Daniels Fund gives nearly $6 million in grants and scholarships in New Mexico in 2019

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March 10, 2020

Daniels Fund gives nearly $6 million in grants and scholarships in New Mexico in 2019

— $108 million given in the state since 2000 —

In 2019, the Daniels Fund provided more than $5.95 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students in New Mexico. Since inception in 2000, the Daniels Fund has distributed $108.6 million in grants and scholarships in the state. Throughout its four-state region of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, the Daniels Fund provided more than $58.8 million in grants and scholarships in 2019.

New Mexico communities are benefiting from $3.8 million in grants to outstanding nonprofits throughout the state in 2019. The Daniels Fund’s New Mexico grantmaking strategy focuses primarily on education-related initiatives, maximizing impact by inviting grant requests from nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated ability to improve the education continuum, from cradle to career.

Organizations that were awarded grants for programs in New Mexico in 2019 include Central New Mexico Community College Foundation, CHI St. Joseph’s Children, Fort Lewis College Foundation, Gordon Bernell Charter School, Junior Achievement of New Mexico, National Council on Teacher Quality, NewMexicoKidsCAN, New Mexico State University Foundation–Arrowhead Center, Public Charter Schools of New Mexico, Roswell Independent School District, Santa Fe Community Foundation, United Way of Central New Mexico, and United Way of Santa Fe County. In addition, the Daniels Fund provided continuing grant support to Excellent Schools New Mexico, Teach for America–New Mexico, and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

In 2019, the Daniels Fund provided $2.1 million in scholarships to students in New Mexico through two distinct programs — the Daniels Scholarship Program, which provides college scholarships to deserving high school seniors, and the Boundless Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides funding to participating colleges to offer scholarships to non-traditional students.

The Daniels Fund also provided grant funding to the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University for ethics education through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program.

“Bill Daniels had a strong connection to New Mexico, having grown up in Hobbs and attended New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell,” said Linda Childears, President & CEO of the Daniels Fund. “It was his hope that grants and scholarships such as these would help make life better for people across the state.”

About the Daniels Fund

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. Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.

Media Contact: Bruce Wilmsen
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Daniels Fund gives $58.8 million in grants and scholarships in 2019

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March 10, 2020

Daniels Fund gives $58.8 million in grants and scholarships in 2019

— $877 million given since 2000 —

The Daniels Fund announced that it distributed more than $58.8 million in grants and scholarships in 2019. This brings the total to over $877.6 million in grants and scholarships distributed since the Daniels Fund’s inception in 2000.

The 2019 total includes $41 million in grants to highly effective nonprofit organizations throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as to select national organizations. Colorado communities are benefiting from $25.2 million in grants to outstanding nonprofits throughout the state. For a list of nonprofits that were awarded grants in 2019 for programs in Colorado, click here.

Also included in the 2019 total, is $17.8 million in scholarships across the four-state region through two distinct programs — the Daniels Scholarship Program, which provides college scholarships to deserving high school seniors, and the Boundless Opportunity Scholarship program, which provides funding to participating colleges to offer scholarships to non-traditional students. Colorado students received $12 million in scholarships.

The Daniels Fund makes grants in eight funding areas as specified by its founder, Bill Daniels: Aging, Amateur Sports, Disabilities, Drug & Alcohol Addiction, Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education Reform, Homeless & Disadvantaged, and Youth Development.

The Daniels Fund also provided grant funding for ethics education through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program and other efforts.

“Our founder, Bill Daniels, created the Daniels Fund to give back to the communities that contributed to his success,” said Linda Childears, president & CEO of the Daniels Fund. “It was his hope that these grants and scholarships would help make life better for people across our four-state region.”

About the Daniels Fund

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. Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.

Media Contact: Bruce Wilmsen
Direct: 720.941.4429
[email protected]

Daniels Fund President & CEO Linda Childears Announces Retirement

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March 3, 2020

Daniels Fund President & CEO Linda Childears Announces Retirement

DENVER, March 3, 2020—Linda Childears announced today that she will retire as president and CEO of the Daniels Fund on April 30. Childears joined the Daniels Fund in 2005, during which time she has implemented the board of directors’ strategic direction while also being responsible for all of the organization’s programs and operations. Upon her retirement, Childears will be recognized as the Daniels Fund’s President Emeritus.

“It has been the honor of a lifetime to guide the Daniels Fund,” Childears said. “Bill Daniels was one of the finest individuals this country has ever produced, and I know that he would be incredibly proud of the foundation that is his legacy. The Daniels Fund has never been stronger, and after considerable deliberation I have decided that now is the right time for me to retire.”

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The Daniels Fund was established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels. It 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. Since its founding in 2000, the Daniels Fund has granted nearly $900 million to deserving scholars and organizations, while simultaneously growing the foundation’s endowment from $1 billion to more than $1.5 billion.

“I would like to thank Linda for her years of service and incredibly hard work on behalf of the Daniels Fund, as well as her commitment to honoring the legacy of Bill Daniels,” said R. James “Jim” Nicholson, chairman of the board of directors at the Daniels Fund. “Linda’s leadership over the past 15 years reflects her strong dedication to honoring Bill’s philanthropic intent.”

Childears added, “I would like to thank the members of the board and the staff at the Daniels Fund for their tireless support. I also would like to thank our community partners and our grant recipients, including our Daniels Scholars. The impact we have made to promote Bill’s ethics and values — compassion for others, entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to excellence — would not have been possible without their support.”

The Daniels Fund will conduct a search for a new president and CEO.

About the Daniels Fund

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. Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.

Media Contact: Bruce Wilmsen
Direct: 720.941.4429
[email protected]