Native American Recovery Fund Zone Grant – Spring 2022 Update

In a blog post late last year, we mentioned that the next iteration of our “zone grant” activity would be focused on the Native American Recovery Fund at the New Mexico Foundation. In the intervening months, the collaborating funders and partners have made a lot of progress in pooling funds, selecting grantees and making initial awards. The majority of the …

McCune Charitable Foundation: Open Application Cycle for 2022 Funding

Whew, what a year it’s been! We hope the past 12 – 18 months have brought some unexpected positive developments and learning your way. Our team continues on our learning journey and, indeed, have learned some valuable lessons in spite of (or perhaps because of) the public health crisis. We have found ways to streamline some of our processes. We …

Thoughts On Collaboration From Henry Rael

Since the adoption of our current strategic plan in 2019, the McCune Foundation has remained committed to investing a meaningful portion of its resources in collaborative funding with other Foundations. We remain focused on opportunities that: a) follow the lead of the community; b) support collaborative work with flexible, multiyear, unrestricted funding; and c) support the development of structures that …

A Warm Hello From Carla Romero!

Dear Friends and Partners, Welcome to our new website. The new site comes at a time of great change in our world and at the Foundation. It was bittersweet to say goodbye to Wendy Lewis, our former Executive Director, as she stepped down after over ten years as our leader. We wish her well as she sets off on her …