Private foundation · Santa Fe, NM

Chamiza Foundation

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Typical grant size
$3K – $7K – $11K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
24
Repeat grantees
13
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesSUBMISSIONS VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR; LATE MARCH AND JUNE; SITE VISITS ARE YEAR ROUND.
ContactORGANIZATION · 5052162140
MaterialsAPPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED PER THE REQUIRED FORMAT WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PROJECT, ETC.
RestrictionsCULTURAL PRESERVATION AMONG THE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN POPULATION IN NEW MEXICO.

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Amanda J Montoya
EXECUTIVE DI
$86K
Vernon Lujan
VICE-PRESIDE
Trisha Moquino
TREASURER
James Phillips
CHAIR
Ben Calabaza
SECRETARY
Marjorie Phillips Elliott
DIRECTOR FMR
Alissa Chavez Lowe
DIRECTOR
Aaron Sims
DIRECTOR
Claire Elliott
DIRECTOR
Kayleigh Warren
DIRECTOR
Elena Aguilar
DIRECTOR
Nina Swistel
DIRECTOR
Alice Phillips Swistel
VICE-CHAIR
Brian Vallo
PRESIDENT
James L Phillips
DIRECTOR/CHA
Ted Jojola
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
2.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
206
Total grants awarded
$1.5M
Total amount
$7K
Average grant
$31K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$95K
9 grants
2023
$132K
10 grants
2022
$200K
19 grants
2021
$248K
25 grants
2020
$216K
34 grants
2019
$120K
21 grants
2018
$151K
26 grants
2017
$127K
22 grants
2014
$135K
22 grants
2013
$103K
18 grants

Top recipients

Santo Domingo Pueblo
5 grants · NM
$100K
Nambe Pueblo
7 grants · NM
$65K
6 grants · NM · ✓ Exact match
$49K
Acoma Pueblo
4 grants · NM
$47K
Santa Ana Pueblo
5 grants · NM
$45K
5 grants · NM · ✓ Exact match
$38K
Zia Pueblo
6 grants · NM
$37K
3 grants · NM · ✓ Exact match
$36K
Pueblo of Pojoaque
5 grants · NM
$34K
3 grants · NM · ✓ Exact match
$34K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Keres Childrens Learning Center
NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
NM · TY 2024
$16K
Zuni Youth Enrichment Prog
YOUTH ART AND CULTURAL FESTIVALS
NM · TY 2024
$15K
Conservation Legacy Ancestral Land
ACOMA TRADITIONAL FARM CROPS
NM · TY 2024
$15K
National Ghost Ranch Fdn
ESTUDIO CORAZON RESIDENCY
NM · TY 2024
$15K
Lanl Foundation
TRIBAL EARLY CHILDHOOD STORY TELLING
NM · TY 2024
$15K
Partners in Education
RIVER SOURCE GRANT
NM · TY 2024
$12K
Santa Ana Pueblo
SAY H-20 WATER IS LIFE PROJ
NM · TY 2024
$6K
Abq Indian School
GENERAL PROGRAMS
NM · TY 2024
$1K
Laguna Community Fdn
GENERAL OPERATING
NM · TY 2024
$124
Indigenous Knowledge Collective
TESUQUE TEXTILES PROJECT/TANNING CLA
NM · TY 2023
$18K
Santa Ana Pueblo
SAY H-20 WATER IS LIFE PROJ
NM · TY 2023
$15K
Santo Domingo Pueblo
REBLDG CONNECTIONS TO PUEBLO ARCH
NM · TY 2023
$15K
Zuni Youth Enrichment Prog
ZYEP SUMMER CAMP
NM · TY 2023
$15K
Keres Childrens Learning Center
NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE SYMPOSIUM
NM · TY 2023
$13K
Pachamamas Path
ACROSS AMERICA CULTURAL EXCHANGE
FL · TY 2023
$13K
Partners in Education
RIVER SOURCE GRANT
NM · TY 2023
$12K
Santa Clara Pueblo Adc
KHA PO INTERGENERATIONAL EXCHANGE
NM · TY 2023
$11K
Zia Pueblo
T'SIYA MOTHER CORN PROJECT
NM · TY 2023
$11K
Trees Water and People
REBLDG PUEBLO FOOD
CO · TY 2023
$10K
Nm Association of Grantmakers
NM BROADBAND COLLECTIVE
NM · TY 2022
$15K
Acoma Pueblo
TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project
ZYEP SUMMER CAMP
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Picuris Pueblo
TIWA LANGUAGE PROGRAM
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Trees Water People
REVITALIZING KEWA PUEBLO AGRO ZONE
CO · TY 2022
$12K
Red Willow Center
SEED SAVING
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Indigenous Knowledge Collective
TESUQUE TEXTILES PROJECT
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Generational Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT CULTURAL PROGRAM
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Flower Hill Institute
JEMEZ PUEBLO COMM GREENHOUSE
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Partners in Education
RIVER SOURCE GRANT
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Conservation Legacy Ancestral Lands
ACOMA TRADITIONAL FARM CROPS
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Zia Pueblo
LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL PROGRAM
NM · TY 2022
$12K
San Felipe Pueblo
AGRICULTURE PROGRAM
NM · TY 2022
$12K
Pueblo of Pojoaque
TAPIA COMMUNITY HOUSE
NM · TY 2022
$10K
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
CHILDREN'S TIWA LANGUAGE PROGRAM
TX · TY 2022
$9K
Pueblo of Pojoaque Tewa Language de
HUNTING FROM ELDERS PROJECT
NM · TY 2022
$9K
Keres Childrens Learning Center
LANGUAGE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
NM · TY 2022
$8K
Southwest Research and Information
HONOR OUR PUEBLO EXISTENCE
NM · TY 2022
$5K
Laguna Community Foundation
COCHITI FIRE RELIEF
NM · TY 2022
$200
Santo Domingo Pueblo
KEWA CHILDCARE/EMER FUNDS/HISTORIC
NM · TY 2021
$31K
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
EMERGENCY RELIEF/ALL PUEB COUNCIL
NM · TY 2021
$24K
Pueblo of Laguna Utility Authority
EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING
NM · TY 2021
$12K
Bosque School
YOUTH PROGRAM
NM · TY 2021
$12K
Pueblo of Jemez
EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS
NM · TY 2021
$12K
Taos Pueblo Cms
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM
NM · TY 2021
$12K
Center for Sw Culture
PUEBLO RESURGENTS
NM · TY 2021
$12K
Acoma Pueblo
EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING
NM · TY 2021
$12K
Conservation Legacy Ancestral Lands
ANCESTRAL LANDS FARM CROPS
CO · TY 2021
$12K
San Felipe Pueblo
DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NM · TY 2021
$12K
Laguna Community Foundation
BA'K'ATHRODE HORNO PROJ
NM · TY 2021
$12K
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project
SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP
NM · TY 2021
$12K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.