Thursday, March 29th
11:15am - 1:00pm
Hotel Albuquerque
If you haven't heard of the Foundation's Annual Meeting,
the Great Grant Giveaway, you won't want to miss it!
The Foundation selects nonprofits to present their good work during the event.
A check for $500 sits on every table, ready to be awarded to one of the nonprofits.
This year, the theme is Common Ground.
$134,475 raised for five nonprofits.
Great Grant Giveaway Testimonial...
From Erin Hagenow, Executive Director of Junior Achievement of New Mexico...
"I can't thank ACF enough for championing our mission and the program. The monies raised that day has, frankly, changed the face of JA of NM. We were able to hire a P/T assistant on my side of the house and have another P/T assistant starting in Programs in July. ACF's and the many GGG donors' generosity has significantly increased our capacity and allowed me to build a highly engaged and professional staff. We are going to rock this year and meet many more students than we have in years.
Additionally, we received a UWCNM Community Fund grant this year. I have no doubt that the donation from the GGG and accompanying media, encouraged the committee to invest in us. I have profound gratitude toward ACF for choosing us this year, after my first year on the job and a big year of transition for JA of NM."
Selecting Organizations
Grant proposals are not accepted for Great Grant Giveaway recipients. Recipients are selected by Foundation staff. Through the course of our annual work, we receive nearly 100 Letters of Intent and Grant Proposals. In addition to being screened for potential Competitive and Donor-Advised Grants, all are reviewed through the lens of potential Great Grant Giveaway participants. Additionally, all Foundation staff are extremely active in the community participating almost daily in convening’s, events and other activities sponsored by local nonprofits. We are continually monitoring this work for consideration in our annual event.
Eventually, all organizations are considered as we piece together the puzzle that becomes the Great Grant Giveaway, most importantly reaching all of the fields-of-interest, population segments and priorities of the Foundation and its donors.