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

Start with the funders already giving to social science in New Mexico, currently Anne Ray Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the social science 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 social science in New Mexico?

$10M reached 6 social science organizations in New Mexico, from 59 funders. 10% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in New Mexico

Funding is concentrated: School for Advanced Research alone draws 95% of every social science grant dollar in New Mexico. Most of it comes from outside New Mexico: only 10% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$10M

granted

organizations

10%

from in-state

The short version

59 funders gave $10M to 6 social science organizations in New Mexico across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
10% of that came from funders also based in New Mexico; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in New Mexico is Anne Ray Foundation, at $3M.
The social science organization drawing the most is School for Advanced Research, at $9M.

Largest funders of social science in New Mexico

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

1Anne Ray Foundation$3M 2The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$2M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1M 4Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$455k 5Albuquerque Community Foundation$449k 6The J Paul Getty Trust$300k 7Paloheimo Foundation (Curtin-Paloheimo T Rust)$295k 8Slf Foundation$270k 9The Louisa Stude Sarofim Foundation$239k 10Vital Projects Fund Inc$200k

Social science organizations in New Mexico that draw the most

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

School for Advanced Research$9M

How to find social science funders in New Mexico

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Start with the funders already active in New Mexico
The funders giving the most to social science in New Mexico are Anne Ray Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
90% of social science money in New Mexico comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New Mexico.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in New Mexico?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in New Mexico, currently Anne Ray Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New Mexico from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in New Mexico?: Anne Ray Foundation gives the most to social science organizations in New Mexico, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in New Mexico?: $10M reached 6 social science organizations in New Mexico, from 59 funders. 10% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

The endowment market

who holds foundation money, and what just moved

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.