Greetings: When I first took on the role of Board Chair for the McCune Charitable Foundation of New Mexico in August 1993, I was excited about the opportunity to shepherd it in a way that would support organizations across New Mexico and, as our mission states, work to “enriching the health, education, environment, cultural and spiritual life of …
Hello, Everyone! As you may know we hosted a webinar on June 8th, 2023, to announce our plans for rolling out multi-year funding for our next open application grant cycle. We have been working toward implementation of trust-based philanthropy principles over the last several years. In that time, we have worked toward simplifying our application and reporting requirements, made all …
The Marshall L. and Perrine D. McCune Charitable Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to the well-being of New Mexicans. It all began when Marshall Lockhart McCune of Pittsburgh met Perrine C. Dixon of New Orleans at the Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe, NM. They married in 1949 at Lamy Chapel and throughout their lives quietly contributed to many local …
In late 2021, Executive Director Carla Romero initiated a series of conversations with grantee partners. Director of Grantmaking and Community Inclusion Ernesto Torres interviewed Carla about how the experience is going, and what’s next. Ernesto: Within philanthropy, there are many practices that fall within the framework of community engagement, as well as a range of purposes that drive these efforts. …
In 2021, the team at the McCune Charitable Foundation set off on a journey with a cohort of grantee partners and an external evaluator to explore what meaningful, equitable, and actionable learning and evaluation could look like. This journey was inspired by both internal self-reflection on the Foundation’s grant-making practices and conversations with grantee partners and others who are curious …
Carla Romero, Executive Director of the McCune Charitable Foundation The Board of the McCune Charitable Foundation is proud to announce that Carla Romero has accepted the position of Executive Director effective August 1, 2021. Carla served in the role of Administrative Director since January 2012 and most recently as the Interim Executive Director upon the departure of Ms. Wendy Lewis. The Board made this selection based …
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 …
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 …
Dear Partners and Stakeholders, With a mix of both excitement and sadness, I want to share some news with you: In April of this year, I notified our Board of Directors that I would be stepping down as Executive Director of the McCune Foundation as of August 31, 2020. It has been an honor to serve as McCune’s ED and …
