Women's Economic Security Grant Program
Funding Amount
$5,000 - $10,000
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.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Tribal governments and government entities
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Organizations with fiscal sponsors
Other requirements
- Institutions
- Primary constituents must be women and girls
- Must have proven track record of impact
- Must be advancing opportunities for women's economic self-sufficiency
Overview
Funder: NewMexicoWomen.Org (a program of New Mexico Community Foundation)
Geographic Scope: New Mexico statewide
Focus Areas:
- Women's economic self-sufficiency
- Addressing root causes of economic insecurity
- Interrupting cycles of poverty
- Women's economic security
- Health security and education intersecting with economic opportunity
Eligibility:
- Established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- Organizations with fiscal sponsors
- Institutions
- Tribal governments and government entities
- Primary constituents must be women and girls
- Must have proven track record of impact
- Must be advancing opportunities for women's economic self-sufficiency
What They Fund:
- Programs working to increase economic security for women and girls
- Organizations addressing root causes of economic insecurity
- Programs improving quality of life through economic security efforts
- Organizations making impact in economic development for women and girls
Program History:
- 2014: 6 grants totaling $51,155 awarded
- 2015: 9 grants totaling $73,700 awarded
- Multiple cycles documented from 2012-2017
Contact:
- Email: nmwogrants@nmcf.org
- Sarah Ghiorse, Program Director: sarahg@nmcf.org, 505-820-6860 Ext. 11
- Linda Milbourn, Grants and Fiscal Sponsorship Director: lmilbourn@nmcf.org, 505-820-6860 Ext. 12
- Phone: 505-750-1732
- Address: PO Box 4954, Santa Fe, NM 87502
How to Apply
Application Process
- Download Application: Full application available for download from grant page
- Submit: Email or mail completed application to nmwogrants@nmcf.org by deadline
- Selection: Applications reviewed by volunteer selection committee
Required Materials
- Full grant application (specific form)
- Organization information
- Evidence of 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship
- Documentation of track record and impact
- Description of program and how it addresses women's economic self-sufficiency
Objectives
- Advance women's economic self-sufficiency in New Mexico
- Increase understanding of effective statewide solutions to women's economic insecurity
- Support programs working at intersection of economic self-sufficiency and/or health security and education
Questions
Directed to: nmwogrants@nmcf.org
What New Mexico Fund for Women and Girls actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 54
- Total given
- $1.16M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $6,000–$63K
- By dollars: New Mexico 97%, California 2%. Top recipient cities: Albuquerque, NM; Santa Fe, NM; Las Cruces, NM.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 10% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
NM Foundation · Santa Fe, NM
Navajo brestf.coalit
$28K
Southern NM Wellness Alliance · Alamogordo, NM
Otero lincolnco.sane
$23K
Center for Civic Policy · Albuquerque, NM
Nm dreamteam
$20K
Center of Southwest Culture Inc · Albuquerque, NM
Unm comm.engagement
$20K
Earth Care International · Santa Fe, NM
Yucca
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
- Nonprofits
- Economic services
- Poverty alleviation
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