FHL Foundation Giving Grant

FHL Foundation Giving Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Frederick H. Leonhardt Foundation
Amount: US $5,000 - US $20,000
Last Updated: March 02, 2026

Summary

The FHL Foundation Giving program focuses on Animal & Human Welfare in its Winter 2026 Grant Cycle, from December 7, 2025, to January 7, 2026. Interested organizations should email to discuss potential trackable projects. Grants are awarded to 501(c)(3) organizations in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, with clear objectives that can be measured. The foundation meets quarterly to review proposals across various focus areas, ensuring accountability in grant spending.

Overview

NOTE: Our Spring 2026 Grant Cycle focused on Education will open on March 1st and close on March 31st. The best way to start the application process is to send us an email and tell us a little about your organization and the type of trackable project you have in mind. If we feel there is a fit between our two organizations we will setup an account in Grant360 that will allow you to login and view Grant Programs, submit an Organization Profile, and submit a proposal to the currently open Grant Program (if it fits with your focus area). Information on Applying The FHL Foundation board meets four times a year to consider proposals for trackable projects in four focus areas: Arts & Humanities (Fall), Education (Winter), Animal & Human Welfare (Spring), and the Environment (Summer).

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Our geographic reach is Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado. Please be advised that we only make grant awards to organizations recognized as a non-profit 501(c)(3) by the IRSWe only make grants for projects that can be tracked. What do we mean by “trackable project?” Requests for general operations are requests to put money into a pot. Once money goes into a pot it is difficult to track exactly how a foundation's grant was spent. We only make grants for projects that can be tracked. In this way we hope that all grant dollars can be accounted for. Examples of a trackable project would be, delivering a certain number of books to kids, putting on a certain number of public lectures, or tagging a certain number of wildlife. The key here is the purpose of the grant can be tracked by a distinct metric like number of books, number of lectures, or number of tagging events. Does this mean that general operations grants are off the table? Not exactly. Read more here.

Ineligibility

Here are some general “deal breaker” guidelines:No grants to individualsNo grants to organizations operating under an umbrella groupNo grants to organizations that have a 501(c)(3) pendingNo grants to international organizationsNo grants to organizations providing “therapy” without proper licensure, training, and clinical supervision