At its 2025 Winter Grant Cycle meeting, the board voted to approve the following grants:

• Animal Humane NM—Donor-subsidized Veterinary Clinic—$15,000
• Meals on Wheels NM—Meal Delivery Program—$15,000
• Animal Protection NM—Companion Animal Rescue Effort (CARE)—$10,000
• NM Friends of Foster Children—Essential Needs Program—$5,000
• Underdog Rescue—Spay & Neuter Services, Navajo Nation—$10,000
• Paws & Stripes—Companion Animal Program for Disabled Vets—$5,000
• Storehouse NM—Food Box Distribution Program—$10,000
• Locker #505—Supplemental Clothing & Shoe Program—$5,000
• World Central Kitchen—L.A. Wildfire Relief Efforts—$10,000
• Atalanta Association—Community Garden Program—$5,000

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Congratulations to all of our Winter 2025 grant recipients!

Our 2025 Spring Grant Cycle, focused on education, will open on March 1st and close on March 31st. Those organizations who have an account within our grant application and tracking program Grant360, are set to go. For those organizations who are new to us, feel free to send Martina, our Executive Director, a short description of the trackable education project you have in mind. Please, briefly answer Who, What, Where, and When as described in the Elevator Story under the Apply tab on our web site. If there is a fit, we will create an account for you within Grant360. You can reach Martina at [email protected]. Please note that for each grant cycle the number of grant proposals accepted is limited depending on available funds. Typically grant cycles accept approximately (10) proposals.

At its Fall meeting, the board voted to approve the following grants as a part of its 2024 Arts & Humanities Grant Cycle:

• Site Santa Fe—Programs for "Dahodiyinii-Sacred Places"—$10,000
• Vero Beach Art Museum—43rd International Lecture Series—$10,000
• Santa Fe Desert Chorale—Public Archive Project—$7,500
• Lensic Theatre—Class Acts & Angel Tickets—$10,000
• National Atomic Museum Foundation—Science Fiction vs Fact Exhibition—$10,000
• UT Dallas Geoscience Studios—Geoscience Video Production—$10,000

Congratulations to all of our Fall 2024 grant recipients!

Our Winter Grant Cycle will open on December 7th, 2024, and close on January 7th, 2025. Our Winter Grant Cycle will focus on Animal & Human Welfare. If your organization already has an account within our grant application and tracking program Grant360, then you are ready to go. If you have an idea for a trackable Animal & Human Welfare project, feel free to email Martina ([email protected]) with a brief outline of what you have in mind. If there is a fit, we will create a Grant360 account for you.

At its summer meeting, the board voted to make the following grants:

• Trees, Water, People—Replacing Fire-destroyed Fencing on Pueblo Lands—$10,000
• Timucuan Parks Foundation—Support for Volunteer Clean-up Events—$10,000
• Santa Fe Conservation Trust—Community Conservation Programs—$16,600
• Animal Humane of NM—Ruidoso Emergency Fire Rescue Efforts—$5,000

Congratulations to our Summer Grant Cycle recipients!
 
This concludes our grantmaking activities for the 2023–2024 fiscal year. We made 25 impactful grants totaling almost a quarter of a million dollars. 

Our Fall Grant Cycle focused on trackable Arts & Humanities projects will open for grant proposals on September 1st and close on September 30th. If your organization has an account within our grant application and tracking program Grant360, then you are good to go. If your organization does not currently have a Grant 360 account, then email Martina ([email protected]), our Executive Director, in early August and briefly describe the trackable project you have in mind. If there is a fit, we will create an account for your organization in Grant360.

The board approved the following grants at its spring board meeting:

• Wilderwood Equine Therapy—AutFest NM Conference—$5,000
• Reading Quest—Reading Is Magic Summer Camp—$5,000
• Taft School—PAL Summer Enrichment Academy—$10,000
• Libros for Kids—Books for Children in Bernalillo & Valencia Counties—$10,000
• Santa Fe Children's Museum—STEAM Grab & Go Kits—$2,500
• ​Embudo Valley Tutoring Assoc.—Tutor/Mentor Professional Development—$4,770
• Reunity Resources—Root to Fruit Farm Educational Field Trips for Kids—$5,000
• Syracuse University—Research by Dr. Corvo Concerning Anti-science Trends—$17,500
• UT Dallas—Film Projects by Geoscience Studios—$5,000

Congratulations to our Spring Grant Cycle recipients in the focus area of education!

Our Summer 2024 Grant Cycle will focus on the Environment. Applications will be accepted between June 1st and June 30th. Those organizations that already have an account within our grant application and tracking program Grant360 are good to go. If you do not already have a Grant360 account, then feel free to email Martina, our Executive Director, and briefly describe the trackable environment project you have in mind ([email protected]). If there is a fit, we will set up an account for your organization.

At its winter meeting, the board approved the following grants as a part of the Animal & Human Welfare Grant Cycle.

• Animal Humane NM—Donor-subsidized Veterinary Clinic—$18,000
• Storehouse NM—Food Box Distribution—$10,000
• Animal Protection NM—Companion Animal Rescue Effort (CARE)—$10,000
• Bienvenidos—Special Foods Program—$5,000
• Hawks Aloft—NM Raptor Rescue Program—$5,000
• Meals on Wheels NM—Meal Delivery Program—$15,000
• Action Protection for Animals—P.A.W.S. program—$10,000 
• Stray Hearts—Mega Spay/Neuter 2024 Clinics—$4,000
• Santa Fe Raptor Center—Eagle Care—$3,000

Congratulations to our Winter 2024 grant recipients!

Our Spring 2024 Grant Cycle will focus on Education. Applications will be accepted between March 1st and March 31st. Those organizations that already have an account within our grant application and tracking program Grant360 are good to go. If you do not already have a Grant360 account, then feel free to email Martina, our Executive Director, and briefly describe the trackable education project you have in mind. If there is a fit, we will set up an account for your organization.

The following grant awards were made at our Fall board meeting:

• Vero Beach Museum—42nd International Lecture Series—$10,000
• National Atomic Museum Foundation—Da Vinci Machines & Robotics Exhibit—$15,000
• Taos Center from the Arts—NM-Based Live Show Series—$2,500

Congratulations to our Fall grant recipients!

We will open our Winter Grant Cycle on December 7th, 2023 and close it on January 7th, 2024. The Winter Grant cycle is focused on Animal & Human Welfare. If you have an idea for a trackable project that fits within this focus area, feel free to contact our executive director, Martina.

At our Summer 2023 meeting, the board of the FHL Foundation approved the following grants in our Environment focus area:

• University of Minnesota—Interpretive Trail Project—$10,000
• Santa Fe Conservation Trust—Community Trail Project—$14,070
• Trees, Water & People—NM Pueblo Fence Repair Project—$13,000

Congratulations to our Summer 2023 grant recipients!

Our Fall 2023 Grant Cycle will open on September 1st and close on September 30th. The Fall 2023 Grant cycle will focus on Arts & Humanities. If your organization currently has an account within our grant application and tracking program Grant360, then you are good to go. If you are an organization new to us and you have an idea for a trackable project in the focus area of Arts & Humanities, then send Martina, our Executive Director, a quick email outlining your project. If there is a fit then we will create an account for you within Grant360.

At its Spring meeting the board voted to approve the following grants:

• Libros for Kids—Book Delivery Program—$10,000
• Wilderwood Equine Therapy—Neurodivergent Workshops for Professionals—$5,000
• Reading Quest—Reading Is Magic Summer Camps—$5,000
• NM High School Musical Theatre Awards—Lessons of Musical Theatre—$5,000
• Santa Fe Children's Museum—STEAM Ahead Grab & Go Kits—5,000
• Explora—Statewide STEAM Outreach—$10,000

Congratulations to our Spring 2023 grant recipients!

Our Summer 2023 Grant Cycle will be focused on the environment. This grant cycle will open on June 1st and close on June 30th. If you are new to our Foundation and have an idea for a trackable project in the area of the environment, then feel free to share your idea with the Foundation's Executive Director, Martina, by sending her a brief email.

At its Winter board meeting, the board voted to approve the following grants:

• Animal Humane New Mexico—Donor-subsidized vet clinic—$18,000
• Storehouse New Mexico—Food Box Program—$10,000
• NM Friends of Foster Childre—Cherish Children Program—$5,000
• Animal Protection NM—Companion Animal Rescue Effort (CARE)—$10,000
• Hawks Aloft—NM Raptor Rescue Program—$2,000

Congratulations to our Winter 2023 grant recipients!

Our Spring 2023 Grant Cycle will open on March 1st and close on March 31st. The Spring Grant Cycle is focused on education. If your organization already has an account within our grant application and tracking program Grant360, you are good to go. If you are a new-to-us organization and have an education-focused project in mind, please email Martina, our executive director, and let's see if there is a fit.