Vision

A community connected to the resources it needs to thrive. Your Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico (CFSNM) serves as a vehicle for people of all means to make a lasting impact on quality of life in our region now and in the future. Our organization is supported by a broad base of individuals, families, corporations, and institutions connected by the desire to improve Southern New Mexico. We manage over 300 endowments, including 48 non-profit organizational endowments in Southern New Mexico, and are home to over 40 scholarships and three annual grant cycles. As a center for charitable giving we support the arts, feed the hungry, expand literacy, improve health, and support countless other meaningful causes in the twelve counties including: Catron, Chaves, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, Sierra & Socorro.

Goals

1. 1.Strengthening and expanding its identity and role in southern New Mexico through diverse, equitable and inclusive community education and outreach.
2. 2.Establishing a more intentional and equitable grant and scholarship process, linking funding priorities to focused outcomes.
3. 3.Supporting and highlighting nonprofits and their important community role.