Funding search · EIN 850457010 · Santa Fe, NM

Thornburg Foundation

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$18.2M
in grants paid
420
grants
219
recipients
2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $225,000

    Prepared To Teach Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024

    Provide technical assistance for teacher residency programs at nm colleges of education

  • $200,000

    Catalyst Education · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Nm public education department- research support

  • $160,405

    Pacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment and Security · Oakland, CA · 2024

    The untapped potential of water supply alternatives in nm project

  • $150,000

    Ndi-Nm · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $136,000

    Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation · Espanola, NM · 2024

    Principal licensure work group and residency advocacy project

  • $130,000

    Ogallala Land & Water Conservancy · Clovis, NM · 2024

    Conserving groundwater for community survival and sustainable land use in eastern nm project

  • $125,000

    Prepared To Teach Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024

    To provide technical assistance for teacher residency programs at nm colleges of education

  • $100,000

    Rural Community Assistance Corporation · West Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Strengthening regional collaboration among taos county public water systems project

  • $100,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating

  • $100,000

    Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To support teacher residencies across nm at both the undergraduate and graduate levels

  • $100,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Democracy in a new era project work in new mexico

  • $100,000

    Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating

  • $100,000

    Rio Grande Return · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Watershed restoration capacity, outreach and development project

  • $100,000

    The Pew Charitable Trusts · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Housing policy initative project

  • $100,000

    Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2024

    Strengthening watershed and climate resiliency policy solutions in nm's rio grande watershed project

  • $100,000

    Unm Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    State and local government journalism partnership project

  • $100,000

    New Mexico School for the Arts - Art Institute · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $100,000

    New Mexico in Depth · Rio Rancho, NM · 2024

    Good government reporting project

  • $100,000

    Water Finance Exchange · Washington, DC · 2024

    Nm water/wastewater infrastructure coordination committee and tribal working group project

  • $100,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    New mexico groundwater resilience project

  • $85,000

    Teach Plus · Boston, MA · 2024

    Teach plus new mexico teacher leadership programming project

  • $80,000

    Connected · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Improving college and career pathways in rural new mexico

  • $75,000

    The Quivira Coalition · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Investing in relationships for resilient working lands project

  • $75,000

    National Center On Teacher Quality · Washington, DC · 2024

    Galvanizing efforts to ensure high quality alternative certification programs project

  • $75,000

    Santa Fe Community Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Nm local news fund project

  • $75,000

    New Mexico Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts · Carlsbad, NM · 2024

    Technical assistance and support to non-profits to apply for federal funds project

  • $75,000

    Western Landowners Alliance · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    New mexico land stewardship initiative

  • $75,000

    Conservation Voters New Mexico Education Fund · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    A year for water: amplifying the need for water protection in nm project

  • $75,000

    New Mexico Community Trust · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Pathways to opportunity pooled fund

  • $75,000

    Institute for Responsive Government · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Resilient elections network - general operating

  • $75,000

    Western Resource Advocates · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Improving water governance and river protections in nm project

  • $75,000

    Amigos Bravos · Taos, NM · 2024

    Strengthening watershed and climate resiliency policy solutions in nm rio grande basin project

  • $75,000

    Santa Fe Community Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Accessing public funds project

  • $75,000

    Election Reformers Network · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    Redistricting public education and stakeholder engagement in nm

  • $70,000

    National Young Farmers Coalition · Albany, NY · 2024

    Building young farmer leaders in nm project

  • $70,000

    University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    New mexico state legislative graduate fellowship project

  • $65,000

    New Mexico Coalition To End Homelessness · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    2024 built for zero learning sessions

  • $65,000

    University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Native american water rights settlement & rio chama water shortage sharing case study

  • $63,750

    Agri-Cultura Cooperative Network Via La Cosecha · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Strengthening the pathway to regenerative small scale farming & ranching

  • $62,500

    New Mexico School for the Arts - Art Institute · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Development grant

  • $60,000

    Dual Language Education of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    To increase the quantity and effectiveness of bilingual educators in nm

  • $60,000

    Future Focused Education · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Instituto del puente education project

  • $60,000

    Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation · Espanola, NM · 2024

    Pathways to opportunity: leveraging investments for underrepresented youth and young adults project

  • $60,000

    Unm Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Harnar award 2024

  • $60,000

    League of Women Voters of New Mexico Education Fund · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Fair districts for new mexico and the native american voter guide project

  • $50,000

    University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Inventory and evaluation of farmer and rancher training programs in nm project

  • $50,000

    Chama Peak Land Alliance · Chromo, CO · 2024

    General operating

  • $50,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Legislative modernization public education project

  • $50,000

    Cooperative Educational Services · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Six year study of transformative change in new mexico schools project

  • $50,000

    Holistic Management International · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Expanding regenerative agriculture in nm through holistic management

  • $50,000

    Issue One · Washington, DC · 2024

    New mexico modernization and political reform project

  • $50,000

    Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Water table funder collaborative membership

  • $50,000

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Trusted elections fund - general operating

  • $50,000

    News Revenue Hub · San Diego, CA · 2024

    Catalyzing nm newsroom growth during a crucial year

  • $50,000

    New Mexico Foundation for Open Government · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Transparency, accountability and an empowered electorate project

  • $50,000

    University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Inventory and evaluation of farmer and rancher training program in nm

  • $50,000

    Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Unlocking conservation programs: equitable access to easements in nm's middle rio grande project

  • $50,000

    Santa Fe Community Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Coalition of sustainable communities nm- project grant

  • $50,000

    Santa Fe Community Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Nm local news fund - press forward project

  • $45,234

    Santa Fe Community Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Functional zero homelessness project

  • $40,000

    Piper and Proteus Funds · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Building a healthy democracy for all project

  • $40,000

    University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Agricultural water users preferences for water conservation programs in the middle rio grande basin project

  • $35,000

    Climate Change Leadership Institute · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Advancing soil health and regenerative agriculture in nm project

  • $35,000

    New Mexico Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Harvesting a community resource, seeding watershed longevity project

  • $35,000

    Covenant Pathways · Vanderwagen, NM · 2024

    Nutrient rich agriculture in the desert landscape project

  • $31,000

    Council On Foundations · Washington, DC · 2024

    Piloting a senior leader public policy cohort project

  • $30,000

    Farm To Table · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Empowering climate resilient agriculture initiatives in nm

  • $30,000

    New Mexico Kidscan · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Changemakers fellowship project

  • $30,000

    Bird Conservancy of the Rockies · Brighton, CO · 2024

    Collaborative conservation to enhance working rangelands (grasslands) in northeastern new mexico project

  • $25,000

    New Mexico State University Foundation · Las Cruces, NM · 2024

    Nmsu/southwest grain collaborative trials and pipeline for regionally adapted, certified organic cover crop seed project

  • $25,000

    Claremont McKenna College · Claremont, CA · 2024

    Annual giving drive

  • $25,000

    Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Goldman center for student accessiblilty- general operating

  • $25,000

    Shattuck-St Mary'S School · Faribault, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Center of Southwest Culture · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Codece regeneration project

  • $25,000

    Mandy'S Farm · Los Ranchos, NM · 2024

    Agrability apprenticeship program

  • $25,000

    New Mexico State University Foundation · Las Cruces, NM · 2024

    Integrated systems strategic fallowing for sustainable water and thriving ag project

  • $25,000

    Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024

    Institut curie/pediatrics

  • $25,000

    Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Facilitation and report preparation support for the rio grande basin study agriculture committee project

  • $25,000

    Santa Fe Community Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Santa fe data platform project

  • $25,000

    Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation · Espanola, NM · 2024

    Principal residency community of practice

  • $25,000

    Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2024

    Hbs fund investors society - general operating

  • $25,000

    Friends of Fondation De France · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Ecdysis Foundation · Estelline, SD · 2024

    1000 farms initiative

  • $25,000

    Consensus Building Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Rio grande basin study tribal sectoral committee support

  • $25,000

    Reading Quest · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Representus Education Fund · Florence, MA · 2024

    End partisan gerrymandering project

  • $25,000

    Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2024

    Immediate needs and priorities- general operating

  • $25,000

    Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    National Center for Appropriate Technology (Ncat) · Butte, MT · 2024

    Grazing for resilience: innovations for nm grazing lands project

  • $20,000

    Esperanza Shelter · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Santa Fe Preparatory School · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Leonard scholars

  • $20,000

    The Interfaith Community Shelter · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Roadrunner Food Bank · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    La Familia Medical Center · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    The Food Depot · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    St Vincent Hospital Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Cancer center

  • $20,000

    St John'S College · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Kitchen Angels · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    St Elizabeth'S Shelter · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    General operating

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.