Private foundation · EIN 85-0477271 · Albuquerque, New Mexico · Education

Center for Educational Initiatives

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New Mexico. The foundation accepts applications (APRIL 15) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $125K total, median $5,000. 63% of grants stayed in New Mexico. Stated restrictions: 4000/annually, 1st generation college applicant

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
16
$125K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NM
63%
of grants
Deadline
APRIL 15
Assets
$2.7M

How to apply

Lead-nm scholarship application, fafsa college financial assistance award letter, if available Contact: Alan Marks, 240 Vally High Sw, Albuquerque, Nm, 5053620813, JAMARUNM.EDU Deadlines: APRIL 15 Restrictions: 4000/annually, 1st generation college applicant

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Institute for Policy StudiesWashington, DCNm fellowship$35K
Mayo ClinicScottsdale, AZHealth promotion research$20K
FIRST Baptist Church of McKinney TxMcKinney, TXEducation program in south africa$10K
Nm Imigrant Law CenterAlbuquerque, NMCommunity education$10K
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAEducational program$5,000
Three Sisters KitchenAlbuquerque, NMCommunity health$5,000
EncuentroAlbuquerque, NMEducational program$5,000
Nm Environmental Law CenterAlbuquerque, NMCommunity education$5,000
Roadrunner Food BankAlbuquerque, NMFood bank$5,000
Nm Vets for PetsAlbuquerque, NMCommunity health$5,000
Nm Center on Law and PovertyAlbuquerque, NMCommunity eduction$4,000
Center for Investigative ReportingBig Sandy, TXEducational program$4,000
High Country NewsPaonia, COEducational outreach$3,000
Horizons AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NMEducational program$3,000
Outpost Performance SpaceAlbuquerque, NMEducational program$3,000
Native Health InitiativeAlbuquerque, NMCommunity health$2,500

By state: New Mexico 10 · District of Columbia 1 · Arizona 1 · Texas 2 · California 1 · Colorado 1

About this foundation

Center for Educational Initiatives is a private grantmaking foundation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, administered in care of Alan Marks, tax-exempt since 2002. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Center for Educational Initiatives accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Lead-nm scholarship application, fafsa college financial assistance award letter, if available Deadlines: APRIL 15.

How much does Center for Educational Initiatives give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $125K across 16 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Center for Educational Initiatives give?

New Mexico (10 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants), Arizona (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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