Albuquerque Community Foundation

Albuquerque Community Foundation advances philanthropy, grantmaking, and student support in New Mexico, with a scholarship program that is structured to help New Mexico residents attain their educational goals. Its scholarships section serves both high school students and college students, and the organization has opened its Eligibility Questionnaire and applications for the 2026-2027 school year. The foundation organizes access to student aid through a Scholarship Portal and requires prospective applicants to complete an eligibility questionnaire before receiving the full application, creating a standardized entry point across programs with differing donor criteria. The foundation’s scholarship work is donor-driven. Each scholarship program was established by a donor with individual interests and priority areas, and the organization presents those programs as part of a broader commitment to education and to future generations. Because those funds were created around distinct philanthropic intentions, requirements vary by program, and deadlines differ as well. Albuquerque Community Foundation also maintains student aid applications in a confidential manner, stating that all financial and other nonpublic information in those applications is kept confidential at all times. Beyond administering scholarships, Albuquerque Community Foundation works with individuals, families, and organizations to establish scholarship funds aligned with philanthropic goals and designed to benefit deserving students. The organization’s broader site structure shows a wider civic role that includes giving, grants, nonprofit endowments, impact investing, and initiatives such as the Future Fund, PRIDE Circle, Social Giving Club, Emergency Action Fund for Food Insecurity, Catalyst Fundraisers Collective, and the New Mexico Estate Planning Conference. The foundation is based at 624 Tijeras Ave NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, with a mailing address at P.O. Box 25266, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87125-0266, and lists office hours of Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.