El Paso Community Foundation Grant

The El Paso Community Foundation Grant supports innovative philanthropic projects in the El Paso region, including far west Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Established in 1977, the foundation has awarded over $167 million in grants to address community needs. Key focus areas include arts, education, health, and economic development. Priorities include collaboration and impactful projects, while avoiding grants for individuals, capital campaigns, or religious purposes.

Since its founding in 1977, the El Paso Community Foundation has awarded more than $167,606,198 in grants to nonprofit organizations and individuals in the greater El Paso region.
The El Paso Community Foundation and its supporting organizations respond to the needs of nonprofit organizations by providing grants in the greater El Paso region.
El Paso Community Foundation Grants
Provides funding for a variety of philanthropic projects in the El Paso region, far west Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico
Granting Areas of Interest:

• Arts and HumanitiesEducationEnvironment/AnimalsHealth and DisabilitiesHuman Services (basic human needs)Economic Development
• Granting Priorities
• Projects that will result in more effective ways of doing things — ideas that require risk-taking
• Projects that can create an impact with a moderate amount of grant money
• Projects that show collaboration with other organizations

Ineligibility

We generally do not make grants to:IndividualsCapital campaignsFundraising events/projectsReligious organizations for religious purposesAnnual appeals and membership contributionsOrganizations that are political or partisan in purposeTravel for individuals or groupsOrganizations outside the greater El Paso geographic areaEndowment FundsPast operating deficits