PRESS RELEASES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Most Recent Announcements
Wishing You and Your Loved Ones a Healthy and Safe Holiday Season
Dear Community Partners, This year marks Con Alma Health Foundation’s 20th anniversary. For two decades Con Alma has supported nonprofits and changemakers that share our goal of advancing health equity in New Mexico. We have invested more than $15 million toward...
2021 Hero of Health
We are proud to announce Melissa McCue, executive director of Mandy’s Farm in Albuquerque, as this year's Hero of Health. Mandy’s Farm serves 170 individuals with developmental disabilities each month. In honor of Con Alma’s 20th anniversary this year, we are honoring...
2021 Grant Recipients
In celebration of Con Alma Health Foundation's 20 years of investing in the health of New Mexico's communities, we are honored to announce 33 grants totaling $507,500. In addition to our annual grants, Con Alma awarded $525,000 in vaccine equity and community rebuild...
Discovering Possibilities in an Uncertain Time
As I wrap up my first month with Con Alma Health Foundation, I am mindful of this historic time of global uncertainty as well as possibilities. I often consider this era to be a triple pandemic as we’re simultaneously experiencing a global health crisis, economic...
Vaccine Rollout Grant Recipients
The New Mexico Immigrant Law Center and New Mexico Black Leadership Council are among the 27 nonprofits receiving grants for the first phase of Con Alma Health Foundation’s vaccine equity project. We are awarding $600,000 statewide to ensure Covid-19 vaccines are...
Economic Impact of Nonprofit Organizations in New Mexico
"Nonprofit organizations make substantial contributions to the quality of life and economic well-being of the people of New Mexico. These organizations provide health care, social and educational services, advocate for social and environmental change, support...
From Relief to Resilience
Con Alma was recently featured in the new Asset Funders Network brief, From Relief to Resilience. This brief responds to the urgency of the moment’s need for more just paths to economic resilience moving forward. Case Study
Con Alma Health Foundation’s Board of Trustees Announce New Executive Director
Con Alma Health Foundation’s Board of Trustees announced today that Denise Herrera, PhD, MCHES, will take over as its new executive director on June 1. Dolores E. Roybal is retiring after 15 years of service to Con Alma. In that time, she cultivated partnerships to...
Vaccine Rollout & Community Rebuild
We are working on a $2.5 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that will help ensure COVID-19 vaccines are distributed equitably across the state and support communities to address the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on them. Con Alma will award...