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(CNN)–  With its vast mountain ranges, diverse wildlife and clean air, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, has been ranked the healthiest community of 2020.Located about 40 miles from Santa Fe, the county is home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which developed the first atomic bombs during World War II. The county received a perfect score for measurements including drinking water quality, affordable housing availability, park access and population with an advanced degree, according to the annual U.S. News Healthiest Communities rankings report.

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About the Los Alamos Community Foundation:  Established in 2015, the focus of the Los Alamos Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in our community by inspiring, facilitating and supporting enduring philanthropy, and building the capacity and success of our local nonprofit organizations. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation, visit www.losalamoscf.org.

(LACF News)–  Enterprise Bank & Trust recently provided the Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) with a $50,000 check from the Enterprise Endowment Fund matching gift campaign.

Enterprise pledged a total commitment of up to $150,000 – $50,000 per year for three years – to the LACF that will contribute resources directly to the needs of the Los Alamos community.

“On behalf of everyone at LACF, we thank Enterprise Bank & Trust for making this commitment that will benefit our local nonprofits for years to come,” LACF President David Izraelevitz said. “We are grateful to the many community members who have contributed to this fund to help us receive the full $50,000 match from Enterprise. This is truly a community-wide partnership, which LACF is honored to be a part of.”

In 2019, Enterprise made a collective investment of nearly a half million dollars to seven New Mexico nonprofit organizations through the Enterprise Bank & Trust Foundation. This commitment provides resources directly to the Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque communities over three years. These contributions will provide for the building of new or expanded facilities, enhanced programming and access to additional resources for the New Mexico communities.

“We are proud of our partnership with Los Alamos Community Foundation and pleased to provide them with financial support that will impact nonprofits throughout the Los Alamos community,” said Enterprise President – Los Alamos Region Liddie Martinez. “Enterprise has a reputation as a strong community partner, and we are dedicated to strengthening the well-being of the Los Alamos community.”

Enterprise Bank & Trust is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

About the Los Alamos Community Foundation:  Established in 2015, the focus of the Los Alamos Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in our community by inspiring, facilitating and supporting enduring philanthropy, and building the capacity and success of our local nonprofit organizations. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation, visit www.losalamoscf.org.

Los Alamos, N.M. – The Los Alamos Community Foundation announces the establishment of the Paul and Susan Bombardt K-12 Music Education Endowment for Los Alamos Public Schools. The fund will benefit students in music education in Los Alamos by providing funding for performing artists to give demonstrations, classes, or workshops that will expose, engage, and excite students (K–12). The fund will also support teachers in their efforts to attract and retain music students throughout their education and provide student access to musical instrument (rental) where needed. 

Paul and Susan were fortunate to experience music in their early education and were inspired by their music teachers. Paul studied the violin and enjoyed playing in both school and community orchestras. Susan studied piano, clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone and played in concert, stage and marching bands. She also sang in her school chorus and church choir. 

“Although Susan and I pursued careers in science, we understood how we benefited from our music education in numerous ways,” said Bombardt. “We believe music added another perspective to our scientific and technical careers.” 

The Bombardt’s hope is that through this endowment fund, music educators in LAPS will be able to further excite, engage and retain students in the musical arts so that they in turn will similarly benefit from life enriching and inspiring experiences.

“Our music education taught us teamwork and to appreciate music of all varieties and provided us an avenue for making new and lifelong friends,” said Bombardt.

In addition to their initial gift, the Bombardts have made a provision in their estate that will direct a substantial gift to their endowment after lifetime. “It’s our desire to leave this type of legacy for Los Alamos and have our fund continue to grow with an after-lifetime contribution,” said Susan Bombardt.

The Bombardt endowment fund is administered by the LACF and the distributions will be administered through the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.

“The Los Alamos Community Foundation is grateful to Paul and Sue for entrusting us with the opportunity to bring their philanthropic vision to life through the creation of this fund,” said Rachel Kizielewicz, LACF Executive Director.

“This is an incredible gift for students in Los Alamos both now and in the future,” said Jenny McCumber, Executive Director of the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation. “LAPS Foundation is grateful to the Bombardts for their generosity and looks forward to the impact their gift will have on music education in Los Alamos Public Schools.”

About the Los Alamos Community Foundation:  Established in 2015, the focus of the Los Alamos Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in our community by inspiring, facilitating and supporting enduring philanthropy, and building the capacity and success of our local nonprofit organizations. The Los Alamos Community Foundation currently stewards ten local endowment funds and total assets of more than $575,000. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation, visit www.losalamoscf.org.

Los Alamos, N.M. – The COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant, a collaborative effort between the Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF), community partners and generous donors, announced today the final grant recipients. Nearly $31,000 were distributed to 20 organizations to aid in emergency response and assistance.

The nonprofits receiving funding in this final round include:

3HO Foundation of NM, American Red Cross, Cancer Foundation NM, Dream Tree Project, El Rito Art Association, Embudo Valley Library and Community Center, Espanola Humane Society, Espanola Pathways Shelter, Family Strengths Network, Food Depot, HELP-NM, INSIDE OUT, Los Alamos Arts Council, Los Alamos Historical Society, Luciente, McCurdy Schools, San Gabriel Historical Society, San Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen, Self Help and the Truchas Library and Service Center.

“This final round of grants from the Fund is assisting organizations that are addressing basic human needs and other critical supports to residents in northern New Mexico,” said Jenny Parks, President and CEO of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, one of the funding partners with this emergency response effort. “These nonprofits are aiding in food distribution, providing mental health assistance, ensuring access to broadband and educational resources, and generally are trying to meet the myriad of needs that their constituents are facing.”  

Rachel Kizielewicz, Executive Director of the Los Alamos Community Foundation, added that grants from the Fund have gone to provide general support to organizations that may not be on the front lines, but who are important to the fabric of our communities, and whose income has suffered as a result of the pandemic. “We want to see all of our community’s organizations pull through this tough time,” said Kizielewicz.

Between the two rounds of grants, a total of $60,270 from the Fund was distributed to benefit 37 community serving nonprofits. Grants made in the first round are detailed at www.losalamoscf.org. All of the contributions that have been made to the emergency response funds have been expended in full. Funding partners wish to thank the many community members and organizations that came together to make these resources available to our local nonprofits during this time of need. 

About the Nonprofit Emergency Response Funds: 

The LACF, in collaboration with Con Alma Health Foundation, Delle Foundation, LANL Foundation, LANL/Triad National Security LLC, Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B), and United Way of Northern New Mexico, started the Nonprofit Emergency Response Funds, as a hub for accepting donations from individuals, foundations, and businesses and distributing 100% of those funds rapidly to nonprofits, with priority to those on the front lines of COVID-19 response. Since Los Alamos County is not in the service area of any other community foundation in New Mexico, two funds were created:

The Nonprofit Emergency Response Fund – Los Alamos collected funds prioritized toward nonprofits situated in and serving Los Alamos County.

The Nonprofit Emergency Response Fund – Greatest Need collected funds prioritized toward the greatest need of nonprofits situated in Rio Arriba and Los Alamos Counties.

For questions, contact the Foundation at info@losalamoscf.org or 505-661-4420. 

About the Los Alamos Community Foundation:  Established in 2015, the focus of the Los Alamos Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in our community by inspiring, facilitating and supporting enduring philanthropy, and building the capacity and success of our local nonprofit organizations. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation, visit www.losalamoscf.org.

 

Los Alamos, N.M. – The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF), in collaboration with generous donors and community partners, announced $29,300 of Emergency Response grants to 20 regional nonprofits severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The nonprofits receiving funding in this initial round include:

Barrios Unidos, Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region, Breath of My Heart Birthplace, Coro de Camara, Española YMCA Teen Center, Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, Family Learning Center, Habitat for Humanity of Española Valley & Los Alamos, INSIDE OUT, Las Cumbres Community Services, Los Alamos Makers, Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service, Luciente, Moving Arts Española, Northern Youth Project, Self Help, Ponderosa Montessori School, Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program, SuperHealth and The Family YMCA.

“We recognize that each day brings new hardships for our area nonprofits, many of which are serving our most vulnerable residents,” LACF Executive Director Rachel Kizielewicz said. “LACF and our funding partners are ready to do more in the coming weeks.”

“This is an exceptionally challenging time for our nonprofits, especially those that are suddenly facing increased demand for their services because they support basic needs addressing social determinants of health,” said Executive Director Cindy Padilla of the United Way of Northern New Mexico. “This Emergency Response Fund provides an option for donors who want to support our region’s greatest needs but aren’t sure where to direct their funding.

For questions, contact the Foundation at info@losalamoscf.org or 505.661.4420. 

About the Los Alamos Community Foundation: 

Established in 2015, the focus of the Los Alamos Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in our community by inspiring, facilitating and supporting enduring philanthropy, and building the capacity and success of our local nonprofit organizations. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation, visit www.losalamoscf.org.

Los Alamos, N.M. – The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) has established the Nonprofit Emergency Response Funds, in partnership with a growing list of local businesses and foundations, to support and assist nonprofit organizations in Northern New Mexico as they respond to the impact of COVID-19 within our communities.

Initial partners who have committed to seeding the funds include: Delle Foundation, LACF, LANL Foundation, Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B), Triad National Security LLC, and United Way of Northern New Mexico. These partners have committed an initial round of funding, will provide assistance with administering the funds, and anticipate continuing to help grow the fund in the weeks and months ahead. Public contributions to the funds are welcome, and can be made online or by check.

Cash donations may be made via check to “Los Alamos Community Foundation” and mailed to:

Los Alamos Community Foundation
P.O. Box 1225
Los Alamos, NM 87544

Donations can be made online through LACF’s website: www.losalamoscf.org/giving/covid-19-nonprofit-emergency-response.

One hundred percent of contributions to this fund will be distributed to regional nonprofit organizations swiftly as needs arise. Funding partners are waiving all administrative fees, and covering all credit card fees.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on everyone and every organization, including our region’s nonprofits,” said Rachel Kizielewicz, Executive Director of the Los Alamos Community Foundation. “These funding partners have rallied together to support our nonprofit organizations who will, in turn, provide aid to our communities.”

“While our government, healthcare systems and public health practitioners are doing everything in their power to slow the spread of COVID-19, our local nonprofits are also preparing to assist those most vulnerable during this unprecedented time. N3B is pleased to join our fellow philanthropic and business partners to establish this fund,” said Glenn Morgan, President, N3B. 

Two funds have been established:

The Nonprofit Emergency Response Fund – Los Alamos will collect funds prioritized toward nonprofits situated in and serving Los Alamos County.

The Nonprofit Emergency Response Fund – Greatest Need will collect funds prioritized toward the greatest need of nonprofits situated in Rio Arriba and Los Alamos Counties.

Nonprofits holding a current IRS 501 (c)3 federal tax exemption located in Los Alamos and/or Rio Arriba Counties who have been financially impacted by COVID-19 are invited to apply. Grants will range from $500 – $1,500. For more information and to submit an application, visit LACF’s website:  

https://gimel321.org/giving/covid-19-nonprofit-emergency-response/

For questions, contact the Foundation at info@losalamoscf.org or 505-661-4420.

About the Los Alamos Community Foundation:  Established in 2015, the focus of the Los Alamos Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in our community by inspiring, facilitating and supporting enduring philanthropy, and building the capacity and success of our local nonprofit organizations. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation, visit www.losalamoscf.org.