FundWagon Mound, NMDonation$350

By state: New Mexico 32 · Idaho 1 · Michigan 1

About this foundation

Mora-San Miguel Electric Education Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Mora, New Mexico, tax-exempt since 2023. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Mora-San Miguel Electric Education Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Scholarship applications should be returned by mail or dropped off at mora san miguel electric cooperative office at 501 state hwy 518 mora, nm. coop/scholarships. Deadlines: APRIL 16, 2026.

How much does Mora-San Miguel Electric Education Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $58K across 34 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Mora-San Miguel Electric Education Foundation give?

New Mexico (32 grants), Idaho (1 grants), Michigan (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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