Thornburg Foundation Grant

Thornburg Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Thornburg Foundation
Last Updated: November 01, 2025

Summary

The Thornburg Foundation Grant supports organizations with strong leadership and a commitment to excellence in areas like human services, education, homelessness, and policy. The foundation aims to make a significant impact by promoting health, educational success, and equitable policies. It emphasizes the importance of community engagement and effective financial management. Organizations interested in funding should align their initiatives with the foundation's focus areas and demonstrate a history of making a difference.

Overview

NOTE: The Thornburg Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals. If you believe your organization’s work aligns with any of the Thornburg Foundation’s current initiatives, please contact the foundation. Our Impact The Thornburg Foundation’s Community Funding program seeks to contribute to organizations that exhibit strong leadership, good financial management, a spirit of entrepreneurship, a commitment to excellence, and a history of making a difference in their field or community. Our Focus Areas The Foundation’s Community Funding Program supports organizations in the following fields of interest: human services, education, racial justice, homelessness and policy. Human Services: At the Thornburg Foundation, we support organizations that promote the health of youth, families, and communities by assisting individuals and families with essential needs like food, housing, critical social services, and more.Education: The Thornburg Foundation dedicates funding to support statewide, high-achieving arts mastery program schools, high quality, impactful youth programs and support services for students. The Foundation recognizes that combining students’ passion for the arts and hiqh- quality education keeps students engaged and teaches tools of resilience that are long term determinants of educational success. We also recognize the importance of supportive services for keeping students in school.Homelessness: Currently, Santa Fe is in a housing shortage crisis along with a spike in housing costs. Making sure that there is adequate housing stock available to transition people out of homelessness and into affordable housing is paramount to achieving Functional Zero.Policy: We support organizations that research, develop and foster evidence based policies that make state government more equitable, accountable, and representative. We support organizations that educate the public to engage around these policies.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.