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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 January 29, 2021 

FHL Foundation Makes Winter 2021 Grant Awards

The board met on January 26th, 2021, and made the following grant awards totaling $65,000, all within the focus area of animal and human welfare: Wilderwood Equine Therapy & Rescue — Improvements to the horse arena — $6,000 Colorado House Rabbit Society — Rabbit vaccination project — $10,000 Libros for Kids — Home book delivery program — $15,000 […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 August 31, 2020 

GrantPress Announcement

Five brave organizations agreed to be beta testers for our new grant application and tracking program GrantPress. GrantPress is being developed in-house as a WordPress plugin. The beta test process went so well that the FHL Foundation has decided to open up GrantPress to all organizations. To access GP (for short) simply click on the […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 April 30, 2020 

COVID-19 Crisis Response Grants – Spring 2020

On April 29th, 2020, the board convened for its Spring meeting (by teleconference). During this meeting the board discussed the current COVID-19 crisis now griping our nation and the state of New Mexico. The board agreed that one of the most pressing issues is food insecurity. The board expressed a desire to address this emergency […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 March 17, 2020 

A Message Concerning the Coronavirus

Like you, we are monitoring the Coronavirus situation closely. We recognize that we are now surrounded by highly unusual circumstances. As a result we wanted you to know that you can take whatever measures you deem necessary as far as administering a grant from our Foundation. Specifically, if you need (or are required) to suspend […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 January 30, 2020 

FHL Foundation Makes Winter 2020 Grant Awards

At its January 28th, 2020, board meeting the board voted to make the following grants: Imagination Library (books for children) — $5,000 Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (volunteer training program in NM) — $18,000 Bridges for Education (First Gen College Prep) — $15,000 Explora Science Museum (Bringing STEM programs to APS schools) — […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 October 14, 2019 

FHL Foundation Makes Fall 2019 Grants

At its Fall 2019 board meeting, the board of the FHL Foundation voted to make the following grant awards: gallupARTS (Art Collaborative)—$12,000 Vero Beach Art Museum (International Lecture Series) — $10,000 NM Kids Matter (CASA Program) — $20,000 Cochiti Elementary School (RunFit Program) — $4,000 Breath of My Heart Birthplace (General Operations)—$10,000 NM Natural History […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 July 12, 2019 

FHL Foundation Makes Summer 2019 Grants

At its summer 2019 board meeting, the board of the FHL Foundation voted to make the following grant awards: Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation – Summer Camp Programs – $20,000 Trees, Water & People – Environmental Protection – $2,000 The San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council – Environmental Protection – $2,000 Wildlands Restoration Volunteers – Environmental Protection […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 January 30, 2019 

FHL Foundation Makes Winter 2019 Grants

At our January 29th, 2019, board meeting, the board approved the following grants: Explora Science Museum (Bringing STEM programs to APS schools) — $10,000 Paws & Stripes (Supporting the veteran – service dog therapeutic bond) — $10,000 Reading Works (Supporting adult literacy programs) — $10,000 Interfaith Community Shelter (Supporting services to the homeless) — $10,000 […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 October 17, 2018 

FHL Foundation Makes Fall 2018 Grants

At our October 9th, 2018, Fall board meeting the board approved the following grants: Vero Beach Art Museum (international lecture series) — $10,000 Bienvenidos Outreach (Food Pantry) — $7,500 Animal Humane (Vet Clinic – Dental Procedures) — $20,000 Bridges for Education (First Gen College Prep) — $20,000 Imagination Library (books for children) — $5,000 Libros […]

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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
 October 3, 2018 

The President’s Thoughts on NM’s “Broken” Foster Care System

An article by Colleen Heild appeared in the September 23rd issue of the Sunday Albuquerque Journal that caught my eye. It’s entitled Advocates: NM’s Foster Care System ‘Broken.’ A lawsuit, filed by a group of child advocates, alleges that “thousands of abused or neglected children in New Mexico are removed from unsafe conditions at home […]

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