How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in New Mexico?

Start with the funders already giving to education in New Mexico, currently National Philanthropic Trust, Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc, Tides Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New Mexico from out of state.

How much grant money goes to education in New Mexico?

$244M reached 260 education organizations in New Mexico, from 618 funders. 17% came from funders also based in New Mexico.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · New Mexico · Education

Who funds education in New Mexico

Most of it comes from outside New Mexico: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$244M

granted

260

organizations

17%

from in-state

The short version

618 funders gave $244M to 260 education organizations in New Mexico across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
17% of that came from funders also based in New Mexico; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in New Mexico is National Philanthropic Trust, at $25M.
The education organization drawing the most is University of New Mexico Foundation Inc, at $46M.

Largest funders of education in New Mexico

The funders giving the most to education organizations in New Mexico, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1National Philanthropic Trust$25M 2Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc$25M 3Tides Foundation$25M 4Institute of American Indian Arts Foundation$12M 5United Negro College Fund Inc$10M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$9M 7WK Kellogg Foundation$8M 8The Chicago Community Trust$5M 9Dialysis Clinic Inc$5M 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$5M

Education organizations in New Mexico that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

250 other education organizations$89M

University of New Mexico Foundation Inc$46M Santa Fe Preparatory School$27M Academy for the Love Of$21M Naca-Inspired Schools Network$12M Keres Children's Learning Center$8M English Learners Success Forum$7M

How to find education funders in New Mexico

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Start with the funders already active in New Mexico
The funders giving the most to education in New Mexico are National Philanthropic Trust, Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc, Tides Foundation. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
83% of education money in New Mexico comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New Mexico.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in New Mexico?: Start with the funders already giving to education in New Mexico, currently National Philanthropic Trust, Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc, Tides Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New Mexico from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in New Mexico?: National Philanthropic Trust gives the most to education organizations in New Mexico, $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in New Mexico?: $244M reached 260 education organizations in New Mexico, from 618 funders. 17% came from funders also based in New Mexico.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.