Foundations that fund organizations in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Las Cruces nonprofits
152 private foundations gave $12M to Las Cruces organizations in their latest filings; 45 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
338 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Las Cruces around $16K. 33 of these funders are based in New Mexico; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 152
- Accept applications
- 45
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Las Cruces
- $12M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 338
- Typical median grant
- $16K
- Based in NM
- 33%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Las Cruces organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 15 | $2.0M | $125K | Yes | Early Care and Education; Health and Health Equity; Jobs and Family Economic Security |
| Py Foundation | Artesia, NM | 1 | $1.7M | $1.7M | Preselected only | Scholarship & SENM Dr incentive program |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $990K | $990K | Yes | To fund organizations to implement locally-led initiatives… |
| The Hunt Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 3 | $775K | $250K | Yes | Final pmt. on $100k commitment; 2 of 5 on $2.5m commitment; 3 of 8 on $2m commitment |
| Daniels Fund | Denver, CO | 7 | $493K | $50K | Yes | Tuition assistance for students in financial need; 2024-2025 rapid response block grant; Youth entrepreneurship and financial education at the arrow… |
| Recovery Avenue | Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $493K | $493K | Preselected only | Rehabilitation center |
| Paul J McCann Foundation | Vado, NM | 3 | $383K | $60K | Preselected only | Catholic school; Pregnancy education and support; Several community non-profits |
| Jf Maddox Foundation | Hobbs, NM | 3 | $311K | $15K | Yes | General operating support; Burrell Residency Program |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | To continue to support general operations for the new mexic… |
| Chase Foundation Mack C Chase Trustee | Artesia, NM | 4 | $274K | $14K | Yes | Grant; Scholarship |
| United Health Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | La beinestar de la mujer - a wellbeing program for women |
| Carroll Petrie Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 6 | $240K | $25K | Preselected only | General support; Paws program; Pollinator education |
| The Electric Company Charitable Foundation | El Paso, TX | 10 | $158K | $8,750 | Yes | Education - Desert Stories program uses interdisciplinary,…; Education - Scholarship support focused on helping to train…; Education - Young Women in Computing (YWiC),provides free c… |
| The Bradburd Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 8 | $155K | $15K | Yes | Support organization's purpose |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Disaster relief and preparedness |
| Con Alma Health Foundation Inc | Santa Fe, NM | 7 | $146K | $25K | Yes | Healthcare |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $133K | $133K | Yes | For general operating support |
| John a and Charlotte G Yates Legacy Foundation | Artesia, NM | 3 | $130K | $25K | Preselected only | To help the youth; Multi-year general grant |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $130K | $65K | Yes | Fostering youth development and leadership |
| The Rawson Family Foundation | Las Cruces, NM | 9 | $125K | $16K | Preselected only | Faith based entity; Christian ministry for university st; Material and spiritual support |
| Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein | Seattle, WA | 1 | $115K | $115K | Yes | Environmental - general support 2024 |
| Marshall L and Perrine D McCune Charitable Foundation Inc | Santa Fe, NM | 5 | $103K | $15K | Yes | General operating support |
| Vital Projects Fund Inc C/O McDermott Will & Schulte Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Willie I Wanda & W F Martin Charitable Trust | Abilene, TX | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Candis J Stern Charitable Foundation | Brooklyn, OH | 5 | $85K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating |
| E Eugene Carter Foundation | Arlington, MA | 1 | $83K | $83K | Preselected only | To provide scholarships |
| Koch Foundation Inc | Gainesville, FL | 6 | $80K | $14K | Yes | To support the salary of a counselor; To support the purchase of equipment for seminarians; To support a Native American Mission |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Fairness through strategic ai practices |
| Westwind Capital Foundation | Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $73K | $36K | Preselected only | Support local non-profits, schools; Veteram scholarshiip fund |
| Henn-Johnson Library and Local History Archives Foundation | Lincoln, NM | 1 | $71K | $71K | Preselected only | Historical Archive Transfer |
| LA Liga | Sante Fe, NM | 2 | $70K | $35K | Yes | Unrestricted gift for operational support |
| Westmeath Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | San Juan County Cooperative Extension Youth and Community D… |
| John B Clifford Foundation Xxxxx2009 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $59K | $59K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Written in Red Inc | Artesia, NM | 3 | $58K | $8,000 | Yes | Scholarship; Grant |
| Healy Foundation Nm MD & Fl 058704-000 | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $54K | $11K | Preselected only | General support |
| Binns Family Foundation | Las Cruces, NM | 26 | $52K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charity |
| Thornburg Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 2 | $50K | $25K | Preselected only | Integrated systems strategic fallowing for sustainable wate…; Nmsu/southwest grain collaborative trials and pipeline for… |
| The Shapiro Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Education |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To provide grantee with operational support. |
| Rivian Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Gerald H Deabel Foundation | Las Cruces, NM | 4 | $50K | $9,990 | Preselected only | Donation; Volunteer efforts award |
| Burger Time Hs Football Golf Tournament Foundation Inc | Las Cruces, NM | 3 | $48K | $16K | Preselected only | Football hs program |
| Carl C Anderson Sr and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $47K | $24K | Yes | Registration fee and travel funds for grant guidance traini…; Southern NM Families and Children |
| B & V Emerick Family Foundation | Grayton Beach, FL | 1 | $36K | $36K | Preselected only | Distribution |
| Hawthornden Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Literary arts support. |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $33K | $33K | Yes | General support |
| The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | Rural Food Initiative and Children's Relief Program |
| Covarrubias-Aprendamos Foundation | Las Cruces, NM | 10 | $32K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Support |
| The Westerman Foundation | Plano, TX | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General purposes |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | South Burlington, VT | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| Frank W Yates Jr Family Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 3 | $30K | $10K | Yes | Donation |
| Rd & Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation | Ruidoso, NM | 1 | $26K | $26K | Yes | Scholarship |
| Elizabeth M Goodgame Private Charitable Foundation Inc | Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $26K | $26K | Yes | Education-children's literacy |
| Actc Foundation Inc | Littleton, CO | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Funds to help build a new learning center and improve recre… |
| Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Toward expenses of the christian counseling initiative, to… |
| Sheila and Stanford L Kurland Family Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Animal rescue |
| The Block Foundation | Northville, MI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Establishment of the block foundation endowed scholarship f… |
| Illinois No 3 Foundation | Artesia, NM | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | Ruidoso fire relief/roswell relief fund |
| Brindle Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $22K | $22K | Yes | To create a culturally-sustaining curriculum for ages 0-3 |
| Turner Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 4 | $21K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Further organization's exempt purpose |
| Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Foundation | Winstonsalem, NC | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Stand up for our veterans |
| The Fliesbach Family Foundation | Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Education |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | Health & social services; Education (k-12) |
| K-Ed Foundation | Frisco, TX | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution to 501(c)3 nonprofit |
| The Robert E and Polly a Zimmerman Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 6 | $17K | $3,000 | Preselected only | Animal Care; Assistance to the needy.; Youth services |
| Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Founder Award |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| Head Vivien B Tuw | St Louis, MO | 2 | $15K | $7,250 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Brancati Foundation | Las Cruces, NM | 9 | $13K | $500 | Preselected only | Sf grant; Scholorship; Ayden award |
| Lannan Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Art donation |
| Enchanted Life Foundation | Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $12K | $5,750 | Preselected only | Food purchases; Hunger Strike program |
| Robert E & Evelyn McKee Foundation | El Paso, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To support and help victims of ruidoso fires. |
| Mitchell Kapor Foundation | Oakland, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To support responsible ai and tech justice |
| John and Sue Anthony Charitable Tr | Murfreesboro, AR | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Social welfare |
| Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation Trust | Oakland, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To support mobile children's museum |
| Pnm Tnmp Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | 3 | $10K | $2,000 | Yes | Discretionary fund grants; Matching grants; Volunteer grants |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | PEDL collaboration Jan-Apr 2024 |
| Thomas a and Mary E Dugan Foundation | Farmington, NM | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the organization's work advocating and supportin… |
| William M Keller Trust Xxxxx4007 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Scholarship |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | DACC/Wells Fargo Financial Foundations |
| The Northern Lights Family Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Education & arts |
| Leprino Foods Company Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | For unrestricted use |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Employee matching gift(s) |
| Waterfall Foundation | Mesilla, NM | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To support veterans |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $9,070 | $9,070 | Preselected only | Support for programs that create transformative experiences… |
| Lockheed Martin Employee Charity Fund | Dallas, TX | 4 | $8,260 | $2,065 | Yes | General support |
| The June and Cecil McDole Charitable Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Burns Family Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $7,600 | $3,800 | Yes | Stem career pathways; Match a previous donation (higher ed) grant |
| William S & Ina Levine Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | Operational support |
| Sacramento Mountains Scholarship Fund | Artesia, NM | 5 | $7,500 | $1,500 | Yes | Tuition |
| Slayton Foundation | Roswell, NM | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Support christian values |
| Arizona Foundation for Educational Advancement | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | To support northern nm college scholarships |
| The Singleton Ranch Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Preselected only | Conference donation; Agent award |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 4 | $6,500 | $500 | Yes | Employee helping hands; July 2024 flash consulting day |
| Parkhill Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $6,368 | $6,368 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Mevatec Foundation | Brownsboro, AL | 1 | $5,824 | $5,824 | Preselected only | Student travel fund |
| Hurst Sorenson Memorial Fund | Stanford, MT | 1 | $5,817 | $5,817 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Conner Christian Scholarship Fd | Roswell, NM | 2 | $5,650 | $2,825 | Yes | Scholarships |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Las Cruces, New Mexico?
Wk Kellogg Foundation, Py Foundation, Conrad N Hilton Foundation, The Hunt Family Foundation, Daniels Fund and 95 others reported grants to Las Cruces organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Las Cruces. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.