Unfunded grants
While the Foundation has hundreds of distinct charitable funds, each has its distinct purpose designated by the individual, family or organization who established it. There are a small number of Impact and Field-of-Interest funds making up the Competitive Grant Program to which grantseekers can apply for support, allowing the Foundation to respond to immediate needs. Each year we receive many more requests for this funding than we can possibly support.
Grant proposals submitted for consideration through the Competitive Grant Program may also be funded by an individual or family-advised fund or by one of the Foundation’s Giving Circles. However, at the end of the last grant cycle, many of those proposals received went unfunded.
The requests are from very worthy organizations for important programs providing direct services. Without necessary funding, many of these programs will never reach their full potential.
To demonstrate how difficult these decisions are to make, the following is a brief description of some of those we were unable to support last year although we were able to successfully fund them in the past.
If you would like more information or to fund any of these requests, please contact the Foundation at 505.883.6240.
Grant requests the Foundation was not able to fund
January - October, 2009:
516 Arts
Request: $10,000, to support educational outreach project, El Otro Lado/Albuquerque-Phase II, a community-based collaborative art project focusing on themes of migration, boundaries and sense of place.
ACCESS for Education Foundation
Request: $ 8,500, to provide educational outreach activities with long term benefits for students including an interest in space flight and scientific discovery and an understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) concepts.
Albuquerque Meals on Wheels
Request: $15,000, to support and expand Low Income Medical Meal Program that provides 2,600 meals annually for seniors (at no cost to the senior) with behavioral and medical issues.
Albuquerque Rescue Mission
Request: $25,000, to meet the increased demand for food boxes, obtain updated computer software and hardware to assist individual's enrolled in Men's New Life Program as well as educational materials for women and children in the Women's Day Room.
Aldo Leopold Centennial Celebration 2009
Request: $ 6,500, to support 15 Reading Aldo Leopold seminars ("A Sand County Almanac") across the state and to present one Leopold Education Project workshop in Albuquerque for teachers in grades 6-12.
Amigos Bravos
Request: $ 8,000, to support an acequia project in collaboration with the Fish & Wildlife Dept. to conduct water quality analysis and education for students and community members about critical acequia/bosque issues.
AMP Concerts
Request: $10,000, to support performer fees for Globalquerque!, the 5th Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture in partnership with Avokado Artists and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
APS Title I, Homeless Projects
Request: $15,000, to support an after-school tutoring program and transition services for 120+ homeless high school youth; grant funding for stipends for certified teachers and educational assistants, evening meals and instructional materials.
Arts Alliance
Request: $10,000, to support a biweekly online calendar of events, "Something To Do," a comprehensive calendar of arts and cultural events, activities, exhibitions, education programs, calls for artists and arts opportunities in Albuquerque.
Barrett Foundation
Request: $27,024, to support weekend/evening Intake Coordinator position to allow for clients to be admitted after normal business hours at emergency shelter for homeless women and children; funding for salary expense.
Career Guidance Institute
Request: $10,000, to support Albuquerque Reads providing volunteers for literacy program for 230 kindergarten children at APS schools to ensure their preparedness to enter first grade reading at or above grant level.
Catholic Charities
Request: $35,042, to increase capacity for assisting clients in Self-Sufficiency Program for single parent families experiencing homelessness including educational materials, vocational tools, life skills classes and job development; funding for admin expense
Christina Kent Day Nursery
Request: $ 8,315, to support a literacy consultant to work with staff providing teachers with an understanding of literacy concepts and continue to develop the daycare center's literacy program for at-risk children where 74% of the families are single mothers, fathers or grandparents.
Citizen Schools
Request: $10,000, to support family engagement at afterschool programs for low-income middle school students implementing hands-on learning experiences that complement but not duplicate learning during the school day to show connections between schoolwork and college and career opportunities.
Closet Cinema
Request: $10,000, to support the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival to assist in bringing in current features and documentaries and their filmmakers for educational opportunities in the community.
Community Networking Resources, Inc.
Request: $ 9,157, to sponsor the Civic Engagement 2009 community event in be held in September, 2009, focusing on education and community involvement in a multi-cultural diversity and intergenerational dialog.
Connecting Community Voices
Request: $10,000, to establish a digital media capacity for Sawmill community residents, utilizing technology in order to create a core of neighborhood promotores or community partners/educators by completing 10 oral histories.
Corrales Cultural Arts Council
Request: $ 2,000, to expand Music in the Schools program started with Corrales, Rio Rancho and Jemez Pueblo schools with professional artists representing a variety of type of music including performances and interactive education classes.
Cuidando Los Niños
Request: $24,408, to strengthen and expand Family Support Program focused on empowering families who are homeless to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency; funding to be used for salary, staff training, food and supplies.
Dismas House
Request: $30,000, to support administration of Life by Design Program for clients at transitional housing facilities who are on probation or parole; funding for partial salary for one additional case manager.
Goodwill Industries of New Mexico
Request: $15,000, to support Pathways to Self-Sufficiency Program serving homeless and near homeless individuals; grant funding to be used for the purchase of bus passes, bicycles, interview clothes, work clothes/boots, and other items for job acquisition purposes.
Haven House
Request: $30,000, to provide direct services to adult domestic violence victims/survivors and their children through counseling, case management and community outreach; funding would be used for salaries and admin costs.
Hey, Mozart! New Mexico
Request: $ 9,000, to record the 2010 CD resulting from the composition competition using 19 Albuquerque based professional musicians and conductor and UNM School of Music facilities and including duplication for 100 CDs.
Hubbell House Alliance
Request: $10,000, to support videos of training classes at Hubbell House about backyard farming in urban environments promoting good earth practices for healthy living with energy and environmental conservation principals.
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Request: $10,000, to support Ancient Living Traditions Program to introduce visitors to Pueblo life and art as ancient and living traditions with hands-on experiences for children, youth, adults and seniors.
Metropolitan Homelessness Project
Request: $40,000, to cover costs of providing case-management and educational programs at a night shelter for men or for one-time construction costs for office/classroom buildings.
Musica del Sol, Inc.
Request: $10,000, afterschool music educaiton program to provide elementary school students with an after-school musical learning environment that stimulates intellectual and social growth.
National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation
Request: $10,000, to support Field to Feast encompassing all Center programs including performing arts, visual arts, history, literary arts and education in collaboration with the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
National Institute of Flamenco
Request: $10,000, to support the Conservatory of Flamenco including scholarships for children and men, a work-student, a trade program and performance training.
National Dance Institute of New Mexico
Request: $10,000, to support in-school, advanced training and after school dance programs in APS schools that engage students in fun, high-energy dance and teach the value of excellence.
A New Day Youth & Family Service
Request: $28,000, to support School to Work Program for youth from low income and poverty level families to obtain employment to assist in transition to adulthood and keep youth from becoming involved with the juvenile justice system.
NewLife Homes, Inc.
Request: $30,000, to support staff position to provide support for 160+ residents at six locations of low income housing; funding would cover staff expense to coordinate services and provide neighborhood outreach.
New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty, Inc.
Request: $25,000, to support "Food for All New Mexicans" project to expand low-income families' access to and enrollment in the food stamp program; funding primarily for legal staff expense.
New Mexico Education Network Center
Request: $10,000, to support the New Teacher Induction Program through a six month program addressing the needs of the underserved and providing dropout prevention with professional development, mentoring and coaching of 12 middle school teachers.
New Mexico Jazz Workshop
Request: $10,000, to support Institute of Jazz Music education program for under-served and under-represented communities and provide support for students entering public school music programs.
New Mexico Media Literacy Project
Request: $ 9,460, to support five media literacy trainings for Title I APS middle and/or high school youth, educators and community leaders including distribution of 40 multimedia resources to educators who participate in the trainings.
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Request: $ 5,000, to assist in producing educational materials for teachers and 4th and 5th grade children including CDs and other curriculum materials based on district and state academic standards.
Noon Day Ministry
Request: $30,000, to support rental and utility assistance program for people on the verge of becoming homeless; grant would cover staff and admin expenses.
OFFCenter Community Arts Project
Request: $10,000, to cover adminstrative costs, salaries, consumables and studio costs for afterschool arts program for 20-30 4th, 5th and 6th grade students from neighboring schools.
Opera Southwest
Request: $10,000, to provide 100 tickets for each performance of the organization's 2009-10 season to groups of middle and high school students from Italian and French language classes as well as music and theater classes for a total of 800 youth.
Outpost Productions, Inc.
Request: $ 6,000, to support Youth Educational Programs with classes, performance opportunities, visual arts exhibits and outreach performances for youth.
PB&J Family Services, Inc.
Request: $25,000, to provide matching funds to create a viable financial literacy program for vulnerable families in poverty; funding would support program costs for direct interventions for 56 families and provide financial literacy training to four staff members.
Perpetual Tears Memorial, Inc.
Request: $10,000, to cover administrative costs for programs including those that raise awareness of the devastation of DWI, facilitate Youth Offender Workshops and maintain the Memorial.
Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico
Request: $ 9,808, to produce a CD of New Mexican music to raise awareness of New Mexican composers and performers for distribution at public concerts, local venues and through choral colleagues across the country.
Project PeacePal
Request: $ 8,000, to support international pen pal program for 500 students in Albuquerque learning PeacePal letter writing and peace skills that enhance their literacy abilities and expand their understanding of the world.
Project Share, Inc.
Request: $15,000, to support Food Box Program for those in need at a meal site; funding would cover salary, good and overhead expenses.
RCI, Inc.
Request: $10,000, to expand Literacy Services to adults with disabilities in Rio Rancho through a curriculum designed to encourage students to learn independently, develop critical thinking skills and participate in group activities.
Roadrunner Food Bank
Request: $15,000, to purchase food for Food For Kids program in collaboration with 36 Albuquerque schools by providing weekly backpacks of nutritious food to school children.
S.A.F.E. House
Request: $25,000, to cover food expenses for women and children at the domestic violence shelter who are homeless and living at or below the poverty line; funding to purchase food and food service supplies for at least 700 residents.
Saranam, LLC
Request: $15,000, to assist in housing and education for six homeless families annually; funding for housing needs including rent, utilities, phones and adult education expenses at CNM.
School Zone Institute
Request: $ 8,525, to translate already written and well tested architecture and design education curriculum guidebook, into Spanish for use with K-12 English language and bi-lingual learners.
Supportive Housing Coalition of New Mexico
Request: $15,000, to support Rental Assistance and Eviction Prevention Program for low-income and disabled individuals and families by providing one-time emergency rental assistance grants to families with at least one member diagnosed with severe mental illness or other behavioral health disorders; funding directly to emergency assistance.
Teatro Nuevo Mexico
Request: $10,000, to cover faulty expenses for Master Workshops - Singing Spanish Music from Around the World.
Tricklock Theatre Company
Request: $10,000, to support the Manoa Project, a teen playwriting and ensemble apprenticeshop program for 20-25 teens to develop talent in playwriting and theater.
The Vortex Theatre
Request: $ 8,600, to assist in audience expansion activities that would bring theatre to older citizens by way of videotapes of three plays through community partnerships and introduce the theatre experience to underserved high schools.
