Enchanted Life Foundation
Enchanted Life Foundation is a private family foundation based in Las Cruces, NM that supports education, adult faith formation and charitable needs in the southern ten counties of New Mexico and related Catholic institutions. The official site publishes funding priorities, grant history, a grant inquiry form, annual reports and recent Form 990-PF filings.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small to mid-sized nonprofit with programs in education, scholarships, adult literacy, hunger relief, emergency services or faith-based activities—especially organizations with ties to southern New Mexico or Catholic institutions and need for modest grants ($1k–$12k).
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on scholarships, literacy, food insecurity, domestic violence sheltering, or small community projects.
- • A clear connection to southern New Mexico or to Catholic/faith-based institutions.
- • Requests in the typical grant size range the foundation has awarded (roughly $1,500–$12,000).
- • Introductions or referrals from local partners or community foundations rather than unsolicited cold applications.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to organizations in four different states, with meaningful shares to Pennsylvania, New Mexico and Texas, so the footprint is multi-state rather than strictly local.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows seven distinct independent recipients with varied program purposes (education, hunger relief, shelters, digital literacy), but dollars are concentrated in a few larger grants (top five received the large majority).
New Applicants
Based on two years of filings the foundation funded many new organizations in the latest year, but public materials state it does not accept unsolicited applications and that funding is by preselection, so direct evidence of openness to unfamiliar applicants is mixed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
