Los Alamos Community Foundation awards $92,500 to health, wellness nonprofits
Seven Los Alamos nonprofits will share $92,500 for counseling, meals, senior care, youth programs and other services residents already depend on.
A $92,500 grant round is heading straight into counseling, meals, nurse support and youth programs in Los Alamos County, with seven nonprofits set to share money aimed at day-to-day health and wellness needs.
The Los Alamos Community Foundation, working with Anchorum Health Foundation and CHRISTUS St. Vincent, distributed the funding to Los Alamos Family Council, Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization, Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra, Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service, Pajarito Environmental Education Center, The Family YMCA and Self Help, Inc. The organizations serve a mix of needs that rarely fit neatly into a single public agency, from mental health care and aging services to family support, outdoor programming and emergency basic needs.
One of the clearest examples is Los Alamos Family Council, which was shown receiving support for clinician development. That kind of award points to a practical target: staffing. In a county where counseling access can hinge on whether a nonprofit can recruit and retain clinicians, money for development can affect how many residents get appointments and how quickly services are available.
The grant round also lands against a wider backdrop of local need. Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service closed on Feb. 20 after 52 years of service in Los Alamos County and Rio Arriba County, a loss that sharpened concern about home-based care and nursing access. The grantmaking list tied to the foundation also points to the kinds of gaps local nonprofits are expected to cover, including home-delivered meals, community music programs, nurse services, nature-based programming, youth sports and emergency basic needs.
Los Alamos Community Foundation said it was established in 2015, stewards 16 permanent endowment funds and exists to support philanthropy, highlight needs and back nonprofits serving Los Alamos County. That structure matters because it helps explain why the foundation is repeatedly focused on service delivery instead of one-time ceremonial giving. Its own grantmaking model is built around continuing local capacity, not just short-term relief.
The June round also fits a broader regional pattern. In May 2025, Los Alamos Community Foundation and Anchorum Health Foundation announced $52,750 in health-and-wellness grants to five nonprofits, including $10,000 for Los Alamos Family Council to sustain mental health counseling for at-risk people facing financial hardship. Anchorum, which says it was created after its ownership in CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center was reorganized on Aug. 31, 2023, later announced a $109 million, 10-year investment plan beginning with $20 million in fiscal year 2024 to improve health care access across northern New Mexico.
For Los Alamos residents, the real test is measurable: whether these grants keep counseling slots open, sustain meals and senior services, strengthen youth programs and preserve the nonprofit backbone that fills service gaps the county itself does not fully cover.
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