Chamiza Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 85-0373197

Foundation Overview

Based in Santa Fe, NM, Chamiza Foundation has awarded 183 grants totaling $1,595,981 to organizations in New Mexico, Colorado and 3 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $20 to $31,200, with a median award of $8,991.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$1,595,981
Total Assets
$6,003,942
Median Grant (all grants)
$8,991

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
18
Median Grant
$15,000
% Median Grant Growth
+17% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: March 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Growth-Minded: 56%

10 of 18 recipients (56%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.

Geographic Focus
New Mexico

92% of all grants are concentrated in New Mexico, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within New Mexico, funding concentrates in Santa Fe (22%), Zuni (9%), Albuquerque (9%).

Funding Trajectory
-26%

Declining funding trend with 26% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (64%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Chamiza Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Santa Ana Pueblo $5,620 Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, US Say H-20 Water Is Life Proj 2024
Keres Childrens Learning Center $15,800 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Native American Language Programs 2024
Partners In Education $12,000 Santa Fe, NM, US River Source Grant 2024
Zuni Youth Enrichment Prog $15,000 Zuni, NM, US Youth Art And Cultural Festivals 2024
Conservation Legacy Ancestral Land $15,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Acoma Traditional Farm Crops 2024
Lanl Foundation $15,000 Los Alamos, NM, US Tribal Early Childhood Story Telling 2024
National Ghost Ranch Fdn $15,000 Abiquiu, NM, US Estudio Corazon Residency 2024
Abq Indian School $1,100 Albuquerque, NM, US General Programs 2024
Laguna Community Fdn $124 Laguna Pueblo, NM, US General Operating 2024
Santa Ana Pueblo $5,620 Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, US Say H-20 Water Is Life Proj 2024
Keres Childrens Learning Center $15,800 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Native American Language Programs 2024
Partners In Education $12,000 Santa Fe, NM, US River Source Grant 2024
Zuni Youth Enrichment Prog $15,000 Zuni, NM, US Youth Art And Cultural Festivals 2024
Conservation Legacy Ancestral Land $15,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Acoma Traditional Farm Crops 2024
Lanl Foundation $15,000 Los Alamos, NM, US Tribal Early Childhood Story Telling 2024
National Ghost Ranch Fdn $15,000 Abiquiu, NM, US Estudio Corazon Residency 2024
Abq Indian School $1,100 Albuquerque, NM, US General Programs 2024
Laguna Community Fdn $124 Laguna Pueblo, NM, US General Operating 2024
Santa Clara Pueblo Adc $10,500 Espanola, NM, US Kha Po Intergenerational Exchange 2023
Santa Ana Pueblo $15,121 Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, US Say H-20 Water Is Life Proj 2023
Keres Childrens Learning Center $13,000 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Native American Language Symposium 2023
Santo Domingo Pueblo $15,000 Santo Domingo, NM, US Rebldg Connections To Pueblo Arch 2023
Partners In Education $12,000 Santa Fe, NM, US River Source Grant 2023
Pachamamas Path $12,700 West Palm Beach, FL, US Across America Cultural Exchange 2023
Trees Water And People $10,048 Fort Collins, CO, US Rebldg Pueblo Food 2023
Zuni Youth Enrichment Prog $15,000 Zuni, NM, US Zyep Summer Camp 2023
Zia Pueblo $10,500 Zia Pueblo, NM, US T'siya Mother Corn Project 2023
Indigenous Knowledge Collective $18,297 Santa Fe, NM, US Tesuque Textiles Project/tanning Cla 2023
Santa Clara Pueblo Adc $10,500 Espanola, NM, US Kha Po Intergenerational Exchange 2023
Santa Ana Pueblo $15,121 Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, US Say H-20 Water Is Life Proj 2023
Keres Childrens Learning Center $13,000 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Native American Language Symposium 2023
Santo Domingo Pueblo $15,000 Santo Domingo, NM, US Rebldg Connections To Pueblo Arch 2023
Partners In Education $12,000 Santa Fe, NM, US River Source Grant 2023
Pachamamas Path $12,700 West Palm Beach, FL, US Across America Cultural Exchange 2023
Trees Water And People $10,048 Fort Collins, CO, US Rebldg Pueblo Food 2023
Zuni Youth Enrichment Prog $15,000 Zuni, NM, US Zyep Summer Camp 2023
Zia Pueblo $10,500 Zia Pueblo, NM, US T'siya Mother Corn Project 2023
Indigenous Knowledge Collective $18,297 Santa Fe, NM, US Tesuque Textiles Project/tanning Cla 2023
Acoma Pueblo $12,450 Acoma, NM, US Tribal Historic Preservation 2022
Flower Hill Institute $12,000 Jemez Pueblo, NM, US Jemez Pueblo Comm Greenhouse 2022
Keres Childrens Learning Center $8,080 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Language Health And Wellness 2022
Laguna Community Foundation $200 Laguna, NM, US Cochiti Fire Relief 2022
Partners In Education $12,000 Santa Fe, NM, US River Source Grant 2022
Southwest Research And Information $5,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Honor Our Pueblo Existence 2022
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project $12,000 Zuni, NM, US Zyep Summer Camp 2022
Picuris Pueblo $12,000 Penasco, NM, US Tiwa Language Program 2022
Generational Empowerment $12,000 Espanola, NM, US Empowerment Cultural Program 2022
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo $8,991 El Paso, TX, US Children's Tiwa Language Program 2022
Nm Association Of Grantmakers $15,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Nm Broadband Collective 2022
Conservation Legacy Ancestral Lands $12,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Acoma Traditional Farm Crops 2022
Pueblo Of Pojoaque Tewa Language De $8,500 Santa Fe, NM, US Hunting From Elders Project 2022
Zia Pueblo $12,000 Zia Pueblo, NM, US Language And Cultural Program 2022
Red Willow Center $12,000 Taos, NM, US Seed Saving 2022
Pueblo Of Pojoaque $10,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Tapia Community House 2022
Indigenous Knowledge Collective $12,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Tesuque Textiles Project 2022
San Felipe Pueblo $12,000 San Felipe Pueblo, NM, US Agriculture Program 2022
Trees Water People $12,000 Fort Collins, CO, US Revitalizing Kewa Pueblo Agro Zone 2022
Acoma Pueblo $12,450 Acoma, NM, US Tribal Historic Preservation 2022
Flower Hill Institute $12,000 Jemez Pueblo, NM, US Jemez Pueblo Comm Greenhouse 2022
Keres Childrens Learning Center $8,080 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Language Health And Wellness 2022
Laguna Community Foundation $200 Laguna, NM, US Cochiti Fire Relief 2022
Partners In Education $12,000 Santa Fe, NM, US River Source Grant 2022
Southwest Research And Information $5,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Honor Our Pueblo Existence 2022
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project $12,000 Zuni, NM, US Zyep Summer Camp 2022
Picuris Pueblo $12,000 Penasco, NM, US Tiwa Language Program 2022
Generational Empowerment $12,000 Espanola, NM, US Empowerment Cultural Program 2022
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo $8,991 El Paso, TX, US Children's Tiwa Language Program 2022
Nm Association Of Grantmakers $15,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Nm Broadband Collective 2022
Conservation Legacy Ancestral Lands $12,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Acoma Traditional Farm Crops 2022
Pueblo Of Pojoaque Tewa Language De $8,500 Santa Fe, NM, US Hunting From Elders Project 2022
Zia Pueblo $12,000 Zia Pueblo, NM, US Language And Cultural Program 2022
Red Willow Center $12,000 Taos, NM, US Seed Saving 2022
Pueblo Of Pojoaque $10,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Tapia Community House 2022
Indigenous Knowledge Collective $12,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Tesuque Textiles Project 2022
San Felipe Pueblo $12,000 San Felipe Pueblo, NM, US Agriculture Program 2022
Trees Water People $12,000 Fort Collins, CO, US Revitalizing Kewa Pueblo Agro Zone 2022
Acoma Pueblo $12,000 Acoma, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2021
Flowering Tree Permaculture $7,000 Espanola, NM, US Flowering Tree Youth Proj 2021
Keres Childrens Learning Center $4,120 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Language Health And Wellness 2021
Laguna Community Foundation $12,000 Laguna, NM, US Ba'k'athrode Horno Proj 2021
New Mexico Foundation $200 Santa Fe, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2021
Pueblo Of Jemez $12,000 Jemez Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2021
Pueblo Of Sandia $4,000 Bernalillo, NM, US Storytime With Elders 2021
Santa Clara Pueblo $5,000 Espanola, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2021
Santo Domingo Pueblo $31,200 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM, US Kewa Childcare/emer Funds/historic 2021
Taos Pueblo Cms $12,000 Taos, NM, US Emergency Management Team 2021
Zia Pueblo $5,000 Zia Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Operations Team 2021
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project $12,000 Zuni, NM, US Summer Enrichment Camp 2021
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center $24,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Emergency Relief/all Pueb Council 2021
Bosque School $12,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Youth Program 2021
Center For Sw Culture $12,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Pueblo Resurgents 2021
Conservation Legacy Ancestral Lands $12,000 Durango, CO, US Ancestral Lands Farm Crops 2021
J Paul Getty Trust $11,900 Los Angeles, CA, US Terra Word Scholarship 2021
Malcolm Ebright $9,400 Santa Fe, NM, US Isleta Historical Society 2021
Oo-oo-nah Art & Culture Center $3,000 Taos, NM, US Heritage Summer Camp 2021
Pueblo Of Laguna Utility Authority $12,000 Laguna, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2021
Card Service Center $411 Dallas, TX, US Pueblo Relief Fund/tewa Women 2021
San Felipe Pueblo $12,000 San Felipe Pueblo, NM, US Dept Of Natural Resources 2021
Sf Indian School $6,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Brave Girls 2021
Santo Domingo Tribal Housing Auth $6,808 Santo Domingo, NM, US Sd Trad Village Architecture Proj 2021
Trees Water People $9,600 Fort Collins, CO, US Seeds Of Change ~ Santo Domingo 2021
Acoma Pueblo $17,500 Acoma, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Ancestral Rich Treasures Of Zuni $25,000 Zuni, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Ashiwi College & Career Readiness $5,000 Zuni, NM, US Zuni Language & Culture Revitaliz 2020
Conservation Legacy-ancestral Lands $1,500 Durango, CO, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Flower Hill Institute $2,457 Jemez Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Flowering Tree Permaculture $2,900 Espanola, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Keres Childrens Learning Center $1,000 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Laguna Community Foundation $6,000 Laguna, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Nambe Pueblo $9,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Native Arts Gallery $500 Ohkay Owingeh, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
New Mexico Foundation $2,500 Santa Fe, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Ohkay Owingeh $5,000 Ohkay Owingeh, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Picuris Pueblo $6,500 Penasco, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Poeh Museum & Cultural Center $6,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Pueblo Of Cochiti $4,700 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Pueblo Of Isleta $10,900 Isleta Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Pueblo Of Jemez $2,500 Jemez Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Pueblo Of Jemez Welcome Center $1,700 Jemez Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Pueblo Of Laguna $2,500 Laguna, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Pueblo Of Pojoaque $2,500 Santa Fe, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Pueblo Of San Felipe $14,800 San Felipe Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Pueblo Of San Ildefonso $4,800 Santa Fe, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Pueblo Of Sandia $2,500 Bernalillo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Pueblo Of Santa Ana $4,800 Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Pueblo Of Tesuque $4,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Pueblo Of Zuni $3,500 Zuni, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Red Willow Farm $1,500 Taos, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Pueblo Of Santa Ana $9,800 Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, US Say H20 Project 2020
Santa Clara Pueblo $2,500 Espanola, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Santo Domingo Pueblo $31,000 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM, US Kewa Childcare/emergency Funds 2020
Taos Pueblo Cms $10,800 Taos, NM, US Emergency Relief Funds 2020
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo $3,100 El Paso, TX, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Zia Pueblo $1,500 Zia Pueblo, NM, US Emergency Relief Funding 2020
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project $6,000 Zuni, NM, US Summer Enrichment Camp 2020
Amanda Lucario $1,350 Acoma, NM, US Acoma Pottery Project 2018
Ashiwi College & Career Readiness $7,850 Zuni, NM, US Zuni Language & Culture Revital Proj 2018
Bosque School $11,000 Albuquerque, NM, US River Source 2018
Ctr Of Sw Culture $5,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Pueblo Resurgents:land Base Ldrshp 2018
Flower Hill Institute $8,000 Jemez Pueblo, NM, US General Support 2018
Flower Hill Institute $6,000 Jemez Pueblo, NM, US Hawaiian Native Intercultural Exch 2018
Keres Childrens Learning Ctr $8,000 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Keres Learning Ctr 2018
Leadership Inst Sf Indian School $2,500 Santa Fe, NM, US Pueblo Convocation 2018 2018
Nambe Pueblo $11,400 Santa Fe, NM, US General Operating 2018
Ohkay Owingeh Board Of Education $3,000 Ohkay Owingeh, NM, US Tewa Language Program 2018
Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority $2,100 Ohkay Owingeh, NM, US Leslie Colley 2018
Oo-oo-nah Art & Cultural Ctr $2,100 Taos, NM, US Heritage Project 2018
Native Arts Gallery $12,500 Ohkay Owingeh, NM, US Native Arts Gallery 2018
Picuris Pueblo $5,600 Penasco, NM, US Tiwa Language Program 2018
Pueblo Of Pojoaque $6,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Ancestral Village Rehab Planning 2018
Pueblo Of San Felipe $7,500 San Felipe Pueblo, NM, US Health & Wellness 2018
Pueblo Of Sandia $1,800 Bernalillo, NM, US Pueblo Sewing & Quilting Program 2018
Pueblo Of Santa Ana $5,500 Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, US Keres Women Lang And Culture Prog 2018
Pueblo Of Zia Language Program $1,000 Zia Pueblo, NM, US Zia Keresan Language Program 2018
River Source $20 Santa Fe, NM, US Riversource Event 2018
Pueblo Of Zuni Co Ryan Aguilar $7,848 Zuni, NM, US Conservation Legacy 2018
San Ildefonso Pueblo $7,600 Santa Fe, NM, US Agricultural Project 2018
Santa Ana Pueblo $7,460 Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, US General Support 2018
Santa Clara Pueblo $10,000 Espanola, NM, US Adult Day Care 2018
Santa Fe Indian School $3,600 Santa Fe, NM, US Kewa Keres 2018
Santo Domingo Tribe $6,000 Santo Domingo, NM, US Kewa Keres Language Program 2018
Ashiwi Awan Museum & Heritage Center $5,000 Zuni, NM, US Women Artistsexhibition Of Zuni 2017
Ashiwi College $7,900 Zuni, NM, US Projectcommunity Art 2017
Flower Hill Institute $10,000 Jemez Pueblo, NM, US Jpave 2017
Haak'u Museum $10,000 Acoma Pueblo, NM, US Acoma Pottery 2017
Flowering Tree Permaculture $5,000 Espanola, NM, US Housewomen's Ceremonial 2017
Museum Of Indian Arts & Culture $5,270 Santa Fe, NM, US Summer Readingtribal Library 2017
Poeh Museum & Cultural Center $6,250 Santa Fe, NM, US Renewal Projecttraditional Pottery 2017
Keres Childrens Learning Center $7,000 Cochiti Pueblo, NM, US Changeeating For Healthful 2017
Laguna Community Foundation $1,500 Laguna, NM, US Cultural Exchangeyakanai:youth 2017
Nambe Pueblo $4,650 Santa Fe, NM, US Artexpression Through 2017
Nambe Pueblo $8,700 Santa Fe, NM, US Projectseed Bank 2017
Ohkay Owingeh Board Of Education $8,307 Ohkay Owingeh, NM, US Programtewa Language 2017
River Source $9,770 Santa Fe, NM, US Science Projectyouth/ecological 2017
Patricia Maestasnative Arts Gallery $8,000 Ohkay Owingeh, NM, US Arts Programnative Arts Gallery 2017
Santa Fe Indian Center $1,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Native Youth Council 2017
San Ildefonso Pueblo $8,340 Santa Fe, NM, US Projecttewa Revitalization 2017
Santa Ana Pueblo $5,178 Bernalillo, NM, US Dept Of Education 2017
Taos Community Foundation $8,000 Taos, NM, US Heritage Project 2017
Santo Domingo Pueblo $3,430 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM, US & Traditions; Never Too Latereviving Arts, Language,to Learn 2017
Tesuque Pueblo $2,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Pilot Programteen Tewa Language 2017
Zia Pueblo $2,000 San Ysidro, NM, US Language Program 2017
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Contact Information

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EIN 85-0373197
Website http://www.chamiza.org
Address 1919 5TH ST STE C Santa Fe, NM 87505-6012

Key People (14)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Chamiza Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Chair James Phillips
Vice-chair Alice Phillips Swistel
President Brian Vallo
Vice-preside Vernon Lujan
Treasurer Trisha Moquino

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated March 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.