Foundations that fund organizations in Taos, New Mexico
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Taos nonprofits
92 private foundations gave $3.8M to Taos organizations in their latest filings; 34 of the 92 that say either way accept applications.
174 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Taos around $5,000. 18 of these funders are based in New Mexico; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 92
- Accept applications
- 34
- of 92 that state a policy
- Dollars to Taos
- $3.8M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 174
- Typical median grant
- $5,000
- Based in NM
- 20%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Taos organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Branch Foundation | Ponte Vedra, FL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | Provide for program services |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | To support the rural ob access & maternal services, a proje… |
| Carroll Petrie Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | Protecting river systems & wetlands; Vet care/medical supplies for shelter animals |
| Robert T Keeler Foundation | El Prado, NM | 10 | $189K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Project/program support |
| Shepherds - a Family Foundation | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $165K | $165K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | support of the capital campaign |
| Brindle Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 5 | $110K | $20K | Yes | To support professional development for ei and preschool st…; To inform youth and families about sexuality ed through fre…; To expand programming for infants/toddlers with new exhibit… |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To restore priority wetlands, build coalitions, and support… |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Support for an art exhibition |
| Tortuga Charitable Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Early Care and Education |
| Valerie & Charles Diker Fund Inc | Rye, NY | 1 | $83K | $83K | Preselected only | General support |
| Healy Foundation Nm MD & Fl 058704-000 | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $82K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| Thornburg Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Strengthening watershed and climate resiliency policy solut… |
| Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 2 | $75K | $38K | Preselected only | Animal rescue; Humanitarian charity |
| Chamiza Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 4 | $58K | $15K | Preselected only | Across america cultural exchange; Our horno project; Taos pueblo sewing pride project |
| G Andrew Bjurman Foundation C/O Caskey Mandell Karp & Block Llp | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | The foundation's greatest needs |
| Lunder Foundation C/O Kenilworth Inc | Portland, ME | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Art museum |
| Marshall L and Perrine D McCune Charitable Foundation Inc | Santa Fe, NM | 5 | $50K | $15K | Yes | General operating support |
| Jf Maddox Foundation | Hobbs, NM | 6 | $43K | $4,000 | Yes | General operating support; Roof repairs; food pantry |
| Carl C Anderson Sr and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $40K | $20K | Yes | Taos Elder Benevolent Services; Emergency Housing for Winter (multi-Org Collab) / Youth Hea… |
| Healing Hearts Changing Minds Inc | Derry, NH | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | To further the core mission of hhcm |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| The Freebird Foundation | Bellaire, TX | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Toward creating a safer and better life for vulnerable chid… |
| Walter and Marilyn Joy Samuels Charitable Foundation Trust | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | No kill care and placement for adoption of abandoned animals |
| Reed Family Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 19 | $29K | $1,250 | Preselected only | General |
| Sacharuna Foundation C/O Peregrine Financial Corp | Danvers, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 5 | $24K | $5,000 | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| The Frost Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 2 | $23K | $12K | Yes | Operating |
| The S Leigh Pierson & Douglas R Conant Family Cookie Jar Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 7 | $22K | $2,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Joliet Foundation Co Club Oil & Gas in C/O Club Oil and Gas Inc | Englewood, CO | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Klauer Foundation Trust Xxxxx5009 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General |
| Budd Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $20K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Community outreach; Ppe and covid-19 related items |
| Acorn Foundation | Kentfield, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| Con Alma Health Foundation Inc | Santa Fe, NM | 2 | $16K | $8,000 | Yes | Healthcare; Taos common ground |
| Keith B Ohnmeis Foundation | Wilson, WY | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating funds acquisition fund |
| Idm Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Operating support for stray hearts animal shelter; Taos community passive solar demonstration project |
| Mays Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General |
| Walter & Olivia Kiebach Foundation | Kirtland Hills, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General program support |
| Pedigree Foundation | Franklin, TN | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Animal Rescue Relief Purposes |
| Quail Roost Foundation | Radnor, PA | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Nurturing center; General operating support |
| Mary Wohlford Foundation C/O Jude Damasco | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Colburn Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Support of the classical arts |
| Jonathan & Kathleen Altman Fndtn C/O Avalon Trust | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Leopold Schepp Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Sherman and Joyce Scott Family Foundation | Dodge, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charles Ross Exhibition |
| Kit Carson Electric Education Foundation Inc | Taos, NM | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Yes | Technology upgrades; Electrical improvements |
| Ll Charitable Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 | Preselected only | Sports |
| Meow Wolf Philanthropic Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | General support of exempt mission and programs |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $6,250 | $500 | Preselected only | 250.08; 500.16; 5500 |
| The Taheri Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | For use by donee organization for the purpose for which the… |
| Agt August a Rendigs Jr and Helen Rendigs Fdn | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Project/program support |
| The Oreilly Family Foundation | Atlantic Beach, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support and unrestricted use. |
| The Encantado Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | The sole purpose of the Grant program is to support nonprof… |
| Waycaster Foundation | Cypress, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Educational |
| The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Vista Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating fund |
| Wheless Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Charitable |
| Anne Embree Charitable Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Donation |
| Lpr Charitable Trust | Jackson, WY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| The Sulica Fund Inc C/O Lisa Freeman | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General donation |
| Turner Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Further organization's exempt purpose |
| Harris J and Geraldine S Nelson Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| The Kerr Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $2,600 | $2,600 | Yes | To support dog group therapy program for youth recovering f… |
| R Ruth Foundation | Paradise Valley, AZ | 3 | $2,500 | $1,000 | Preselected only | For use in its tax-exempt purpose |
| The Mimi Saltzman Family Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation | Fort Myers, FL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Community services |
| The Borisch Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant |
| Cudd Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 3 | $2,500 | $500 | Preselected only | Social services; Arts/culture |
| William & Dorothea Titus Foundation C/O Lipsky Goodkin & Co | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | General charitable purpose |
| Coleman Charitable Foundation | Georgetown, TX | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry Inc | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Taos Poet Laureate. |
| The Scudder Family Foundation Inc | Portland, OR | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Preselected only | Restore water quality and wildlife in and around NM RIVERS. |
| The Hodges Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 | Preselected only | Operating fund |
| Christopher R Kelly Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| William and Nancy Anixter Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $1,500 | $750 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Thomas C and Lois L Sando Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Education |
| The Harbor Oaks Foundation | Marion, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| The John a Rodger Jr Foundation Inc | East Meadow, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Aid donee organization to carry out functions |
| The Houser Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | To support taos society of artists. |
| Newton Family Fund C/O Newton Grusin Fiduciary Service Co | Jackson, WY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| C Neil and Carolyn S Norgren Foundation | Earlysville, VA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Hometown heroes donation |
| Jm Lazarus Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General charitable |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 4 | $400 | $100 | Preselected only | Environmental quality, protection and beautification; Human services - multipurpose and other; Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief |
| Planet in Peace Foundation | Taos, NM | 3 | $350 | $100 | Preselected only | Social services; Civic organization |
| John & Carolyn Davis Family Foundation | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | General support |
| Bolene Charitable Trust | Wichita, KS | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | Operating fund for other public charity |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100 | $100 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| Benaka Foundation | Pls Vrds Est, CA | 1 | — | Preselected only | Donation |
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 Taos, New Mexico?
River Branch Foundation, Conrad N Hilton Foundation, Carroll Petrie Foundation, Robert T Keeler Foundation, Shepherds - a Family Foundation and 87 others reported grants to Taos 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 Taos. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.