Santa Fe Indian School

Hanuman Foundation

Santa Fe, NM

The Hanuman Foundation funds community service, humanitarian assistance, education, health, environmental sustainability, food security, cultural preservation, and disaster relief. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $2,500, with a median of $1,008; nearly half of grant dollars went to New Mexico, with additional support across several other states. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

Colorado Plateau Foundation

Flagstaff, AZ

The Colorado Plateau Foundation funds Native-led organizations and tribal entities on the Colorado Plateau working on culture and language, environmental stewardship, community foodways, and leadership capacity. Its one-year capacity-building grants are typically $1,000–$25,000; it also offers Rapid Response grants of up to $10,000 for urgent, unforeseen needs. It accepts applications through its grant processes, including a separate Rapid Response application.

The Notah Begay III Foundation

Santa Ana Pueblo, NM

The Notah Begay III Foundation's (nb3f) mission is to ensure native children achieve their full potential by advancing cultures of native American community health.

Some Serious Business

Abiquiu, NM

First Nations Development Institute

Longmont, CO

First Nations Development Institute funds tribes, Native nonprofits, and Native individuals working in areas such as Native foods and health, youth, financial empowerment, community institutions, and Native lands. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $750,000, with a median of $50,000, supporting Native communities across 46 states, Washington, D.C., American Samoa, and Guam; it does not accept unsolicited requests and accepts applications only through Requests for Proposals.

New Mexico Fund for Women and Girls

Santa Fe, NM

NewMexicoWomen.Org funds New Mexico nonprofits advancing gender justice, healing, and opportunities for women and girls, including work in youth leadership, advocacy, wellness, and economic security. Its 2024 grants ranged from $6,000 to $63,000, with a median of $20,000, and its grantmaking is statewide. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests generally; the Chispa Awards are nomination-only, and the Adolescent Girls of Color cycle is not currently accepting applications.

Con Alma Health Foundation Inc

Santa Fe, NM

Con Alma Health Foundation funds community-rooted efforts to improve health equity and healthcare access, including culturally appropriate services, health promotion, research, policy, and workforce development, primarily across New Mexico. Recent grants ranged from $1,000 to $46,250, with a median of $20,000; its main programs offer awards of up to $30,000 statewide and up to $20,000 in specified northern counties. It accepts grant applications through its website and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Lannan Foundation

Santa Fe, NM

Lannan Foundation supports cultural freedom, diversity, and creativity, especially contemporary artists and writers, arts organizations, educational programs, and Native activists in rural Indigenous communities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $70 million, with a median of $103,250; that year, most grant dollars went to recipients in New York, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Chamiza Foundation

Santa Fe, NM

The Chamiza Foundation funds efforts to sustain Pueblo culture, including language revitalization, traditional arts and foodways, youth education and leadership, history, environmental stewardship, and intercultural exchange, primarily serving Pueblo communities in New Mexico and Ysleta del Sur Pueblo. Awards average $4,000–$8,000, though 2024 grants ranged from $124 to $15,800. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests; proposals are submitted during regular grant cycles.

Center for Educational Initiatives

Albuquerque, NM

The foundation funds education, community health, health research, and related community programs, with 2024 grants ranging from $2,500 to $35,000 and a median of $5,000. Its 2024 grants went mainly to organizations in New Mexico, with additional funding in Washington, DC, Arizona, Texas, California, and Colorado. The filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but does not clearly state whether it accepts unsolicited requests from outside organizations.

NDN Collective Inc

Rapid City, SD

NDN Collective funds Indigenous-led organizations, Tribes, groups, projects, and individuals working on self-determination, justice, and equity, including land and water protection, food systems, language and cultural revitalization, and frontline organizing. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of $50,000 and ranged from $5,600 to $1 million; the 2025 Community Self-Determination process was not open to new applicants and was limited to current or former grantee-partners.

Water Foundation

Sacramento, CA

Water Foundation funds safe and affordable drinking water, watershed and ecosystem restoration, sustainable water management, and climate resilience through local, regional, and national work, with substantial giving in California. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000 (ranging from $5,300 to $1,048,904); it generally does not accept unsolicited requests, though a separate Safe Clean Water community-engagement program invites interest forms.