Education
OUR CAUSE
Education philanthropy at the Foundation
The Santa Fe Community Foundation is committed to supporting local students with their learning and career readiness. Our educational opportunities focus on direct support to Santa Fe Public School classrooms and teachers as well as scholarship funds for students on their pathway to college.
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Direct support for Santa Fe Public Schools
Dollars4Schools
Dollars4Schools, an initiative of the Santa Fe Community Foundation since 2013, is a web-based funding resource for Santa Fe's public and charter school teachers. Dollars4Schools is 100% committed to student success and classroom support. Our unique grassroots structure provides teachers with a local "helping-hand." From funding teachers directly for classroom programs to providing students with school supplies, backpacks and winter coats, Dollars4schools connects community and classrooms every day in Santa Fe.
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Scholarship opportunities
The Santa Fe Community Foundation is proud to be the home of three scholarship funds, all designed to support local students in pursuing advanced degrees. Scholarship applications for the 2025-26 school year will be open Friday, March 21 - Sunday, June 1. Login to our scholarship portal to learn more about eligibility and application requirements, and to apply.
Las Campanas Community Scholarship Fund
Powered by philanthropic donors from the community itself who desire to support their surrounding neighbors and employers, the Las Campanas Community Scholarship Fund at Santa Fe Community Foundation was established to provide financial assistance to full- and part-time students pursuing a certificate, undergraduate, or graduate program. Applicants must live or work in, or have a parent who lives or works in, 87506 or 87507 zip codes. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA over 2.49 and submit an application, including an essay detailing their desire to pursue higher education. The aid is made in the form of grant dollars sent directly to the students’ colleges or universities. Students are welcome to reapply each academic year.
Michael S. Currier Scholarship Fund
The Michael S. Currier Scholarship Fund was established at the Santa Fe Community Foundation in 2000 to honor the memory of rancher and philanthropist Michael S. Currier. This fund provides renewable scholarships to low-income students from northern New Mexico pursuing an undergraduate degree at an accredited institution. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and should demonstrate exceptional talent, innovative thinking and/or creativity in a specific field of study. Scholarships are paid to the educational institution in the student’s name to subsidize the costs of tuition, fees, books, and education-related expenses. Since its establishment, the Michael S. Currier Scholarship Fund has granted nearly $3 million dollars in scholarship funds.
Sussman-Miller Educational Assistance Fund
The Sussman-Miller Educational Assistance Fund was established to provide financial assistance to full time students, who are legal New Mexico residents or green-card holders attending a college or university in New Mexico and who have a minimum GPA of 3.5, to begin or continue their education in an undergraduate program. Applicants must demonstrate a ‘gap’ of financial need: the comprehensive costs of the college or university they will attend less the total of their student aid index (SAI), plus the financial aid and scholarships received from the college and university and any other scholarships received from other sources. The aid is made in the form of grant dollars sent directly to the students’ colleges or universities. Grants are renewable annually for up to four years / eight semesters of study.
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Dollars4Schools: Responding to the Needs of Local Teachers & Students
A range of local community-led philanthropic initiatives are contributing to school betterment and student well-being. Here in the Santa Fe area, one shining example is the Santa Fe Community Foundation’s Dollars4Schools (D4S) program.
