Con Alma Health Foundation grants focus on ensuring that all people have full and equal access to opportunities that enable them to lead healthy lives. To that end, the Foundation awards grants each year to support nonprofits’ efforts to improve their communities’ health. Technical Assistance Grants – Strengthening the capacity of New Mexico’s nonprofit sector (7 […]

Con Alma Health Foundation grants focus on ensuring that all people have full and equal access to opportunities that enable them to lead healthy lives. To that end, the Foundation awards grants each year to support nonprofits’ efforts to improve their communities’ health. Northern New Mexico Health Grants Group, Promoting the health and wellness of the […]

Con Alma Health Foundation has awarded $530,000 to 26 nonprofits working to improve health and uplift underserved populations across New Mexico. Some grants focus on statewide initiatives, while others serve people living in 22 counties, 14 pueblos and the Navajo Nation. Nonprofits will focus on the following areas: Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, […]

Con Alma recently received a $5 million gift from global philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott. This investment will further Con Alma’s mission to advance health equity and improve the health and well-being of all New Mexicans. “Con Alma is the only foundation in New Mexico focused solely on health. We are honored and well-equipped to […]

Tina Cordova Meet Tina Cordova, co-founder of Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, and this year’s Hero of Health for her advocacy on behalf of New Mexicans exposed to nuclear testing. She inspires us, for her unwavering commitment to fight for compensation and acknowledgement that the government’s nuclear testing caused incredible suffering in south central New Mexico. Her […]

Con Alma Health Foundation is pausing our Twitter engagement due to growing concerns about the platform’s safety and security. As an organization committed to advancing health equity and social justice in New Mexico, we desire a digital footprint that is free of hostility, misinformation, and rhetoric that is harmful to anyone – especially the most […]

It is with humility and gratitude that we share some of the accomplishments of Con Alma Health Foundation and our partners. As we celebrated our 20th year anniversary, our philanthropic reach expanded as we continued to leverage local and national resources to advance health equity statewide. We look to the future with optimism—as we develop a new strategic plan, renew our promise to advance health equity for all New Mexicans, and be part of the long-term solutions and system

“Nonprofit organizations make substantial contributions to the quality of life and economic well-being of the people of New Mexico. These organizations provide health care, social and educational services, advocate for social and environmental change, support businesses and communities, conduct research, support the arts and other cultural activities, and provide credit and basic utilities where the market does not. Far from offering a full account of the contribution of nonp

We are happy to share with you highlights from our special focus on health equity in 2019. It was a year of collaboration as we worked with partners to ensure a complete census count and wrap up our W. K. Kellogg Foundation grant. The two-year grant sought to enhance health reform and strengthen the state’s health-care safety net as well as expand our network of nonprofits and stakeholders to advocate for policies, services or activities that impact health care and health eq

In 2017 we celebrated the power of partnerships; it’s a value that we uphold in everything we do at Con Alma Health Foundation. It is reflected in our partnership with our grantees and funding partners. In our grant investments, comprehensive studies and advocacy work, we know we can accomplish more by bringing people together to find solutions to our health challenges and work toward health equity in New Mexico. In one of our major collaborations this year, we partnered with

As in previous years, we remain committed to our support of organizations that focus on underserved populations. We work with Border Philanthropy Partnership to advance health equity through leadership, collaboration and philanthropy in the border region, and with the UNM Transdisciplinary Research, Equity and Engagement (UNM TREE Center) to advance behavioral health. We continued collaborating with nonprofits and other stakeholders through a W.K. Kellogg Foundation two-ye

Con Alma Health Foundation partnered with the Sancre Productions team to create four short videos that illustrate how our grants improve the lives of people living in New Mexico. These compelling videos show how four nonprofits used our multi-year grants (three year grants ending in 2017) to help people access health care, protect the confidentiality of adolescent health care and support community health workers to help those in need. We are proud to highlight the work of th