Foundation in the News
New Mexico elections featured in national analysis of ranked choice voting
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — 2020 has been a banner year for ranked-choice voting. — Several Democratic primary and caucus contests used the system, which asks voters to rank their choice and forces winners to achieve majority support, albeit through votes from...
Governor’s Virus Relief Fund Receives $250,000 Donation
The Thornburg Foundation announced last week it is contributing $250,000 to help kick-start Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new COVID-19 relief fund, which aims to provide food and health aid in New Mexico areas hit hardest by the pandemic. Private contributions for the...
New Mexico Governor Launches COVID-19 Emergency Math Fund for Hunger and Health Relief
Thornburg Foundation kickstarts with an initial $250,000 grant to leverage a potential $750,000 federal reimbursement, resulting in up to $1 million for Covid stricken areas SANTA FE — June 30, 2020 — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced thelaunch of...
Thornburg Foundation Policy Officer Dr. Michael Weinberg and Grantee United Way of Santa Fe President Katherine Freeman Recognized by Albuqueruque Chamber of Commerce for “Excellence in Education” Awards
On Monday, June 24th, the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce awarded Thornburg Foundation Early Childhood Education Policy Officer Dr. Michael Weinberg and United Way of Santa Fe President Katherine Freeman the “Excellence in Education” award for their work to help...
For Santa Fe man, climbing Denali was ‘a spiritual experience’
SANTA FE, N.M. — Allan Oliver has climbed in the Himalayas and he’s climbed big mountains in South America. But there’s nothing like reaching the top of your home country and continent. Read full article on the Albuquerque Journal
High court’s decision on census may spur more participation
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily keep the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question may encourage greater participation from New Mexicans than previously expected in the 2020 census. Read full article on the Santa Fe New Mexican
Donation to United Way of Santa Fe
United Way of Santa Fe County recently received a $100,000 grant from the Thornburg Foundation to further a capital campaign for the United Way Early Learning Center at Kaune. Opening in August, the prekindergarten center ultimately will serve 200 children, ages 3 to...
Our view spend more dollars on kids
When Think New Mexico puts out an annual report, its findings often lead to change. The nonprofit think tank has helped push for all-day kindergarten, Public Regulation Commission reform and removing the gross receipts tax on food, to name just a few initiatives. Read...
Thornburg Foundation partners with USDA, La Montanita CO-OP to strengthen local food supply chains
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials today joined 15 national and regional philanthropic partners to announce a new initiative to bolster the supply chain for local food systems around ten key U.S. cities. Read More
A shared philosophy for success
In seeking partners, New Mexico’s Thornburg Foundation wanted collaborators who shared its vision of nonpartisanship and research-based policy solutions. It found Pew. When Garrett Thornburg looked around his home state of New Mexico, he saw a poor place...