Children & Youth

Mission/Giving Statement: To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of community.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Education; Income; Health; Community/Family Building

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions:

Education: Helping children and youth achieve their full potential through support of programs dedicated to developing quality child care, school readiness, academic completion and personal development.

Income: Promoting financial stability and independence through support of programs dedicated to developing individuals ability to maximize income, increase savings and build financial assets for long term stability.

Health: Improving people's health through support of programs dedicated to improving preventative/everyday health care and teen health including drug-free, at a healthy weight and reducing pregnancy rates.

Community/Family Building: Providing an individual with the support and resources needed to create a better life through building lasting, meaningful relationships between community members and fostering that feeling of interconnectedness, ultimately resulting in a better life for everyone in the community.

Type of Funding/Funding Restrictions: The United Way of Southwestern New Mexico funds only local agency programs that fall within their four grantmaking program areas.

Application Instructions: Contact local United Way for application. Instructions are included with the application form.

Mission/Giving Statement: To positively impact the cities of Lea County.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Health & Human Services

Type of Funding/Funding Restrictions: Program and project funding. Must meet funding criteria in order to request funding.

Application Instructions:  Funding criteria and application available online. http://unitedwayofleacounty.org/uploads/2230/Partner_Agency_Admissions_F...

Mission/Giving Statement:  To provide for those in need today... to prevent the problems of tomorrow means that while we provide safety net services, we also need to work toward finding the root causes of problems facing our community and creating lasting changes that will impact our community.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Partner Agencies; Strenthening Families; Supporting Elderly/Disabled; Addressing Youth Issues; Assisting in Emergencies

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions:

Partner Agencies: To become a San Juan United Way Partner Agency, an agency must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, serving clients for human health, welfare and/or human development and be accessible to clients and potential clients throughout the entire San Juan County.  Agencies must demonstrate a reasonable degree of continuity, and permanence, exhibited by no less than one year's existences within the ocmmunity.  It must also demostrate a broad range of voluntary financial contributions and a sizable and active volunteer membership that is representative of the area it serves.  More criteria is listed online.

Type of Funding/Funding Restrictions:  Partner Agencies can not have as their primary functions general education, politics, religioun, propaganda issues, cultural issues, or any other issue identified by the San Juan United Way Board of Directors as controversial in nature.

Application Instructions:  Submit a Request for Partner Agency Admission.  See website for annual request deadlines and New Program application.

Mission/Giving Statement:  Be the steward of a voluntary process that identifies health and human service need and responsibly applies financial and human resources to impart those needs.

Grantmaking Program Areas:  Help Youth & Children Succeed; Increasing Self Sufficiency; Strengthening & Supporting Families; Human Services

Type of Funding/Funding Restrictions:  Geographic region of interest is South Eddy County, New Mexico.

Mission/Giving Statement: The Cudd Foundation funds programs that benefit children and youth in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Taos, New Mexico; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Bend, Oregon.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Education; Arts & Culture; Social Services

Type of Funding/ Funding Restrictions: The Cudd Foundation does not fund: public institutions; political candidates/parties; and religious institutions/religious causes.

Mission/Giving Statement: To improve the lives of Santa Fe children by supporting local nonprofit and public school programs that work for kids.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Children & Youth (ages birth - 21); Early Care & Education; Healthy Lifestyles; Outdoor Education & Environmental Awareness; Youth Leadership & Positive Youth Development; Supplemental Education Programs for Students in the Santa Fe Public Schools

Type of Funding/Funding Restrictions: Local nonprofits and Santa Fe Public School programs within the City of Santa Fe may apply.

Application Instructions:  RFP is every other year.  See website for grant information and deadlines.

Notes: New Mexico funding has primarily gone to Christian schools.  

Mission/Giving Statement:  North Eddy County United Way fund conducts an annual community chest drive from the general public in North Eddy County, NM.  The net proceeds are allocated to member agencies.

Mission/Giving Statement: United Way of Otero County brings diverse people and resources together to address the most urgent issues that its community faces. 

Grantmaking Program Areas: Strengthening & Supporting Families; Promoting Self-Sufficiency; Helping Children & Youth Succeed; Building Vital & Safe Neighborhoods; Supporting Vulnerable & Aging Populations

Mission/Giving Statement: The mission of UWCNM is to promote a culture of philanthropy and convene stakeholders to achieve measurable community improvements.  UWCNM's purpose is to make it easier for neighbors to give to help those most vulnerable.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Strengthening Families; Building Independence; Supporting Education; Assisting People with Disabilities; Sheltering Neighbors; Serving Our Seniors;   Preventing Family Violence; Eliminating Hunger; Promoting Healthy Lives

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions:

Strengthening Families: Family and child advocacy; legal assistance

Building Independence: Emergency services; literacy and learning programs

Supporting Education: Specialty schools and preschools; out-of-school time education support

Assisting People with Disabilities: Services to children and adults with disabilities

Sheltering Neighbors: Shelter for children and families; homelessness services and housing

Serving Our Seniors: Senior services, including legal assistance

Preventing Family Violence: Empowering victimes of violence and domestic violence shelters

Eliminating Hunger: Food assistance for individuals and families

Promoting Healthy Lives: Cancer support services; access to healthcare; therapy for children and families; mental health care

Type of Funding/Funding Restrictions: Request for funding may come from health and human services organizations in the central New Mexico area. Federations may not apply.

Application Instructions: Grant application instructions online.