Archive for Foundation News

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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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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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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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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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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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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A Question of Attachment now available!

The Foundation’s president has successfully navigated the challenging waters of Kindle Direct Publishing. His new book A Question of Attachment—Toward A Lossless Society is now available exclusively at Amazon. It is available in eBook and paperback formats. To read a preview and for ordering information, click on this link. Here’s the Amazon web site description: […]

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Stained Glass Window Restoration Project Completed

We just received word that the Stained Glass Window Restoration Project at the Community Church of Douglaston (Long Island) has been completed. The FHL Foundation made a $50,000 grant in support of this project. The Foundation’s founder, Fritz Leonhardt, was a longtime resident of Douglaston and he and his family regularly attended services at CCD. […]

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130 kWh Solar Array Installed at Roadrunner Food Bank

Back in February, 2016, the FHL Foundation made a $300,000 grant to Roadrunner Food Bank (RRFB) to install the phase II south solar array. The phase I north solar array was installed earlier and was largely funded by the City of Albuquerque. The north solar array is designed to output 370 kWh (kilowatt hour). The […]

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Grant Made to Restore Historic 1924 Stained Glass Window

Recently our Foundation was contacted by The Community Church of Douglaston (CCD). Douglaston is in New York near Long Island Sound. The Foundation’s founder, Fritz Leonhardt, was a longtime resident of Douglaston and regularly worshiped at CCD (see the Legacy Statement). The Foundation has supported CCD over the years starting way back in the 1950s. […]

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