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Daniels Fund awards $4.8 million in
grants and scholarships in New Mexico in 2023
The Daniels Fund distributed $4.8 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students in New Mexico in 2023. Throughout its four-state region of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, the Daniels Fund provided $67.5 million in grants and scholarships last year. Since the Daniels Fund was established in 2000, grant and scholarship awards total more than $1.1 billion.
“We are honored to carry forward Bill Daniels’ legacy of giving back and positively influence communities through our efforts,” said Hanna Skandera, President & CEO of the Daniels Fund. “I am sure he would be proud of the transformative impact of our grantees and scholars. They're truly making a difference in the lives of people across the four states that meant so much to Bill.”
Guided by Bill Daniels' philanthropic vision, New Mexico communities have seen the positive impact of $3.4 million in grants this past year. The Daniels Fund’s New Mexico grantmaking strategy focuses primarily on K-12 education, with a focus on charter schools and tuition assistance allowing students in financial need to attend private schools. Click here for more details on the Daniels Fund’s K-12 education funding.
Organizations awarded grants in 2023 for programs serving people in New Mexico include 50CAN, ACE Scholarships, Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Calvary Chapel Three Crosses, Elevate Navajo, Excellent Schools New Mexico, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, New Mexico Military Institute Foundation, Police Athletic League of Las Cruces, Public Charter Schools of New Mexico, Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts, and VELA Education Fund.
New Mexico students received $1.4 million in scholarships in 2023 through the Daniels Fund’s two distinct scholarship programs. The Daniels Scholarship Program provides college scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrate need, great potential, strong character, and have big dreams. The Boundless Opportunity Scholarship provides scholarship funding for non-traditional students committed to upward mobility.
The Daniels Fund also provided grant funding for ethics education at New Mexico State University through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative.
The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initiative.
Bill Daniels established the Daniels Fund Grants Program to give back to people in the states he loved with specific funding priorities that held a deep personal significance for him. In 2023, the Daniels Fund awarded $54 million in grants to more than 350 highly effective nonprofit partners that are transforming their communities across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.
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