Taos Community Foundation

Give A Kid A Lift Grant Cycle

2025 Give A Kid A Lift Grant Applications Are OPEN!

Applications for the 2025 Give a Kid a Lift Grant Cycle are open! This grant cycle was established to enable children who may have financial barriers to experience outdoor recreation in the mountains. Funds may be used for programmatic and operational support to give children in Taos and western Colfax counties the ability to experience outdoor recreation, through skiing and snowboarding, hiking, rafting, snowshoeing, and more.

Applications for Give A Kid A Lift Grants will close on April 25, 2025 at 5:00PM.

Awards will range from $2,000 to $4,000 and applicants will be notified of decisions by the end of May. If you have questions about eligibility, please contact Tanner Martin at tmartin@taoscf.org or call 575-737-9300.

You are eligible to apply if you meet the following criteria:
  • Eligible organizations must serve youth in the Taos or Colfax County area providing outdoor recreational activities that take place in the mountains and/or in nature.
  • Eligible organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, are a public or governmental agency, a school, a federally recognized tribe in the State of New Mexico, or have a fiscal sponsor.
  • Eligible organizations must engage staff or volunteers and provide services without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.
  • Eligible organizations must be current with all State and Federal reporting requirements, as applicable. Organizations must be in good standing with the IRS, NM Secretary of State, and NM Attorney General.

If you have questions about eligibility, please contact Tanner Martin at tmartin@taoscf.org or call 575-737-9300.

To donate to the Give A Kid A Lift fund, click the link below:

2024 Give A Kid A Lift Grant Recipients

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