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Empower! Black Futures Community Fund

Santa Fe Community Foundation

NontraditionalParticipatory grantmaking

An identity-based giving circle for Black life, arts and culture in New Mexico. A named volunteer advisory committee of people who identify with New Mexico's Black communities leads the grantmaking decisions.

Indicative award
Amount not published (varies by call)No per-grant range published. The foundation reports the 2026 cycle awarded $70,000 across eight organizations.
Timing
Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.An annual cycle is described (a 2026 cycle is reported) but no open or close dates are published on the fund page. Contact the foundation's development office for the next cycle.
Who can apply
Community organisation, Practitioner
Eligibility
Nonprofit organizations working with Black communities in New Mexico. Priorities are capacity building and professional development, artistic expression and documenting Black history, and financial literacy. Awards are decided by the volunteer advisory committee; the fund is small and state-scoped, so out-of-state applicants are out of scope.
SSWR clusters
Topics
black arts and culture · documenting black history · capacity building · financial literacy
Apply at
https://www.santafecf.org/empower
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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