New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
A week-long immersive interfaith and service-learning trip in New Mexico for high school students from various faith and religious backgrounds. Focuses on interfaith dialogue, community service, farming, agriculture, and cultural experiences.
Duration: One week, typically June (2024: June 24-29; 2025: June 23-28)
Location: Santa Fe and Taos regions of New Mexico
Organizer: Partnership with Notre Dame San Jose High School
Participants:
- Approximately 12 high school students total
- Foundation sponsors 4 Shinnyo-en youth (ages 14-17)
- Additional teens from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds (Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Zoroastrian, Catholic, Latter-day Saint traditions)
Focus Areas:
- Interfaith dialogue
- Community service
- Farming and agriculture experiences
- Cultural experiences
- Mutual respect and peacebuilding
- Bonding through meaningful volunteer work
Goals:
- Cultivate mutual respect among youth from different faith traditions
- Peacebuilding through interfaith dialogue
- Meaningful volunteer work and cultural experiences
Eligibility: Shinnyo-en youth ages 14-17
How to Apply
How to Apply
Process:
- Contact your Temple Manager or local YA (Youth Association) chief/sub-chief
- Inquire about selection and application process
- Must be between ages 14-17
Note: Foundation sponsors 4 Shinnyo-en youth per year; selection is competitive
What Shinnyo-En Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 18
- Total given
- $325K
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $7,000–$40K
- By dollars: California 59%, Washington 18%, Minnesota 12%. Top recipient cities: Seattle, WA; Berkeley, CA; Santa Ana, CA.
- 6% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 11% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
National Youth Leadership Council · St Louis Park, MN
To support the "amplifying youth voice" project
$40K
Youth Community Service · Palo Alto, CA
To support the "elevate youth voice initiative" project
$35K
Berkeley City College · Berkeley, CA
To support the 2025-2026 shinnyo bridge fellowship
$30K
Redwood City Together · Redwood City, CA
To support the 2025-2026 general operations
$20K
Seattle University - Center for Community Engagement · Seattle, WA
Return of unused funds
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- Faith-based
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