Seeking Charities: REALTOR® Fund Offers $45,000 Grant!

REALTORS® Make a Difference

Every spring, the REALTOR® Fund Committee opens its annual Grant Cycle to local non-profits. One eligible recipient will be awarded a $45,000 grant.

Applicant Criteria

  1. Be in existence for a minimum of 5 years.
  2. Be exempt from U.S. federal income tax pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and classified as a public charity under section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2) of the Code; and/or an educational institution or governmental entity.
  3. Serve the four-county Greater Albuquerque Metro Area – Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia, Torrance.
  4. Have current filings with the New Mexico Attorney General and Secretary of State and have a positive Charity Check Report on GuideStar.

Important Dates
Application Open:  April 1 - July 1, 2024
Application Review:  July - August 2024
Top 3 Applicants Presentation to the GAAR Board:  October 2024
Award Notification:  November 2024
Grant Distribution:  December 2024

Learn about the NM Dream Center
2023 REALTOR® Fund Grant Recipient

Ana's Story - New Mexico Dream Center from Room of Req Productions on Vimeo.

 

The REALTOR® Fund's History of Giving

Since 2009, over $500,000 has been donated to the following local non-profit organizations:

A New Day Youth & Family Services
ABQ Heading Home
African American Cultural Center 
Albuquerque Regional 
All Faiths Receiving Home
APS Title 1, Homeless Project
Beds4Kidz 
Boys & Girls Club of NM
Casting for Recovery NM 
Child Life, UNM Children's Hospital 
Children's Grief Center of NM
Children's Miracle Network 
Cloud Dancers THP
Creativity for Peace 
Cuidando Los Ninos
Dental Care in Your Home
Domestic Violence Resource Center
East Mountain High School
El Ranchito de los Ninos, Inc.
Feed NM Kids 
Heading Home 
Heart Gallery of New Mexico
Life Quest
LifeRoots NM 
Lobo Little League
Manzano Mountain Early Learning Center
MaskUp NM
NM Dream Center 
NM Cancer Center Foundation
NM Kids Matter
People's Anti-Cruelty Association
Pursonalities Plus ABQ
Red Mountain Family Services
Rio Grande Food Project
Rio Grande Valley Blue Star Mothers
Rotary Club of Albuquerque Del Norte
Saranam
Senior Citizens Law Offices 
Serenity Mesa 
Silver Horizons
Southwest Women's Law
The Children's Grief Center of NM 
The Ventana Fund
Valencia County Literacy Council