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Thornburg Foundation: 144 grants to organizations, $6.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Thornburg Foundation, a private foundation in Santa Fe, NM, paid 144 grants to organizations totaling $6,436,684 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $225,000 to Prepared To Teach Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in New York, NY for provide technical assistance for teacher residency programs at nm colleges of education.
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- EIN
- 850457010
- Based in
- Santa Fe, NM
- Assets
- $179,398,522
- Grants paid
- $6,436,684
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202543189349103579. It reported $6,436,684 in grants paid; 144 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepared To Teach Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Provide technical assistance for teacher residency programs at nm colleges of education | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catalyst Education | New Orleans, LA | Nm public education department- research support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment and Security | Oakland, CA | The untapped potential of water supply alternatives in nm project | $160,405 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ndi-Nm | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation | Espanola, NM | Principal licensure work group and residency advocacy project | Education | $136,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ogallala Land & Water Conservancy | Clovis, NM | Conserving groundwater for community survival and sustainable land use in eastern nm project | Environment | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prepared To Teach Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | To provide technical assistance for teacher residency programs at nm colleges of education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Campaign Legal Center | Washington, DC | General operating | Crime and legal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | General operating | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | Democracy in a new era project work in new mexico | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | New mexico groundwater resilience project | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching | Chicago, IL | To support teacher residencies across nm at both the undergraduate and graduate levels | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Mexico School for the Arts - Art Institute | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico School for the Arts - Art Institute | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico in Depth | Rio Rancho, NM | Good government reporting project | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rio Grande Return | Santa Fe, NM | Watershed restoration capacity, outreach and development project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rural Community Assistance Corporation | West Sacramento, CA | Strengthening regional collaboration among taos county public water systems project | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts | Philadelphia, PA | Housing policy initative project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership | Washington, DC | Strengthening watershed and climate resiliency policy solutions in nm's rio grande watershed project | Animal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unm Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | State and local government journalism partnership project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Water Finance Exchange | Washington, DC | Nm water/wastewater infrastructure coordination committee and tribal working group project | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach Plus | Boston, MA | Teach plus new mexico teacher leadership programming project | Education | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connected | Berkeley, CA | Improving college and career pathways in rural new mexico | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amigos Bravos | Taos, NM | Strengthening watershed and climate resiliency policy solutions in nm rio grande basin project | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservation Voters New Mexico Education Fund | Santa Fe, NM | A year for water: amplifying the need for water protection in nm project | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Election Reformers Network | Bethesda, MD | Redistricting public education and stakeholder engagement in nm | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Responsive Government | Chicago, IL | Resilient elections network - general operating | Public and societal benefit | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center On Teacher Quality | Washington, DC | Galvanizing efforts to ensure high quality alternative certification programs project | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Mexico Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts | Carlsbad, NM | Technical assistance and support to non-profits to apply for federal funds project | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Community Trust | Albuquerque, NM | Pathways to opportunity pooled fund | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Nm local news fund project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Accessing public funds project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Quivira Coalition | Santa Fe, NM | Investing in relationships for resilient working lands project | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Landowners Alliance | Santa Fe, NM | New mexico land stewardship initiative | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | Improving water governance and river protections in nm project | Crime and legal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Young Farmers Coalition | Albany, NY | Building young farmer leaders in nm project | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of New Mexico Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | New mexico state legislative graduate fellowship project | Education | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Coalition To End Homelessness | Santa Fe, NM | 2024 built for zero learning sessions | Housing and shelter | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | Native american water rights settlement & rio chama water shortage sharing case study | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Agri-Cultura Cooperative Network Via La Cosecha | Albuquerque, NM | Strengthening the pathway to regenerative small scale farming & ranching | $63,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Mexico School for the Arts - Art Institute | Santa Fe, NM | Development grant | Education | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dual Language Education of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | To increase the quantity and effectiveness of bilingual educators in nm | Education | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Future Focused Education | Albuquerque, NM | Instituto del puente education project | Education | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| League of Women Voters of New Mexico Education Fund | Albuquerque, NM | Fair districts for new mexico and the native american voter guide project | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation | Espanola, NM | Pathways to opportunity: leveraging investments for underrepresented youth and young adults project | Education | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unm Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | Harnar award 2024 | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chama Peak Land Alliance | Chromo, CO | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | Legislative modernization public education project | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooperative Educational Services | Albuquerque, NM | Six year study of transformative change in new mexico schools project | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holistic Management International | Albuquerque, NM | Expanding regenerative agriculture in nm through holistic management | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Issue One | Washington, DC | New mexico modernization and political reform project | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Foundation for Open Government | Albuquerque, NM | Transparency, accountability and an empowered electorate project | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Trusted elections fund - general operating | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| News Revenue Hub | San Diego, CA | Catalyzing nm newsroom growth during a crucial year | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust | Albuquerque, NM | Unlocking conservation programs: equitable access to easements in nm's middle rio grande project | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Coalition of sustainable communities nm- project grant | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Nm local news fund - press forward project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center | Albuquerque, NM | Inventory and evaluation of farmer and rancher training program in nm | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center | Albuquerque, NM | Inventory and evaluation of farmer and rancher training programs in nm project | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Water Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Water table funder collaborative membership | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Functional zero homelessness project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $45,234 | apps.irs.gov |
| Piper and Proteus Funds | Philadelphia, PA | Building a healthy democracy for all project | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | Agricultural water users preferences for water conservation programs in the middle rio grande basin project | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Climate Change Leadership Institute | Santa Fe, NM | Advancing soil health and regenerative agriculture in nm project | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Covenant Pathways | Vanderwagen, NM | Nutrient rich agriculture in the desert landscape project | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Harvesting a community resource, seeding watershed longevity project | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Council On Foundations | Washington, DC | Piloting a senior leader public policy cohort project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $31,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bird Conservancy of the Rockies | Brighton, CO | Collaborative conservation to enhance working rangelands (grasslands) in northeastern new mexico project | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Farm To Table | Santa Fe, NM | Empowering climate resilient agriculture initiatives in nm | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Kidscan | Albuquerque, NM | Changemakers fellowship project | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center of Southwest Culture Inc | Albuquerque, NM | Codece regeneration project | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont, CA | Annual giving drive | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Consensus Building Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | Rio grande basin study tribal sectoral committee support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ecdysis Foundation | Estelline, SD | 1000 farms initiative | Medical research | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Fondation de France | New York, NY | General operating | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | Hbs fund investors society - general operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation | Espanola, NM | Principal residency community of practice | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mandy's Farm | Los Ranchos, NM | Agrability apprenticeship program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District | Albuquerque, NM | Facilitation and report preparation support for the rio grande basin study agriculture committee project | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | Institut curie/pediatrics | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Appropriate Technology (ncat) | Butte, MT | Grazing for resilience: innovations for nm grazing lands project | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Mexico State University Foundation Inc | Las Cruces, NM | Integrated systems strategic fallowing for sustainable water and thriving ag project | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico State University Foundation Inc | Las Cruces, NM | Nmsu/southwest grain collaborative trials and pipeline for regionally adapted, certified organic cover crop seed project | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reading Quest | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Representus Education Fund | Florence, MA | End partisan gerrymandering project | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | Immediate needs and priorities- general operating | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc | Denver, CO | General operating | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Santa fe data platform project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shattuck-St Mary's School | Faribault, MN | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | Goldman center for student accessiblilty- general operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | General operating | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center of Southwest Culture Inc | Albuquerque, NM | Pueblo resurgents - revitalizing indigenous lands project | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communities in Schools of New Mexico - Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Esperanza Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | Catalytic leadership in philanthropy project | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kitchen Angels | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Familia Medical Center | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partners in Education | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roadrunner Food Bank | Albuquerque, NM | General operating | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | Leonard scholars | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Elizabeth's Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John's College | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent Hospital Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Cancer center | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Food Depot | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Interfaith Community Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Shelters & Family Services Inc | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Film Prize Jr NM | Ranchos de Taos, NM | General operating | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ogallala Commons | Nazareth, TX | 2024 values based supply chain project | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Think New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Esperanza Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerard's House | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Inc of Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres | New York, NY | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | American friends of the simon kasha foundation | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Center for Housing Law | Albuquerque, NM | Housing tax amicus brief project | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Environmental Law Center | Albuquerque, NM | General operating | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Suicide Intervention Program | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Animal Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Girls School | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Solace Sexual Assault Services | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Elizabeth's Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Life Link Inc | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Think New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | Challenge grant/general operating | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa (court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cooking With Kids Inc | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute of American Acupuncture and Life Medicine | St Louis, MO | General operating | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| May Center for Learning | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nantucket Historical Association | Nantucket, MA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School | Chicago, IL | General operating | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | Shark protection program | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reading Quest | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| School Year Abroad | North Andover, MA | General operating | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Central New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | 2024 youth & government program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sig-Nal | Pleasanton, CA | Resilient stormwater solutions project | $4,995 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western States Water Council | Murray, UT | Supplement to september 2023 grant to cover additional expenses | $4,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palliative & Supportive Care of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | Dreamcatcher dinner and auction | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | General operating | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| United World College- USA Advancement Office | Montezuma, NM | General operating | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Mexico Kidscan | Albuquerque, NM | Abq education planning retreat | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences | Santa Fe, NM | Dollars for doers and classroom grant | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mountain Cloud Zen Center | Santa Fe, NM | Dollars for doers- operating grant | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Boys and Girls Club | Santa Fe, NM | Dollars for doers- general operating | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,166,000 |
| Environment | $630,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $425,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $401,234 |
| Crime and legal-related | $255,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $225,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $210,000 |
| Animal-related | $110,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | $3,473,484 |
| District of Columbia | $781,000 |
| New York | $590,000 |
| California | $470,400 |
| Louisiana | $225,000 |
| Massachusetts | $197,500 |
| Illinois | $180,000 |
| Colorado | $180,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.