Foundation in the News
Op-Ed: To improve education, stop counting hours and start investing in teachers
Op-Ed (ABQ Journal) by G. Andrés Romero / Introduction by Tim Bedeaux The Thornburg Foundation is proud to support the Arizona State University (ASU) Next Education Workforce Initiative. Team-based staffing sits as a core pillar of the Foundation's K-12 education...
Northern New Mexico Foundations Join Together to Support Communities Impacted by Frijoles Canyon Fire
LANL Foundation and Thornburg Foundation contribute to Frijoles Fire Fund hosted by Santa Fe Community Foundation SANTA FE, N.M. — August 17, 2026 — As the Frijoles Canyon Fire impacts communities in Northern New Mexico, the LANL Foundation and Thornburg Foundation...
The Northern New Mexico Youth Fund Paves the Way for Meaningful Student Experiences
By Tim Bedeaux, K-12 Education Policy Officer The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions handed out its first-ever "Future Ready Leader" Innovation Award this May. The award didn't go to a single organization, but rather to the collective...
Statewide Study Identifies Significant Opportunities to Strengthen Teacher Professional Learning in New Mexico
The LANL Foundation has released a major statewide study, co-funded by the Thornburg Foundation and produced with Education Research & Development, on how to strengthen teacher professional learning in New Mexico. Drawing on national research and input from more...
2025 Impact Report: Systems Change in Action
The Foundation's inaugural report details a record year of grantmaking and more than two decades of lasting change across New Mexico. The Thornburg Foundation has released its inaugural 2025 Impact Report, "Systems Change in Action," a look at how the Foundation and...
Former Interior Department Counselor Lynn Trujillo to Lead Thornburg Foundation Water Initiative
SANTA FE – The Thornburg Foundation has announced that Lynn Trujillo will serve as its new Water Policy Officer, leading the Foundation’s Water Initiative at a pivotal moment for New Mexico. With snowpack at record lows, shrinking reservoirs, curtailed agricultural...
Thornburg Foundation Launches New Housing Initiative and Names Natalie Florence as its first Policy Officer
SANTA FE – Today the Thornburg Foundation announced the expansion of its grantmaking portfolio with the hiring of Natalie Florence as its first Housing Policy Officer. Florence will lead a new, statewide Housing Initiative aimed at increasing affordable housing stock...
Elisa Montoya to Lead Pursuing Public Funds Initiative & Serve as General Counsel
\ SANTA FE – Today, the Thornburg Foundation announced Elisa Montoya will lead the Foundation’s Pursuing Public Funds initiative, which aims to increase the effectiveness of New Mexico’s nonprofit sector by securing and stabilizing essential public resources. Montoya...
SFNM: Aquifers ‘critical infrastructure’ in groundwater-reliant New Mexico
Chita Gillis, secretary of the Cañada de Los Alamos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association, checks the tank level last year at the rural village’s emergency well. Groundwater, often poorly understood, is a vital resource for New Mexico. Jim Weber/New Mexican...
New Report on Groundwater Details Data Gaps, Opportunities to Protect Critical Water Supply in New Mexico
New Mexico 360 Groundwater Report recommends policymakers, local communities develop statewide groundwater management framework Download the Report January 14, 2026 - Santa Fe, N.M. - As the water crisis in New Mexico deepens, a new report released today by the...