The Frost Foundation  
 
New Mexico 2017 Fall
 
 
 
 
 
New Mexico History Museum and the Palace for the Governors
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $25,000
The NMHM Makerspace and Learning Lab will host guided and drop-in maker activities that build on our region’s history, the museum’s collections, exhibits and conservation efforts, and utilize humanities expertise available in New Mexico. The space will be outfitted with all of the tools needed to make an open, bright, safe, and exciting environment for making. Our goal is to serve over 1,500 visitors
in the first year of operation through a series of guided programs with our partners.
 
New Mexico Wildlife Federation
Albuquerque, New Mexico / $15,000
NMWF’s key priorities are to protect habitat, create opportunities for outdoor recreation, and provide experiential education to New Mexico’s youth, families and communities focused on key conservation issues. Recognizing that culture plays an important role in conservation, the NMWF brings rural, urban, underserved, and tribal youth from throughout New Mexico together in outdoor activities and cross-cultural conversations about how their culture informs their understanding of New Mexico’s land, water and wildlife.
 
PB&J Family Services, Inc.
Albuquerque, New Mexico / $15,000
For over 45 years, PB&J Family Services has provided comprehensive family support services to families with infants and young children that support safety, optimal child development, preservation of the family, and school readiness. We continue to provide needed transportation to vulnerable families who would otherwise not receive services because they live in geographically isolated communities in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties and surrounding pueblos.
 
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Albuquerque, New Mexico / $20,000
The critical need for culturally competent, medically accurate sex education is dramatic; research continues to demonstrate that Latino and Native American youth are disproportionally affect by unintended pregnancy and STI transmission. This urgency guided our recommitment to providing culturally appropriate curriculum to Latino and Native American youth in New Mexico. As a trusted leader in the field of sex education, we continue to lead the nation in providing innovative and effective ongoing programming scheduled to complement the school year.
 
Santa Fe Film Festival
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $5,000
(Out-of-cycle Grant)
 
Think New Mexico
 
Santa Fe Film Institute
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $10,000
(Out-of-cycle Grant)
 
School for Advanced Research
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $15,000
SCAR stewards one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of pre-and post-contact Indian pottery, textiles, basketry, and jewelry. Exposure to this collection through public and private tours affords Native American artists, descendant community members, school children, and other visitors the unique opportunity to learn more about traditional art forms. The program proposed here will help preserve these valuable artistic traditions and significantly expend SAR’s efforts to educate the public about the rich cultural history embedded in artistry of the Southwest’s indigenous peoples.
 
Sleep & Human Health Institute
Albuquerque, New Mexico / $10,000
(Out-of-cycle Grant)
 
St. Elizabeth Shelter
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $20,000
Casa Familia provides a dedicated emergency shelter for families with children along with a range of supportive services to enable them to address healthcare issues, rebuild self-esteem, find employment, enroll the children in school and monitor academic performance, find permanent housing and return to independent living. St. Elizabeth has been meeting the needs of homeless individuals for 31 years and has operated Casa Familia since November 2009, enhancing and improving the building and program while increasing visibility and community support.
 
St. Vincent Hospital Foundation
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $208,333
(Multi-year Grant)
 
Think New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $20,000
 New Mexico is ranked last in the nation for its graduation rate. New Mexico spends more per student than 19 other states, even as our results remain at the bottom. Where New Mexico differs starkly from those other states is how it spends those dollars. Our state spends less than 54 cents of every educational dollar on instruction. We are launching a new initiative focused on improving New Mexico’s education system by getting more dollars to the classroom where the learning takes place.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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