New Mexico · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in New Mexico

Imperigo has identified 162 funders that made 815 grants totaling $39.8M to 90 environment & conservation organizations in New Mexico, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in New Mexico

Total granted $39.8M
Funders 162
Grants 815
Organizations funded 90

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. New Mexico Association of Counties
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $591K · through 2024 · 24.9% of their giving
$1.7M
2. Santa Fe Community Foundation
79 grants to 30 organizations · largest $588K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$3.5M
3. The Taos Community Foundation Inc
13 grants to 3 organizations · largest $106K · through 2024 · 6.7% of their giving
$690K
4. Montaner Charitable Tr Uw Cb Funk Dtd 6-14-16
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $51K · through 2025 · 14.3% of their giving
$285K
5. New Mexico Community Foundation
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$674K
6. National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $76K · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$199K
7. Nusenda Foundation
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$122K
8. Community Foundation for San Benito County
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $52K · through 2023 · 1.0% of their giving
$390K
9. Albuquerque Community Foundation
24 grants to 13 organizations · largest $38K · through 2024
$282K
10. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
17 grants to 6 organizations · largest $719K · through 2023
$2.2M
11. Justice Outside
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $40K · through 2023 · 1.1% of their giving
$120K
12. National Association of Conservation Districts
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2023
$259K
13. United States Endowment for Forestry
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $153K · through 2024
$218K
14. United States Energy Foundation
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$780K
15. Paso del Norte Health Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $93K · through 2024
$186K
16. New Mexico Humanities Council
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $8K · through 2021 · 2.1% of their giving
$33K
17. Maine Community Foundation Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$357K
18. Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 5.3% of their giving
$10K
19. American Trails
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$28K
20. Tides Foundation
16 grants to 7 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$1.0M
21. State Bar of New Mexico
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$50K
22. Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $45K · through 2023
$56K
23. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $110K · through 2024
$430K
24. The Pew Charitable Trusts
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024
$430K
25. Rei Cooperative Action Fund
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024
$70K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation work in New Mexico, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 10 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering environment & conservation work, with an address in New Mexico. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable environment & conservation funding in New Mexico, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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