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

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in New Mexico, currently WK Kellogg Foundation, Tides Foundation, Novo Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy 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 philanthropy in New Mexico?

$63M reached 75 philanthropy organizations in New Mexico, from 348 funders. 22% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in New Mexico

Most of it comes from outside New Mexico: only 22% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. New Mexico's philanthropy organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.

$63M

granted

organizations

22%

from in-state

The short version

348 funders gave $63M to 75 philanthropy organizations in New Mexico across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
22% of that came from funders also based in New Mexico; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in New Mexico is WK Kellogg Foundation, at $8M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is Santa Fe Community Foundation, at $17M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in New Mexico

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

1WK Kellogg Foundation$8M 2Tides Foundation$4M 3Novo Foundation$3M 4Natem Foundation Inc$3M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$2M 6Anchorum St Vincent$2M 7The Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W$2M 8Sandia Foundation$2M 9The Chicago Community Trust$1M 10Democracy Fund Inc$1M

Philanthropy organizations in New Mexico that draw the most

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

Santa Fe Community Foundation$17M New Mexico Community Foundation$10M

65 other philanthropy organizations$9M

United Way of North Central New$6M Albuquerque Community Foundation$6M Faith Comes by Hearing$4M Native American Community Academy$4M

How to find philanthropy funders in New Mexico

1
Start with the funders already active in New Mexico
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in New Mexico are WK Kellogg Foundation, Tides Foundation, Novo Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
78% of philanthropy money in New Mexico comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New Mexico.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in New Mexico?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in New Mexico, currently WK Kellogg Foundation, Tides Foundation, Novo Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New Mexico from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in New Mexico?: WK Kellogg Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in New Mexico, $8M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in New Mexico?: $63M reached 75 philanthropy organizations in New Mexico, from 348 funders. 22% 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.