If you missed the application process for 2025 funding and are interested in applying for 2026 funding, please mark your calendar with the dates for the next open application cycle:   8/15 - 9/15 2025 5 p.m. MDT.

If you submitted a request for 2025 funding during the August 15 - September 15, 2024 open application cycle:

• The McCune Foundation Board will meet in late February 2025 to consider all 2025 funding requests submitted during the 8/15-9/15, 2024 application cycle.
• The Board's decisions will be communicated by email in early March 2025.
• If you submitted a 2025 funding request and do not receive this notification email by mid-March 2025, please contact grants@nmmccune.org.

During the annual open application cycle, the Foundation accepts applications for community-based projects in the State of New Mexico related to our nine https://nmmccune.org/grant-eligibility/#foundation-priorities Foundation Priorities. Grants can be awarded to qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, federally-recognized Native American tribes, public schools, and governmental agencies. Grants cannot be made to individuals.

Please review the information available on the Grant Eligibility page to help you determine whether or not to apply during the 2025 annual open application cycle (mid-August to mid-September) for 2026 funding.

To also help you further determine whether or not to apply, review the McCune Foundation's Grantmaking Overview. Download the McCune Foundation's Grantmaking Overview For example, by reviewing the Grantmaking Overview, you would learn that the Focus Grant Category Minimum Eligibility Requirements are: a) at least 1 full-time staff member or contract position; b) at the time of application, your organization must have been operational for a minimum of 2 years; and c) you must be able to demonstrate active collaboration with other organizations (i.e., actions by your organization's staff actively impact or support partner programs or work).

HOW TO ACCESS THE MCCUNE GRANT PORTAL AT ANY TIME

Go to https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=mccfoundation (McCune Charitable Foundation's Online Portal url) NOTE:  The application for 2026 funding is available beginning the first day of the open application cycle (August 15, 2025).

• • Current Registrants: enter the email address and password linked to your grant account and you will see your "Applicant Dashboard."
  • If you are new to the portal, click on the "Create New Account" button to register.
  • If you are new to the portal and using a Fiscal Sponsor, when creating your online grant account, in the "ORGANIZATION NAME" field, enter the information as follows:  Name (of the sponsoring organization), fiscal sponsor for Name (of the sponsored organization).

  • RESTRICTION:  Each grant account created must be linked to a unique email address. This unique email address also serves as your username and, with the password you establish at the time of registration, will be required to log on and access your grant account. Multiple grant accounts can’t be established using the same email address. This is a system requirement. If you are uncertain whether or not you or someone at your organization has already registered in the system, before creating a new account, contact grants@nmmccune.org.

Grants@nmmccune.org is the email address for all grantmaking-related questions.

The Foundation's office schedule - with the exception of holidays - is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The office number is 505.983.8300.