Early Childhood Initiative
Breath of My Heart Birthplace $55,000 – to support quality midwifery care to underserved families in Rio Arriba County
Carnelian Center $11,000 – to establish the Parent Support Circle, which centers mental wellness for parents and caregivers
CASA, First Judicial District $25,000 – to train and support volunteers to advocate for the wellbeing of foster children, especially babies and toddlers
Child and Family Development Center, San Juan College $50,000 – to provide high-quality care and education to young children, families, students, and the broader community
Collaborative Teachers Institute $18,000 – to engage teacher leaders in workshops with artists to support curriculum development for young children
Embracing Equity $15,000 – to train early childhood professionals in a way that builds trauma-informed practice, belonging, and culturally-responsive care
Embudo Valley and Community Center $13,500 – to create the emergent New Paradigm Play Group for 0-3 year olds and their parents/caregivers
EnSueños y los Angelitos $20,000 – to support professional development for early intervention and preschool staff in Taos
Family Learning Center $4,000 – to improve the physical entrance to a preschool in Espanola Valley
Fathers New Mexico $25,000 – to strengthen father engagement and guidance in Santa Fe and Rio Arriba Counties
First Born of Northern New Mexico $20,000 – to provide quality home visiting services to expectant parents and families with children 0-3 years old
First Born State Program Office $25,000 – to support the strengthening of the early childhood workforce and building home visiting capacity
Food Depot $40,000 – to supply diapers and parent support materials to vulnerable families in Northern NM through Diaper Depot
Gerard's House $33,000 – to support families grieving the death of – or separation from – a loved one
Growing Up NM $34,500 – to improve the early childhood system and professionalize the early childhood workforce
Holy Cross Hospital-Family Navigators $18,500 – to inform youth and their families about sexuality education through free workshops
Imagine Children's Museum $20,000 – to expand programming for infants and toddlers with new exhibits for play and exploration
Keres Children's Learning Center $20,000 – to aid the revitalization of the Keres language by developing fluency in the infant/toddler classroom
La Familia Medical Center $47,000 – to assist with hiring a perinatal community health worker for high-risk patients during pregnancy
Las Cumbres Community Services $60,000 – to support the Que Cute program for expectant mothers and newborns
Many Mothers $23,000 – to train volunteers for in-home visiting, as well as expand the staffing and hours of the Family Center
Navajo Nation Breastfeeding Coalition $25,000 – to provide lactation and doula services for Indigenous families and preserve traditional birth practices
NM Appleseed $20,000 – to increase access to WIC for prenatal women and young children
NMAIMH $17,000 – to offer ongoing professional development that focuses on trauma-responsive care for infants
NM Association for the Education of Young Children $30,000 – to support a regional conference on EC policy advocacy
NM Center on Law and Poverty $40,000 – to ensure New Mexico's babies, toddlers, and mothers have access to programs and services that support their growth, health, and development
NM Child Advocacy Network $17,500 – to support young people to advocate for policy to improve outcomes for young parents and families
NM Doula Association $25,000 – to implement the new Medicaid coverage for doula services
NM Kids Matter Inc. $24,000 – to work on behalf of abused and neglected Native American infants and toddlers in foster care
NM Voices for Children $45,000 – to strengthen advocacy and policy measures that benefit young children and their families
NM State University Foundation: Strengthening Border Families Project $22,000 – to support the development of a culturally-sustaining curriculum for ages 0-3
Pegasus Legal Services for Children $15,000 – to sustain the Kinship Guardianship program, providing bilingual legal services for children under guardianship
Planned Parenthood of NM $25,000 – to share inclusive and comprehensive sexuality education programming in Santa Fe
Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation/Northern Roots $40,000 – to provide the "Northern Roots: Where Families Eat, Learn and Grow" to address EC hunger in Taos and San Miguel Counties
Presbyterian Medical Services/Early Childhood Care $20,000 – to expand nature-play instructional training to educators working with young children
Pueblo of Pojoaque $15,000 – to provide essential supplies to families with children 0-3 years old and to assist with relative replacement care
Queen Bee Music Association $10,000 – to offer free music classes for infants and toddlers and their caregivers in Northern New Mexico
Railyard Park Conservancy $30,000 – to support four free nature-based play opportunities for infants and toddlers in Santa Fe
Reach Out and Read $15,000 – to provide literacy services as part of pediatric visits for young children at high-need medical sites in Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Taos Counties
Santa Fe Birth Center $35,000– to care for all pregnant people with high quality, safe, and culturally-congruent birthing support
Santa Fe Children's Museum $45,000 – to support program activities for 0-3 through community gatherings, mobile outreach, educational resources, and SFPL Southside
Santa Fe Community College/Kids Campus $25,000 – to support expansion of the bilingual, inclusive curriculum at Kids Campus and research continuity of care in infant-toddler classrooms
Santa Fe New Mexican $15,000 – to contribute to the salary of a reporter hired through Report for America to cover child welfare in New Mexico
Santa Fe Public Schools-Adelante $22,000 –to provide bilingual case management and community advocacy for those 0-3 through the Early Childhood Project
Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences/CoLAB $15,000 – to grow Outside Southside programming: sensory nature play for infants and toddlers and community workshops for parents/caregivers and educators
Santa Fe Recovery Center $25,000 – to expand the existing playground to accommodate children 0–36 months
Southwest Women's Law Center $23,000 – to adapt the childcare system in NM to be more equitable for families and the childcare workforce
St. Elizabeth Shelter $27,000 – to sustain Casa Familia, the shelter for homeless single women and families
TBT Fund/The Birthing Tree $30,000 – to provide economically- and socially-disadvantaged pregnant families with doula services in their preferred language
TEWA Women United $22,000 – to support TEWA's Reproductive Justice Program, reclaiming and revitalizing traditional practices
Twirl Play & Discovery Space $21,000 – to assist with the community play space and programming for young children and their families/caregivers across Taos County
UNM – Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine $25,000 – to screen and treat children 0-3 at risk for hepatitis C in Sandoval County
UNM – Envision $25,000 – to train rural providers on neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) training and care
UNM – Family Development Program $18,000 – to strengthen team members’ knowledge and skills to work with early childhood coalitions across NM
UNM Section on Child Safety and Well-being $17,000 – to support early development and positive parenting through play for children ages 0-3 in foster care
Western New Mexico University $42,000 – to further develop therapeutic classrooms for children under three who have experienced developmental trauma
Youth Heartline $30,000 – to support Safe Exchange and Supervised Visitation Services for young children impacted by parental disputes
Youth Shelters and Family Services $35,000 – to provide case management services and strengthen assistance for homeless pregnant and parenting youth
Invited Grants
Audubon $20,000 – to maintain the delivery and growth of outdoor education programming
Earth Care NM $8,000 – to support youth-led work on climate action
Girls Inc. of Santa Fe $10,000 – to train and assist staff to work with low-income, underserved girls
NMILC $20,000 - to support marginalized communities through legal service, advocacy, and education
NM Wilderness Alliance $8,000 –to advocate for NM's wilderness, wildlife, and water and promote public lands stewardship
Somos Un Pueblo Unido $15,000 – to support immigrant workers' rights and economic conditions in eight NM counties through community organizing, leadership development, and grassroots policy advocacy
Think New Mexico $12,000 – to research and advocate for policy reforms including improving public education and addressing NM’s shortage of health care providers
In 2024, Brindle Fund support expanded across prenatal to three including early childhood education, multi-generational family support, access to care, reproductive health services, and community-based learning. Investments included professional development in early childhood education and clinical care, conference participation, and organizational research and evaluation support. Additionally, work to strengthen math literacy for infants and toddlers, provide car seats for parenting students, increase access to fresh local food for low-income families, and create early childhood creative movement classes comprised some of the Brindle Fund contributions. Finally, Brindle Fund contributed to the Week of the Young Child conference, media literacy for young learners, and support services for New Mexican fathers.