Field of Interest Funds

• Child Rite Fund
• Emergency Medicines Fund
• Housing Solutions Fund
• KIDS Clothing Distribution Project
• LGBT Equity Fund
• LaPlaza Legacy Fund
• Memorial Funds
• Music for Children Fund
• Recreation Fund
• Taos Public Education Fund
• The TCF Foundation Services Fund
• Women and Girls’ Circle Fund
• Youth in Philanthropy

Child Rite Fund
supports services for special-needs children in foster care or adoptive homes and their families, and by filling gaps of service in the traditional adoption community.Emergency Medicines Fund
Taos Community Foundation (TCF) established the Emergency Medicines Fund (MEDS) in response to the concern of two Taoseños ~ Steve and Bette Craig. Time and time again community members experience the reality of seeing others not being able to afford medications. They come to TCF looking for an opportunity to help individuals facing and feeling the pain of illness and are relieved to learn we have a fund in place where their contributions will make a difference in someone’s life. MEDS awards grants to organizations in the community to fund vouchers for the purchase of prescription medications at wholesale (or less) cost from local pharmacies and medical advocacy.Housing Solutions Fund
KIDS Clothing Distribution Project
facilitates donations of new clothing, shoes, toys and other products to benefit children throughout Taos, Questa, Penasco and Taos Pueblo.LGBT Equity Fund
is committed to the belief that LGBT concerns are everyone's concerns.  This fund strives to promote a greater understanding of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender issues of diversity, inclusiveness and acceptance of difference.LaPlaza Legacy Fund
Memorial Funds
Are set up to honor the passing of a loved one. The funds are held for a period of time until the family and/or friends of a loved one decide how to use the contributions.Music for Children Fund
Creating the “I can” to music, this fund’s mission is to enhance music and performing arts opportunities for students. Mindful that not all families in our diverse community have ready access to the arts, we will work to ensure that in Taos all children have access to these arts.Recreation Fund
Supports the enhancement and building of recreational facilities and creates opportunity to connect with these activities.Taos Public Education Fund
(TPEF) is dedicated to enhancing and improving the education of every student in the Taos Municipal School District.  The vision of TPEF is that every student will graduate from high school with the tools necessary to succeed as a productive citizen.The TCF Foundation Services Fund
Supports the work of Taos Community Foundation. We coordinate resources that promote safe and healthy community. We build permanent endowed funds with local donors. We help donors make wise charitable decisions. TCF supports a range of community activities. We offer flexibility to neutrally respond at the right time in the right way to a community challenge. TCF matches charitable resources with community opportunities; we handle all sides of a program transaction, from convening around a challenge, to providing donor services to establish funding streams, to leveraging resources, and to assist in capacity-building efforts of organizations.Women and Girls’ Circle Fund
Become a part of the Women and Girls Circle Fund at Taos Community Foundation and join a diverse group of caring, concerned, and engaged women. The Fund is designed to be inclusive and educational for all members. Our mission is to broaden the awareness of and response to issues affecting women and girls through the power of collective giving and informed grant making.

The focus of the grant making from this fund will be on women’s financial literacy and economic self sufficiency, and teen pregnancy education and preventions. We have joined Unidos; Funders Allied for Youth, a coalition of ten other foundations leveraging funding to address teen pregnancy in Taos and Dona Ana Counties. Our first grant was made to the Community Wellness Center to fund reproductive health education in the 7th grade.

Youth in Philanthropy
The motivation behind this is simple - to inspire youth engagement in activities in our community, especially in those areas where youth are directly affected.