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2023 Great Grant Giveaway
Engage the power of SYNERGY at the 10th Annual Great Grant Giveaway!
Synergy exists at the heart of creative collaboration. It creates space for all. Space for different perspectives, experiences, and ideas. We know that when two or more parts come together, the combined effort is greater than the effectiveness of the individual parts alone.
At the Foundation, we partner with corporations, statewide and local organizations and associations, and small businesses to support the nonprofit recipients represented at the Great Grant Giveaway. In many instances, the Foundation team is provided unrestricted funding to achieve parody during the event; however, in some cases, a funder may decided to only support a certain field-of-interest. At the Foundation, we do our best to ensure support for all recipients.
At the 10th Anniversary of the Great Grant Giveaway, our community raised $625,000 for seven nonprofits making an impact in Albuquerque.
2023 Recipients
Albuquerque Adult Learning Center - $133,775
Albuquerque Adult Learning Center’s vision is to foster an individual’s desire for education, opportunity, and independence. Their mission is to create and support thriving adults in a safe and communal environment through student-focused adult education and career services. They accomplish this by using individualized approaches to learning. Learn more at abqalc.org.
Hawks Aloft - $80,097
Hawks Aloft’s vision is focused on protecting wild birds and their habitats. Their goal is to act with transparency and collaborate with others to build a network that would conduct research on all species of birds and foster future leaders by providing educational programs for youths of all ages. They also have incorporated raptor rescue into their mission in response to overwhelming requests for help with injured birds. They continue these efforts today, in New Mexico and beyond, throughout the Southwest. Learn more at hawksaloft.org.
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts - $82,336
Rooted in dance, mentorship, and a welcoming space for the arts, Keshet Center for the Arts activates community and fosters unlimited possibilities through education, engagement, innovation, and the pursuit of justice. Their vision is to celebrate the art of dance and be a welcoming home for the intersection of the arts, artists, and audience, actuating a flourishing environment for empowered individuals, nurtured communities, and sustained equity. Learn more at keshetarts.org.
New Mexico Tribal Resilience Action Network - $81,191
The mission of the New Mexico Tribal Resilience Action Network (NMTRAN) is to improve tribal resilience to climate change by collectively examining anticipated changes, raising awareness about impacts, sharing information about adaptation and mitigation tools, and supporting tribal planning and implementation. They value our sacred Mother Earth, Father Sky, and tribal lands, waters, cultural resources, ways of life, and governance as Indigenous people. Learn more at go.abqcf.org/nmtran.
Not Our Farm - $80,282
Not Our Farm (NOF) is a farm worker storytelling project that strives to celebrate and share stories of workers on farms in an effort to reimagine and live into our farming futures. Through advocacy, community building and resource sharing, NOF supports and centers workers' health and wellbeing on farms. Learn more at notourfarm.org.
Together for Brothers - $87,147
Together for Brothers (T4B) envisions health and health equity for boys and young men of color (BYMOC) as well as their families and communities. T4B’s mission is Together for Brothers, led by community and love, partners across New Mexico with BYMOC and allies to build power, demand justice and create change. Learn more at togetherforbrothers.org.
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico - $80,195
Transgender Resource Center of NM (TGRCNM) supports transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming (TGNC) communities through direct services, education, and advocacy. Their values include empowering, uplifting and celebrating TGNC people, families, and communities. TGNC people deserve equitable and stable access to healthcare, housing, and any resource that will allow for healthy, thriving lives of abundance. TGRCNM values and works toward freedom and liberation for all TGNC people, from our youngest to our eldest. Learn more at tgrcnm.org.
Selecting Organizations
In 2023, Albuquerque Community Foundation adopted several changes to its grantmaking process to offer greater transparency and allow for more authentic relationships between staff, nonprofits, Board of Trustees, Committee members, donors and grant panel participants.
In addition to the grantmaking process update, Foundation staff collaborated to create an updated set of values to reflect both what we care about today, and what we want to embody in the future. It is our intention these values guide our work moving forward and are visible by how we show up in the community. Please take a moment to read more about our new values.
With those significant changes in place, it was important for us to also reflect on the selection process of the nonprofits highlighted each year at the Foundation’s annual luncheon, the Great Grant Giveaway.
In the past, grant proposals were not directly accepted for Great Grant Giveaway consideration, and staff members made the final decision. Traditionally, staff have always determined foundation-advised grants, and the Great Grant Giveaway fund is categorized as foundation-advised. Through the course of our annual grant programs, the Foundation receives nearly 200 grant proposals. In addition to being screened for a variety of funding mechanisms including the Annual Grant Cycle, Corporate Grant Programs, Giving Circles and Donor-Advised Grants, all grant proposals are considered for participation in the Great Grant Giveaway based on the event’s annual theme and/or focus area.
This year, it was important that the Great Grant Giveaway selection process continued to evolve from its traditional format, and become more deeply aligned with our larger grantmaking and values update. We engaged with past Great Grant Giveaway recipients to recommend two to four organizations they work with closely or collaborate with often in their work as potential recipients. Engaging with past recipients in this way allowed for greater input in the selection process, as well as providing opportunities to uplift organizations from past events. After recommendations were given, staff voted on final recipients, selecting one for each of our seven fields-of-interest.
The Foundation is committed to a continuous evaluation of our grant process and continuing to examine ways to adopt equity principles in our grantmaking.
GREAT GRANT GIVEAWAY SPONSORS
Join us on some of the country’s most iconic stays and drives through the southern Appalachian Mountains and enjoy luxury, all-inclusive accommodations along the way.
The epic 2023 Rally will launch in the beautiful state of West Virginia with stays at the iconic Greenbrier – home to the Greenbrier Concours d’Elegance, then head to North Carolina with scenic drives and luxurious stays at Old Edwards Inn and the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Asheville. The grand finale to this trip is a do-not-miss with a special surprise in Atlanta, GA.
Registration is closed.
2023 Recipients
2023 Great Grant Giveaway
Engage the power of SYNERGY at the 10th Annual Great Grant Giveaway!
Synergy exists at the heart of creative collaboration. It creates space for all. Space for different perspectives, experiences, and ideas. We know that when two or more parts come together, the combined effort is greater than the effectiveness of the individual parts alone.
At the Foundation, we partner with corporations, statewide and local organizations and associations, and small businesses to support the nonprofit recipients represented at the Great Grant Giveaway. In many instances, the Foundation team is provided unrestricted funding to achieve parody during the event; however, in some cases, a funder may decided to only support a certain field-of-interest. At the Foundation, we do our best to ensure support for all recipients.
At the 10th Anniversary of the Great Grant Giveaway, our community raised $625,000 for seven nonprofits making an impact in Albuquerque. Final totals for each nonprofit will be announced next week!
2023 Recipients
Albuquerque Adult Learning Center - $133,775
Albuquerque Adult Learning Center’s vision is to foster an individual’s desire for education, opportunity, and independence. Their mission is to create and support thriving adults in a safe and communal environment through student-focused adult education and career services. They accomplish this by using individualized approaches to learning. Learn more at abqalc.org.
Hawks Aloft - $80,097
Hawks Aloft’s vision is focused on protecting wild birds and their habitats. Their goal is to act with transparency and collaborate with others to build a network that would conduct research on all species of birds and foster future leaders by providing educational programs for youths of all ages. They also have incorporated raptor rescue into their mission in response to overwhelming requests for help with injured birds. They continue these efforts today, in New Mexico and beyond, throughout the Southwest. Learn more at hawksaloft.org.
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts - $82,336
Rooted in dance, mentorship, and a welcoming space for the arts, Keshet Center for the Arts activates community and fosters unlimited possibilities through education, engagement, innovation, and the pursuit of justice. Their vision is to celebrate the art of dance and be a welcoming home for the intersection of the arts, artists, and audience, actuating a flourishing environment for empowered individuals, nurtured communities, and sustained equity. Learn more at keshetarts.org.
New Mexico Tribal Resilience Action Network - $81,191
The mission of the New Mexico Tribal Resilience Action Network (NMTRAN) is to improve tribal resilience to climate change by collectively examining anticipated changes, raising awareness about impacts, sharing information about adaptation and mitigation tools, and supporting tribal planning and implementation. They value our sacred Mother Earth, Father Sky, and tribal lands, waters, cultural resources, ways of life, and governance as Indigenous people. Learn more at go.abqcf.org/nmtran.
Not Our Farm - $80,282
Not Our Farm (NOF) is a farm worker storytelling project that strives to celebrate and share stories of workers on farms in an effort to reimagine and live into our farming futures. NOF actively rallies against the narrative of the American farmer being a white cis man who owns his farm and land, comes from generational wealth, employs an out of sight/out of mind workforce, and is heralded as a hero. Learn more at notourfarm.org.
Together for Brothers - $87,147
Together for Brothers (T4B) envisions health and health equity for boys and young men of color (BYMOC) as well as their families and communities. T4B’s mission is Together for Brothers, led by community and love, partners across New Mexico with BYMOC and allies to build power, demand justice and create change. Learn more at togetherforbrothers.org.
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico - $80,195
Transgender Resource Center of NM (TGRCNM) supports transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming (TGNC) communities through direct services, education, and advocacy. Their values include empowering, uplifting and celebrating TGNC people, families, and communities. TGNC people deserve equitable and stable access to healthcare, housing, and any resource that will allow for healthy, thriving lives of abundance. TGRCNM values and works toward freedom and liberation for all TGNC people, from our youngest to our eldest. Learn more at tgrcnm.org.
Selecting Organizations
In 2023, Albuquerque Community Foundation adopted several changes to its grantmaking process to offer greater transparency and allow for more authentic relationships between staff, nonprofits, Board of Trustees, Committee members, donors and grant panel participants.
In addition to the grantmaking process update, Foundation staff collaborated to create an updated set of values to reflect both what we care about today, and what we want to embody in the future. It is our intention these values guide our work moving forward and are visible by how we show up in the community. Please take a moment to read more about our new values.
With those significant changes in place, it was important for us to also reflect on the selection process of the nonprofits highlighted each year at the Foundation’s annual luncheon, the Great Grant Giveaway.
In the past, grant proposals were not directly accepted for Great Grant Giveaway consideration, and staff members made the final decision. Traditionally, staff have always determined foundation-advised grants, and the Great Grant Giveaway fund is categorized as foundation-advised. Through the course of our annual grant programs, the Foundation receives nearly 200 grant proposals. In addition to being screened for a variety of funding mechanisms including the Annual Grant Cycle, Corporate Grant Programs, Giving Circles and Donor-Advised Grants, all grant proposals are considered for participation in the Great Grant Giveaway based on the event’s annual theme and/or focus area.
This year, it was important that the Great Grant Giveaway selection process continued to evolve from its traditional format, and become more deeply aligned with our larger grantmaking and values update. We engaged with past Great Grant Giveaway recipients to recommend two to four organizations they work with closely or collaborate with often in their work as potential recipients. Engaging with past recipients in this way allowed for greater input in the selection process, as well as providing opportunities to uplift organizations from past events. After recommendations were given, staff voted on final recipients, selecting one for each of our seven fields-of-interest.
The Foundation is committed to a continuous evaluation of our grant process and continuing to examine ways to adopt equity principles in our grantmaking.
GREAT GRANT GIVEAWAY SPONSORS
Rally du Soleil
Join us on some of the country’s most iconic stays and drives through the southern Appalachian Mountains and enjoy luxury, all-inclusive accommodations along the way.
The epic 2023 Rally will launch in the beautiful state of West Virginia with stays at the iconic Greenbrier – home to the Greenbrier Concours d’Elegance, then head to North Carolina with scenic drives and luxurious stays at Old Edwards Inn and the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Asheville. The grand finale to this trip is a do-not-miss with a special surprise in Atlanta, GA.
Registration is closed.
2023 Great Grant Giveaway
Engage the power of SYNERGY at the 10th Annual Great Grant Giveaway!
Synergy exists at the heart of creative collaboration. It creates space for all. Space for different perspectives, experiences, and ideas. We know that when two or more parts come together, the combined effort is greater than the effectiveness of the individual parts alone.
At the Foundation, we partner with corporations, statewide and local organizations and associations, and small businesses to support the nonprofit recipients represented at the Great Grant Giveaway. In many instances, the Foundation team is provided unrestricted funding to achieve parody during the event; however, in some cases, a funder may decided to only support a certain field-of-interest. At the Foundation, we do our best to ensure support for all recipients.
At the 10th Anniversary of the Great Grant Giveaway, our community raised $625,000 for seven nonprofits making an impact in Albuquerque. Final totals for each nonprofit will be announced next week!
2023 Recipients
Albuquerque Adult Learning Center - $133,775
Albuquerque Adult Learning Center’s vision is to foster an individual’s desire for education, opportunity, and independence. Their mission is to create and support thriving adults in a safe and communal environment through student-focused adult education and career services. They accomplish this by using individualized approaches to learning. Learn more at abqalc.org.
Hawks Aloft - $80,097
Hawks Aloft’s vision is focused on protecting wild birds and their habitats. Their goal is to act with transparency and collaborate with others to build a network that would conduct research on all species of birds and foster future leaders by providing educational programs for youths of all ages. They also have incorporated raptor rescue into their mission in response to overwhelming requests for help with injured birds. They continue these efforts today, in New Mexico and beyond, throughout the Southwest. Learn more at hawksaloft.org.
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts - $82,336
Rooted in dance, mentorship, and a welcoming space for the arts, Keshet Center for the Arts activates community and fosters unlimited possibilities through education, engagement, innovation, and the pursuit of justice. Their vision is to celebrate the art of dance and be a welcoming home for the intersection of the arts, artists, and audience, actuating a flourishing environment for empowered individuals, nurtured communities, and sustained equity. Learn more at keshetarts.org.
New Mexico Tribal Resilience Action Network - $81,191
The mission of the New Mexico Tribal Resilience Action Network (NMTRAN) is to improve tribal resilience to climate change by collectively examining anticipated changes, raising awareness about impacts, sharing information about adaptation and mitigation tools, and supporting tribal planning and implementation. They value our sacred Mother Earth, Father Sky, and tribal lands, waters, cultural resources, ways of life, and governance as Indigenous people. Learn more at go.abqcf.org/nmtran.
Not Our Farm - $80,282
Not Our Farm (NOF) is a farm worker storytelling project that strives to celebrate and share stories of workers on farms in an effort to reimagine and live into our farming futures. Through advocacy, community building and resource sharing, NOF supports and centers workers' health and wellbeing on farms. Learn more at notourfarm.org.
Together for Brothers - $87,147
Together for Brothers (T4B) envisions health and health equity for boys and young men of color (BYMOC) as well as their families and communities. T4B’s mission is Together for Brothers, led by community and love, partners across New Mexico with BYMOC and allies to build power, demand justice and create change. Learn more at togetherforbrothers.org.
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico - $80,195
Transgender Resource Center of NM (TGRCNM) supports transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming (TGNC) communities through direct services, education, and advocacy. Their values include empowering, uplifting and celebrating TGNC people, families, and communities. TGNC people deserve equitable and stable access to healthcare, housing, and any resource that will allow for healthy, thriving lives of abundance. TGRCNM values and works toward freedom and liberation for all TGNC people, from our youngest to our eldest. Learn more at tgrcnm.org.
Selecting Organizations
Grant proposals are not accepted for Great Grant Giveaway recipients. Recipients are selected by Foundation staff. Through the course of our annual work, we receive nearly 100 Letters of Intent and Grant Proposals. In addition to being screened for potential Competitive and Donor-Advised Grants, all are reviewed through the lens of potential Great Grant Giveaway participants. Additionally, all Foundation staff are extremely active in the community participating almost daily in convening’s, events and other activities sponsored by local nonprofits. We are continually monitoring this work for consideration in our annual event.
Eventually, all organizations are considered as we piece together the puzzle that becomes the Great Grant Giveaway, most importantly reaching all of the fields-of-interest, population segments and priorities of the Foundation and its donors.
GREAT GRANT GIVEAWAY SPONSORS
Rally du Soleil
Join us on some of the country’s most iconic stays and drives through the southern Appalachian Mountains and enjoy luxury, all-inclusive accommodations along the way.
The epic 2023 Rally will launch in the beautiful state of West Virginia with stays at the iconic Greenbrier – home to the Greenbrier Concours d’Elegance, then head to North Carolina with scenic drives and luxurious stays at Old Edwards Inn and the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Asheville. The grand finale to this trip is a do-not-miss with a special surprise in Atlanta, GA.
Registration is closed.