C.W. and Dee McMullen Community Foundation

OVERVIEW: The C.W. and Dee McMullen Community Foundation supports education, human services, community improvement and capacity building in New Mexico.

FUNDING AREAS: Education, human services, community improvement, capacity building

IP TAKE: Although this funder makes only a few grants per year, it is exclusive to Quay County, which is an area of New Mexico that is often overlooked by Southwest grantmakers.

PROFILE: Established in 2003, C.W. and Dee McMullen Community Foundation is a private foundation based in Tucumcari, New Mexico. C.W. McMullen was the owner of Tucumcari Motor Company. The foundation has multiple trustees but no full-time staff. The foundation “supports worthy philanthropic causes in the community through the support of community projects for the public welfare as well as educational, charitable and governmental bodies.” It funds local efforts for education, human services, community improvement and capacity building.

The C.W. and Dee McMullen Community Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, past tax records indicate that this funder has a very local focus and keeps pretty much all of its grants in its home city. Grants often go towards local events, such as Christmas music events, marketing events for the downtown area and local festivals. Arts workshops and museum artifact collections receive foundation grants. The McMullen family also provides scholarships to underrepresented, low-income and disadvantaged students in New Mexico.

Grants range between about $1,000 and $10,000. The foundation typically awards less than $100,000 per year. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Quay County, New Mexico and especially the city of Tucumcari. Past local grantees include Tucumcari Mainstreet, New Mexico Route 66 Museum and Tucumcari Rawhide Days.

This foundation accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry from nonprofits. Grantseekers should sent a letter to the attention of C.J. Wiegel with information about the organization and purpose of the grant amount requested. There are no submission deadlines. Direct general questions to the staff at 575-461-1623.

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