Albuquerque Rotary Charitable Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Albuquerque Rotary Charitable Foundation supports youth, health, arts and culture, education and human services in New Mexico.
FUNDING AREAS: Youth, health, arts and culture, education, human services
IP TAKE: Rotary organizations are often good to know in local communities as potential funding sources, and this one in Albuquerque has an active foundation with broad charitable interests.
PROFILE: Established in 1988, the Albuquerque Rotary Charitable Foundation (ARCF) is a charitable grantmaker based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Members of The Rotary Club of Albuquerque are also members of the Albuquerque Rotary Charitable Foundation. The foundation has a president and is run by a board of directors. The foundation aims to "enable Rotarians to support local charities and deserving community projects.” ARCF funds local efforts for youth, health, arts and culture, education and human services.
The Albuquerque Rotary Charitable Foundation supports a wide variety of charitable causes at the local level and also occasionally for international causes too, especially for efforts in Mexico. In the Albuquerque area, ARCF commonly supports museums, well-established arts groups, literacy programs and YMCA/YWCA organizations. It also has supported playgrounds, safe housing units, a school for the blind and annual festivals. Overall, much of ARCF’s funding is focused on local youth.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $20,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Albuquerque area of New Mexico. Past local grantees include RoadRunner Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry Truck, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the New Mexico Natural History & Science Museum.
This foundation does not typically accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Direct general questions to the staff at Office@Rotaryabq.org or 505-242-2651.
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