Community Grants
Our Community Grants have grown dramatically over the years:
$29,000 in 2018
$46,000 in 2019
$62,000 in 2020
$89,000; in 2021
$182,000 in 2023
For a total of more than $400,000.
These are the Community Grant Recipients for the 2023 Grant Cycle
Nat Gold Players Club $5,000
Mora Creative Council $10,000
Wagon Mound Public Schools $5,000
Samaritan House $10,000
Las Vegas Jewish Community $6,050
First Born $9,000
El Valle Community Foundation $10,000
Pendaries Village Mutual Domestic Water $10,000
Coalition for Effective Community Transfer $10,000
Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance $10,000
Tri County Farmer’s Market $1,000
Fractured Atlas $3,000
Friends of the Montezuma Hotsprings $5,000
Luna Community College (Dr. Linder) $10,000
Las Vegas City Schools $10,000
Imagination Library $7,000
AAUW $3,400
Somos Familia/Philosophy for Change $25,000
CCHP $1,460
Las Vegas First Community $10,000
Luna Community College (Tycie Jackson) $10,000
Comedor de San Pascual $5,000
Chile Challenge
Our annual fundraiser, the Chile Challenge, starts off our grant cycle for the year. Check out some Chile Challenges from years past below.
2020 Chile Challenge
Thank you for your support during the 2020 Chile Challenge
Without your support, we wouldn’t have reached our match goal!
The $15,000 challenge match was met and exceeded expectations. We raised $51,425.
Special thanks to our match donor Leveo & Patricia Sanchez and to a local anonymous match donor.
Special thanks to our volunteers: Tom Conklin, Shane Flores, Jim Hunyadi and Marshall Poole. Thank you to our logo designer Gabe Garcia.
2021 Chile Challenge
WE DID IT! Met the $30,000 challenge and beyond, total is still climbing $62,720….
2020 Grant Cycle Winners — $62,500
Animal Welfare Coalition, $1,000
David F. Cargo El Valle de Anton Chico Library, $1,000
El Valle Women’s Collaborative, $1,000
Friends of the Montezuma Hot Springs, $3,500
Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance, $1,000
Kid’s Counseling, $1000
Kiwanis Noontime Club, $1,000
Las Vegas Arts Council, $1,000
Las Vegas City Schools, $4,000
Las Vegas First Independent Business Alliance, $1,500
MainStreet de Las Vegas, $1,500
Mora County Van Transportation, $5,000
Mora Creative Council, $3,000
Nat Gold Players, $1,500
New Mexico Highlands University Foundation, $1,000
New Mexico State University Foundation, $3,500
REEL Las Vegas Film Festival, $1,500
Samaritan House, $4,000
Unity Orchard, $3,000
Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance, $15,000 (donor directed grant)
REEl Las Vegas Film Festival, $500 (donor directed grant)
West Las Vegas City Schools Golden Dons, $7,000 (donor directed grant)
2019 Grant Cycle Winners — $46,500
Amistad y Resolana, $2,500
Comedor de San Pascual, $2,500
Friends of the Montezuma Hot Springs, $4,000
Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas (Noontime), $2,500
MainStreet de Las Vegas, $4,000
New Mexico Dental Association Foundation, $4,500
Samaritan House, $2,500
Somos Familia, $3,000
Wagon Mound Bean Day Association, $1,000
Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance, $20,000 (donor directed grant)
2018 Grant Cycle Winners — $29,250
Animal Welfare Coalition, $1,500
Las Vegas Arts Council, $1,000
Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance, $3,000
New Mexico State University Foundation, $5,000
The Mental Health Association of New Mexico, $750
United World College-USA, $3,000
Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance, $15,000 (donor directed grant)